2026 Speakers
Khaled Al Zaabi
President, Platforms & Systems Cluster, EDGE
Dr. Najwa Aaraj
Chief Executive Officer, Technology Innovation Institute
Eng. Aqeel Ahmed Al Zarouni
Assistant Director General - Aviation Safety Affairs, General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA)
H.E. Ahmad Ali Belqaizi
Executive Director – Aviation Safety & Environment Sector, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
Ahmed Salim Al Saabri
Director Aviation and Airports Safety
Alexander Winkler
Head of Sporting at the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL)
Stephane Timpano
Chief Executive Officer, ASPIRE
Prof. Enrico Natalizio
Chief Researcher of the Autonomous Robotics Research Center, Technology Innovation Institute (UAE)
Rashid Mattar AlManai
Chief Executive Officer, LODD Autonomous
Waleed Alblooshi
Vice President of Strategy, K2
Moderator: Guillaume Tuffou
Principal, Oliver Wyman
Alessandro Tucci
Aspire Strategic Advisor
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VADM USN (Ret.) Bob Harward
Executive Vice President, International Business and Strategy, Shield AI
Vincent Gicquel
Chief AI Officer Middle East, Thales
James Acuna
Managing Director and Chief Operation Officer, Ondas Capital |
Prof. Marko Bertogna
Full Professor, UNIMORE
Prof. Hyunchul Shim
Professor, KAIST
Prof. Giovanni Pau
Technical Director ARRC, Technology Innovation Institute
Brig. General Khamis Alkaabi
Capability Development Director, UAE Ministry of Defence
Moderator: Hanadi Bin Darwish
Chief Executive Officer, Avantguard
Samuel Vivek Williams
Aviation Analyst, Janes
Leendert van Bochoven
Chief Commercial Officer, Janes |
Dr. Talib Alhinai
General Manager UAE, Archer Aviation
Alexander Bodo
Chief Executive Officer, PACETEQ
Krishnamurthy HAVIN HALLI KESHAVAMURTHY
Managing Director, TAMILAN The Drone Pvt Ltd
Dr. Abrar Abdulnabi
Director of AI, Saal.ai
Dr. Anastacia MacAllister
Technical Director – Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc.
Moderator: Suha Al-Dabbagh
Content Manager, ADNEC
Neil Dee
Senior Naval Platforms Analyst, Janes
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti
Head of Cyber Security, UAE
Hasan Ahmed Rashed Ali Al Hosani
Chief Executive Officer, Smart Solutions, Space42
George Papangelopoulos
Director of Defence Forecasting, Janes
Prof. Giuseppe Loianno
Professor, UC Berkeley
Jaspreet Randhawa
MD & Head of Investments, Burkhan World Investments Ltd.
Chris Preshaw
Chief Executive Officer, Aurelia Technologies Inc.
Michael Spranger
COO Sony Research-President Sony AI
Yang Jincai
Chairman, World UAV Federation
Omran Malek
Industry Expert
H.E. Dr. Nasser Humaid Al Nuaimi
Secretary General of Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement
Saleem Alblooshi
Chief Technology Officer, Du
Tarek Taha
Director, Robotics Lab, DUBAI FUTURE FOUNDATION
Rafay Shaik
Founder and Chief Executive, Drone Secure
Martin Kellner
Partner, McKinsey, Core Leader, McKinsey Center for Future Mobility (MCFM)
Dr. Abdulla Alghfeli
Acting Director General of the Integrated Transport Centre
Ángel Martín
Systems Engineering Division Manager, ISDEFE
Gen. John (Mick) Nicholson (Ret.)
Chief Executive, Lockheed Martin Middle East
Dr. Dario Albani
Chief Technology Officer, TBC
H.E Major General Mubarak Saeed Aljaberi
Assistant Minister of State for Digital Transformation, Technology and Artificial Intelligence
