As geopolitical uncertainty continues to reshape the Middle East, UAE enterprises are under pressure to innovate while maintaining resilience and control. Building an AI-native enterprise is no longer a future ambition—it is a strategic imperative. Yet scaling AI across the organization brings challenges around governance, risk, and operational continuity.

This panel brings together technology leaders to discuss how organizations can move from isolated AI initiatives to enterprise-wide impact. The conversation will explore the role of cloud as a foundation for scale, approaches to managing risk in volatile environments, and practical lessons in balancing speed, innovation, and resilience in the journey toward becoming truly AI-native.

Agentic AI adoption across the GCC is no longer the question. IDC research indicates 37% of organizations are already deploying agentic AI, with another 34% actively exploring use cases. Yet most deployments remain isolated and workflow-specific. This keynote draws on IDC’s regional research to examine why scale is the unsolved problem and the operating model conditions that distinguish enterprises moving from pilot to production. The discussion covers data foundation, resilience scope, and operating model ownership in the context of UAE enterprises navigating both AI acceleration and rising geopolitical pressure.

As geopolitical uncertainty reshapes the region, UAE enterprises must move beyond AI experimentation to deliver scalable, resilient outcomes. With agentic AI adoption accelerating, organizations face the challenge of balancing rapid innovation with control and continuity.

This session explores how cloud enables enterprises to scale AI with confidence—highlighting practical approaches to operationalizing agentic AI, managing risk, and building resilient, AI-driven organizations in a rapidly evolving landscape.

As geopolitical uncertainty continues to reshape the Middle East, UAE enterprises are under pressure to innovate while maintaining resilience and control. Building an AI-native enterprise is no longer a future ambition—it is a strategic imperative. Yet scaling AI across the organization brings challenges around governance, risk, and operational continuity.

This panel brings together technology leaders to discuss how organizations can move from isolated AI initiatives to enterprise-wide impact. The conversation will explore the role of cloud as a foundation for scale, approaches to managing risk in volatile environments, and practical lessons in balancing speed, innovation, and resilience in the journey toward becoming truly AI-native.

Google Cloud’s approach to resilience is founded on its global, architecturally robust network, focusing on minimizing failure impact and duration. That resiliancy provides the foundation for secure, scalable artificial intelligence that customers across the world are using to agentify their businesses. Join this session to hear from Google Cloud experts on how we can help businesses achieve their strategic priorities in an ever more complex world.

Google Cloud’s approach to resilience is founded on its global, architecturally robust network, focusing on minimizing failure impact and duration. That resiliancy provides the foundation for secure, scalable artificial intelligence that customers across the world are using to agentify their businesses. Join this session to hear from Google Cloud experts on how we can help businesses achieve their strategic priorities in an ever more complex world.

As geopolitical uncertainty continues to reshape the Middle East, UAE enterprises are under pressure to innovate while maintaining resilience and control. Building an AI-native enterprise is no longer a future ambition—it is a strategic imperative. Yet scaling AI across the organization brings challenges around governance, risk, and operational continuity.

This panel brings together technology leaders to discuss how organizations can move from isolated AI initiatives to enterprise-wide impact. The conversation will explore the role of cloud as a foundation for scale, approaches to managing risk in volatile environments, and practical lessons in balancing speed, innovation, and resilience in the journey toward becoming truly AI-native.