Across the UAE and wider GCC, organizations are positioning AI as a core pillar of their digital transformation agendas. Enterprises are moving beyond isolated PoC initiatives and embedding AI into mission-critical business processes and workflows. Banking and public sector institutions are leading this AI pivot – from experimentation to measurable business value – while maintaining an uncompromising focus on digital sovereignty. In fact, 60% of EMEA organizations are prioritizing sovereignty in order to fully own and control their AI models.

As this evolution progresses, attention is increasingly turning to agentic AI as the next wave of value creation. Across the region, organizations are exploring how intelligent, goal-driven systems can enhance frontline operations and core business functions. IDC predicts that globally, 25% of banks offering corporate lending will leverage agentic AI by 2026, while over 40% of national governments will agentify digital services to reduce operating costs over the next three years.

Join us for a closed-door leadership roundtable, hosted by IBM and AWS in association with IDC exclusively for banking and public sector leaders, to explore how to leverage agentic AI solutions to automate complex workflows and build new cloud-native applications that enhance productivity and experience through AI-powered migration and modernization.