Better-informed people
Build internal understanding of AI beyond the technology function.
GROWTH AI Conference 2026
From AI awareness
to organisational action
A three-day international AI learning and enterprise-transformation experience designed to help organisations identify where artificial intelligence can create value, strengthen responsible AI governance and translate AI opportunities into practical implementation.
From exposure to application. From application to action.
The AI conversation has changed
The question is no longer whether artificial intelligence will affect organisations. The more important questions are:
- 1
Where can AI create real organisational value?
- 2
What should organisations prioritise?
- 3
How should AI be governed responsibly?
- 4
Are people and organisational systems ready?
- 5
How do we move from experimentation to implementation?
GROWTH AI Conference 2026 is designed around these questions.
Practical AI for real organisational challenges
GROWTH AI Conference 2026 is an international learning and enterprise-transformation programme designed to help organisations move beyond basic AI awareness towards the practical, responsible and measurable application of artificial intelligence across the organisation.
Artificial intelligence is transforming how organisations operate, make decisions and create value across finance, technology, human resources, marketing, customer experience, operations, strategy, risk, compliance, administration and public service.
Successful AI transformation requires more than technology.
Organisational readiness
Relevant use cases
Leadership understanding
Responsible governance
Quality data
Workforce capability
Implementation discipline
Clear accountability
Measurable organisational outcomes
GROWTH AI brings these elements together within one practical international programme.
From AI awareness to organisational value
For many organisations, the challenge is no longer understanding what artificial intelligence is.
The real challenge is knowing where to apply it, how to govern it, how to prepare people for it and how to turn it into measurable organisational value.
- Identify practical AI opportunities
- Assess organisational AI readiness
- Understand responsible AI governance
- Recognise implementation risks
- Evaluate workforce capability requirements
- Identify high-value AI use cases
- Translate learning into priorities
- Develop practical next steps
Why should your organisation participate?
Participation in GROWTH AI provides more than individual professional development. It gives organisations an opportunity to strengthen internal AI capability and make better-informed decisions about the adoption, governance and application of artificial intelligence.
Clearer AI priorities
Identify which opportunities deserve organisational attention and investment.
Stronger governance awareness
Understand accountability, risk, data and responsible AI considerations.
Practical use cases
Explore where AI can strengthen productivity, operations, customer outcomes and decision-making.
Cross-functional alignment
Create shared understanding between leadership, technology and business functions.
Implementation readiness
Move AI discussions from experimentation towards clearly defined organisational action.
Four questions your organisation should be able to answer
-
01
Are we ready for AI?
Understand the people, data, systems, capabilities and governance required.
-
02
Where should we apply AI?
Identify opportunities capable of producing meaningful organisational value.
-
03
How should we govern it?
Understand responsible use, accountability, oversight and risk.
-
04
What should we do next?
Translate learning into immediate implementation priorities.
Not just conversations. Practical outputs.
Every participant works with four structured instruments designed to be taken back into the organisation.
AI Readiness Assessment
Helps participants evaluate how prepared their organisation or function is for meaningful AI adoption.
AI Opportunity-Mapping Canvas
Helps identify areas where AI could improve productivity, decision-making, efficiency, customer outcomes or innovation.
AI Governance & Responsible Use Checklist
Helps organisations consider governance, accountability, risk, data and human-oversight requirements.
90-Day AI Leadership & Implementation Action Plan
Helps translate conference learning into priorities, responsibilities and immediate organisational action.
Three days. One implementation journey.
-
Day 1
Exposure
Understand how AI is being applied within real enterprise environments.
-
Day 2
Application
Explore use cases, frameworks, expert insights and organisational applications.
-
Day 3
Action
Develop practical implementation priorities and a 90-Day AI Action Plan.
From exposure to application.
From application to action.
Conference programme
Three consecutive days across Abu Dhabi and Dubai, closing with certification and the executive gala.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
AI-in-Action Institutional Learning Visit
Proposed institutional host: AIQ / ADNOC Drilling Proposed — subject to confirmation
The proposed institutional visit is subject to final host confirmation and applicable access requirements. Host confirmation will be communicated to registered participants by the Secretariat.
A practical institutional-learning experience providing participants with exposure to enterprise AI, applied innovation, AI deployment and responsible implementation within the UAE technology ecosystem.
Focus areas
Outcome: Participants gain practical insight into how AI moves from concept and experimentation to real-world enterprise application and measurable organisational value.
UAE–Africa Leadership, AI & Investment Roundtable
A strategic engagement connecting professionals, business leaders, innovators and institutions around:
in5 Tech, Dubai, UAE · Programme commencement 9:00 AM
GROWTH AI Conference & Application Lab
A full-day conference and application programme examining how artificial intelligence can create measurable value across different organisational functions.
Programme themes
- AI & Enterprise Strategy
- AI & Decision-Making
- AI & Finance
- AI & Human Resources
- AI & Marketing
- AI & Customer Experience
- AI & Operations
- AI & Risk
- AI & Governance
- AI & Data
- AI & Public Administration
Enterprise Transformation & 90-Day AI Action-Planning Lab
Day three moves participants from learning into organisational application.
Participants identify
Take-home outcome
90-Day AI Leadership & Implementation Action Plan
Department · Team · Business · Institution · Organisation
Thursday evening — 15 October 2026
GROWTH AI Certification & Executive Gala
Al Khoory Sky Garden Hotel, Dubai, UAE
- GROWTH AI certification
- Leadership conversations
- Professional networking
- Institutional engagement
- Business relationship-building
- UAE–Africa connections
- Gala dinner
Featured speakers
Senior practitioners from enterprise AI, finance, technology leadership and strategic communications.
Loading
The featured speaker line-up is being finalised and will be published here by the GROWTH AI Conference Secretariat.
AI transformation involves the whole organisation
GROWTH AI is not designed only for chief executives or IT teams. It is built for the functions that will be asked to adopt, govern and operate artificial intelligence in practice.
- Board members
- CEOs
- Managing directors
- Directors
- Department heads
- Managers
- Supervisors
- Emerging leaders
- Technology teams
- Digital transformation teams
- Data professionals
- Finance professionals
- Accountants
- HR professionals
- Learning & development
- Marketing
- Communications
- Customer experience
- Operations
- Strategy
- Innovation
- Risk
- Compliance
- Internal audit
- Legal
- Administration
- Government officials
- Public-sector professionals
- Regulators
- Entrepreneurs
- Business owners
- Consultants
- Analysts
- Researchers
- Project managers
- Young professionals
No technical AI background is required.
The programme is accessible to technical and non-technical participants.
Why nominate a cross-functional team?
- Leadership
- Technology
- Finance
- Operations
- People
- Risk
- Business functions
AI implementation increasingly requires collaboration between multiple organisational functions.
Organisations are encouraged to nominate professionals from complementary departments so that participants can return with shared understanding and support more coordinated adoption.
Participation options
Participation fees, group arrangements and institutional delegation options are available directly from the GROWTH AI Conference Secretariat.
GROWTH AI Individual Pass
One delegate
Complete GROWTH AI learning, application, certification and networking experience.
GROWTH AI Dual Pass
Two delegates · same organisation
Designed for organisations developing AI capability across complementary functions.
GROWTH AI Team Pass
Three delegates · same organisation
Designed for cross-functional organisational teams.
GROWTH AI Institutional Delegation
Five delegates · same organisation
Designed to strengthen broader internal AI capability across complementary functions.
Custom Institutional Delegation
Six or more participants
Tailored participation arrangements for larger companies, government organisations, public institutions and professional bodies.
Participation information
Participation fees, group arrangements and institutional delegation options are available directly from the GROWTH AI Conference Secretariat. Contact the Secretariat for participation details and applicable arrangements.
Interested in participating?
Participation fees and institutional arrangements are provided directly by the GROWTH AI Conference Secretariat.
Contact the Secretariat to receive:
- Participation information
- Delegate package details
- Group arrangements
- Institutional participation options
- Registration requirements
- Visa-support information
What participation includes
Depending on participation category, delegates may receive access to applicable elements including:
- GROWTH AI Conference 2026
- AI-in-Action Institutional Learning Visit
- UAE–Africa Leadership, AI & Investment Roundtable
- Conference & Application Lab
- 90-Day Action-Planning Lab
- Expert sessions
- Institutional case studies
- Application exercises
- AI implementation frameworks
- Conference learning materials
- Participant workbook
- Implementation resources
- Certification & Executive Gala
- GROWTH AI Certificate of Completion
- Professional networking
- Institutional engagement
- Business introductions
- UAE–Africa connections
What participants take back
Greater AI readiness
A clearer view of the people, data and systems your organisation needs in place.
Priority use cases
Specific opportunities identified for your own function or institution.
Governance awareness
An understanding of accountability, oversight, risk and responsible use.
Implementation tools
Assessment, mapping and governance instruments used during the programme.
A 90-day action plan
Written priorities, responsibilities and immediate next steps.
Regional connections
Relationships across the UAE, Africa and international markets.
Relevant across sectors
GROWTH AI is designed for organisations applying artificial intelligence in regulated, commercial and public environments.
- Banking & financial services
- Insurance
- Telecommunications
- Technology
- Government
- Public institutions
- Energy
- Oil & gas
- Utilities
- Healthcare
- Pharmaceuticals
- Manufacturing
- FMCG
- Retail
- Hospitality
- Aviation
- Logistics
- Professional services
- Consulting
- Education
- Media
- Real estate
- Construction
- Investment
- Entrepreneurship
- Development institutions
- Non-profit organisations
Partner with GROWTH AI
GROWTH AI welcomes organisations supporting responsible AI adoption, digital transformation, innovation, workforce development and UAE–Africa business collaboration.
- Strategic Partner
- Technology Partner
- AI Partner
- Digital Transformation Partner
- Knowledge Partner
- Banking & Financial Services Partner
- Cloud & Infrastructure Partner
- Cybersecurity & Digital Trust Partner
- Future of Work Partner
- Institutional Partner
- Innovation Partner
- Hospitality Partner
- Supporting Partner
Contribute to the conversation
Relevant senior professionals and practitioners may submit an expression of interest relating to the programme themes.
Speaking opportunities are subject to programme relevance and approval by the Organising Committee.
- Enterprise AI
- AI governance
- Digital transformation
- Finance
- Human capital
- Operations
- Customer experience
- Responsible technology
- Innovation
- Data
- Strategy
- Risk
- Public-sector transformation
Venues & travel
The programme runs across Abu Dhabi and Dubai over three consecutive days.
abu-dhabi-visit.jpg
Abu Dhabi
AI-in-Action Institutional Learning Visit
Host venue to be confirmed by the Secretariat.
in5 Tech — Dubai
GROWTH AI Conference & Application Lab
Day two, Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 9:00 AM.
al-khoory-sky-garden.jpg
Al Khoory Sky Garden Hotel — Dubai
GROWTH AI Certification & Executive Gala
Official host hotel.
Official host hotel
Al Khoory Sky Garden Hotel, Dubai, UAE
GROWTH AI Certification & Executive Gala venue. Photography to follow.
Visa & delegate support
- Airfare is not included.
- Accommodation is not included.
- Visa-support documentation is available upon request.
- UAE visa application support may be available subject to applicable requirements and third-party fees.
- Official invitation letters are available for confirmed participants.
- Participation capacity is limited.
- Early confirmation is recommended.
The Technology Boardroom
The Technology Boardroom is an executive technology and digital leadership platform connecting business leaders, technology executives, policymakers, innovators and public-sector decision-makers across the Middle East, Africa and international markets.
Its focus sits at the intersection of technology, governance, enterprise transformation, innovation and long-term value creation.
GROWTH AI Conference 2026 is a flagship initiative of The Technology Boardroom designed to help organisations understand how artificial intelligence can be applied responsibly to improve productivity, decision-making, innovation and organisational performance.
GROWTH AI Conference Secretariat
Participation, nominations, registration and institutional enquiries.
Participation, nominations & registration
Miss Diela Teku
Commercial Manager
GROWTH AI Conference 2026
General & institutional enquiries
Organised by
RADCOMM Media Group Limited
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Presented by The Technology Boardroom