Dubai: Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), a specialised economic zone for knowledge and innovation under the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), will host the second Middle East edition of the Doers Summit 2026. The event, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, will take place from 24th to 26th November 2026 at Dubai Digital Park in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
According to Emirates News Agency, the summit aims to connect founders, scaleups, investors, corporates, and ecosystem leaders worldwide to foster new business connections, drive strategic partnerships, and facilitate market-entry opportunities. The event will reinforce Dubai's status as a global platform integrating innovation, capital, and enterprise, connecting high-growth companies with regional and international growth opportunities.
The theme for the 2026 edition, 'Where Doers and Investors Build What's Next,' will feature high-growth technology companies and investment leaders from Europe, the GCC, Asia, Africa, and emerging global innovation hubs. Over the three-day event, the summit serves as a curated platform for companies exploring international expansion, investors seeking cross-border growth opportunities, and ecosystem leaders establishing new corridors between Dubai and dynamic global innovation markets.
Building on the success of the inaugural 2025 Middle East edition, which attracted over 4,000 attendees from more than 115 countries, the event featured keynotes, panel discussions, investor meetings, workshops, and curated networking sessions aimed at scaling innovation and cross-border collaboration.
The 2026 edition will expand its scope and ambition, returning as a global platform with a more dynamic format designed to turn dialogue into impact. It aims to reinforce Dubai's role as a strategic gateway between Europe, the GCC, Asia, and the Global South, showcasing how Dubai Silicon Oasis and District IO enable technology companies to enter, scale, and grow across regional markets.
The summit will focus on applying technology in real markets, regional company expansion, partnership formation, and the transition from ideas to execution. Featuring a restructured programme across two main stages, the summit will emphasize masterclasses, workshops, roundtables, curated networking sessions, and experiential activations.
The content programme will balance future-focused conversations with practical discussions on company building, market entry, and international growth. Core themes will include AI, frontier technologies, deeptech, climate, sustainability, longevity, fintech, digital infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, mobility, robotics, and future industries.
The summit will also feature CarryON Dubai, an investor intelligence summit focusing on the capital side of the ecosystem. CarryON Dubai will gather institutional investors, family offices, venture funds, growth investors, and selected founders for curated discussions on direct investment opportunities, strategic partnerships, cross-border expansion, and long-term value creation.
Badr Buhannad, Director-General of Dubai Silicon Oasis, commented on hosting the Doers Summit Dubai 2026, reflecting Dubai's commitment to shaping a global ecosystem where ideas become impactful. Stylianos Lambrou, Founder and CEO of The Doers Company, emphasized the summit's focus on transforming ideas into companies, technologies into products, and conversations into partnerships, aligning with Dubai's vision for innovation and growth.
