BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//foundercal//foundercal.com//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Dubai conferences Β· foundercal REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT6H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT6H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2635@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261026T050000Z DTEND:20261027T140000Z SUMMARY:Dubai AI Festival 2026 LOCATION:Hall 1 & Za'abeel Hall 3\, Dubai World Trade Centre\, Sheikh Zayed Road\, Dubai DESCRIPTION:The third edition of Dubai's flagship AI conference\, organised by Dubai AI Campus and DIFC under Sheikh Hamdan's patronage β€” 20\,000+ attendees\, 500+ investors\, 200+ exhibitors from 120 countries\, with 150 + sessions and 50+ workshops/roundtables over two days at Dubai World Trad e Centre. Built for founders chasing strategic partnerships\, sovereign-fu nd interest\, and government AI procurement in MEA\n\nDetails & RSVP: http s://foundercal.com/events/dubai-ai-festival-2026-2026-10-26 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/dubai-ai-festival-2026-2026-10-26 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2632@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261102T050000Z DTEND:20261103T140000Z SUMMARY:Dubai FinTech Summit 2026 LOCATION:Madinat Jumeirah\, Dubai DESCRIPTION:DIFC's fourth-edition flagship gathering for MENA fintech\, kic king off the wider Dubai Future Finance Week (Nov 2-6). The FinTech World Cup pitch finale and FinTech Launchpad are the founder-relevant pieces β€” startups battle live for capital in front of the regulators and banks who actually write the rules here. Go if you're building in payments\, digita l assets\, or financial infrastructure for the\n\nDetails & RSVP: https:// foundercal.com/events/dubai-fintech-summit-2026-2026-11-02 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/dubai-fintech-summit-2026-2026-11-02 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2765@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261125T040000Z DTEND:20261125T160000Z SUMMARY:PlanX Conference 2026 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ͺ LOCATION:68HH+C4M Grand Hyatt Dubai Convention Centre - Sheikh Rashid Rd - Umm Hurair Second - Dubai - United Arab Emirates DESCRIPTION:UAE's Founder Growth Event Where The Top 1% Teach How To Grow Y our Business and Wealth The UAE plans to double its GDP by 2031\, proving why it’s the fastest\, safest\, and most connected city in the world\, w ith an environment built for wealth creation. Step into the Secret Playboo k the top 1% use to grow wealth globally\, tapping into Dubai’s launchpa d.PlanX gives you access to the right people\, in t\n\nDetails & RSVP: htt ps://foundercal.com/events/planx-conference-2026-J9NCbQDgl5IOraF URL:https://foundercal.com/events/planx-conference-2026-J9NCbQDgl5IOraF CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2460@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261207T050000Z DTEND:20261211T140000Z SUMMARY:GITEX Global 2026 LOCATION:Dubai World Trade Centre / Dubai Exhibition Centre\, Expo City Dub ai\, Dubai DESCRIPTION:The largest tech and AI show on the planet β€” 200\,000+ attend ees from 180+ countries\, with its co-located North Star expo billed as th e world's biggest startup-and-investor event. The gateway conference for f ounders targeting the Middle East\, Africa and South Asia\, where sovereig n funds and government buyers are unusually accessible. Go if you want MEA SA market entry and capital.\n\nDetails & RSVP: https://foundercal.com/eve nts/gitex-global-2026-2026-12-07 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/gitex-global-2026-2026-12-07 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2634@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261207T050000Z DTEND:20261211T140000Z SUMMARY:Solana Economic Zone Dubai 2026 LOCATION:The Block\, One Central\, One Central\, Sheikh Zayed Road\, Dubai DESCRIPTION:Superteam UAE's twice-yearly five-day unconference for 400+ Sol ana founders\, builders\, regulators\, and investors β€” an entire floor o f One Central booked out across GITEX week as a Breakpoint launchpad. Capp ed\, application-only\, and notably not a vendor expo: the real Solana MEN A crowd actually builds\, ships\, and closes here. The single best week to be in Dubai if you're building on Solana or care \n\nDetails & RSVP: http s://foundercal.com/events/solana-economic-zone-dubai-2026-2026-12-07 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/solana-economic-zone-dubai-2026-2026-12-0 7 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2636@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20261208T050000Z DTEND:20261210T140000Z SUMMARY:Expand North Star 2026 LOCATION:Dubai Exhibition Centre\, Expo City Dubai\, Expo City Dubai\, Duba i DESCRIPTION:The startup half of GITEX week and arguably the real founder ev ent β€” 2\,000+ startups\, 1\,300+ investors with $1.1T AUM\, and 5\,000+ pre-booked meetings across three days at Expo City. Supernova 0X is the wo rld's largest startup pitch competition (six-figure prize pool)\, Startup X Labs runs a 3-day execution-driven founder academy\, and the Founder's P ass is the cheapest way for raising teams to work \n\nDetails & RSVP: http s://foundercal.com/events/expand-north-star-2026-2026-12-08 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/expand-north-star-2026-2026-12-08 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2633@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20270203T050000Z DTEND:20270204T140000Z SUMMARY:Step Dubai 2027 LOCATION:Dubai Internet City\, Dubai DESCRIPTION:The 15th edition of MENA's flagship founder/investor festival β€” 8\,000+ attendees\, 400+ startups across six tracks\, and $9B of inves tor capital represented in a tight two-day format at Dubai Internet City. Pitch competitions\, mentor sessions\, pre-booked investor meetings\, and a programme designed around the AI economy. The single highest signal-to-n oise event in the region if you're early-stage and\n\nDetails & RSVP: http s://foundercal.com/events/step-dubai-2027-2027-02-03 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/step-dubai-2027-2027-02-03 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:event-2637@foundercal.com DTSTAMP:20260623T160842Z DTSTART:20270421T050000Z DTEND:20270422T140000Z SUMMARY:TOKEN2049 Dubai 2027 LOCATION:Madinat Jumeirah Conference & Events Centre\, Madinat Jumeirah\, D ubai DESCRIPTION:Rescheduled from April 2026\, TOKEN2049 Dubai returns in 2027 a s the MENA leg of the world's biggest crypto conference β€” 15\,000+ atten dees\, 4\,000+ companies\, 160+ countries\, and a side-event week that fil ls every rooftop in Dubai with founder dinners\, VC mixers\, and protocol parties. If you're raising or building in crypto\, the side events are the actual product\; the main stage is the excuse.\n\nDetails & RSVP: https:/ /foundercal.com/events/token2049-dubai-2027-2027-04-21 URL:https://foundercal.com/events/token2049-dubai-2027-2027-04-21 CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR