23 - 26 November 2026Dubai World Trade Centre
1800+

Delegates

100+

Speakers

40+

Sessions

50+

Hours of content

3

Summits

Align your brand with leadership, innovation and sustainability

The Leadership Summits unite leaders across construction, urban development and
technology to deliver strategy and build high-value partnerships for long-term growth.

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Big 5 Global Leaders' Summit

23 November 2026

Drive resilience, ROI and growth with boardroom strategies
from global construction leaders.

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LiveableCitiesX Summit

24 November 2026

Shape future-ready, human-centred cities with proven models
for policy, funding and urban innovation.

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Big 5 FutureTech Summit

26 November 2026

Cut through AI hype to see which technology delivers ROI in
construction and build your digital advantage.

 

Meet the experts defining
industry direction

Big 5 Global's advisory board sets the strategic priorities of the event, identifying industry challenges and priorities that attract serious buyers and position exhibitors as solution leaders.

Ana Hudson

Executive Director of Sustainability & Environment

Anas Bataw

Partner

Andre Vreman

Chairman

Angela Pernsteiner

Visionary Founder

Anna Tari

President

Corey Gray

President

Dr. Christina Yan Zhang

CEO

Dean McGrail

President, Middle East and Asia

Gaurav Jaisinghania

Head of Consulting - Middle East

Greg Karpinski

COO & Partner

Harry Nakichibandi​

Chief Digital Officer

Marjan Faraidooni

Chief HR Officer and Chief of Education and Culture

Michelle Carr

Founder

Patrick Rouse

Chief Development Officer

Pedram Rad

CEO

Paul Hilton

Regional Managing Director Middle East, South Asia and International Development

Paul O’Brien​

Chief Development Officer

Shawn Myers

Middle East Masterplanning Director

Richard Abboud

Chief Executive Officer

Vladimir Kantar

CEO

Vladimir Vlahovic

Vice President and Founding Member

Look back at our speaker line-up for 2025

H.E. Eng. Yousif Abdalla

H.E. Eng. Yousif Abdalla

Assistant Undersecretary for Federal Infrastructure Projects Sector

UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

H.E. Dr. Saif Al Nasri

H.E. Dr. Saif Al Nasri

Acting Undersecretary

Department of Municipalities and Transport

H.E. Abdulla Geldiyev

H.E. Abdulla Geldiyev

Minister of Construction and Architecture

Turkmenistan

Mohamed Al Marri

Mohamed Al Marri

Executive Board Member & CEO

Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (GAFAI)

Adel Abdulla Albreiki

Adel Abdulla Albreiki

Chief Executive Officer of Aldar Projects

Aldar Properties PJSC

Alex Zagrebelny

Alex Zagrebelny

Founder and CEO

R.Evolution Real Estate Developer

Saeed Mohammed Al Qatami

Saeed Mohammed Al Qatami

CEO

Deyaar

Prof Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse

Prof Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse

Vice President & Director, Advisory & Innovation

Woolpert Asia-Pacific

Chair

United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management - Geospatial Societies (UN-GGIM: GS)

Damir Jaksic

Damir Jaksic

CIO and Executive Director Digital Advisory Services

KEO International Consultants

Ismail Azam

Ismail Azam

Chief Product Officer

Government Confidential

Tarika Jain

Tarika Jain

Regional Lead in London for Women in Construction Tech

nCircle Tech Ltd

Mauricio Weiss

Mauricio Weiss

Founding Partner

Zacua Ventures

Andrea Di Gregorio

Andrea Di Gregorio

Executive Director

Sustainable Energy Sector - Ras Al Khaimah Municipality

Dr Valerio Soldani

Dr Valerio Soldani

Trade Commissioner

Italian Trade Commission Office of Italian Embassy

Leonardo Cavalli

Leonardo Cavalli

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

One Works

Barry Lewis

Barry Lewis

CEO

ALEC

Amin AlJaber

Amin AlJaber

Chief Information Officer

Nesma & Partners

Himanshu Kaul

Himanshu Kaul

CTO & Director of Innovation - Cognitive Cities

ELISIUM City

Dr Ghazi Hussain Ali AlQahtani

Dr Ghazi Hussain Ali AlQahtani

Director of Consulting, Research and Decision Support Department

General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA)

Saravanan Sugumaran

Saravanan Sugumaran

Managing Director

MORROW Intelligence

Salla Eckhardt

Salla Eckhardt

Founder

SEE Bright

Ramzi Jaber

Ramzi Jaber

Director

e.construct

Co-founder

VAES.ai

Dr Raj Kamalanathsharma

Dr Raj Kamalanathsharma

Advisory Consultant

Independent

Prof Tarig Ali

Prof Tarig Ali

Professor

American University of Sharjah

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