Leadership summits

Al Multaqua Ballroom | Dubai World Trade Centre

1,200+

Delegates

100+

Speakers

40+

Sessions

50+

Hours of content

3

Summits

Align your brand with leadership and innovation across the built environment

The Leadership Summits bring together decision-makers across government, construction, urban development and technology to exchange strategies, strengthen connections and discuss priorities, risks and opportunities impacting the built environment.

Big 5 Global Leaders' Summit

23 November 2026

Gain insight into the policy, capital and operational priorities influencing market confidence, business performance and project delivery.

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LiveableCitiesX Summit

24 November 2026

Explore how cities are addressing housing demand, infrastructure requirements and quality of life through effective planning, governance and development strategies.

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Big 5 FutureTech Summit

26 November 2026

Explore how AI, digital delivery and connected assets are being adopted across construction, and what is required to support implementation at scale.

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Your guide to the Big 5 Global Leadership Summits

Explore the 2026 Leadership Summits programme, featuring 3 high-level summits, 35+ sessions and 75+ industry leaders across construction, infrastructure, technology and urban development.

Discover the programme, speakers, key topics and delegate ticket options.

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Meet our speakers

Elizabeth Pearson

Founder & Managing Director

Forgechemy

Abdulla Ali Alhosani

Director, Strategic Planning Department

Roads and Transport Authority (RTA)

Ahmed Al Khatib

Chief Development & Delivery Officer

Expo City

Najib Khatib

Chairman & CEO

Khatib & Alami

Ali Sharif Al Marzooqi

VP of Property & Community Management

Deyaar

Cynthia Corby

Partner

Deloitte

Julian Geiger

Chief Data and AI Officer

Nemetschek SE

Stephen Yurek

President and CEO

AIr-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute

Gregory John Karpinski

Chief Operating Officer and Partner

KEO Group

Andre Vreman

Chairman & Managing Partner

Climate Neutral Real Estate

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Voices from the
top of the industry

Big 5 Global's advisory board helps shape the strategic direction of the Leadership Summits, ensuring discussions reflect the priorities, challenges and decisions influencing the built environment.

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

Naji Atallah

Director, Regional Expansion

Autodesk

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

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Hear from your
Industry peers

With the scale of growth happening in this region, partnering at Big 5 is essential. It allows us to bring global expertise, intelligence, and training together advancing the facility management profession while connecting it with construction, HVAC, and building operations. Big 5 creates the collaboration and visibility our industry needs.

Michael Geary

CEO, President, IFMA

This is my first time at LivableCitiesX Summit. It’s been a great opportunity to meet people, network, and gain insights into urban development in the Middle East. We also discussed enhancing affordable housing and exploring how solutions from ASEAN and China can be localized here. I’m looking forward to coming back next year.

Daniel Liu

Executive Director, Morrow Intelligence

This is my first time attending LiveableCitiesX Summit. My main purpose was to connect and network with people in the field, and over these two days, I’ve had so many valuable networking opportunities. I didn’t expect the event to be so engaging, but it completely changed my perception - it’s very professional and interesting.

Sahra Ghasemi

Marketing Manager, IFBS Holding LLC

The key takeaway for me at LivableCitiesX Summit was understanding people dynamics and how cities are shaped by residents, government policies, and the environment that attracts them. I’m looking forward to attending next year as well.