25 November 2026

CIO Summit Qatar 2026

Name: CIO Summit Qatar 2026
Start: 2026-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Mondrian Doha, Doha, Qatar

Mondrian Doha, Doha, QatarIDCAsia/Qatar

Overview

The Rise of Agentic Systems - Qatar's premier gathering of technology decision-makers, bringing together senior leaders from government, industry, and technology to advance responsible, scalable AI deployment.

Agenda

8:30 AM

Registration & Networking

9:00 AM

IDC Welcome Address

9:10 AM

Opening Address: Government

9:25 AM

IDC Keynote: Preparing for the Agent Economy: Acceleration, Orchestration and Resiliency

We have moved past the "Great Implementation." As we enter 2026, the global enterprise has reached a critical inflection point where the sheer volume of data, the complexity of multi-cloud ecosystems, and the velocity of agentic AI have outpaced traditional human management. The mandate for the CIO has fundamentally shifted: it is no longer about managing technology, but about architecting autonomy.

9:55 AM

Scaling AI for the Agentic Future: Closing the Enterprise Gaps

10:15 AM

Solving the Data Dilemma for Real AI Value

10:30 AM

Powering the Next Generation of AI Workloads

As AI scales from experimentation to deployment, data centers must evolve to support increasingly demanding workloads. This session explores the power, cooling, and infrastructure strategies required to enable the next generation of AI factories and high-performance AI environments.

10:45 AM

From AI Risk to Business Value

AI creates value when it can find the right information and operate within clear business rules. But many organizations still have broadly shared files, inactive workspaces, old guest access, duplicate content, and AI agents without clear owners. This session explains how CIOs can turn these everyday problems into a simple governance program.