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GCC AI & Digital Oil & Gas Conference 2026

The GCC AI & Digital Oil & Gas Conference 2026 returns as a premier platform dedicated to advancing AI and digital transformation across the oil & gas value chain. This third edition will focus on moving from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment, showcasing real-world applications, measurable business value, operational resilience, and transform…

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52Speakers
17Sponsors
98On the bill · sessions
56Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at GCC, in alphabetical order.
Adil Malih
Associate Partner · McKinsey & Company (Dubai)
Adolfo Perez
VP – Strategy · ADNOC Drilling
Ahmad Alzaidan
Senior Petroleum Engineer · Kuwait Oil Company (KOC)
Ahmed Mostafa
AI and Innovation leader · Oracle Consulting
Ahmed Salem Alzaabi
Vice President - Operational Excellence · ADNOC Sour Gas
Ahmet Can Serfidan
Data Science Supervisor · SOCAR
Amrik Sembi
Director - Middle East · capSpire
Awad Ahmed Ali Elsiddig
Head of AI & Analytics, ADNOC Distribution · ADNOC Distribution
Awad El-Sidiq
Head of AI & Analytics, ADNOC Distribution · ADNOC Distribution
Brian Liang
President · Beijing JJC Technology Co., LTD
Chada El Islam Benmahcene
CEO & Founder · Entrogx
Christian Berger
Customer Solutions Team Lead · Safe Software
Dorzhi Badmaev
Senior Specialist Cognitive Reservoir Management · ADNOC Upstream
Dr. Adrian Blanck
Senior Vice President Transformation & Business Excellence · OQ8
Dr. Ali AlHammadi
Senior Business Continuity Analyst, Leading NOC · Leading NOC
Dr. Cindy Erasmus
Founder · COGNITIVE DIMENSIONS
Dr. Dalia Abdallah
SVP, Asset Leader Division · China ZhenHua oil (Hong Kong) Limited
Dr. Jassim Haji
Executive Advisor · H.H Shaikh Nasser AI Research and Development Centre
Ehsan Emamzadeh
Product Manager – DrillQ · NAFTA TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO.
Faisal H. Al-Daihani
Managing Director · Saudi Arabian Drilling Academy (SADA)
Fernando Landaeta Rivas
Drilling Performance Senior Engineer · ADNOC Offshore
Gultaj Seyid
Data Scientist · SOCAR
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
AtelicSponsor - AI Start-up
Beijing JJC Technology Co. LtdAssociate Sponsor
Beijing JJC Technology Co., Ltd.Associate Sponsor
capSpireAssociate Sponsor
Cognitive DimensionsNetworking Partner
DrillQAI Startup
DrillQ TechAI Startup
Energy Conference NetworkStrategic Partner - Americas
FMEPlatinum Sponsor
GAIAssociate Sponsor
IDUSSilver Sponsor
KBCExhibitor
OGNMedia Partner
OGN NewsMedia Partner
Oil ITMedia Partner
SPETechnical Partner
The Resources NetworkOrganiser
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Agenda

Selected from 98 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:00 – 09:00

    GCC Energy Leaders Breakfast

    An invitation-only executive breakfast bringing together senior energy leaders, AI executives, policymakers, and technology innovators for a high-level leadership discussion on the…

    Strategic Leadership
  • 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM

    Delegate Registrations & Networking

    Strategic Leadership & the Foundations of Intelligent Energy
  • 08:00 AM – 09:00 AM

    GCC Energy Leaders Breakfast

    An invitation-only executive breakfast bringing together senior energy leaders, AI executives, policymakers, and technology innovators for a high-level leadership discussion on the…

    Strategic Leadership & the Foundations of Intelligent Energy
  • 08:30 AM – 09:30 AM

    Delegate Registration & Networking

    Arrival, registration, and networking opportunities for delegates, speakers, industry leaders, and technology partners prior to the commencement of the executive workshops.

  • 09:00 – 09:20

    Distinguished Leadership Keynote - Building AI Capability for Energy: Advancing National Priorities, Digital Sovereignty & Industrial Transformation

    A strategic address exploring the role of AI, data, and digital innovation in shaping the future of the energy sector. The keynote will examine national priorities around digital s…

    Strategic Leadership
  • 09:00 – 09:45

    Industry Outlook Panel: State of AI & Data in Energy

    As AI adoption accelerates across the energy sector, organisations are moving beyond experimentation towards enterprise-wide deployment and measurable business outcomes. This discu…

  • 09:00 AM – 09:10 AM

    Opening Remarks by the Conference Chairman

    Strategic Leadership & the Foundations of Intelligent Energy
  • 09:00 AM – 09:20 AM

    Distinguished Leadership Keynote - Building AI Capability for Energy: Advancing National Priorities, Digital Sovereignty & Industrial Transformation

    A strategic address exploring the role of AI, data, and digital innovation in shaping the future of the energy sector. The keynote will examine national priorities around digital s…

    Strategic Leadership & the Foundations of Intelligent Energy
  • 09:20 – 10:05

    Industry Outlook Panel: State of AI & Data in Energy

    As AI adoption accelerates across the energy sector, organizations are moving beyond experimentation toward enterprise-wide deployment and measurable business outcomes. This discus…

    Strategic Leadership
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 56 companies show up, and 3 bet on three roles at once?

56 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
3All threespeak · spons · exh
13Sponsoringsponsor only
40Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Beijing JJC Technology Co., LTD·capSpire·Cognitive Dimensions

Speakers by seniority

44% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite510%
  • Founder / Owner36%
  • VP-level713%
  • Director / Head of815%
  • Manager / Lead612%
  • Product12%
  • Engineer · IC1325%
  • Research / Science12%
  • Advisor / Investor36%
  • Other roles510%

Of 52 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01ADNOC Onshore4V
  2. 02Beijing JJC Technology Co., LTDSp·A1V
  3. 03capSpireSp·A1V
  4. 04Cognitive DimensionsSp·N1V
  5. 05AtelicSp·S
  6. 06DrillQSp·A
  7. 07DrillQ TechSp·A
  8. 08Energy Conference NetworkSp·S
  9. 09FMESp·P
  10. 10GAISp·A
  11. 11IDUSSp·S
  12. 12KBCSp·E
  13. 13OGNSp·M
  14. 14OGN NewsSp·M
Sponsors by tier
ai startup2
12% of 17
associate sponsor4
24% of 17
exhibitor1
6% of 17
media partner3
18% of 17
networking partner1
6% of 17
organiser1
6% of 17
platinum sponsor1
6% of 17
silver sponsor1
6% of 17
sponsor - ai start-up1
6% of 17
strategic partner - americas1
6% of 17
technical partner1
6% of 17
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