Gaming & Entertainment
Global Games Show Abu Dhabi 2026
Experience the UAE’s premier B2B gaming event this Nov 10-11. Join 5,000+ attendees and 100+ exhibitors for the ultimate gaming industry showcase.
73Speakers
6Sponsors
4Exhibitors
28On the bill · sessions
74Companies · in total
Speakers
Programmed at Global, in alphabetical order.Abdulrazaq Salem
Chief Operation Officer · Diwan Videos
Anna Rozwandowicz
Founder & CEO · The Story Mob
Ashesh Shah
Chief Commercial Officer at VERO Labs, Inc. and Board Member · Bit Reactor
Basma Nourani
Chairman · PBN Investments
Baz Nijjar
Vice President – Education Technology & Digital Innovation · GEMS Education
Benjamin Charbit
Co-Founder & CEO · Darewise Entertainment
Boban Totovski
Secretary General · International Esports Federation
Boris Kalmykov
CEO & Co-Founder · Hypemasters
Brittany Kaiser
Chief Executive Officer · AlphaTON Capital
Cathy Hackl
Tech & Gaming Executive and Chief Executive Officer · Future Dynamics
Daniel Pela-Faria
CEO & Founder · ZeroShock (FLGC) / Ember Capital
Daniel Reis-Faria
CEO/Founder · ZeroStack (FLGC) / Erebor Capital
Daniel Wang
Co-Founder and CEO · Aethir
Dariia Vasylieva
Founder · GETVISION
David Lolaev
Founder · Sal'Ad Labs
David Palmer
Co-founder, CPO · Vodafone’s Digital Asset Broker (DAB) Platform
Denise K Zales
Founder / Chief Executive Officer · KNOWN
Denise K. Záles
Chief Executive Officer · KNOWN
Dirk Lueth
Ph.D, Co-Founder & Co-CEO · Uplandme, Inc
Dr Dariia Vasylieva
Founder & Chief Executive Officer · RaiseTalks/GETVISION
Dr. Faisal Khan
Director of IT · AlNassr Club Company
Dylan Yarbrough
Head of Research & Operations · Beam Ventures
Sponsors
The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.ADGCo-Host
alibaba-cloudRuby Sponsor
coboxSilver Sponsor
Convention_ExhibitionDestination Partner
duioLnbSilver Sponsor
Times-Of-GamesRuby Sponsor
Agenda
Selected from 28 sessions on the bill.- 10th Nov 09:00
THE NEXT FRONTIER OF GAMING TECH
- 10th Nov 09:50
Welcome to the Future: Global Games Show - Vision 2033
- 10th Nov 10:10
No One Is Coming to Save You: Why the Future of Gaming Belongs to the Builders
- 10th Nov 10:30
2026 Gaming's Big Bet: Can the Next GTA Make Play-to-Earn Real
- 10th Nov 11:25
The Future of Gaming Engines: Unreal Engine 6 and Beyond
- 10th Nov 11:50SPOTLIGHT KEYNOTE
The Power of Influence: How Creators Are Redefining Game Growth and Player Acquisition
- 10th Nov 12:10
AI Gen Game Design: Can Machines Replace Human Creativity
- 10th Nov 12:30FIRESIDE CHAT
Investing in Immersive Ecosystems Gaming Projects: Potential & Challenges
- 10th Nov 12:55PANEL DISCUSSION
How UAE is becoming a Global Hub for Esports Tournaments
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer
What does it mean when 74 companies show up, and 2 bet on three roles at once?
74 companies. two 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.
2All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
3Exhibitingexhibitor only
65Companies Speakingspeaker only
The Triple-Threat
90% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.
- C-suite4359%
- Founder / Owner1825%
- VP-level11%
- Director / Head of45%
- Manager / Lead11%
- Other roles68%
Of 73 on the bill · classified by free-text title
- 01Alibaba CloudSp·REx
- 02coboxSp·S1V
- 03ADGSp·C
- 04Convention ExhibitionSp·D
- 05duioLnbSp·S
- 06Times of GamesSp·R
- 07Deconstructor of Fun2V
- 08GAM3S.GG2V
- 09KNOWN2V
- 10Shababeek LabsEx
- 11True Gamers2V
- 12XogarEx
- 13zerotoeightEx
- 142Game Esports1V
co-host1
17% of 6
destination partner1
17% of 6
ruby sponsor2
33% of 6
silver sponsor2
33% of 6
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