EV World Show 2026

EV World Show 2026 took place on 10–12 November 2026 at Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dubai. It was organised by ChinaEV100, and B2DB records 72 speakers across 45 sessions on 2 stages.

EV World is an exhibition and conference on electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, battery technology, smart mobility and next-generation transportation, held at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It brings together EV manufacturers, charging providers, battery innovators, policymakers, investors and mobility leaders, with coverage of land, sea and air mobility.

Key facts

Keynote speakers

• Marcus Brunner Chief Commercial Director - Energy Storage Systems, XCharge Europe GmbH
• Karim-Christian Haririan Managing Director, BMW Group Middle East

Speakers (72)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

• Marcus Brunner Chief Commercial Director - Energy Storage Systems, XCharge Europe GmbH
• Mahmoud Khodor Member, Stealth Startup
• Martin Tillman Regional Director - Strategy and Growth, Transpo Group - Middle East
• Achraf Joumaa Partner, Arthur D. Little
• Avanthika Satheesh Pallickadavil Director- Emerging Technologies MENA, Customized Energy Solutions
• Shady Mohamed Partner Sales Manager MENA, proaxia consulting group
• Muhammad Mustafa Regional Director of Urban Transport and Development, Middle East and South Asia, Egis Group
• Maneesha Bhatnagar Head of ESG, Consultancy and Innovation, LeasePlan
• Roshan Dcunha Director – Automotive, Mobility & Fleet Transformation, mobility24h
• Johanna Salem Head of Sustainability, Albatha Group
• Akin Adamson Head of Business Development, WSP in the Middle East
• Morsi Berguiga Global co-Head Public Transport Sector, KPMG
• Carlo Stella Managing Partner - Global Practice Leader, Sustainability Practice, Arthur D Little
• Ali Ghate Country Director - UK & Ireland (Home & Business / Fast Charging & ESS), Wallbox
• Sara Humaid Aljarwan Alshamsi Chief Engineer, Roads and Transport Authority
• Asbed Karakelian Partnerships Specialist, Disruptive Knowledge
• Roger Cruickshank Senior Client Director, AtkinsRealis
• Razvan Dumitrescu Sustainable Finance Director, Emirates NBD
• Dr. Hamid Haqparwar Managing Director, AGMC
• Ahmed Samir Elbermbali Director of Power & Utilities and Sustainability Growth - Middle East, Caspian and Africa (MCA), Bureau Veritas
• Rashid Mattar Al Manai Chief Excecutive Officer, LODD Autonomous
• Robin Mills CEO, Qamar Energy
• Ali Al Darwish Chief Executive Officer, UAEV
• Dr. Simon Hassannia Chief Digital Officer, SAL Saudi Logistics Services
• Kaushik Burman CEO Mobility, SPIRO
• Sandeep Bangia Chief Operating Officer - Electric Mobility, Jio-bp
• Matt Zina Performance Coach, Promento Studios
• Harshvardhan Tiwari Founder & CEO, Zynetic
• Karim-Christian Haririan Managing Director, BMW Group Middle East
• Rami Abu Hayah Chief Executive Officer, CATEC
• Ahmed Soudodi Vice President, Kia Middle East & Africa
• Andrew Cary Co-Founder/CEO, SNAAP Transportation
• Azer Ben Mahmoud Consultant, Products & Systems Engineer, Capgemini Engineering
• Jonathan Keyes Head of Sustainable Solutions Group - Middle East, ING
• Dr. Petar Stojanov Director, Smart Mobility International
• Anthony El Khoury General Manager, Joby Aviation
• Laith Tahboub General Manager, EMX
• Melisa Seleskovic Head of Marketing Cluster East & Regional Business Lead, GCC, Volvo Cars
• Salman Z Hussain Co-Founder and CEO, Fuse AE
• Tarek Abu Yaghi Regional Director - UAE, aramex
• Jessica Panigari CEO Founder, GOODS2LOAD
• Bassam Alshabatat E Mobility Solutions Lead, ABB E-mobility
• Bachir Habib Head of Bosch Engineering Middle East, Bosch Middle East
• Aditya Shah Co-Founder and CEO, Neotera Energy
• Muhammad Jamal CEO, SAVVY صافي
• Hany Boraie Chief Technology Officer, Vcharge
• Salah Yamout Chief Transformation Officer, Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Motors
• Uzair Moosa Chief Executive Officer, Swapp
• Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff Strategic Advisor, Beyond Aero
• Khaled Saif Vice President of Business Development, Charge&go
• Tarek Bedran Brand Manager - Xpeng, Ali & Sons Holding LLC
• Amir Melad Chief Executive Officer, ION Mobility Solutions
• Kevin Chalhoub Country Manager UAE, Etoile Group
• Chintan Sareen Founder & CEO, Shunya Ekai Technologies
• Ashid Aboobacker Senior Business Development & Operations Manager, Al Naboodah
• Fadi Halawi EV Fast Charging Infrastructure Leader, Schneider Electric
• Tom Fux CEO AWR Automotive, A.W. Rostamani Group
• Vijeet Singh Vice President, Future Fuels and Fleet Solutions, ADNOC Distribution
• Georgios Prentzas Chief Executive Officer, Versa Aerospace
• Mansoor Rahma Alfalasi Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Taxi Company
• Oscar Rivoli Chief Executive Officer, Al Ghurair Motors
• Uday Mhaskar Snr. Director/Principle Architect, KPIT India Pvt. Ltd
• Hussam Suyyagh Marine & Logistics Advisor, Adnoc
• Amair Saleem Managing Director | Senior Vice President, Glydways
• Sascha Lessmann Head of Proaxia MENA, proaxia consulting group
• Mohamed Almazrouei Head of Projects and Infrastructure Section, Dubai Civil Defence H.Q.
• Abhishek Shah Co founder and CEO, Neo Mobility
• Dawood Al Shezawi President, EV WORLD
• Nader Alizadeh Co-Founder and CEO, Assured Mobility India Pvt. Ltd.
• Hussein Qutob Senior Principal - Tech Investments Portfolio Mgmt, Strategic Development Fund
• Shadi El Abdallah Regional Director, Business Development & Investor Relations, Regent
• Somayyah Alyammahi Director of Productivity and Demand Department, Minsitry of energy and infrusture

Agenda (45 sessions)

Day 1 — Tuesday 10 November 2026

• MC Opening Remarks 11:00–11:05 · General
• Opening Speech 11:05–11:15 · General — Dawood Al Shezawi
• Award Ceremony 11:15–11:25 · General
• Opening Fireside Chat 11:25–11:45 · General — Roger Cruickshank, Ali Al Darwish, Mansoor Rahma Alfalasi
• MC Opening Remarks 11:45–11:50 · General — Matt Zina
• AI and Electrification: Reinventing Airports, Cargo & Logistics Hubs 11:50–12:05 · General — Asbed Karakelian, Dr. Simon Hassannia
• Transforming Urban Transport: Eco-taxi 2027, full bus electrification 2050, and integration with Dubai’s RTA 12:05–12:40 · General — Muhammad Mustafa, Melisa Seleskovic, Tom Fux, Oscar Rivoli
• The BMW Intelligent Drivetrain: Where Electrification, AI and Driving Pleasure Converge 12:45–13:00 · General — Karim-Christian Haririan
• Panel: The Smart Mobility Frontier: ADAS, AI-Driven Safety, V2X Communication, and Dubai’s Autonomous Strategy KPIs. 13:00–13:30 · General — Akin Adamson, Bachir Habib, Hany Boraie, Amair Saleem
• Ports & Industry Reimagined: Electrification of Port Equipment, Mining Trucks, HDV Charging Infrastructure, and Energy-as-a-Service 13:35–14:00 · General — Marcus Brunner, Avanthika Satheesh Pallickadavil, Muhammad Jamal, Fadi Halawi
• China-UAE Closed-door Government- Industry Roundtable 14:00 · China-UAE Closed-door Government- Industry Roundtable
• From Policy to Deployment: Financing the UAE’s EV Charging Future. 15:00–15:05 · General — Ali Al Darwish
• Middle East the Testbed for Next-Gen Mobility: How Dubai and GCC cities are shaping the future of global electrification. 15:10–15:35 · General — Achraf Joumaa, Andrew Cary, Amir Melad, Ashid Aboobacker
• Case Study Best Practice Session: Beyond Fleet Electrification: The Business Case for Autonomous and Electric Logistics 15:35–16:15 · General — Maneesha Bhatnagar, Rashid Mattar Al Manai, Laith Tahboub, Tarek Abu Yaghi +2 more
• Policy as the Accelerator: GCC-wide EV framework, procurement mandates, and global benchmarking Deep Dive Session: Policy as the Accelerator: GCC-wide EV framework, procurement mandates, and global benchmarking 16:15–16:45 · General — Morsi Berguiga, Robin Mills, Mohamed Almazrouei, Somayyah Alyammahi
• Consumer Spotlight: Winning Trust in EV: Affordability, UX, lifestyle — how automakers, dealerships, and media can drive mainstream adoption 16:45–17:15 · General — Dr. Hamid Haqparwar, Salah Yamout, Uzair Moosa
• Financing the Transition: Green finance, PPP templates, and the $40B GCC pipeline for sustainable transport. 17:15–17:35 · General — Johanna Salem, Razvan Dumitrescu, Jonathan Keyes

Day 2 — Wednesday 11 November 2026

• Opening Remarks 10:00–10:05 · General — Matt Zina
• Keynote Addresses 10:05–10:35 · General
• Special Session: Launch of the Dubai Cooperation Hub 10:35–10:45 · General
• Electrification transition and industrial cooperation — from trade to deeper localisation 10:45–11:45 · General
• Intelligent mobility and the future of travel — technology application and cocreation of scenarios 11:45–12:45 · General
• Concluding remarks 12:45–13:00 · General
• MC Opening Remarks 14:00–14:05 · General — Matt Zina
• From Smart Charging to Autonomous Energy Trading: How AI Could Transform the Economics of Vehicle-to-Grid 14:05–14:20 · General — Azer Ben Mahmoud
• From Showrooms to Smart Mobility : How Automotive Retail Is Evolving in the Electric Era, Making EVs Mainstream: Overcoming Consumer Barriers and Accelerating Electric Vehicle Adoption 14:25–14:40 · General — Shady Mohamed, Tarek Bedran
• Securing the Future of Mobility: EVs, Drones & Cybersecurity 14:45–15:00 · General — Mahmoud Khodor
• The Future is Electric. The Advantage is Intelligent. Turning AI into a competitive Asset for EV Businesses 15:05–15:20 · General — Sascha Lessmann
• Roadmap to Net-Zero: Sustainability & Environmental Impact: Lifecycle sustainability, clean-grid charging, and post-COP28 commitments driving urban air-quality transformation 15:20–15:45 · General — Carlo Stella, Ahmed Samir Elbermbali, Kaushik Burman, Rami Abu Hayah
• Electric Maritime Mobility: Building the UAE’s Seaglider Ecosystem 15:45–16:15 · General — Martin Tillman, Georgios Prentzas, Hussam Suyyagh, Hussein Qutob +1 more
• The Old Recipe Is Over: China, the UAE and the New Rules of Mobility 16:20–16:35 · General — Dr. Petar Stojanov
• Powering Land, Sea, and Sky: Renewable Microgrids and Heavy-Duty Storage for Multi-Modal Transit 16:40–17:00 · General — Ali Ghate, Aditya Shah

Day 3 — Thursday 12 November 2026

• MC Opening Remarks 10:30–10:35 · General — Matt Zina
• Keynote Speech 10:40–10:50 · General — Marcus Brunner
• The Electric City: How EVs Are Reshaping the Urban Environment 10:55–11:10 · General
• The Charging Blueprint: Scaling Ultra-Fast Charging, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G), and Interoperability for the UAE’s Electric Mobility Future 11:15–11:35 · General — Bassam Alshabatat, Uday Mhaskar
• Data-Driven Fleets: Telematics & Predictive Analytics: Fleet optimization, maintenance forecasting, and safety metrics. 11:40–12:00 · General — Sara Humaid Aljarwan Alshamsi, Harshvardhan Tiwari, Abhishek Shah
• Beyond EVs: The Business of Electrification Lessons from India and Global Markets on Building Scalable Energy Ecosystems 12:00–12:15 · General — Sandeep Bangia
• The Next Industrial Revolution in Electric Transport: AI, Autonomy & Connected Mobility Across Land, Sea and Air 12:20–12:40 · General — Roshan Dcunha, Ahmed Soudodi, Kevin Chalhoub
• Decarbonizing the Physical Economy: Why Smarter Freight Is the Fastest Climate Lever in Mobility 12:45–13:00 · General — Jessica Panigari
• Poster Session: Engineering the EV Future: Batteries, Tech & Safety: How science and engineering breakthroughs are pushing the limits of EV performance. 14:00–14:25 · General — Salman Z Hussain, Chintan Sareen
• Taking EVs to the Skies: e-VTOLs, cargo drones, and airport charging frameworks 14:30–14:55 · General — Mahmoud Khodor, Anthony El Khoury, Lionel Sinai-Sinelnikoff
• Keynote Speech 14:30–14:35 · General
• Beyond Electric Mobility: Unlocking Global Trade, Investment and new Economic Frontiers 15:00–15:15 · General
• Rapid EV Adoption Strategies 15:20–15:30 · General — Nader Alizadeh

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Co-Organiser (1)

ChinaEV100

Sponsors (2)

ENOC · Hello Robotaxi

Media Partners (14)

GCC Business News · NABD · MobilityPlaza · Auto World Journal · Exhibitors TV · Britain Herald · Arab Sauto · Cartea · Times of AI · Auto Tech Outlook · WLCC · Emirati Times · The Automotive Data · ZEX PR WIRE

Exhibitors (33)

Gargash Prime · Zynetic · ZEEKR · WeRide · Smart Mobility · Integrated Transport Centre · Dubai Electricity & Water Authority - DEWA · Charge&go · MAKITA GULF FZE · Atlas Racing · Smart AWR · IM Motors · ATOM For Innovative Products · HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY · Al Habtoor Motors · MG Motor · Audi Al Nabooda Automobiles · EVS ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICES · UAEV · ELEKEY · Ecoride Bicycles · LS AUTO · Roads and Transport Authority · EV DESTINATION · Zero Motorcycles · Jameel Motors · MOXINGYUN NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD. · QVOLT · Al Wathba Insurance · Madenat Alnokhba Recycling Services LLC · GULF STAR MOTORS-L.L.C-O.P.C · Al Ghurair · Al Futtaim Lexus

Knowledge Partner (1)

CharIN

Strategic Partner (1)

Roads and Transport Authority

Supporting Partner (1)

Greem

Source: the published agenda. See how B2DB compiles its records.