GeoWorld/Future FM 2026

GeoWorld/Future FM 2026 takes place on 23–26 November 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai. It is organised by dmg events, and B2DB lists 51 speakers and 50 sessions announced so far.

GeoWorld and Future FM are co-located events held within Big 5 Global at Dubai World Trade Centre (Hall 4), from 23 to 26 November 2026. GeoWorld covers the geospatial ecosystem, including BIM, GIS, digital twins, surveying, mapping and spatial data, through an exhibition, the FutureTech Summit, Geospatial Talks and live demonstrations for the MEASA region. Future FM is aimed at facilities management professionals, bringing together decision-makers, solution providers and experts to discuss technology, sustainability and practical FM solutions, with Facility Management Talks on 26 November.

Key facts

Keynote speakers

• Marwan AlObaidi Regional Director - Data Centers & Applied | Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, Midea Group
• Mahaba Salem Alsaleh Head of Technology Development Section, Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology

Speakers (51)

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

• Marwan AlObaidi Regional Director - Data Centers & Applied | Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, Midea Group
• Mahaba Salem Alsaleh Head of Technology Development Section, Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
• Cristina Savian CEO and Founder, BE-WISE
• Dr. Ansari Wahid Group CEO, Adeeb Group
• Matt Myers Program Lead for MA Real Estate Management and Finance, Heriot-Watt University
• Mohamed Saadeh General Manager, Darwish Interserve Facility Management
• Saphia Ali AI Governance & Institutional Strategy Advisor, Independent Consultant
• Steven Yule ICE Country Representative, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• Fahad Mohamed Director - Facilities Management, Emirates Properties Group
• Ali Ismail BIM Expert, buildingSMART UAE Chapter
• Josine Heijmans Senior Vice President, dmg events
• Mahmoud Radwan General Manager - Middle East & North Africa, Premier Construction Software
• Salim El Ferkh Senior Industry Sales Manager, Autodesk
• Abdul Rahim Sabouni CEO, Span M Consulting
• Abdulla Al Wahedi Chief Executive Officer, Irtikaz Property Management
• Ahmed Hegazy CEO, Opteam
• Alex Albani Professor of Architecture, American University of Dubai
• Amir Ashour Global AI Delegate to the UAE, Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence
• Andre Samaha PMC Director, Dar Al Handasah
• Anup Ramachandran Head of FM, Seddiqi Holding
• Arun Santhosh BIM Engineer, Building Permit Department- Permits Section
• Ayeda Hassan Shukralla Abdulla GIS Specialist, Dubai Municipality
• Bjørn Stangeland Member Technical Domain Steering Committee, buildingSMART International
• David Hein Co-Founder & COO, Unlimited Disruption Lab
• Dennis Belgrado Area Sales Manager, Trimble Inc.
• Elena Mate Mugica Head of Strategy & Solutions - Smart Infrastructure & Digital, BARC SOLUTIONS
• Gowri Shankar Sivabala Founder, AI and Quantum International Hub
• Ibrahim Fahdah BIM Expert, buildingSMART UAE Chapter
• Imad Hanna Associate Professor of Interior Design, American University in Dubai School: School of Architecture, Art and Design
• Joe Labaky Chief Operating Officer, Board Member, Group AMANA
• Juan Tenaflorez Strategic Advisor, ICE UAE Committee
• Maitha Ali Al Nuaimi Director - GIS Center department, Dubai Municipality
• Mamdouh A. Salem Head of Digital Engineering & Construction, Group AMANA
• Mark Docherty MSc MiWFM Operations Director, OPTIMA Facility Management Solutions
• Martin Saju BIM Engineer, Building Permit Department- Permits Section, Dubai Municipality
• Mohammed Suhail Digital Transformation & AI Manager, Engie Solutions Middle East (GCC)
• Nikhil Nikam Design Manager, Damac properties LLC
• Siji George Chief Deputy AI Councillor, Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (GAFAI)
• Vijay Raina Senior Account Technical Lead, Autodesk
• Vinod Kurup Vice President of Channel Sales, M.A.H.Y. KHOORY & CO. LLC
• Vitaly Berezka AI Adoption Strategist, THINKPROP
• Yousuf BinZayed General Manager, Al-Futtaim Facilities Management
• Aditi Nitin Partner • Technology & Transformation - Artificial Intelligence & Data, Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)
• Asim Rehmani Senior Manager - BIM, Dubai Holding
• Elizabeth Pearson Founder & Managing Director, Forgechemy
• Fadi Sleiman Group Chief Information and Digital Officer, Albawani Holding
• Mario Cardenas Head of BIM, Azizi Developments
• Muayad Simbawa Managing Director, Nemetschek Group
• Muhammad Usman Barkat Chief of Growth & Operations Officer, Citi Developers
• Razi Hamada General Manager - Technologies - UAE- KSA - Qatar, AL FUTTAIM TECHNOLOGIES (L L C)
• Sourendra Dey Operation Lead, Target Engineering Construction Co LLC

Most represented companies

• Autodesk — 2 speakers
• buildingSMART UAE Chapter — 2 speakers
• Dubai Municipality — 2 speakers
• Group AMANA — 2 speakers

Agenda (50 sessions)

Day 1 — Monday 23 November 2026

• Where to start: An AI roadmap for construction teams 12:00–12:20 · AI Talks — Vitaly Berezka
• Adoption ROI: Measurable gains from AI-driven workflow compression 12:25–12:45 · AI Talks — Gowri Shankar Sivabala
• From pilot to enterprise: Scaling AI across construction organizations 12:50–13:20 · AI Talks — Steven Yule, Elena Mate Mugica, Juan Tenaflorez
• What actually happened: Using AI to build a factual and trusted record of the site 13:25–13:45 · AI Talks — Ahmed Hegazy, Andre Samaha
• Commercial AI in practice: Procurement, estimating and RFIs 13:50–14:10 · AI Talks
• Document intelligence: Contracts, specifications and project records 14:15–14:35 · AI Talks — Siji George
• Intelligent construction for inclusive urban living: Adaptive sensing, data-driven design and accessibility standards 14:40–15:00 · AI Talks — Abdul Rahim Sabouni
• From point cloud to decision: AI-enabled geospatial data workflows in construction 15:05–15:25 · AI Talks — Dennis Belgrado
• Generative design AI: Layout optimization and material efficiency 15:30–15:50 · AI Talks — Imad Hanna
• AI-assisted design review for quality and coordination 15:55–16:15 · AI Talks — Alex Albani
• Trusting AI outputs: Validation and assurance in project delivery 16:20–16:40 · AI Talks — David Hein
• Executing AI across design and engineering workflows: from feasibility to detailed drawings 16:45–17:05 · AI Talks — Nikhil Nikam

Day 2 — Tuesday 24 November 2026

• Opening remarks 11:00–11:05 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks
• Presentation: The role of buildingSMART UAE in driving digital construction 11:10–11:20 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Ali Ismail
• Interactive audience survey 11:25–11:30 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks
• Presentation: Dubai Municipality BIM standards update 11:35–12:05 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Arun Santhosh, Martin Saju
• Presentation: From fragmented BIM to connected project data 12:10–12:30 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Salim El Ferkh
• Presentation: Turning open standards into industry practice 12:35–12:55 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Bjørn Stangeland
• Presentation: Integrating GIS and BIM for connected project delivery 13:00–13:35 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Ayeda Hassan Shukralla Abdulla
• Presentation: From model to module to safe site (OpenBIM as the operating system of industrialized construction) 13:40–14:00 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Mamdouh A. Salem
• Presentation: From go-live to value: Reducing the change burden in construction technology adoption 14:05–14:25 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Mahmoud Radwan
• Workshop: Get to know openBIM: Standards, workflows and tools 14:25–15:25 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Ali Ismail
• Demo session 15:25–15:35 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Vijay Raina
• Presentation: AI in BIM delivery: What works, what doesn't and why 15:35–16:05 · buildingSMART and Geospatial Talks — Ibrahim Fahdah

Day 3 — Thursday 26 November 2026

• Welcome remarks 11:45–11:50 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Josine Heijmans
• Opening remarks - Summit Chair 11:50–12:00 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit
• Leadership keynote: From vision to impact: Accelerating industrial transformation through advanced technology 12:00–12:20 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Mahaba Salem Alsaleh
• Presentation: Preparing FM Leaders for what's next 12:00–12:20 · Facilities Management Talks — Abdulla Al Wahedi
• Leadership Fireside Chat: Intelligent operations – Digital twin at scale / using connected data to improve asset and city performance 12:20–12:40 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Maitha Ali Al Nuaimi
• Presentation: Adapting integrated FM models for changing industry demands 12:25–12:45 · Facilities Management Talks — Yousuf BinZayed
• Executive panel: Proof, not pilots: Why transformation stalls and where the value is missed 12:40–13:10 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Cristina Savian, Fadi Sleiman, Mario Cardenas, Muayad Simbawa
• Case study: Converting a net-zero target into operational action 12:50–13:10 · Facilities Management Talks
• Case Study: From vision to execution: How a mega project built a scalable digital ecosystem 13:10–13:30 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit
• Panel discussion: From digital ambition to FM reality 13:15–13:45 · Facilities Management Talks — Mohamed Saadeh, Anup Ramachandran, Mohammed Suhail
• Leadership reflection circle: 13:30–13:35 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit
• Executive Keynote: Cooling the AI revolution: Engineering the future of sustainable AI infrastructure 13:35–13:55 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Marwan AlObaidi
• Presentation: Beyond maintenance: Rethinking building performance and lifecycle value 13:50–14:10 · Facilities Management Talks — Vinod Kurup
• Executive panel: The new race to build: Can the industry deliver data centers, mega projects, and critical infrastructure at scale? 13:55–14:25 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Salim El Ferkh, Razi Hamada, Sourendra Dey
• Presentation: Optimizing building underperformance after handover 14:15–14:35 · Facilities Management Talks — Fahad Mohamed
• Case study: Industrialized construction in practice: Delivering at scale under compressed timelines 14:25–14:45 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Joe Labaky
• Fireside chat: Building successful FM partnerships 14:40–15:05 · Facilities Management Talks — Dr. Ansari Wahid, Mark Docherty MSc MiWFM
• Leadership reflection circle 14:45–14:50 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit
• Executive Fireside Chat: Who creates value after handover? Rethinking asset ownership in the digital era 15:10–15:40 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Matt Myers, Asim Rehmani
• Case study: From pilot to scale: Deploying robotics across FM operations 15:10–15:30 · Facilities Management Talks
• Panel discussion: Attracting, developing and retaining FM talent 15:35–16:05 · Facilities Management Talks
• Executive Talk: Turning AI ambition into enterprise reality: Building scalable digital ecosystems for business growth 15:40–16:00 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Amir Ashour
• Executive panel :What will separate tomorrow's industry leaders from everyone else? 16:00–16:30 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit — Saphia Ali, Mahmoud Radwan, Aditi Nitin, Elizabeth Pearson +1 more
• Presentation: Retrofitting existing buildings without disrupting operations 16:10–16:30 · Facilities Management Talks
• Start Up City Session 16:30–16:50 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit
• Closing remarks – Summit Chair 16:50–16:55 · Big 5 FutureTech Summit

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Organiser (1)

dmg events

Sponsors (16)

KEZAD Group · TALCO · AHI Carrier · Innovo Group · MIE Groups · Italian Trade Agency (ICE) · M.A.H.Y. Khoory Group · NEMETSCHEK · United Motors and Heavy Equipment · Midea Group · Dubai · Emirates · Autodesk · Trojan Holding · Careem · Premier Construction Software

Association Partners (9)

Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers (EACE) · Society of Engineers · Egypt Green Building Council · Sustainability Professionals of Saudi Arabia · ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) · ACI Worldwide · CIAAD & SDG · Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) · UAE Contractors’ Association

Exhibitor (1)

Zhejiang Department of Commerce

Knowledge Partner (1)

Ventures onsite

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