Light + Intelligent Building Middle East 2027

Light + Intelligent Building Middle East 2027 takes place on 12–14 January 2027 at Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai. B2DB lists 56 speakers and 13 sessions announced so far.

Light + Intelligent Building Middle East is an exhibition and conference for lighting and building technology, bringing together industry professionals, innovators and government bodies. The 2027 edition runs from 12 to 14 January at Dubai World Trade Centre, alongside Intersec, with a conference programme that includes THINKLIGHT, Smart Building Summit and InSpotLight. The previous edition featured 340 exhibitors from 30 countries across six product sectors.

Key facts

Keynote speakers

• Noemi Barbero Co-Founder, Director, VBNB Lighting
• Siddharth Mathur Partner & CEO, Studio Lumen
• Stella Cardella Associate Partner, Fosters
• Vinod Pillai Partner + Design Director, Studio Lumen

Speakers (56)

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

• Noemi Barbero Co-Founder, Director, VBNB Lighting
• Siddharth Mathur Partner & CEO, Studio Lumen
• Stella Cardella Associate Partner, Fosters
• Vinod Pillai Partner + Design Director, Studio Lumen
• Martin Lupton Co-Founder, Light Collective
• Carla Wilkins President, IALD / CLD; Global Creative Director, Lichtvision Design
• Randy Reid Editor, Designing Lighting
• Juan Ferrari Director, Hoare Lea
• Iliana Zotou Team Lead | Senior Lighting Designer, Nulty+
• Carolina Florian SLL President, Society of Light and Lighting (SLL)
• Adrianna Barr Principal Lighting Designer, WSP, UK
• Bernie Tan Hayes CEO, FPOV
• Cherine Saroufim Interior Architect - Lighting Designer, Atelier Saroufim – Idepconsult
• Ellis John Mandia Associate, dpa lighting consultants
• Faraz Izhar Lead Lighting Designer, AE7
• Ghada Dhwaik Founder and Creative Director, GD lighting Design and Lumino Experience/Light Festivals
• Giovanni Zambri Managing Director, Smith Tait
• Jelena Lazarevic Studio Lead, Foundry
• Katie Czub Senior Associate, Fisher Marantz Stone
• Kuldeep Vali Founder, RISE with AI Ltd.
• Menekse Seyma Kaya Founder & Creative Director, Studio 400nm
• Moe Tarakomyi Chief Creative Officer, Vivid Studios
• Mohamed Siraj Medani Partner and Design Director, Delta Lighting Design
• Patti Lee Head of the Shanghai Office, Lichtvision
• Paul Miles Principal Lighting Designer & Partner, LightTouch PLD
• Paula Cortés Castellanos Founder, Orava.Studio
• Philip Schmitz Lighting Designer, Licht Kunst Licht AG
• Ramy Makhaly Principal Lighting Designer, WSP in the Middle East
• Rodrigo Roveratti Design Director, La Luz Lighting Design
• Sakina Dugawalla-Moeller Founder & Design Director, Light.Func
• Sky Bembury Associate Principal, Optimum Lighting Design
• Stephanie Hreiki Senior Lighting Designer, Team Lead, Studio N
• Tripti Sahni Design Principal, Studio TRACE
• Helen Ankers Managing Editor, [d]arc media
• Matt Waring arc magazine
• Xander Cadisch Global Director, Light Tribe
• Ahmad Raffat Head of Commercial & Procurement, A.R.M. HOLDING
• Ahmed Ammar Researcher, DTU - Technical University of Denmark
• Alla Fillipovich Lighting Designer, 962Light
• Charles G. Stone II Founder, Fisher Marantz Stone
• Daniel Spiro President, Exposure Illumination Architects, Inc.
• Daniela Nastase Steering Committee Member, WOMEN IN TECH UAE
• Dr Bhakti More Dean, School of Design & Architecture & Head, Centre for ESG, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai
• Dr. Aishah Al Shehhi Engineering Expert, Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure – UAE
• Feras Abdallah Senior Lighting Designer -Team Lead, Nulty+
• Fiorenzo Nameche Founder & Principal Lighting Designer, LIGHT TO LIGHT
• Jawaher Alsaheli Engineer – Electrical, WSP in the Middle East
• Maryam Alshehhi Engineer – Electrical, WSP in the Middle East
• Michal Biskiewicz Business Development Manager, Media Façade
• Mohammed Ali Qureshi Senior BIM Manager, Dewan Architects + Engineers
• Nilesh Deshpande Associate Director – Sustainability, AESG
• Petros Kitsantas Lighting Designer, Studio Lumen
• Said El Haouasli CEO, Land Sterling
• Sarath MS Lead Building Technology Solutions Consultant, Design Confidence
• Surbhi Jindal Founder & Principal Designer, Da Light Hub
• Tafadzwa Mukaro Associate Director, Rider Levett Bucknall

Most represented companies

• Studio Lumen — 3 speakers
• WSP in the Middle East — 3 speakers
• Fisher Marantz Stone — 2 speakers
• Nulty+ — 2 speakers

Agenda (13 sessions)

Day 1 — Tuesday 12 January 2027

• Opening Keynote: Design Deep Dive 1 11:00–12:00 · THINKLIGHT — Siddharth Mathur, Vinod Pillai
• Power Panel: Keeping the Human Touch: Lighting Design in the Age of AI 12:00–13:00 · THINKLIGHT — Martin Lupton, Faraz Izhar, Giovanni Zambri, Kuldeep Vali +1 more
• Project Focused 14:00–14:30 · THINKLIGHT — Moe Tarakomyi
• Project Perspectives: Shaping Human Experience with Light 14:30–16:00 · THINKLIGHT — Carla Wilkins, Carolina Florian, Katie Czub, Patti Lee +1 more

Day 2 — Wednesday 13 January 2027

• Opening Keynote: The Light of a Queen: Illuminating the Temple of Hatshepsut 11:00–12:00 · THINKLIGHT — Noemi Barbero
• Power Panel: Light as Experience: Celebrating Light as Artistic Expression 12:00–13:00 · THINKLIGHT — Martin Lupton, Jelena Lazarevic, Rodrigo Roveratti, Stephanie Hreiki +1 more
• Conversations in Light 14:00–14:30 · THINKLIGHT — Randy Reid, Philip Schmitz
• Project Perspectives: Designing with Light for Narrative, Emotion and Artistry 14:30–16:00 · THINKLIGHT — Martin Lupton, Juan Ferrari, Bernie Tan Hayes, Cherine Saroufim +1 more

Day 3 — Thursday 14 January 2027

• Opening Keynote: Design Deep Dive 3 11:00–12:00 · THINKLIGHT — Stella Cardella
• Power Panel: More than Light: Lighting Design and our Responsibility to the Planet 12:00–13:00 · THINKLIGHT — Martin Lupton, Ellis John Mandia, Menekse Seyma Kaya, Paul Miles +1 more
• Project Focus 14:00–14:30 · THINKLIGHT — Mohamed Siraj Medani
• Project Perspectives: Circularity, Low-Energy and Dark-Sky Design in Practice 14:30–16:00 · THINKLIGHT — Carla Wilkins, Iliana Zotou, Adrianna Barr, Ramy Makhaly
• Light Middle East Awards 2027 Awards

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Sponsors (5)

LINEA LIGHT GROUP · LUMINII · Lumenpulse · Ideolux · KNX

Media Partners (11)

Love That Design · arc magazine · Light on Light Academy · Aydinlatma Teknik · Lighting India · Light Express Magazine · Design Middle East · Designoor · BNC Network · Design Lighting · Lighting Asia

Association Partner (1)

ASHB

Exhibitors (42)

Eelectron HBA DMCC · Controltronic GmbH · FUTURASMUS, S.L. · Citofonica S.R.L.S. · Corporacion Empresarial Altra S.L. · E N POWER ELECTRONICS L.L.C · LED CORNER ELECTRICAL TRADING L.L.C · LEDVANCE · ANDRZEJ SZYMAŃSKI "LARS" · TCI · esave ag · Kegu Lighting Technologies S.L. · Leipziger Leuchten GmbH · CENTERSVET LIGHT FITTINGS & FIXTURES TRADING L.L.C · Tantron Technology Co.,Ltd · Procom Middle East Audio & Lighting Systems Trading LLC · Aura Luminaire Light Trading LLC · SMPLR for Measuring & Control Systems Trading Co. L.L.C · BLUMOTIX SRL · Voluce Teknoloji Ve Aydinlatma Cozumleri Ltd. Sti. · Pierre Enterprises doo · FLASHNET · ELKO EP, s.r.o. · Vimar SpA · Niceway Trading FZCO · Manlux Technologies Inc. · Fumagalli S.R.L · Guangdong Media Facade Company Limited · AlBurhan Hegazi General Trading L.L.C · Theben AG (Branch) · DITRACO - DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION CONTROL, LDA · TEDEE SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ · Vivaldi S.R.L. · Beyond Lighting Factory · USA Shylon Lighting Group Ltd · Flygon Industrial Services FZE · GVS Smart Co., Ltd. · Luminoscape Lighting Limited · NEXhome Smart Technologies Co.,Ltd. · EMIRATES LIGHTING FACTORY LLC · Vossloh Schwabe Deutschland GmbH · Axoled S.L.

Knowledge Partner (1)

Frost & Sullivan

Strategic Partner (1)

Light Collective

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