industries lane
12 Jun 2026 – 13 Jun 2026
Doha, Qatar
GCC flagship cybersecurity conference — sovereign digital trust, national identity infrastructure, and AI governance at national scale.
13 Jun 2026
Doha, Qatar
Closed-door executive leadership interviews in Doha — research for Joseph Callahan's upcoming book series on national transformation and AI trust.
MWC / GSMA
2 Mar 2026 – 5 Mar 2026
Barcelona, Spain
Global telecom and digital infrastructure flagship where carriers, vendors, and policymakers align on connectivity, AI, and trusted subscriber relationships.
GITEX
7 Dec 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
GCC mega-platform spanning AI, cyber resilience, smart cities, and sovereign digital capability investments.
9 Feb 2026 – 12 Feb 2026
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
High-velocity GCC tech expo pairing sovereign AI bets with national digitization megaprojects.
Web Summit
23 Feb 2026 – 26 Feb 2026
Doha, Qatar
GCC-facing innovation summit extending Web Summit storytelling into sovereign wealth-backed ecosystems.
Viva Technology
17 Jun 2026 – 20 Jun 2026
Paris, France
France's flagship innovation expo tying corporates, startups, and policy around emerging tech.
Web Summit
9 Nov 2026 – 12 Nov 2026
Lisbon, Portugal
Global founder and investor magnet surfacing where platforms experiment with trust UX.
1 Sept 2026
Arlington, United States
Industry summit on digital identity, biometrics, synthetic media detection, fraud, payments, and trust infrastructure — Washington DC / Arlington VA, 1 September 2026.
