Doha, Qatar: The GSMA has announced an agenda-setting speaker and exhibitor line-up for MWC26 Doha, MENA’s premier connectivity event, which returns to the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC) on 8 to 10 November 2026, co-located with the opening days of ITU’s Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-26).
The second edition of MWC26 Doha will bring together leaders in 5G, AI, digital infrastructure and policy to define the region’s next phase of connectivity and digital transformation.
The programme will feature voices from AI, policy, satellite and digital infrastructure. In addition, exhibitors and sponsors from operators, cloud and AI leaders, to security specialists, satellite providers and infrastructure companies.
GSMA Director General, Vivek Badrinath, said: “As the international connectivity community gathers in Doha for the co-located MWC26 Doha and ITU PP-26, the city will become a focal point for global dialogue on connectivity, AI and digital transformation. Across MENA, momentum around AI, advanced networks and digital infrastructure is accelerating, creating new opportunities for economic growth.
The MWC agenda will be anchored around ‘The IQ Era’, with programme themes that reflect the issues now shaping boardroom and policy conversations across MENA and beyond such as ‘AI in Action: Practical AI deployment, from intelligent data centres and AI-ready networks to connected healthcare and new productivity models’, ‘Intelligent Economies: How governments and businesses can use technology to support competitiveness, inclusion and national transformation.’
In partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, MWC26 Doha will build on a debut edition in 2025 that drew more than 9,000 attendees from 110 countries.
