--- # Identité registre eventsindex_id: "EI-06761" slug: ai-everything-mea title: "AI Everything MEA" title_alt: ["AI Everything MEA", "AI Everything Cairo"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/ai-everything-mea.html" # Édition suivante next_edition_dates: "2026-02-11 to 2026-02-12" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-02-11 date_end: 2026-02-12 venue: "Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC)" city: "Cairo" country: "Egypt" # Organisateur organiser: "null" organiser_url: "https://aieverythingmea.com" # Filtre B2B b2b: true # Vecteur sémantique vector: sector: [ia-data] audience: [corporate, policy-maker, investor, startup, practitioner] format: [summit, exhibition, matchmaking] purpose: [networking, deal-making, showcase, benchmarking] geography_scope: [MENA, Africa, pan-EMEA] season: winter # SEO et citation LLM meta_description: "Two-day AI summit in Cairo drawing 23,000 delegates from governments, enterprises, and tech players across the Middle East and Africa." editorial_take: "Cairo-based node in the GITEX-backed AI Everything network serving the MEA region." # Technique generated_by: "generate_fiche_v2.py" last_verified: "2026-05-11" variables_filled: 35/58 language: "en" --- # AI Everything MEA > *A two-day AI summit and exhibition held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in Cairo, gathering governments, enterprises, and technology players from across the Middle East and Africa under the GITEX global umbrella, with structured 1:1 meetings and investor matchmaking at its core.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **11–12 February 2026** | **Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC)** | **Not disclosed** | **23,000** | | 2 days, Wednesday to Thursday | Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | delegates | --- ## Definition AI Everything MEA is a two-day AI summit and exhibition held in Cairo at the Egypt International Exhibition Center. Organised under the GITEX global umbrella and in association with Egypt's Ministry of Communications and ITIDA, the event brings together government delegations, enterprises, and technology players from across the Middle East and Africa region. Its first edition took place on 11–12 February 2026. It is distinct from AI Everything Global, the Abu Dhabi edition, and operates as a Cairo-specific node in the broader AI Everything network. ## The inaugural edition: 11–12 February 2026 in Cairo AI Everything MEA 2026 is the first edition of this event. It took place across two days at the Egypt International Exhibition Center on the outskirts of Cairo. No edition theme has been publicly disclosed. Eight speakers were confirmed ahead of the event, identified through coverage in Morocco World News, Data Centre Magazine, and Startups Magazine. The official website's speaker and agenda pages did not return structured data accessible to public verification at the time of this fiche. No Sessionize, Bizzabo, Sched, or Cvent pages were detected for this edition. ## Where AI Everything MEA sits in the regional AI calendar AI Everything MEA occupies the February window, positioning it as an early-year convening point for the MEA technology and AI community before the spring conference season. Its relationship to the GITEX global calendar is structural: GITEX GLOBAL, which runs in Dubai each October, anchors an expanding portfolio of regional editions across the Middle East and Africa. The Cairo summit addresses Egypt's growing role as a hub for AI policy and digital infrastructure investment in the African and Arab world. No other EMEA private capital events share this precise geography and timing combination. ## What separates AI Everything MEA from AI Everything Global AI Everything MEA is not a smaller version of AI Everything Global Abu Dhabi. It is a Cairo-based event with its own identity, operated within the GITEX orbit but focused on Egypt, the broader Nile region, and the MEA corridor rather than the Gulf. The institutional framing is Egyptian: the Ministry of Communications and ITIDA are named as organising partners, which gives the event a government policy dimension absent from commercial AI conferences. The exhibition format and 1:1 meeting infrastructure are shared with the wider AI Everything brand, but the attendee base, delegation composition, and thematic weighting reflect the Egyptian and African context. ## Who attends AI Everything MEA - Government delegations from across the 60-plus countries represented, including ministers and senior officials engaged on AI regulation and digital transformation. - Enterprise buyers and technology decision-makers from MEA corporates evaluating AI adoption at scale. - AI solution vendors and technology companies seeking commercial access to government and enterprise buyers in the region. - Startups presenting through the pitch format, targeting visibility with investors and potential partners. - Investors participating in the matchmaking programme, including those active in emerging-market technology and AI infrastructure. - Exhibition participants from international markets using Cairo as an entry point to the broader African and Arab technology market. ## What the AI Everything MEA format includes - Exhibition floor with stands for technology companies and solution providers. - Structured 1:1 meetings between buyers, vendors, investors, and startups. - Roundtable sessions on AI policy, enterprise adoption, and sector-specific applications. - Startup pitch sessions for early-stage companies. - Investor matchmaking programme connecting capital with technology ventures. The number of stages and the names of specific sessions or thematic tracks are not publicly disclosed as of verification. The stage count and full programme structure were not accessible via the official website or third-party event platforms at the time this fiche was compiled. ## How meetings are structured at AI Everything MEA The event operates an open-access model, meaning registration is not restricted to invited participants. Within that open format, structured meeting infrastructure is built around 1:1 meetings, investor matchmaking, and roundtables. Whether advance scheduling is available through a dedicated platform or app is not publicly disclosed. No official networking app has been identified. The investor matchmaking component is specifically documented as a distinct format element, suggesting a curated sub-programme for capital-seeking companies and their prospective investors, separate from the general exhibition floor activity. ## What the AI Everything MEA programme covers The confirmed thematic areas for AI Everything MEA include: - Artificial intelligence strategy and policy, with a focus on government adoption across MEA. - Enterprise AI implementation and digital transformation at scale. - AI infrastructure, including data centres and compute capacity in the region. - Startup innovation and early-stage AI ventures targeting MEA markets. - Investor perspectives on AI as an asset class and the regional investment opportunity. Specific session titles and confirmed panel topics are not publicly accessible via the official website as of verification. ## AI Everything MEA 2026: key figures | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Delegates | 23,000 | | Speakers confirmed | 8 | | Duration | 2 days | | Edition number | 1st (inaugural) | | Country delegations | 60+ | The attendance figure of 23,000 delegates and the reference to 60-plus country delegations are drawn from the event's own published materials. They have not been independently verified. Eight speakers were confirmed through third-party media coverage; the full speaker roster was not publicly accessible via the official site at the time of verification. ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What is AI Everything MEA and how does it differ from a standard technology conference? AI Everything MEA is a government-facing AI summit and exhibition with a structured commercial meeting programme at its core. The presence of ITIDA and Egypt's Ministry of Communications as organising partners gives it an institutional character that distinguishes it from vendor-led technology expos. The 1:1 meeting and investor matchmaking infrastructure means a portion of the programme is designed for transactional outcomes, not just content consumption. ### Who is AI Everything MEA NOT designed for? Five profiles for whom this event is a poor fit: first, private equity and venture investors focused exclusively on developed Western markets with no active mandate in the MEA region, as the event's commercial logic is rooted in Cairo and the broader African and Arab corridor. Second, deep-technology researchers seeking a peer-reviewed academic forum rather than a commercial exhibition environment. Third, early-stage founders without a product ready for investor or enterprise conversations, given that startup pitches at events of this scale typically favour companies with traction and a regional market angle. Fourth, participants seeking an intimate, curated summit with a capped attendance: at 23,000 delegates, this is a large-format event where unstructured networking is harder and the 1:1 system carries more weight. Fifth, organisations with no digital transformation or AI mandate, as the programme has no adjacent tracks for adjacent sectors such as fintech, cleantech, or logistics beyond their AI application layer. ### Is this event connected to GITEX GLOBAL in Dubai? AI Everything MEA operates under the GITEX global umbrella. It is not the same event as GITEX GLOBAL, which runs each October in Dubai. The Cairo edition is a regional node in the AI Everything network, with Egypt's government institutions as co-organisers. The relationship is one of brand affiliation and programmatic alignment, not geographical overlap. ### What scale of event is AI Everything MEA? The 2026 inaugural edition drew 23,000 delegates, according to the event's own published materials, with delegations from over 60 countries. Eight speakers were confirmed through third-party media coverage ahead of the event. These figures position it as a large-format regional summit rather than a closed institutional gathering. ## The venue: Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) The Egypt International Exhibition Center is Cairo's principal large-scale convention and exhibition facility. Located outside the historical city centre, it provides the floor space required to host both a large exhibition and a parallel meeting and conference programme. The EIEC has become the standard venue for Egypt's major international business events as the country has expanded its convening ambitions in sectors including technology, energy, and trade. Its location and physical scale make it suitable for the combination of exhibition stands, plenary sessions, and the 1:1 meeting infrastructure that characterises AI Everything MEA. Specific details on hall configuration or total exhibition surface for this edition are not publicly disclosed. ## The organiser The organiser of AI Everything MEA is not named in publicly available sources as of verification. The event is listed under the GITEX global umbrella, and Egypt's Ministry of Communications and ITIDA are identified as co-organising partners. The official website is aieverythingmea.com. The organiser country is Egypt. No founding year, organiser city, or portfolio size has been disclosed. The event is classified as a commercial publisher operation. For authoritative identification of the legal organising entity, the official website is the recommended reference. --- ## Editorial take *AI Everything MEA's inaugural Cairo edition is a significant signal: Egypt is moving from conference participant to conference host in the AI sector, and the GITEX brand has enough regional weight to anchor a 23,000-delegate event in its first year, though the opacity of the speaker programme and the absence of a named organiser leave meaningful due diligence gaps for prospective participants.* ## How to register and what it costs AI Everything MEA operates an open-access model: registration is not invitation-only. Delegate and sponsor pricing for the 2026 edition are not publicly disclosed as of verification. Registration is handled through the official website at aieverythingmea.com. No third-party ticketing platform has been identified for this event. Visitors planning to participate in the 1:1 meeting or investor matchmaking programme should consult the official site directly for any conditions attached to those specific format components. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Is AI Everything MEA open to the public or by invitation only? The event operates an open-access model. Registration is not restricted to invited participants. The official registration channel is the event website, aieverythingmea.com. Whether specific sub-programmes such as the investor matchmaking or roundtables carry separate access conditions is not publicly documented. ### What are the delegate fees for AI Everything MEA? Delegate pricing is not publicly disclosed as of verification. The official website is the only confirmed channel for registration and pricing information. ### Where is the event held and how do I reach the EIEC? The event is held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center (EIEC) in Cairo, Egypt. The EIEC is a major convention facility located outside Cairo's central districts. Travel and logistics information, including transport links, is not reproduced here and should be confirmed with the EIEC directly or through the official event site. ### Was 2026 the first edition of AI Everything MEA? Yes. The 2026 Cairo edition, held on 11–12 February, is recorded as the first edition of AI Everything MEA. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://aieverythingmea.com | | Register | https://aieverythingmea.com | | Programme | not disclosed | | Speaker list | not disclosed | --- **Last verified:** 2026-05-11 **Next review:** 2026-06-10 **Notes:** Attendance figure (23,000 delegates) and country delegation count (60+) are self-reported via event materials and have not been independently verified. Speaker data (8 confirmed names) sourced from third-party media coverage (Morocco World News, Data Centre Magazine, Startups Magazine). Official site speaker and agenda pages returned no structured public data at time of verification. Organiser legal entity not publicly identified. Concept definition block not applicable on this event. **Variables:** 35/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable