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GCC Connect 2026

Presented by ITEF Kuwait Chapter

Connecting the 3i’s: Innovation, Investment, Impact

  • Date29-30 November 2026
  • TimeDay 1 from 5:00 PM · Day 2 from 8:00 AM AST
  • VenueJumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel

All times AST (UTC+3)

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GCC Connect 2026, 29-30 November 2026

GCC Connect 2026 at a glance

  • CXOs
  • Speakers
  • Startup mentors
  • Exhibitors
  • Countries
  • Delegates

Three forces. One corridor.

GCC Connect 2026 is built on the understanding that the decade ahead will define the long-term economic and industrial trajectory of the Gulf region and its global partners. Across the GCC, national visions are accelerating transformation in infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, mobility, sustainability, and digital systems.

About the conference
Conference brochure release on stage at the Kuwait curtain raiser

Connecting the 3i’s

  • Innovation: engineering innovation as the bridge between policy ambition and execution reality
  • Investment: responsible capital deployment, linking GCC capital with Indian engineering talent
  • Impact: a forum where ideas evolve into alliances, and alliances into enduring impact

Built for the people shaping the Gulf’s next decade.

  1. Governments & policymakers
  2. Global institutions
  3. Industry leaders & CXOs
  4. Investors
  5. Innovators & thought architects
  6. Startups & aspiring founders
  7. MSMEs & corporates
  8. Engineers & students

Voices from across the industries

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  • Speaker to be announced

    Investment opportunities in India

  • Speaker to be announced

    GCC-India industrial collaboration

  • Speaker to be announced

    Startup ecosystem development

  • Speaker to be announced

    Engineering skill development

  • Speaker to be announced

    Workforce mobility

  • Speaker to be announced

    Innovation & research partnerships

Two days. Six themes. One stage.

29-30 November 2026 · All times AST (UTC+3)

Full programme

Sun 29 Nov

  1. Inaugural Ceremony

  2. Artificial Intelligence: Present & Future Overview

  3. Networking & Dinner

Mon 30 Nov

  1. Thematic & Technical Sessions

  2. Closing Ceremony

Opportunities on the day

Glimpses of the Kuwait curtain raiser

  • ITEF chapter leaders on stage in front of the GCC Connect 2026 backdrop
  • ITEF leaders lined up on stage at the curtain raiser
  • Guests and ITEF members at the curtain raiser reception

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All partners

In association with

  • SMILES World Economic Forum
  • Government of Tamil Nadu
  • StartupTN
  • FaMe TN
  • Guidance Tamil Nadu

Badriah Ballroom, Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel

Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait
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29-30 November 2026 · Kuwait

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Badriah Ballroom, Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel, Sabah Al Salem, Kuwait

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