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With its regional headquarters in Dubai, and local offices in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, East Africa, West Africa, South Africa, and Türkiye, IDC has been tracking the META region for over 25 years. Our respected standing in the market has enabled us to establish close working relationships across the ICT industry, providing in-depth consultancy services designed to inform a new generation of technology policies, strategies, and regulations for the digital era.

To complement our extensive research and consultancy services, IDC hosts a series of annual technology roadshows and CIO Summits across the META region, exploring key emerging trends like big data, the Internet of Things, cybersecurity, cloud, and artificial intelligence. We also have a proven track record of organizing world-class custom events that have been meticulously tailored to meet the unique needs of individual clients.

We deliver more than 200 high-impact technology events per year across the META region, bringing providers, practitioners, leaders, and subject-matter experts together to support knowledge sharing and networking.

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We offer technology insights to organizations seeking to accelerate Success in the post-pandemic, post-globalization era: digitally-transformed, navigating and creating their own new realities in a changed world.

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IDC organizes a wide range of events designed to create ongoing dialogue about the effective use of ICT in modern businesses, the latest trends and key issues, and the changing economic, social, and regulatory environments affecting both the sale and use of information and communication technologies.

Bringing together users, analysts, vendors, business and professional associations, academics, government officials, and the media, our events focus on how technology can help enterprises and individuals succeed in the emerging markets of the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa.



Display Events:

IDC Kuwait CIO Summit 2025

Architecting an AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

May 20, 2025

Location: Courtyard by Marriott Kuwait City, Kuwait

Accelerate Your Innovation: Modernizing SAP for Business Transformation

In-Person

May 20, 2025

Location: Jumeirah Al Naseem, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Reimagining Connectivity: The Future of Enterprise Networks with NaaS

In-Person

May 20, 2025

Location: Movenpick Hotel & Residences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IDC Artificial Intelligence Roadshow 2025

Preparing for the Next Phase of the AI Revolution

In-Person

May 22, 2025

Location: The St. Regis Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Revolutionizing Cybersecurity with AI and Automation

In-Person

May 26, 2025

Location: The St. Regis Marsa Arabia Island, Qatar

IDC CIO Excellence Awards & Symposium

In-Person

May 27, 2025

Location: The Nile Ritz Carlton, Cairo, Egypt

be:Connected

In-Person

May 28, 2025

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IDC East Africa CIO Summit 2025

Architecting an AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

June 11, 2025

Location: Radisson Blu Hotel, Nairobi Upper Hill, Kenya

Display Events:

KoçDigital Summit 2025

In-Person

May 14, 2025

Location: MEXT Teknoloji Merkezi, Istanbul, Türkiye

IDC South Africa CIO Summit 2025

Architecting an AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

May 13, 2025

Location: Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa

Executive Roundtable: AI Observability for Next-Gen IT Operations

In-Person

May 13, 2025

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Doha, Qatar

Zero Hour: High-Stakes Cyber Attack—Will You Prevail

An Exclusive Lunch Roundtable

In-Person

May 13, 2025

Location: Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa

Utilizing AI to Accelerate The Cyber Resilience of Critical National Infrastructure & Understanding The Role of Local Regulations & Frameworks in Driving Resiliency

In-Person

May 12, 2025

Location: The St. Regis Marsa Arabia Island, Qatar

From Vision to National Impact

Accelerating Vision 2030 Readiness Through Strategic Business Automation

In-Person

May 8, 2025

Location: The Ritz-Carlton Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

IDC Türkiye CIO Summit 2025

Architecting the AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

May 7 - May 8, 2025

Location: Elite World Grand Sapanca, Türkiye

Infor Velocity Day Jeddah

Enabling advanced manufacturing and distribution through AI, data, and emerging technology

In-Person

May 7, 2025

Location: Jeddah Marriott Hotel Madinah Road, Saudi Arabia