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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:

Accelerate Your Innovation: Modernizing SAP for Business Transformation

In-Person

April 21, 2025

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Infor Velocity Day Dammam

Enabling Advanced Manufacturing and Distribution Through AI, Data, and Emerging Tech

In-Person

May 5, 2025

Location: Grand Hyatt Al Khobar Hotel, 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 Tech

In-Person

May 7, 2025

Location: Jeddah Marriott Hotel Madinah Road, Saudi Arabia

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

In-Person

May 12, 2025

Location: The St. Regis Doha, Qatar

IDC South Africa CIO Summit 2025

Architecting an AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

May 13, 2025

Location: Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa

IDC Kuwait CIO Summit 2025

Architecting an AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

May 20, 2025

Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait

Accelerate Your Innovation: Modernizing SAP for Business Transformation

In-Person

May 20, 2025

Location: Jumeirah Al Naseem, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Display Events:

Harnessing AI for a Connected Future

Suhoor - The AI First Enterprise Edition

In-Person

March 17, 2025

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AI Powered Innovation Across Industries

In-Person

March 12, 2025

Location: One&Only One Za'abeel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

AI Powered Innovation Across Industries

In-Person

March 10, 2025

Location: Fairmont Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IDC Security Roadshow 2025

Securing the Future: Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and the Crisis-Ready Cyber Defense

In-Person

February 25, 2025

Location: Wyndham Grand Levent, Istanbul, Türkiye

IDC Middle East CIO Summit 2025

Architecting an AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

February 19 - February 20, 2025

Location: Grand Hyatt, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Coverage: Middle East

Building Resilient Organizations: Exploring Cybersecurity Priorities and Zero Trust Principles

In-Person

February 19, 2025

Location: Grand Hyatt, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Continuous Cyber Resilience Assurance through Micro-Drills and Micro-Simulation

In-Person

February 18, 2025

Location: Grand Hyatt, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Path to Innovation, Stability and Business Value: Migrating VMs to the Public Cloud

In-Person

February 18, 2025

Location: Grand Hyatt, Dubai, United Arab Emirates