IDCF Agenda 2026
IDCF Agenda 2026
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
PLENARY STAGE
IDCF Opening
12:00 – 12:15
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Multilateral Cooperation: Connect Ambition to Action
12:15 – 13:00
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Towards Coalition: The Financing Imperative for Global Digital Inclusion co-led by BADEA
13:00 – 13:30
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Shaping the Digital Economy Future: Insights and Action Pathways from the DCO DEN 2025 and DET 2026 co-led by Horizon Group
13:30 – 14:00
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
ZainTECH Session: Operationalizing Responsible & Trustworthy Al: Moving Beyond Ethics Manifestos to Functional Compliance and Risk Management
14:00 – 14:30
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Lunch
14:30 – 15:30
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Fueling Growth: Innovation and Investment as Catalysts for Digital and Social Prosperity
15:45 – 16:15
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Women in the Digital Economy (WDE): the Key for Peace and Resilience
16:15 – 16:45
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Digital Banking and Fintech as Enablers of an Inclusive Digital Economy sponsored by BSF
16:45 – 17:15
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Networking
17:15 – 17:30
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Semiconductors as Strategic Infrastructure: A Multilateral Path to Digital Resilience
17:30 – 18:15
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Skills Ecosystem for the Future: Strategic Partnerships for Digital Skills and a Global Talent Economy co-led by NeLC
18:15 – 18:45
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Networking
18:45-19:00
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Side Events Room
Global Digital Cooperation Exchange: Accelerating Cross-Border Digital Partnerships (invitation only)
08:30 – 10:00
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
ZainTECH Masterclass: Applied Data & Al: From Insight to Responsible Execution
12:30 – 13:30
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Scale to Exits: Fundraising, Growth, and Pathways to Liquidity for Startups
13:30 – 14:50
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Lunch
14:50 – 15:45
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Bridging Borders with Data: DCO Interoperability Mechanism & Data Classification
15:45 – 16:45
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
From Vision to Value: Executing National Digital & Al Agendas for Inclusive Prosperity by PwC
16:45 – 17:15
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Networking
17:15 – 17:30
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
From Al Ambition to National Capability Building Compute, Capital, and Cooperation for Economic Transformation by 500 Global
17:30 – 18:00
Wednesday, 4ᵗʰ February 2026
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
PLENARY STAGE
Al Safety and Systemic Risk: Shared Approaches for Inclusive Prosperity
12:15 – 13:00
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
Lunch
13:00 – 14:00
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
IMPACT: Catalyzing Collaboration for a Thriving Cross-Border Digital Market
14:00 – 14:45
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
Accelerating Inclusive Digital Trade: The Role of Model DEA
14:45 – 15:30
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
Empowering Nations with Al: Insights from the Al-REAL Toolkit sponsored by Alcatel
15:30 – 16:00
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
Women Shaping the Future of Technology
16:00 – 16:30
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
IDCF Closing Ceremony
16:30 – 17:00
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
Side Events Room
Lunch
13:00 -14:00
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
Masterclass on Ethical Al: Governance, Risk, and Responsible Innovation
14:00 – 15:00
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
Online Content Integrity Master Class: Resilient Societies in the Age of Misinformation
15:00 – 16:00
Thursday, 5ᵗʰ February 2026
18th
February
Methew
Senior Manager
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19th
February
IDCF Main Stage
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
Tech Diplomacy in a Multilateral World: Shaping Global Cooperation
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
Financing for Digital Development in the Era
of AI
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
Women Leadership in the Age of AI Business
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
Digital FDI: The AI investment landscape
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
From Theory to Action: Unleashing AI Tools for Tomorrow
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
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Petra
Fireside Chat with the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan
09:15 – 09:30 AM
(by invitation only)
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
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Senior Manager
Startups Elevator Pitch on Stage
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
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Methew
Senior Manager
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Philadelphia
Official inauguration of the International Digital Cooperation Forum
09:15 – 09:30 AM
(by invitation only)
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
Marketplace
Fireside Chat with the Royal Scientific Society of Jordan
09:15 – 09:30 AM
(by invitation only)
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
Startups Elevator Pitch on Stage
09:15 – 09:30 AM
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
2
Petra
Official inauguration of the International Digital Cooperation Forum
09:15 – 09:30 AM
(by invitation only)
- 4517 Washington Ave. Manchester
Speaker
Methew
Senior Manager
