The organiser lists the main Doers Summit in Dubai for 25–26 November 2026. Dubai Silicon Oasis lists the same dates, while the separately programmed CarryON investor forum is on 24 November and is invitation-only. For a founder planning the public summit, the distinction matters. Once you know which sessions and people you can actually reach, decide what you need to learn from one serious conversation.
Choose the question before the guest list
Pick a decision the company needs to make soon. You might want to know how a UAE distributor evaluates a new supplier, who owns a specific purchase inside an enterprise, or what an investor would need to see before taking a second meeting. A narrow question helps identify the right person even if their job title is less prominent than someone else on the programme.
Write an opening that someone can understand in a noisy room. Say which customer you work with, what the customer does today and which part of that job you improve. Use one concrete example of actual behaviour, such as a repeat order or a pilot that progressed to a larger team. If you have no customer evidence yet, be precise about what you are testing and invite feedback on that assumption.
Carry a short piece of evidence
Bring something you can show on a phone without a live connection. A diagram, one screenshot or a clear comparison of the old and new workflow can do more work than a long presentation. Remove private customer details and avoid opening accounts or tools that expose more than the person needs to see. If the conversation is about a partnership, show where the proposed partner would join the workflow.
For an investor conversation, name your current milestone and the evidence that would show it had been reached. The discussion can then turn to whether that milestone would change the opportunity. For a prospective customer, ask how they would trial the idea and which internal team would assess it. The two conversations can produce different next steps from the same demonstration.
Agree what happens afterwards
Before moving on, repeat back the useful point you heard and ask whether a brief follow-up would be welcome. Confirm the right recipient and mention exactly what you will send. A specific case example or a short note responding to a question is easier to act on than a general deck.
Give yourself time between scheduled meetings to write down what changed. The most useful outcome could be a qualified introduction, or evidence that a customer segment works differently than you thought. Either way, the summit pays off when the next conversation starts further along. Write the follow-up the same day while you still remember the phrasing of the question. If you promised a document that needs permission to share, send the agreed summary and give a date for the document.
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