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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:

AI & GenAI Strategies to Deliver Customer Experience Excellence

In-Person

December 4, 2024

Location: Fairmont Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

IDC Hybrid Cloud 2024

Moving from a Cloud-First Strategy to a Cloud-Optimized Approach

In-Person

December 12, 2024

Location: Wyndham Grand Levent, Istanbul, Türkiye

IDC AI Roadshow 2024

Redefining Digital Business Through AI-Led Innovation

In-Person

December 12, 2024

Location: Wyndham Grand Levent, Istanbul, Türkiye

IDC Public Sector Congress 2024

In-Person

December 18, 2024

Location: Mövenpick Hotel and Residences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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

IDC Security Roadshow 2025

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

In-Person

February 26, 2025

Location: Wyndham Grand Levent, Istanbul, Türkiye

IDC Türkiye CIO Summit 2025

Architecting the AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

May 7 - May 8, 2025

Location: Türkiye

IDC South Africa CIO Summit 2025

Architecting an AI-Fueled Business

In-Person

May 13, 2025

Location: Sandton Convention Centre, South Africa

Coverage: South Africa

Display Events:

AI & GenAI Strategies to Deliver Customer Experience Excellence

In-Person

December 4, 2024

Location: Fairmont Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Future of Smart Networking for Enterprises

In-Person

November 27, 2024

Location: Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

IDC DX Summit 2024

Innovators in Leadership & Technology in a Digital Age

In-Person

November 20 - November 21, 2024

Location: NG Enjoy Sapanca, Türkiye

CIO Golf Day

Pivoting to an AI-Ready Organization

In-Person

November 19, 2024

Location: The Houghton Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa

Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Downtime

In-Person

November 19, 2024

Location: Mövenpick Hotel and Residences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

CIO100 Symposium & Awards

Strategizing the Right Tech-Ready Infrastructure for any Future

In-Person

November 14, 2024

Location: JW Marriott Hotel Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Navigating the Future of AI in Business with Multi Hybrid Cloud

In-Person

November 14, 2024

Location: JW Marriott Hotel Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

IDC Qatar CIO Summit 2024

The Future of IT: Rethinking Digitalization for an AI Everywhere World

In-Person

November 13, 2024

Location: Grand Hyatt Doha Hotel & Villas, Qatar