MAY

26-30 May (Monday-Friday): Dubai Chamber of Commerce is set to go on a trade mission to the Philippines and Thailand.

28-31 May: The Emirates Agriculture Conference and Exhibition, Adnec Center Al Ain, Abu Dhabi.

31 May (Saturday): Opec+ meeting, expected to decide on July output levels.

JUNE

1 June (Sunday): The International Businesswomen’s Conference, Bab Al Qasr Hotel, Abu Dhabi.

5 June (Thursday): Arafat Day, public holiday.

6-9 June (Friday-Tuesday) Eid Al Adha, public holiday TBD.

11-13 June (Wednesday–Friday): China Home Life Expo, Dubai World Trade Center.

11-13 June (Wednesday–Friday): International Appliances and Electronics Show, Dubai World Trade Center.

12 June (Thursday): Deadline for Sidara to submit a formal takeover bid to Wood Group.

17-18 June (Tuesday–Wednesday): Middle East Event Show, Dubai World Trade Center.

17-18 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

17-18 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit, Abu Dhabi Energy Center.

24-25 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): EVCharge Live Middle East, Dubai World Trade Center.

24-25 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): Solar & Storage Live, Dubai World Trade Center.

24-25 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): Mobility Live Middle East, Dubai World Trade Center.

24-25 June (Tuesday-Wednesday): Middle East Rail, Dubai World Trade Center.

27 June (Friday): Islamic New Year.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2H 2025:

• Closing of XRG’s acquisition of Covestro

JULY

6-7 July (Sunday-Monday): BRICS Summit, Rio de Janeiro.

29-30 July (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

SEPTEMBER

1-6 September (Monday-Saturday): Dubai Fashion Week, Dubai Design District.

8-10 September (Monday-Wednesday): DigiHealth exhibition, World Trade Center, Dubai.

8-19 September (Monday-Wednesday): WHX-Tech Expo, Dubai World Trade Centre.

12-14 September (Friday-Sunday): The International Real Estate and Investment Show, Abu Dhabi.

16-17 September (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): Mohammed Bin Rashid Leadership Forum, Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development, Dubai.

24-25 September (Wednesday-Thursday): Dubai World Congress for Self-Driving Transport, Dubai.

OCTOBER

1-2 October (Thursday-Friday):World Green Economy Summit (WGES), Dubai World Trade Centre.

30 September – 2 October (Tuesday-Thursday): The Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX), Dubai World Trade Centre.

3-16 October (Friday-Thursday): Dubai Home Festival.

7-9 October (Tuesday-Thursday): The International Symposium on the System of Radiological Protection, the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, Grand Canal.

9-15 October (Thursday-Wednesday): IUCN World Conservation Congress, Abu Dhabi.

14-16 October (Wednesday-Friday): Global Future Councils, Dubai.

27-29 October (Monday-Wednesday): Future Hospitality Summit, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.

27-29 October (Monday-Wednesday): Asia Pacific Cities Summit, Dubai Exhibition Center.

28-29 October (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

NOVEMBER

12-17 November (Wednesday-Monday): RoboCup Asia-Pacific, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi.

15-17 November (Saturday-Monday): Myplant & Garden Middle East Green Expo, Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City.

17-21 November (Monday-Friday): Dubai Airshow 2025, Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai.

18-19 November (Tuesday-Wednesday): Dubai Future Forum, Museum of the Future, Dubai.

DECEMBER

1-3 December (Monday-Wednesday): Eid Al Etihad (UAE National Day).

1-5 December (Monday-Friday): The World Congress of Neurosurgery, Dubai World Trade Center.

8-9 December (Monday-Tuesday): BTC Mena Conference, Adnec, Abu Dhabi.

8-10 December (Monday-Wednesday): BRIDGE media summit, Abu Dhabi.

9-10 December (Tuesday-Wednesday): US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting.

18-23 December (Thursday-Tuesday): Games of the Future, Adnec, Abu Dhabi.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2025:

• The Middle East Electric Vehicle Show, Expo Center Sharjah.
• e& will complete Adnoc’s private 5G network.
• Executive Committee Meeting (EXCOM 2025) conference of the World Smart Sustainable Cities Organisation (WeGO)
• The International Civil Aviation Organization’s Global Implementation Support Symposium, Abu Dhabi.
• Universal Postal Congress 2025, Dubai.

Signposted to happen sometime in the fall of 2025:

• ICOM General Conference 2025, Dubai

Signposted to happen sometime in 2026:

• 9-11 January (Friday-Sunday): 1 Bn Followers Summit’s fourth edition, UAE.
• 28-29 January (Wednesday-Thursday): IBA Arbitration Day Conference, Abu Dhabi.
• 3-5 February (Tuesday-Thursday): The World Governments Summit.
• 12-15 February (Thursday-Sunday): The Society for Incentive Travel Excellence Global Conference, Abu Dhabi.
• 11-13 May (Monday-Wednesday): AI Everything Global, Adnec Center.
• The UAE to host the Arab Competition Forum
• Dubai to host the Arab Actuarial Conference
• United Nations Water Conference 2026, UAE
• The first edition of Dubai Future Finance Week.

Signposted to happen sometime in October 2026:

• Abu Dhabi Space Week, Abu Dhabi.

Signposted to happen sometime in 2027:

• Abu Dhabi’s solar and battery energy facility, combining 5.2 GW of solar capacity and 19 GWh of battery storage, is set for commissioning.

Signposted to happen sometime between 2027 and 2029:

• The commissioning of the seventh phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.