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10-14 JANUARY 2027 Abu Dhabi, UAE
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ADSW is the global platform for resilient growth, enduring partnership, and progress built to withstand pressure.
Sustainability at its core is the ability to deliver progress under any condition.
In an age of disruption, the defining challenge is clear: how do we sustain growth, strengthen societies and protect the foundations on which progress depends?
The UAE is the natural home for this conversation, a nation of proven resilience, combining the credibility of an energy leader, the ambition of a technology pioneer, and the convening power of a global hub.
Under the theme Securing Systems. Sustaining Growth, ADSW 2027 will bring together global leaders, capital, and technology to strengthen the systems economies rely on and unlock long-term growth in an increasingly interconnected and disrupted world. Register your interest to receive updates and notificationsSave the Date for ADSW 2027 10 - 14 Jan 2027
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ADSW Strategic Pillars
Powering Competitive Economies
Electricity is becoming the foundation of economic growth. Affordable, reliable power is required to meet AI-driven demand, electrify industry, and strengthen energy security and industrial competitiveness. This requires smarter grids, storage, and round-the-clock clean power integrated at scale.
Technology as Economic Infrastructure
Technology is no longer a sector; it is the operating layer of the economy. AI, advanced manufacturing, automation, and new materials are reshaping demand, infrastructure, and competitiveness, particularly in high-growth markets.
How these technologies are powered, adopted, and managed will be among the defining issues of our time.
Resource Security and Economic Resilience
Long-term prosperity depends on systems that strengthen natural resources while creating economic value. Integrated water, food, energy, and environmental systems, circular production models, and resource-efficient industries will define resilient, competitive growth.
Mobilizing Capital at Scale
The next phase of growth will require large, long-term investment in physical infrastructure. Success will depend on developing credible projects, attracting global capital, and structuring finance in a way that allows them to be built quickly and at scale.
Resource Security and Economic Resilience
Human progress must be viewed through the lens of resilience, sustainability, and long-term quality of life. The focus is building systems that support healthier, more connected, resource-efficient, and resilient societies across education, mobility, culture, public services, and community well-being.
ADSW in numbers
18+
Years of Impact
120+
Heads of State since 2008
400+
Ministers and business leaders convened at ADSW 2026
175+
Countries represented each year
60K+
Attendees in 2026
$4bn+
In commercial announcements on average per edition
800+
Speakers each year