AWS’ Chris Erasmus on building an AI-ready economy in the UAE

Artificial intelligence has become a major investment priority across the Middle East, with governments and businesses committing significant resources to infrastructure, skills, and new applications. But as adoption becomes more widespread, a more demanding set of questions is emerging around how organisations can translate these investments into meaningful business value. At AWS Summit Dubai, the scale of this progress was reflected in new findings from Unlocking the UAE’s AI Potential 2026 ,