Karim Benkirane: Making du a “Central Nervous System for AI”

During day one of the 20 th edition of the Telecom Review Leaders’ Summit, held from 20-21 October, 2026, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dubai Jumeirah Beach Residence, Karim Benkirane , Chief Commercial Officer at du , outlined how intelligent connectivity, compute infrastructure, and AI-enabled network capabilities can help translate the UAE’s national AI ambitions into practical applications. The UAE’s ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence is creating new demands on the co