du’s Fahad Al Hassawi on Resilient Connectivity in the Practical AI Era

During a fireside chat on 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, under the theme ‘Tech Intelligence Beyond Mobility,’ Fahad Al Hassawi, CEO of du, and Toni Eid, Founder of Telecom Review Group and CEO of Trace Media International, discussed how geopolitical uncertainty is reshaping network resilience, why digital sovereignty matters in the AI era, and how du is expanding its rol