Abu Dhabi builds its future at ADIS

Abu Dhabi is putting its $57 billion infrastructure agenda front and centre this week. 

The Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit (ADIS 2026) opens Tuesday at ADNEC's International Convention Centre, gathering the emirate's most influential developers, government bodies and infrastructure players under the theme "The Urban Evolution: Rethinking Cities, Redefining How We Live."

The summit runs from 12 to 14 May and is organised by the Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC).

The list of participants reads like a who's who of Abu Dhabi's built environment. Aldar will showcase how AI and digital construction tools are reshaping large-scale delivery, spotlighting Fahid Island — the world's first Fitwel-certified island masterplan. 

Bloom Holding presents its flagship Bloom Living community in Zayed City, with over 4,500 homes. The Abu Dhabi Housing Authority highlights its fully digital housing platform, integrated with more than 36 government and private entities and currently delivering over 25,000 residential units across 15+ projects.

Etihad Rail joins as Mobility Partner, underscoring the summit's focus on integrated transport infrastructure. ADIO enables global investors to access Abu Dhabi's PPP framework for structured infrastructure participation. LEAD Development presents Jubail Island as a model for sustainable, people-centred master planning.

Beyond dialogue - toward delivery

ADPIC Director-General Maysarah Mahmoud Salim Eid set the tone clearly: "ADIS is where policy, capital, and expertise converge, and where the relationships formed today lay the foundation for the cities we shape tomorrow."

With Abu Dhabi's non-oil economy growing at record pace and its real estate market firing on all cylinders, ADIS 2026 arrives at precisely the right moment, when ambition and delivery need to move in lockstep.