Sharjah Investment Forum to Explore AI in Government Investor Services
What happens when artificial intelligence stops answering questions and starts making decisions and performing actions? Where will global capital be heading next? What will consumers want in 10 years? And what makes a company stay, expand and reinvest?
The ninth Sharjah Investment Forum, Building Adaptive Economies, 14-15 October, 2026, will bring together investors, businesses, entrepreneurs, politicians, and a new generation of talent for conversations on where markets are heading and what comes next.
Beyond debates on disruptions transforming economies, the program offers chances for entrepreneurs, businesses and investors to engage directly. Below are six conversations worth joining.
Existing agentic artificial intelligence systems can already plan, decide and act to achieve specified goals. More companies are taking the technology past pilot programs and into operations. The share of businesses deploying AI agents in at least one business function increased from 27% to 40% in McKinsey’s 2026 State of AI survey.
For businesses and governments, it immediately raises the question of how much decision-making may be transferred to AI, and under what protections. Knowing the next consumer could affect what businesses, retailers and entrepreneurs produce, sell and invest in.
Consumer behaviour is already being reshaped by AI, demographic shifts, and changing expectations around convenience, customisation, sustainability, and experience. An SIF 2026 fireside talk will explore how people might shop and engage with brands in the decade to come, and how firms might predict where future demand will arise. Capital can flow swiftly among markets, sectors and emerging asset classes. It’s about the difficulty for investors in figuring out where the next opportunities are, and for firms and entrepreneurs in figuring out what will attract that capital.
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