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Schedule

Monday, February 2

7:30 – 8:00am Registration
8:00 – 9:00am Welcome from MBZUAI, Athena Institute & local officials

Session 1

9:00 – 9:20am Keynote #1
9:20 – 9:40am Keynote #2
9:40 – 10:40am Panel Topic: AI Application 1 (Software)
10:40 – 10:50am Coffee Break

Session 2

10:50 – 11:10am Keynote #3
11:10 – 11:30am Keynote #4
11:30 – 12:30pm Panel Topic: AI Application 2 (Hardware)
12:30 – 2:00pm Lunch Break & Student Poster Session
1:30 – 2:00pm Athena in Action Demo: Leveraging Robotics, AI, and XR in Emergency Response

Session 3

2:00 – 2:20pm Keynote #5
2:20 – 2:40pm Keynote #6
2:40 – 3:40pm Panel Topic: AI Foundations
3:40 – 3:50pm Coffee Break

Session 4

3:50 – 4:10pm Keynote #7
4:10 – 4:30pm Keynote #8
4:30 – 5:30pm Panel Topic: Edge AI
7:00 – 10:00pm Banquet & Panel Topic: AI for Science

Tuesday, February 3

8:00 – 8:10am Welcome

Session 5

8:10 – 8:30am Keynote #9
8:30 – 8:50am Keynote #10
8:50 – 9:50am Panel Topic: AI Computing
9:50 – 10:00am Coffee Break

Session 6

10:00 – 10:20am Keynote #11
10:20 – 10:40am Keynote #12
10:40 – 11:40pm Panel Topic: Semiconductor Foundations
11:40 – 12:30pm Lunch Break

Session 7

12:30 – 12:50pm Keynote #13
12:50 – 1:10pm Keynote #14
1:10 – 2:10pm Panel Topic: Communication Infrastructure

Session 8

2:10 – 2:30pm Keynote #15
2:30 – 2:50pm Keynote #16
2:50 – 3:50pm Panel Topic: Entrepreneurship, Education, and Economic Impact
4:00 – 5:00pm Lab and Campus Tours (or other activities)
5:00 – 7:00pm Private Roundtable Discussion
7:00 – 10:00pm VIP Dinner

Wednesday, February 4

AM Business and Investor Meetings
PM City Tour followed by Dinner