EGA takes aluminium's industrial future to centre stage at Dubai Future Week

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has been named a strategic partner of Dubai Future Week 2026, highlighting the aluminium producer's focus on industrial innovation, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing as the UAE looks to strengthen its future industrial capabilities.

Organised by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), Dubai Future Week will take place from November 18 to 21, 2026, at Emirates Towers and the Museum of the Future under the theme 'For the Human of the Future'. The event is expected to attract more than 10,000 participants, including business leaders, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, innovators and technology experts from around the world.

EGA's participation will bring attention to its ongoing industrial transformation, which includes developing proprietary industrial technologies and adopting Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence across its operations.

EGA highlights AI and advanced manufacturing in industrial transformation

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, chief executive officer of EGA, said building a successful industrial future requires innovation, investment in people and stronger resilience in an increasingly complex global environment.

He highlighted the company's transformation journey, which combines the development of its own industrial technologies with the adoption of Industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence.

"Our people have played a central role in this progress, turning innovative ideas into tangible achievements that strengthen our competitiveness and ability to adapt to change," Bin Kalban said.

He added that EGA would continue developing these capabilities to support sustainable growth and contribute to a more resilient and competitive industrial future for the UAE.

Dubai Future Week, he said, provides an important platform for sharing the company's experience and exploring how people and innovation can shape the next era of industry.

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EGA's global aluminium operations

EGA is the world's largest producer of premium aluminium and the UAE's largest industrial company outside the oil and gas sector. Its operations cover several stages of the aluminium value chain, including alumina refining, primary aluminium production and recycling.

The company operates aluminium smelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, alongside an alumina refinery and an aluminium recycling plant in Abu Dhabi. Its international operations include a speciality foundry producing high-strength recycled aluminium alloys in Germany, a recycling facility in the United States and two aluminium recycling plants in Italy.

This presence across the aluminium value chain provides the company with a broad industrial platform as it continues to develop its technological and manufacturing capabilities.

Dubai Future Week to bring global innovation community together

The 2026 edition of Dubai Future Week will feature keynote speeches, panel discussions, workshops, debates, competitions, exhibitions, immersive experiences and closed-door meetings.

Its programme will be organised around eight main concepts: The Big Stage, The Prototype Floor, The Pitch, The Policy Room, The Challenge, Offstage, 500 Future Minds and The District.

Through these activities, the event will bring together participants from different industries to explore emerging technologies, policy developments and ideas shaping the future.

EGA's strategic partnership places the aluminium industry within this wider discussion, with its focus on advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and workforce development reflecting the growing importance of technological capabilities in industrial competitiveness.

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