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Under the theme “Architecture of Trust - Artificial Intelligence and the future of knowledge institutions” , the Summit explores what does artificial intelligence mean for the future of knowledge, and for libraries, publishers and the institutions responsible for sustaining it?
Across two revolutionary days of keynotes, workshops, and community sessions, gain practical ways to innovate within your field of work.
Come engage in the changing conditions of authorship, creativity, translation and intellectual production in the age of AI. Dubai sets the stage again for this global conversation.
Join The Conversation That Connects Us all
The Dubai International Library and Publishing Summit 2026, hosted by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library Foundation, brings together librarians, publishers, writers, and cultural innovators across the world.
Under the theme “Architecture of Trust- Artificial Intelligence and the future of knowledge institutions”, the Summit explores what does artificial intelligence mean for the future of knowledge, and for libraries, publishers and the institutions responsible for sustaining it?
Across two revolutionary days of keynotes, workshops, and community sessions, gain practical ways to innovate within your field of work.
Come engage in the changing conditions of authorship, creativity, translation and intellectual production in the age of AI.
Dubai sets the stage again for this global conversation.
- This is where inspiration meets implementation.
- This is where the future of knowledge takes shape in harmony.
About MBRL
As the largest library in the region, MBRL is more than a building; it’s a cultural movement dedicated to nurturing curiosity and preserving heritage. Every initiative, from literacy programs to publishing partnerships, is designed to empower readers and inspire future generations.
Our Purpose & Mission
To ignite a lifelong passion for knowledge. MBRL provides access to world-class resources, fosters a culture of reading and research, and preserves the literary and cultural heritage of the Arab world. By creating inclusive spaces for exploration and exchange, the Library supports creativity, entrepreneurship, and the belief that knowledge shared is knowledge multiplied.
What to expect at DILPS 2026
Together,
We Shape the
Architecture
of Trust
As artificial intelligence reshapes how knowledge is created, discovered, shared, and preserved, knowledge institutions face a defining moment.
The Dubai International Library and Publishing Summit 2026 bring together those who steward knowledge amid unprecedented technological change.
Librarians, publishers, researchers, policymakers, technologists, and cultural leaders will explore one of the defining questions of our time:
How do we build and sustain trust in knowledge when AI is transforming the systems through which knowledge is produced and understood?
Over two focused days, participants will engage with new ideas, practical approaches, and global perspectives that address the opportunities and challenges facing knowledge institutions today.
Together, we will examine how knowledge is created, how credibility is established, whose voices are represented, and what must be preserved for future generations.
More than a summit, DILPS 2026 is a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and collective action.
Because the future of knowledge needs architecture people can trust.
Together, We Shape the Architecture of Trust
Dear Impact Makers,
As artificial intelligence reshapes how knowledge is created, discovered, shared, and preserved, knowledge institutions face a defining moment.
The Dubai International Library and Publishing Summit 2026 bring together those who steward knowledge amid unprecedented technological change. Librarians, publishers, researchers, policymakers, technologists, and cultural leaders will explore one of the defining questions of our time:
How do we build and sustain trust in knowledge when AI is transforming the systems through which knowledge is produced and understood?
Over two focused days, participants will engage with new ideas, practical approaches, and global perspectives that address the opportunities and challenges facing knowledge institutions today.
Together, we will examine how knowledge is created, how credibility is established, whose voices are represented, and what must be preserved for future generations.
More than a summit, DILPS 2026 is a platform for dialogue, collaboration, and collective action.
Because the future of knowledge needs architecture people can trust.
Dubai International Library and Publishing Summit 2026
Hosted by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Library
Key Themes
The four pillars tracing the changing architecture of knowledge
Making Knowledge
How AI is changing who and what can produce knowledge, and what this means for creativity, research, publishing, translation and intellectual ownership.
Making Knowledge
Trusting Knowledge
Explores how credibility is established when knowledge can be generated, manipulated and reproduced at scale, and how institutions can respond to changing ideas of expertise, provenance and truth.
Trusting Knowledge
Whose Knowledge?
Questions which languages, histories and knowledge traditions are represented within intelligent systems, who can access them, and who remains absent from emerging knowledge infrastructures.
Whose Knowledge?
Keeping Knowledge
Considers what should be collected and preserved in an age of abundant digital and synthetic content, and how archives and libraries can safeguard authenticity, continuity and cultural memory.
Keeping Knowledge
Our Goals
Our Shared Goals for 2026
Novelty, Expertise, and Revolution
Explore how AI, data, and emerging formats are reshaping the way information is created, discovered, and delivered. Learn practical tools and ethical approaches ready to use in your daily work.
Comprehensive Publishing Landscape
Discover strategies that move books across language and borders. Sessions cover rights management, marketing, and partnerships that lead to sustainable growth.
The Art of Books
Celebrate design, typography, paper, and binding. The details that keep print alive in a digital age. Case studies reveal how craftsmanship meets modern standards of accessibility and sustainability
Conversion and Ethos Exchange
See how translation opens doors between cultures. Learn models for editing, funding, and co-publishing that protect a writer’s voice while reaching new readers
Publishing with Resolution
Embrace inclusive formats, accessible design, and responsible production. Understand how libraries and publishers reduce environmental impact while expanding access for all.
The Love for Writing
Work alongside authors, illustrators, calligraphers, designers, and editors to refine story structure, voice, and clarity. Sessions offer real techniques for stronger, more resonant writing
Behind the Summit
Organizing Committee
Ibrahim Al Hashmi
Jamal Al Shehhi
Ali Al Tamimi
Samr Al Marzooqi
