Programme

About Summit

The Architecture of Trust: AI and the Future of Knowledge Institutions.

Mohammed Bin Rashid Library organises the third edition of the Dubai International Libraries and Publishing Summit on 16 and 17 November 2026 under the theme “The Architecture of Trust: AI and the Future of Knowledge Institutions”.
The Summit brings libraries, museums, publishers, universities, research centres and cultural centres from the UAE and around the world into one dialogue on how knowledge institutions are facing and responding to artificial intelligence: what it changes in the way knowledge is produced, verified, shared and preserved, and what must be protected.

Summit Agenda

10:00 am - 11:00 am| MBRL Auditorium

Opening Ceremony and Sponsor Honouring

Opening Ceremony and Sponsor Honouring
11:00 am - 11:55 am| MBRL Auditorium

AI and the Responsibilities of Knowledge Institutions

AI and the Responsibilities of Knowledge Institutions
12:10 pm - 1:10 pm| MBRL Auditorium

AI and the Changing Architecture of Knowledge

AI and the Changing Architecture of Knowledge
1:55 pm - 2:55 pm| Forum / Atrium

Falcon in Practice: Emirati Arabic AI Across Language, Speech and Documents

Falcon in Practice: Emirati Arabic AI Across Language, Speech and Documents
1:55 pm - 2:50 pm| Keeping Knowledge Zone

When Knowledge Disappears: Preserving Arab and Islamicate Cultural Memory

When Knowledge Disappears: Preserving Arab and Islamicate Cultural Memory
1:55 pm - 2:50 pm| Trusting Knowledge Zone

What Survives Translation? Literature, AI and Cultural Mediation

What Survives Translation? Literature, AI and Cultural Mediation
1:55 pm - 2:50 pm| Whose Knowledge Zone

Who Is Telling Our Children's Stories?

Who Is Telling Our Children's Stories?
2:55 pm - 3:45 pm| Keeping Knowledge Zone

What Do We Choose to Keep?

What Do We Choose to Keep?
2:55 pm - 3:45 pm| Whose Knowledge Zone

Storytelling, Animation and Machine Imagination

Storytelling, Animation and Machine Imagination
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm| Making Knowledge Zone

What Does it Take to Develop, Deploy and Sustain AI Responsibly?

What Does it Take to Develop, Deploy and Sustain AI Responsibly?
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm| Forum / Atrium

The Stories We Tell About AI

The Stories We Tell About AI
4:40 pm - 5:00 pm| Forum / Atrium

Launch Announcement: 11th Edition of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Arabic Language Award

Launch Announcement: 11th Edition of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Arabic Language Award
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm| Evening programme · online

Can We Trust AI to Tell History?

Can We Trust AI to Tell History?
11:10 am - 12:10 pm| Whose Knowledge Zone

Whose Arabic?

Whose Arabic?
11:10 am - 12:10 pm| Trusting Knowledge Zone

Trust by Design

Trust by Design
11:10 am - 12:00 pm| Making Knowledge Zone

From Eco's Library to the Age of AI

From Eco's Library to the Age of AI
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm| Making Knowledge Zone

Translation Masterclass · Why AI Shouldn’t Replace You

Translation Masterclass · Why AI Shouldn’t Replace You
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm| Keeping Knowledge Zone

What Will Survive the Digital Present?

What Will Survive the Digital Present?
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm| Trusting Knowledge Zone

Cultural Representation in AI

Cultural Representation in AI
1:10 pm - 2:10 pm| Whose Knowledge Zone

Coffee with a Publisher: Mona Henning Zureikat

Coffee with a Publisher: Mona Henning Zureikat
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm| Keeping Knowledge Zone

Museums as Knowledge Interfaces: Cultural Relevance in the Age of AI

Museums as Knowledge Interfaces: Cultural Relevance in the Age of AI
2:20 pm - 3:20 pm| Forum / Atrium

Beyond the Catalogue: Publishing Cultural Knowledge in Arabic

Beyond the Catalogue: Publishing Cultural Knowledge in Arabic
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm| MBRL Auditorium

Building the Region's Knowledge Ecosystem

Building the Region's Knowledge Ecosystem
8:00 pm - 8:55 pm| Evening programme · online

Your Brain on AI: Learning, Memory and Human Judgement

Your Brain on AI: Learning, Memory and Human Judgement

Previous Summit

Dubai International Library Conference 2025

The inaugural Dubai International Library Conference 2024 (DILC 2024) marked a defining moment for the global library community.

Under the theme “Our Libraries: Past, Present, Future,” it brought together scholars, professionals, and innovators from around the world to share insights, experiences, and breakthroughs in the field of library and information sciences.

The success of DILC 2025 laid the foundation for DILPS 2026, expanding its vision to include the publishing industry and reinforcing Dubai’s position as a global hub for cultural exchange and intellectual progress.