Amro Suleiman, a Director with Deloitte
Abu Dhabi’s 5th Smart City Summit
Through artificial intelligence, sustainability, and cooperation, global leaders, innovators, and policymakers came together to speed up smart city progress.
The next step is turning data into decisions that improves lives, from faster emergency response to smoother journeys & cleaner street. A smarter city is not the goal; a better life for residents is.”— Amro Suleiman, Director, Deloitte
ABU DHABI, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, October 2, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The 5th Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit wrapped up effectively after two days of enlightening conversations, collaborative alliances, and information sharing that gathered public sector heads, city planners, tech visionaries, and infrastructure specialists to further the goal of creating the globe's most intelligent, sustainable, and resilient urban center.
The summit demonstrated Abu Dhabi's dedication to spurring innovation across energy, transport, infrastructure, urban planning, artificial intelligence, and sustainability, while encouraging cooperation between public and private entities to accelerate the creation of future-ready communities.
H.E. Ahmed Al Falasi, Executive Director of the Energy Efficiency Sector at the Department of Energy, kicked off the conference with a keynote on innovations reshaping Abu Dhabi's energy and water networks. His talk underscored the vital role of smart technologies, efficiency measures, and innovation-led policies in supporting sustainable urban expansion and better resource management throughout the emirate.
Addressing the rising influence of artificial intelligence on city environments, Amro Suleiman, Director at Deloitte, delivered a session titled "From Connected to Intelligent: AI and the Next Era of Urban Intelligence." His talk examined how AI-driven technologies are transforming city operations, enabling improved decision-making, optimizing public services, and building more adaptive urban systems. He also highlighted “The next step is turning data into decisions that improves lives, from faster emergency response to smoother journeys and cleaner street. A smarter city is not the goal; a better life for residents is.”
The significance of citizen-focused urban
