CITYSCAPE GLOBAL 2026
FUTURE OF LIVING SUMMIT
Supercharging Future Potential
Cities are agents of change – shaping how we live, move, work, and invest. But what makes a city truly succeed? The Future of Living Summit convenes ministers, mayors, top-tier developers, asset managers, urban planners, and smart city pioneers to focus on the real measure of progress: people.
Explore how cities become investable, well-governed, liveable, and smart – connecting strategy with delivery across four lenses:
- Capital: macroeconomic outlook and shifting allocations – from emerging markets to data centres and senior housing.
- Infrastructure: public realm performance, spanning urban health, nature-based solutions, and transit-oriented development.
- Legacy: Expo-scale masterplanning, retail and hospitality trends, and placemaking for mixed-use districts.
- Tech: case studies across mobility, DEI, and public services – spanning PropTech, IoT, applied AI, tokenisation, and quantum computing.
DNA(Developers & Architects)
Transforming Spaces into Places
Bringing together leading developers, award-winning architects, facility managers, and construction innovators, the DnA Stage examines how space functions across its full lifecycle.
- Development: accelerating housing delivery, residential communities, mixed-use districts, and the evolution of branded residences.
- Design: community-centric placemaking, hospitality-led experiences, and the role of design in shaping identity and experience.
- Operations & Technology: asset performance, facilities management, and the technologies transforming how buildings are operated, maintained, and experienced.
- Construction: modern methods of construction, modular delivery, retrofit strategies, and sustainability standards.
INNOVATION ARENA
Where Trailblazers and Visionaries Ideate
Progress isn’t made by playing it safe. The Innovation Arena is where ideas get tested, talent gets noticed, and tech gets real.
Watch the AI Showdown as teams go head-to-head in live, high stakes prompting rounds using ChatGPT. Cheer for 100+ international startups in the Innovation Challenge, pitching across AI, smart infrastructure, property management, ConTech, and sustainability tech.
Meet the VCs and PropTech networks driving the next wave of real estate innovation and spot tomorrow’s unicorn before the market does.
ESTAAD
Inside the Live Experience
Sport and entertainment have become defining forces in how cities are built, how capital moves, and how communities form. ESTAAD brings together the full ecosystem, from venue owners, developers and operators to host cities, clubs, and athletes, to build the strategies, partnerships, and models that make these assets last.
Explore the programme through:
- Venues and Experiences – covers the hard infrastructure of the industry, from how developer-sport partnerships take shape and large-scale venues are operated sustainably, to programming spaces beyond sport into concerts, festivals, and much more.
- Impact and Influence – shifts the lens to what happens inside the venue and beyond its walls, from personalising live events and activating public spaces, to sensory design as a competitive differentiator in the fight for fan attention.
HOUSING 360 | بيت العمر
Where Homebuyers Get the Full Picture
Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions people make. Housing 360 helps homebuyers make smarter choices, bringing together developers, financial experts, and community leaders in one place.
Explore the programme across two tracks:
- Homes & Communities – where people invest. Discover new residential launches, first-time buyer workshops, guidance on pricing and high-growth areas, and practical explainers on off-plan buying and fractional ownership.
- Districts & Lifestyles – how communities shape everyday life. Explore the amenities and lifestyle experiences defining modern developments - alongside buyer guides, expat investing advice, mortgage briefings and affordability incentives.