What's happening, and when

Both days at Symbiosis International University Dubai, all timings in Dubai time (GST, UTC+4). AI Agent Arena participants cannot register for other TechX events.

AI Agent Arena · Arena participants only

Competition rounds on Day 1

School and university students · In person at SIUD · AI Agent Arena participants cannot register for other TechX events.

  1. 01Round 1: Sandbox Sprint

    10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

    Teams start building their agent in a sandbox environment.

  2. 02Round 2: Edge-Case Semi-Finals

    2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

    Agents are tested against tricky edge cases to decide who goes through.

Sessions on Day 1 · available to non-Arena participants

  1. 10:00 AM

    to 11:00 AM

    Industry panel discussionIn person, SIUD

    Beyond the Prompt Panel

    Industry leaders on the shift from conversational AI tools to fully autonomous AI agents in corporate environments.

    SchoolUniversityProfessionals
  2. 11:00 AM

    to 12:00 PM

    Educational and pitching seminarIn person, SIUD

    Business Seminar

    Turn technical AI builds into commercially viable solutions and pitch them to executives and investors.

    SchoolUniversityProfessionals
  3. 12:00 PM

    to 12:30 PM

    Information and community sessionIn person, SIUD

    IEEE CS Leadership & Student Session

    Professional pathways, student benefits, grants and ways to get involved with IEEE CS.

    SchoolUniversityProfessionals
  4. 2:00 PM

    to 4:00 PM

    Hands-on technical workshopIn person, SIUD

    Technical Workshop (IDS)

    A practical build session on the IDS Agentic AI Career Portal and sandbox environments.

    SchoolUniversityProfessionals