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The ADIA Lab Symposium

October 27-29, 2025 at the Four Seasons Hotel on Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi

Join us for the third edition of the ADIA Lab Symposium. Over three days, global leaders in AI, data science, and technology will come together to explore groundbreaking applications of AI across three critical themes:

  • AI for Climate Science

  • AI for Health Science

  • AI for the Digital Economy

This year’s program will feature thought-provoking discussions, cutting-edge research, and insights from world-renowned experts—including at four Nobel Laureates.

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with top minds shaping the future of science and technology at one of Abu Dhabi’s premier venues

Guest Speakers

The ADIA Lab Symposium brings together some of the world’s most influential minds in science and technology, including four Nobel Prize laureates, for an inspiring three-day program.

Our Scientific Advisors, Research Fellows, and global partners will present groundbreaking research, exploring how AI and data science are transforming climate science, health, and the digital economy. Join us to discover the innovations shaping the future.

Agenda & Sessions

Please also check out our more detailed Agenda with more information about the individual sessions and presentations.

Symposium Agenda

ADIA Lab Symposium 2025

Day 1: AI for Climate Science
Monday, Oct 27

09:00 – 09:30 | Breakfast & Networking
09:30 – 09:40 | Opening Remarks
09:40 – 10:10 |
Computing Climate Change — From Envelopes, to AI, to Exascale and Beyond
Bjorn Stevens, Director, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology
10:10 – 10:40 |
A Financial Approach to Climate Risk
Robert Engle, Nobel Laureate, Co-Director, The Volatility and Risk Institiute, NYU Stern
10:40 – 11:10 |
Challenges and Advances in Mitigating Climate Change and Building a Sustainable Future
Steven Chu, Nobel Laureate, Professor of Physics, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, and Energy Science and Engineering, Stanford University
11:10 – 11:30 | Coffee Break
11:30 – 13:00 | Parallel Sessions
Session A: Hybrid AI-Physics-based Modeling
Speakers: Stan Posey, Peter Dueben, Torsten Hoefler
Session B: AI for Climate Risk, Adaptation and Sustainability
Speakers: Parag Khanna, Maria Loureiro, Lucas Joppa
Session C: Earth System Data and Analytics
Speakers: Adam Schlosser, Luca Brocca, Jack Dongarra
13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break
14:00 – 14:10 | Award Announcement: 2024 ADIA Lab Best Paper Award in Climate Data Science - Top 3 Winners
14:10 – 14:20 | 2025 Climate Science Research Grant Awardee Announcement
14:20 – 14:40 | Awarded Project Presentation
14:40 – 15:10 | Wrap-up Panel Discussion: From Prediction to Policy – AI, Climate Risk, and Global Readiness
15:10 – 17:00 | Coffee, Poster Session & Networking

Day 2: AI for Health Sciences
Tuesday, Oct 28

09:00 – 09:25 | Breakfast & Networking
09:25 – 09:30 | Opening Remarks
09:30 – 10:15 |
Decentralized AI and Multi-Agent Systems
Ramesh Raskar, Associate Professor of Media Arts & Sciences, Massachusetts Insitute of Technology
10:15 – 11:00 |
Towards Realizing Health Value Model with Supercomputers
Edward Jung,
Co-Founder and CTO of Intellectual Ventures
11:00 – 11:20 | Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:40 | Parallel Sessions
Session A: Agentic AI - Understanding the State-of-the-Art in Health
Speakers: Jordi Sagrera, Rajat Mani Thomas
Session B: Vision-Language Models and their Applications
Speakers: Huazhu Fu, Mohammad Yaqub
Session C: Trustworthy AI and Causal Learning in Medicine
Speakers: Miguel Hernan, Paco Herrera
12:40 – 13:30 | Lunch Break
13:30 – 13:45 | 2025 Health Sciences Research Grant Awardee Announcement
13:45 – 14:00 | Health Sciences Grant Awardee Presentation #1
14:00 – 14:15 | Health Sciences Grant Awardee Presentation #2
14:15 – 14:30 | Health Sciences Grant Awardee Presentation #3
14:30 – 15:15 | Panel Discussion:  From Foundation to Bedside: Will AI Finally Deliver Health Impact?
15:15 – 17:00 | Coffee, Poster Session & Networking

Day 3: AI for the Digital Economy
Wednesday, Oct 29

08:30 – 08:55 | Breakfast & Networking
08:55 – 09:00 | Opening Remarks
09:00 – 09:40 |
AI and Economics
Guido Imbens, Nobel Laureate, The Applied Econometrics Professor and Professor of Economics, Stanford University
09:40 – 10:20 |
Materials for Circular Economy
Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Laureate,
Tan Chin Tuan Centennial Professor, National University of Singapore
10:20 – 10:40 | Coffee Break
10:40 – 11:20 |
AI Agents and the Digital Economy
Alex "Sandy" Pentland, Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, Stanford University & MIT
11:20 – 12:00 |
Transformative Technologies in the UAE and Beyond
Najwa Araj,
CEO, Technology Innovation Institute
12:00 – 12:40 |
AI for Global Cooperation and Dialogue
Carme Artigas, Michael McQuade
UN & Harvard University
12:40 – 13:40 | Lunch Break
13:40 – 15:25 | Parallel Sessions
Session A: Transforming Money and Economy
Speakers: Francesco Grigoli, Massimo Morini, Alexander Lipton
Session B: AI for the Digital Economy
Speakers: Shafi Goldwasser, Michael Wolf, Jonathan Ledgard, Davor Svetinovich
Session C: Technology and the Digital Economy
Speakers: Juan Corchado, Thorsten Neumann, Alexei Kondratiev, Thomas Hardjono
15:25 – 15:40 | Coffee & Networking
15:40 – 15:50 | Award Ceremony: ADIA Lab 2025 Best Paper Award in Financial Data Science
15:50 – 16:00 | Award Ceremony: ADIA Lab 2025 Structural Break Challenge
16:00 – 16:40 | Wrap-up Panel Discussion: AI and Economics - What to Prepare for?
16:40 – 16:45 | Closing Remarks

Poster Session

Join us for poster sessions on both Monday and Tuesday, featuring cutting-edge research in climate science and health science. These sessions provide a unique opportunity to dive deeper into innovative projects, meet the researchers behind the work, and exchange ideas in an interactive environment—all while enjoying refreshments and finger food.

Please reach out to us if you would like to present a poster!

Registration

Seize the opportunity to engage with the brightest minds in Data Science and AI.

Registration is complimentary and is on a first-come, first-served basis.