Call for abstracts
If your unit has solved something, failed at something instructive, or holds research the rest of the field should see, the Speakers & Agenda Committee wants the abstract. Speaking slots are not sold — they are selected.
Key dates
The Speakers Submission Portal opened for the fifth edition.
The Speakers & Agenda Committee began assessing submissions against the fourteen tracks.
23:59 Dubai time (UTC+4). Submissions for the 2026 programme closed on this date.
Shortlisted speakers are contacted directly with session details and next steps.
The Summit opens at the Dubai World Trade Centre and runs to 18 November.
Submissions for the 2026 edition have closed. Shortlisted speakers are notified from 30 September 2026. If you would still like to be considered where a slot becomes available, or want to register interest for the 2027 edition, write to info@worldpolicesummit.com.
What the committee looks for
The strongest submissions come from people who did the work. Vendors reach this audience through the exhibition floor and sponsorship — the conference platform is for practice and research.
Your abstract has to sit inside one of the fourteen thematic tracks. Name the track in your submission.
A method, a result, a dataset, a mistake worth avoiding. Not a description of your organisation.
Casework, evaluation or research that stands up to questions from an audience of practitioners.
The person presenting should be able to answer detail questions about the work, not read someone else’s slides.
How it works
Abstracts are submitted through the official Speakers Submission Portal. Use Chrome or Safari; incomplete or inaccurate submissions may be rejected.
The Speakers & Agenda Committee reviews all submissions together rather than on a rolling basis, so nothing is decided until the window closes.
Every applicant is contacted with the outcome. Shortlisted speakers then receive session format, timing and briefing details.
Final selection depends on programme and slot availability. An approved abstract that cannot be given a session may instead be shared with attendees through official Summit outreach.
A delegate pass opens all fourteen tracks, every workshop and the exhibition floor.
Your AI guide to the Summit — agendas, tracks, the floor and more.
Exhibition space
Tell us what you need — the exhibitions team will come back with stand options for the 2026 floor.
Prefer email? Exhibitions@worldpolicesummit.com
The exhibitions team will reach out.
