About

About the conference

Why we started it, what we want to achieve and who makes it possible.

Artificial Intelligence and Technology is a forum/summit where academics and companies meet in the same hall – to remove the barrier between theory and practice.

Researchers bring depth and new ideas; engineers bring real problems and real constraints. When both sides listen to each other, we get better, more effective and more robust ways of building software – and of building AI in particular.

At a glance

  • 4Speakers
  • 8Sessions
  • 2Roundtables
  • 2Hours

November 18, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Hilla University, Babylon

Our story

Why we started

Conferences like GOTO, NDC, AI Engineer and WeAreDevelopers have shaped how developers around the world learn and work. They give researchers and practitioners one stage, and the talks are shared with everyone.

Babylon has talented students, researchers and engineers – but no place where they regularly meet. This conference is our first step toward building that place, here at home.

When I first watched a GOTO conference, I saw academics and companies in the same hall. The wall between theory and demanding practice disappeared – each side was learning from the other. I wanted to build that for my country.
Hussein Mahdi Al-RubaieFounder & Organizer

Our goals

What we want to achieve

  • Bridge theory and practice

    Put academic research and industry experience on the same stage, so each can learn from the other.

  • Connect people

    Bring researchers, students, developers and companies into the same room – and keep them talking after.

  • Showcase innovation

    Give companies and startups a stage to launch new services and share what they build.

  • Inspire the next generation

    Help students discover careers, research paths and people to learn from.

The road ahead

Where we're heading

This first conference is the beginning, not the goal.

  1. 1
    Now

    The first conference

    One morning at Hilla University where academics and companies share the same stage.

  2. 2
    Working on it

    Google Developer Group in Babylon

    Working to establish the first Google Developer Group in our province, with regular meetups and workshops.

  3. 4
    The dream

    A regional stage

    A conference that welcomes international speakers – in the spirit of GOTO, NDC and AI Engineer.

Editions

Our journey

  1. November 2026Artificial Intelligence and TechnologyCurrent

Be part of it

Join us on November 18, 2026 at Hilla University, Babylon.

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