OpenLM Connect - UAE 2026

Description

OpenLM Connect is coming to Dubai Engineering software is powerful. It is also costly, complex, and changing fast. On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, join OpenLM and NYBS Consulting at Horizon 52, ICD Brookfield Place, DIFC, for an evening built around one question: How do you stay in control? This is the first OpenLM Connect in the UAE, and it's a first-of-its-kind gathering on managing engineering software, right here in Dubai. You'll hear real-world experience, join an honest panel conversation, and meet peers who face the same challenges you do. What you'll take away • A clear view of what your engineering software should really cost, and where you may be overpaying • Practical ways other companies negotiate better vendor deals and stay ready for audits • Insight into what moving to cloud and high-performance computing means for your budget • A realistic look at where AI can save you time on license management today • New connections with peers from oil and gas, construction, and AEC The evening (all times GST) • 4:00–4:30 PM: Registration, welcome refreshments, and networking • 4:30–5:00 PM: OpenLM presentation, "Managing engineering software across its full lifecycle" •…

Programme

• 16:00Registration, welcome refreshments, and networking
• 16:30OpenLM presentation, "Managing engineering software across its full lifecycle"
• 17:00NYBS Consulting presentation
• 17:30Coffee break
• 17:45Panel discussion, "Navigating the New Era of Engineering Software: Control, Vendor Models & AI," covering licensing models, control and transparency, and AI: impact vs. hype
• 18:45Networking and dinner

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