Dubai Hosts Preparatory Talk on AI and Anti‑Money Laundering Ahead of World Police Summit

Preparatory Dialogue Highlights AI Role

The session, held at the Dubai Police Officers’ Club on Friday, brought together ambassadors, consuls, senior law enforcement officials, UAE representatives and technology leaders. Discussions centred on emerging technologies that can help agencies respond to sophisticated digital crime, detect illicit financial networks and improve cross‑border cooperation.

Summit Details and Patronage

The fifth edition of the World Police Summit will take place from November 16 to 18 at the Dubai World Trade Centre under the theme “Connected for Impact: Uniting Global Policing to Safeguard Future Generations”. The event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice‑President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and is organised by Dubai Police in partnership with DXB LIVE. It will convene police chiefs, policymakers, international organisations, security experts and technology providers from around the world.

International Participation and Exhibits

Diplomatic attendees included ambassadors, consuls‑general, consuls and other consular officials from Albania, Belarus, China, the Czech Republic, El Salvador, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Tajikistan. Senior law‑enforcement representatives from the United States and the United Kingdom joined senior UAE officials and technology leaders for talks on the growing role of artificial intelligence and data‑driven intelligence in modern policing.

The dialogue, titled “Technology and Intelligence in Modern Policing: AI, Innovation and Anti‑Money Laundering”, explored how AI and emerging technologies are transforming criminal investigations and enabling real‑time decision‑making. Participants also examined ways to use technology and intelligence to identify financial crime, disrupt illicit financial networks and build partnerships that turn innovation into more effective policing.

Technology Leaders’ Perspectives

Colonel Dr Rashid Hamdan Al Ghafri, Secretary‑General of the World Police Summit and Deputy Director of Dubai Police’s General Department of Forensics and Criminology for Administrative Affairs, said the international presence at the preparatory session reflected the scale of participation expected in November. He remarked, “Seeing so many nations represented here today is an early sign of what November will bring.”

He added that more than 90 countries are expected to participate in the summit, with over 220 leaders from law enforcement, the private sector and academia sharing a platform, and around 150 exhibitors showcasing the latest technologies to highlight the role of public‑private partnerships in addressing policing challenges.

Dr Adel Alsharji, Chief Operating Officer of Presight, stated that financial crime crosses borders, systems and institutions, making connected and intelligence‑led responses essential. He said, “At Presight, we apply AI and agentic capabilities to turn complex data into trusted, actionable intelligence, helping law enforcement identify patterns earlier, coordinate decisions and disrupt illicit networks at scale.” He noted that Presight looks forward to showcasing its applied intelligence systems at the World Police Summit.

Russel Hammad, Chief Executive Officer of Zenith Technologies, stressed that effective security resilience built around AI depends on interoperability between command centres and officers on patrol. He pointed out that investigations involving digital crime and money laundering also require effective coordination with personnel working on the ground. He said, “Digital crime always has a physical footprint, and the lone field operative, at the last mile of a distant road, is often the one who resolves a global anti‑money laundering (AML) or related investigation.” He added, “Digital and physical security are no longer separate disciplines. They are the same attack surface.”

According to Afroz Abbo, Project Director of the World Police Summit, the November summit will introduce an International Organisations Pavilion on the exhibition floor, led by GCCPOL, bringing together around 14 organisations. Among those cited were ASEANAPOL, CARICOM, the GCC Criminal Information Center to Combat Drugs and CARICC. Abbo said exhibitors from the private sector, start‑ups and academia had expressed interest in connecting with government entities, and the pavilion is intended to facilitate those links by gathering participating organisations in one location.

The World Police Summit app, which is due to launch soon, will allow visitors to schedule meetings in advance and plan their participation across the three‑day event.

The preparatory dialogue marked the countdown to the fifth edition of the World Police Summit, which aims to provide a platform for international policing cooperation, technology exchange and partnerships across law enforcement, government, industry and academia. In 2025, the summit welcomed more than 922 global leaders, officials and experts from over 110 countries.