DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 11, 2026. Real estate professionals, investors, and technology innovators will gather at the Dubai World Trade Centre from September 7 to 9, 2026 for the 22nd edition of IPS Congress, organized around a single unifying theme: “Driving Real Estate Investment Through Innovation.”
The timing is deliberate. Dubai’s property market is moving fast. According to data from Dubai Land Department, real estate transactions in the first quarter of 2026 totaled AED 252 billion, a 31 percent year-on-year increase. Transaction volume reached 60,303, up 6 percent from the same period in 2025. Those figures frame the conversation the congress intends to have: a market this active demands sharper tools, clearer intelligence, and stronger connections between capital and opportunity.
The conference is built around five core pillars, each addressing a distinct layer of the real estate ecosystem. IPS Real Estate covers investment pathways and market trends. IPS Future Cities examines smart and sustainable urban development. IPS Startups and Proptech spotlights digital solutions for developing, managing, and marketing property assets. IPS Design looks at how design shapes more efficient, higher-quality communities. IPS Services addresses the support structures that guide investors through a project’s full lifecycle. Together, these pillars create a framework for high-level discussion that connects capital, projects, and technology across the sector.
The program targets a broad professional audience, including developers, financial institutions, PropTech companies, startups, brokers, and consultants. What sets the format apart is its integration of knowledge sessions with practical deal-making infrastructure. The Developers Launch Hub showcases new projects. The Investors Hub connects capital with live opportunities. The MOU Signing Zone facilitates formal agreements on site. Investment Destination Presentations highlight emerging markets, while the Financing and Mortgage Zone addresses funding mechanisms and financial services. Visitors can move between content, networking, project showcases, and sector services without leaving the platform.
Meanwhile, the congress extends its reach beyond traditional conference sessions through these specialized programs, reinforcing its role as a working marketplace rather than a passive forum.
The 22nd edition is expected to draw more than 30,000 visitors, a figure that reflects the event’s standing as a major global real estate gathering. It operates in alignment with the vision of Dubai Land Department and takes place across Halls 4 to 8 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Whether that visitor count holds, and whether the deals struck in the MOU Signing Zone translate into the kind of investment momentum the market data suggests is possible, will be the real measure of the congress when September closes.
More information about the conference program and registration is available at https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/08/11/tmt-newswire/globenewswire/ips-congress-spotlights-innovation-driven-real-estate-investment-through-its-specialized-conference-program/2403259.