- His Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Ports and Borders Security Council opened Intersec 2026
- The programme will focus on performance-based and fire safety engineering approaches for buildings and infrastructure
- Intersec Dubai 2026 is already setting the agenda for how global fire and security sectors will evolve in the year ahead
The event, being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, runs until 14 January and opened just yesterday.
This year’s edition brings together more than 1,200 exhibitors from over 60 countries and is expected to welcome over 50,000 visitors from around the world.
Intersec 2026 features an extensive agenda of conferences and events, with participation from more than 250 experts and speakers, while the exhibition spans approximately 65,000 square metres, underscoring the scale of international participation.
Adding to the live programme, Ryan Bickerton from Fire Middle East Magazine and Security Middle East Magazine is broadcasting from the Intersec Pulse Studios throughout the week.
Located on the main concourse, the studio is hosting interviews with senior voices from organisations including UAE Civil Defense, Buro Happold, Barco, Design Confidence, The Royal Commission for AlUla, Intertech Vision Middle East, Frontier Pitts Middle East, Comm Port Technologies Inc. and Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service.
Across the duration of the show, the Pulse Studios will capture fast-paced conversations on the future of fire and security, with video interviews released throughout 2026, allowing professionals to revisit insights from global thought leaders long after the exhibition closes.
Among the major UK exhibitors, ATG Access, the UK’s leading manufacturer of hostile vehicle mitigation systems, is showcasing live demonstrations of two flagship automatic bollard systems at Intersec Dubai, taking place from 12–14 January.
Visitors to stand S3 E30 can see the SP400 Automatic 80 and SP400 TT Automatic bollards operating in real time, offering a hands-on view of their performance, speed and integration potential.
Alongside the demonstrations, ATG Access is presenting a detailed 3D-printed table model of its shallow-mount portfolio, illustrating how varying protection levels can be deployed across a single site while maintaining a cohesive and visually sympathetic aesthetic – an increasingly important consideration for planners and architects.
Speaking ahead of the event, Richard Ellis, Managing Director of ATG Access, said: “Intersec Dubai brings together decision makers from across the security and built-environment sectors, and it provides us with a valuable platform to demonstrate what our physical security systems can do. Seeing the bollards operating in real time gives visitors a meaningful insight into the reliability, precision engineering and visual subtlety that underpin our approach. As global cities continue to adapt, our focus is on supporting stakeholders to design and protect public spaces that are both secure and welcoming.”
Milestone Systems is also accelerating efforts to shape the region’s future of intelligent safety and resilience at Intersec 2026.
The company recently launched its next-generation Vision Language Model in EU and US versions, alongside two innovations built on the platform: XProtect Video Summarisation and VLM-as-a-Service. At the exhibition, Milestone is highlighting cyber-resilient, data-driven security and safety solutions designed to support the Middle East’s digital transformation.
AI-powered screening technology is another major theme at this year’s event, with Apstec Systems announcing the launch of its AI-driven, high-throughput discriminative metal detection system.
The Apstec Merlin is positioned as a new standard for non-invasive security screening to detect metallic threats, reinforcing Intersec Dubai’s role as a launchpad for next-generation security innovation.
On day one, Intersec Dubai 2026 is already setting the agenda for how global fire and security sectors will evolve in the year ahead.
