Abu dhabi: H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of G42, recently presided over the year-end meeting of the Board of Directors to evaluate the group's progress and strategic plans for 2026 and beyond.
According to Emirates News Agency, the board expressed its confidence in G42's management and governance as the group steadily advances towards fostering a resilient, AI-driven economy. The board, which includes notable participants such as Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Jassem Mohamed Bu Ataba Al Zaabi, Brad Smith, Egon Durban, Peng Xiao, and Martin Edelman, discussed strategic initiatives and reviewed the milestones achieved throughout 2025.
The board highlighted Microsoft's significant US$15.2 billion strategic investment, which serves to accelerate the UAE's leadership in AI and cloud infrastructure. This investment is set to enhance talent development and strengthen technology collaboration between the UAE and the US, reinforcing the nation's position as a pivotal player in the global intelligence economy.
The board also emphasized the transformational potential of agentic AI systems, which are intelligent, autonomous agents capable of reasoning, learning, acting, and collaborating across digital and physical environments. G42 plans to expand safety frameworks and deploy these agentic AI models across priority sectors such as healthcare, finance, government services, and industry, ensuring that technological development aligns with national values, security requirements, and global best-practice governance.
Peng Xiao, Group CEO of G42, stated: "Under H.H. Sheikh Tahnoon's leadership, we are laying the foundations of a new intelligence economy. From sovereign compute to self-learning agents and tokenized AI resources, G42 is creating systems that scale intelligence, accelerate innovation, and redefine how value is created and exchanged in the world."
As G42 embarks on its next growth phase, the board outlined its focus on reinforcing the UAE's position as a pioneer among AI-native nations. It aims to expand the Intelligence Grid, the technological backbone connecting secure data, advanced compute, and AI systems to drive inclusive, sustainable economic and social impact.
The meeting concluded with a shared commitment to accelerate global partnerships, deepen UAE-US collaboration in frontier technology, and continue building the intelligence infrastructure that empowers nations, enterprises, and communities worldwide.