As 2026 kicks into full gear, we’ve started the year where much of our story began: Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week.​
From exhibiting at the World Future Energy Summit and FUSE AI, to joining high-level dialogues on sustainability, welcoming international delegations, and being shortlisted for regional awards, 2026's inaugural weeks have highlighted how quickly temperature intelligence is moving from concept to everyday decision-making.​

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Visits from National Leaders at ADSW​

During ADSW, we were honored to welcome H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan Al Nahyan to the FortyGuard booth.​
Her Highness highlighted how FortyGuard’s data and intelligence can complement the hardware solutions being built in the UAE to make the country greener, and she expressed her continued support and admiration for the team and our growing global presence.​

We were also visited by the Assistant Undersecretary of Industry Accelerators Sector in the UAE's Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology, H.E. Osama Amir Fadhel, accompanied by the Director of International Industrial Initiatives at the UAE's Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology, Abdelaziz Harib, in addition to Butti Almheiri from UAE Presidential Affairs, who came to learn more about our latest developments and model releases.​
Their visit reinforced the role that temperature intelligence can play in the UAE’s wider innovation, climate, and industrial strategy.​

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Exhibiting & Speaking at ADSW 2026​

This year marked our fourth time participating at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW).​
Our Founder and CEO met with Masdar City’s CEO, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, whose support and leadership helped FortyGuard bring its temperature intelligence solutions from the UAE to global markets.​
We also had the honor of exhibiting at the World Future Energy Summit 2026 once again, this time as part of FUSE AI—a new zone dedicated to AI-driven cleantech startups tackling real climate and energy challenges.​
A huge thank you to Carbon Limiting Technologies for hosting us in the FUSE AI section and to Masdar City for creating a home for this global climate-focused community.​

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Hosting Shanghai's Delegation at Hub71​

Together with Hub71, FortyGuard hosted a delegation from Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance at SJTU (SAIF) in Abu Dhabi.​
Our Founder and CEO, Jay Sadiq, presented FortyGuard and its temperature intelligence platform to a room of energy and AI leaders from China, opening up conversations about how our models and infrastructure could complement future developments in Asian markets.​

The visit underlined how temperature intelligence sits at the intersection of climate risk, infrastructure, and financial decision-making, and it marked an important step in FortyGuard’s expansion story beyond the Middle East and Europe and into Asia.​

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We're shortlisted for the MESIA Solar Awards 2026​

We’re proud to share that FortyGuard was shortlisted for the MESIA Solar Awards 2026 in the “Startup of the Year” category, alongside innovators helping drive the region’s transition to cleaner energy.​
The MESIA Solar Awards Ceremony 2026, held during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, recognizes organizations and technologies accelerating the solar and clean energy transition across the Middle East and beyond.​
Being shortlisted is a strong emphasis and iteration that temperature intelligence belongs inside the broader solar and energy conversation—not just as a climate metric, but as a practical input into planning, operations, and investment.​

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FortyGuard Joins the CSO Network at ADSW 2026​

During ADSW 2026, FortyGuard also took part in a high-level dialogue hosted by the CSO Network, bringing together senior sustainability leaders to discuss how sustainability is being redefined for the next decade—from a standalone function to a leadership mandate shaping systems, economies, and long-term resilience.​
Amidst these conversations, we contributed the temperature intelligence lens to a conversation focused on turning dialogue into direction and vision into action—showing how hyperlocal climate data can support the strategies that chief sustainability officers and policymakers are now expected to lead.​

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