The second version of Dubai AI Pageant to happen on 23 and 24 April 2025 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai

• As a big a part of Dubai AI Week, the occasion will reinforce Dubai’s dedication to AI-driven innovation and financial development

• The Pageant is predicted to draw 8,000+ trade specialists, 500+ traders, 100+ audio system, 100+ exhibitors from over 100 international locations, and that includes 30+ roundtables and workshops

Dubai, UAE, twentieth March 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, Constructing on the success of the inaugural version, the Dubai AI Pageant returns in 2025 to additional show Dubai’s standing as a world chief in synthetic intelligence and rising applied sciences.

Held underneath the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, UAE, the occasion will happen on 23 and 24 April 2025 at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. The Pageant is organised by Dubai AI Campus, in partnership with DIFC, Minister of State for Synthetic Intelligence, and Digital Economic system & Distant Work Purposes Workplace to discover AI’s transformative influence throughout industries.

As a big occasion in Dubai AI Week, which was launched underneath the imaginative and prescient of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Pageant will convey collectively world AI leaders, innovators, and policymakers to discover developments, funding alternatives, and regulatory frameworks shaping the way forward for AI.

AI is about to remodel the worldwide economic system, with current reviews projecting a USD 15.7trn contribution by 2030, together with USD 320bn within the Center East. By 2033, the UAE’s AI market is projected to achieve USD 46.33bn, whereas the machine studying market is predicted to develop to USD 2.41bn. Consultants predict over 80 per cent of enterprises will combine AI-driven decision-making by 2026. Furthermore, Dubai AI Campus is projected to develop past 100,000 sq. ft, host over 500 corporations, create greater than 3,000 jobs, and appeal to USD300 million in investments by 2028.

This 12 months, key themes of the Dubai AI Pageant embody accountable AI deployment, transparency, and the way forward for work. Attendees will acquire insights into AI’s influence whereas tackling the moral challenges of its speedy integration.

His Excellency Arif Amiri, Chief Govt Officer of DIFC Authority, mentioned: “DIFC is delighted to be presenting one of the most significant events as part of Dubai AI Week and reflects our commitment to cement the city’s position as a global leader for technology, as well as enable future focused industries to harness the transformative power of AI. As adoption accelerates, the Dubai AI Festival will serve as the key platform for accelerating responsible and effective AI implementation across business, government, and society.”

Aligned with Dubai’s imaginative and prescient for innovation and financial development, Dubai AI Pageant will convey collectively 8,000+ trade leaders, policymakers, and innovators from 100+ international locations to drive collaboration and funding in AI and rising applied sciences.

The occasion may even embody a dynamic exhibition, that includes cutting-edge AI improvements, alongside a start-up showcase the place rising corporations will pitch their options to traders. The FutureTech World Cup, will showcase prime AI start-ups, connecting innovators with traders looking for the following massive breakthrough. Moreover, the International FutureTech Innovation Programme will uncover the brightest younger minds from around the globe harnessing AI to deal with real-world challenges. This mix of exhibitions, discussions, and competitions will drive collaboration and funding within the subsequent wave of AI innovation.

Registrations for Dubai AI Pageant at the moment are open. For extra particulars, go to: https://dubaiaifestival.com/.

Key audio system

• H.E. Essa Kazim, Governor, DIFC

• H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Synthetic Intelligence, Digital Economic system & Distant Work Purposes, Director Normal of the Prime Minister’s Workplace, United Arab Emirates.

• Werner Vogels, International VP & CTO, Amazon.

• Parminder Bhatia, Chief AI Officer, GE HealthCare.

• Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder & CEO, Ola.

• Ronnie Sheth, CEO, SENEN GROUP.

• Scott Harden, International Chief Expertise Officer, International Innovation, Schneider Electrical Innovation.

• Thomas Pramotedham, CEO, Presight AI.

• Hasan Fardan Al Fardan, Chief Govt Officer, Al Fardan Alternate.

• Dr. Anirudh Devgan, President and Chief Govt Officer, Cadence Design Programs.

• Dr. Amr Awadallah, Chief Govt Officer, Vectara.

• Nigel Toon, CEO, Chairman and Co-Founder, Graphcore.

• H.E. Salem Humaid Al Marri, Director Normal, Mohammed Bin Rashid Area Centre, Dubai, UAE.

• Daniel Hulme, Chief AI Officer, WPP.

Dubai AI Pageant Themes

• AI for All: On a regular basis, All over the place

• International AI Governance

• Immersive Expertise

• Innovation & Ethics

• Way forward for Work

• AI Cornerstone

• AI Literacy

• Infrastructure & Funding

Sponsors and companions:

• Dubai Future Basis and DAMAC as Co-Hosts

• Al Fardan Alternate as Founding Companion

• Presight because the Business Chief

• SENEN as ‘Powered by’ Sponsor

• Willbanah as Diamond Sponsor

• The Sino-Worldwide Entrepreneurs Federation (SIEF) – Strategic China Companion  AtkinsRealis as Silver Sponsor.

• Decoding Knowledge Science as Affiliation Companion

• AMCHAM Dubai as Affiliation Companion

About Dubai AI Week

Dubai AI Week, an initiative organised by the Dubai Centre for Synthetic Intelligence, and overseen by the Dubai Future Basis, connects AI research with real-world purposes – bringing collectively specialists, entrepreneurs, traders, and the private and non-private sectors to discover AI’s huge alternatives

About Dubai AI Pageant

Dubai AI Pageant, a part of Dubai AI Week, is held underneath the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, UAE. Organised by Dubai AI Campus, in strategic partnership with DIFC and the Minister of State for Synthetic Intelligence, Digital Economic system & Distant Work Purposes Workplace, the Pageant is a number one occasion reinforcing Dubai’s place as a world hub for synthetic intelligence innovation.

This influential platform brings collectively trade leaders, specialists, and visionaries to discover the transformative potential of AI throughout sectors akin to finance, healthcare, and sustainability. Attendees will have interaction with pioneering AI purposes and cutting-edge developments shaping the way forward for enterprise and know-how.

About Dubai Worldwide Monetary Centre

Dubai Worldwide Monetary Centre (DIFC) is likely one of the world’s most superior monetary centres, and the main monetary hub for the Center East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA), which contains 77 international locations with an approximate inhabitants of three.7bn and an estimated GDP of USD 10.5trn.

With a 20-year observe report of facilitating commerce and funding flows throughout the MEASA area, the Centre connects these fast-growing markets with the economies of Asia, Europe, and the Americas by way of Dubai.

DIFC is house to an internationally recognised, unbiased regulator and a confirmed judicial system with an English frequent regulation framework, in addition to the area’s largest monetary ecosystem of 46,000 professionals working throughout over 6,900 energetic registered corporations – making up the most important and most numerous pool of trade expertise within the area.

The Centre’s imaginative and prescient is to drive the way forward for finance by way of cutting-edge know-how, innovation, and partnerships. Right this moment, it’s the world way forward for finance and innovation hub providing one of many area’s most complete FinTech and enterprise capital environments, together with cost-effective licensing options, fit-for-purpose regulation, modern accelerator programmes, and funding for growth-stage start-ups.

Comprising quite a lot of world-renowned retail and eating venues, a dynamic artwork and tradition scene, residential residences, resorts, and public areas, DIFC continues to be certainly one of Dubai’s most sought-after enterprise and life-style locations.

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