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The inaugural Dubai AI and Web3 Festival got up and running at Madinat Jumeirah on Wednesday, bringing together 6,000 participants from 100 countries, aiming to highlight Dubai’s leading role in advancing the digital economy and AI applications globally.

The event, organized by Dubai AI Campus – a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) initiative – will explore the commercial and economic potential of AI and its role in supporting sustainable development. It aims to attract over 30,000 participants annually for future editions.

With an agenda featuring the Future Tech Talks series, including technology leaders, investors, and regulators, the Dubai AI and Web3 Festival will focus on themes of empowering digital economies and driving innovation. 

Keynote sessions will address topics including AI’s role in shaping the global economic scene, the future and funding trends of generative AI and AI benefits to public and private sectors.

Participants include more than 20 Unicorn businesses including Builder.ai, Cohesity, Cerebras Systems, Innovaccer and SambaNova Systems. Additionally, 20 ministries and government agencies will join the event, alongside 20 leading global businesses and 20 major venture capital firms.

Arif Amiri, the Chief Executive Officer, DIFC Authority, said: “The Dubai AI & Web3 Festival is the second initiative spearheaded by DIFC for the Dubai Universal Footprint for Artificial Intelligence, showing how the Centre is at the forefront of AI innovation. The high levels of interest in both the Dubai AI & Web3 Festival and the Dubai AI Campus shows how the AI community is turning to Dubai to set the standard for innovation in this rapidly developing sector.”

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