His highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum, heir prince of Dubai, Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and president of the Board of Trust of the Dubai Future Foundation, reaffirmed the communication of Dubai to accelerative ai -I -I -I -Ith as a global mortal for artificial intelligence companies, Talent and innovation. His comments arrived during the closing of Dubai AI week, which attracted more than 30,000 experts and participants from more than 100 countries around the world.
Organized by the Dubai Center for artificial intelligence and supervised by the Dubai Future Foundation, the week of Dubai AI 2025 presented 10 important events throughout the city, more than 250 sessions, discussion panels and workshops, and the interested parties, investors and startups of launch or private association.
The event brought together global experts, innovatives, officials and enthusiasts of the AI of the world, including students from the schools and universities of Dubai. He also saw the participation of the main technological giants such as Meta, Microsoft, Openi, Google, IBM, Amazon, Nvidia and Cohere.
His highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed said: “After the success of this year’s edition, we have directed that the next week of Dubai AI will be a hero in April 2026, with the aim of doubling all the objectives: expanding to the city and the week of the AI of the AI will become a key annual event, which brings together the future forms of future technology of the whole world.”
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His highness continued: “We are advancing with the determination to take advantage of the opportunities presented by artificial intelligence to design a better future. The next phase see more companies established in Dubai, great global experts and developers comprehensive strategies for the adoption of AI that will improve the quality of life and positive impact on the entire society.”
His highness also pointed out that Dubai’s goal is to incorporate AI skills and applications into schools, universities, research centers, innovation centers and data ecosystems, while continuing to promote an environment that allows. He said that Dubai’s preparation to attract the global investment of AI is driven by its advanced digital infrastructure, agile regulatory frameworks and a strong commitment to capacities construction and train the talent of AI.
His excellence Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, vice president of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation Foundation, which Dubai AI’s week is based on years of accumulated experience and successful initiatives directed by the Dubai Foundation, including events, forums and global meetings. “This evolution has culminated in a comprehensive platform that brings together leaders, pioneer companies and influential voices that shape the future of artificial intelligence.”
I added: “Dubai’s Journey in Future Readiness – Driven by The Vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Guided By Hiss, Cwwsid Binwrs Hogan Binwra Whakmh. Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation: continues to adopt transformative changes and unlock opportunities for technological advancement.
“Today, the future forecast has become a defining feature of the Eau development model,” his excellence continued. “Based on global associations, intersectoral collaboration and agile governance, this approach is preparing communities for an era defined by artificial intelligence and rapid change. Our ability to adapt rapidly and harness changes for goods.” “
As part of the activities of the week, the withdrawal of AI was a hero in the Museum of the Future, which brought together more than 150 experts, policy formulators, specialists and industry leaders of the entire Global Ecosystem of AI, which represents the public and private sectors.
Dubai Assembly for AI
The assembly attracted more than 10,000 participants and visitors last the week of Dubai AI, including 25 international delegations from countries such as South Korea, Canada, India, Australia, Germany, Italy and the United States. The event showed avant -garde technologies of global giants such as Meta and Microsoft, together with innovations of 60 new companies and the participation of 20 universities and research institutions.
Dubai AI Festival
The Dubai AI Festival, organized by the Dubai AI campus in association with DIFC, attracted some 10,000 participants, including 500 investors, experts, policy and innovative formulators from 100 countries. It presented more than 100 speakers in 40 sessions, 30 round tables and multiple workshops.
Week of the schools
The event coincided with AI’s week in schools, held from April 21 to 25, 2025, with about 10,000 students from 60 Dubai schools. Organized in collaboration with the Authority of Knowledge and Human Development of Dubai (KHDA), the initiative introduced students concepts of AI and future applications.
Global Practical Engineering Championship
The second edition of the next global engineering championship brought together almost 3,800 participants from 125 countries, all competing for the title of best engineer in four categories, with a total award of AED1 million.
The winners included Abdulrahman to March in category AI in coding, Yahya Kaddoura by art generated by AI, Ibrahim Helmy for ia in games and Ibrahim Hajjo by videos generated by AI.
The machines can see the summit
The Dubai AI week also housed the machines can see Summit, the largest and most specialized platform in the region in computational energy and automatic learning. Organized by Polynome Group and in collaboration with the AI office of the EAU, the Summit brought together some 3,500 leaders, researchers, investors and policy formulators.
Hackathon – Agentic ai
The Dubai Ai Week Hackathon: Agentic AI, with the support of Hackmasters, welcomed 170 emerging talents and included challenges in which participants developed independent models to solve pressed real life problems.
Strategic ads
Among the duration of the key strategic ads of the week, DU presented a new Data Center Project of Hyperscala Aed2 billion in the EAU, developed in collaboration with Microsoft.
The Dubai road and transport authority (RTA) also launched its 2030 AI strategy, which includes 81 projects and initiatives.
Reports and publications
The Dubai Center for AI applications launched a report entitled ’15 cases of use of the Government ‘, which highlights successful examples of deployment of ia in public services.
The ‘Dubai State of AI’ report was also launched, issued by Dubai’s digital authority in collaboration with the Dubai Future Foundation. The report evaluated more than 100 cases of high impact AI use in key sectors, including urban planning, medical care, finance, mobility and talent acquisition.
In addition, a joint report of the Dubai Government Human Resources Department and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Government School entitled ‘generative adoption of AI among Dubai government employees revealed that 97% of employees believe that generative AI positively impacts government operations, and 94% are optimistic about their effects on the workplace.
In higher education and medical care
The advance of AI in Education and Medical Care was a Dubai key approach to the 2025 week. The University of Birmingham – Dubai announced the launch of the first Dubai doctoral program in artificial intelligence.
Meanwhile, AI’s forum in Healthcare, maintained under the topic “Improvement of medical care with AI”, brought together figures and main experts from the main global health institutions to explore the transforming role of AI in the sector.
In addition, HIMSS 2025, organized on April 23 in Emirates Towers with the support of the Dubai Health Authority and Emirates’ Health Services, examined the future of medical care through innovations in generative, genomic and digital medicine, and digital, and digital, and digital, Yyyyyyyyyyyyy Digital Innovations.
Innovation of AI and public sector transformation
The 8th International Conference on Quality Education, organized by the General Directorate of Identity and Affairs of Foreigners of Dubai, welcomed 500 participants from 31 government entities to explore the role of AI in the empowerment of public institutions and the progress of government services.
Ai in Arab media
He also announced Dubai AI week by the Dubai Media Academy, part of Dubai Media Inc., was the AI initiative in Arab media, designed to build an integral content ecosystem promoted by the AI adapted for the Arab media landscape. The initiative aims to empower Arab language technologies among dialects, respecting cultural and social nuances to produce unique digital content that resonates with the Arab public.
Dubai AI seal
The week also marked the celebration of the first certified companies under the Dubai AI seal, developed by the Dubai Center for Artificial Intelligence to classify and support the suppliers of confidence in Dubai. The Dubai AI seal admits a framework for greater collaboration between government entities and developers and deployments of AI.
ALIF by Dubai Health
Dubai Health launched the ALIF initiative, developed by the University of Medicine and Health Sciences of Mohammed Bin Rashid. His child’s first frame in the Eau and Mena region, Alif empowers people and institutions with practical skills of AI and offers a curriculum aligned with global and regional standards, including fundamental knowledge and ethical considerations.
Strategic partners and technology collaborators
Dubai AI week 2025 was supported by several key strategic partners, including the Dubai digital authority, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), the Dubai Digital Economy Chamber of Economy and the Office of Artificial Intelligence of the EAU.
The main global technology companies also participated as technological partners, including goal, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Yango, Gartner, Swift, PWC, Openai, Nvidia, Palantir, Cheren, Elevenlabs and others.
Key themes and discussions
Throughout the week, experts and opinion leaders explored a variety of critical issues, including the intersectoral impact of artificial intelligence, the role of AI in the configuration of works and future skills, their application in academic education and research, ethical leadership in AI, the future of the media in the era of AI and the importance of the Arab language in the era of artificial intelligence.
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