Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai is set to host the inaugural Dubai AI Week from April 21–25, 2025 — a landmark global event gathering AI visionaries, industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators from over 100 countries.
Organised by the Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence and overseen by the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), the week-long event aims to catalyze global AI collaboration, spark innovation, and spotlight AI’s role in reshaping industries, enhancing government services, and powering future-ready societies.
His Excellency Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of DFF, stated, “Dubai AI Week is a major leap in our strategy to integrate AI across sectors. It’s not just a tech event — it’s a commitment to building a smarter, more connected future.”
The event will feature:
- Over 10,000 participants
- 180+ speakers
- 150+ sessions and workshops
- 140+ activations
- 25+ global tech companies including Google, Meta, Microsoft, IBM, Nvidia, OpenAI
- 15+ country delegations from the US, UK, Germany, India, South Korea, Australia, and more
Key Highlights:
- AI Retreat (Apr 21, Museum of the Future): Exclusive, invite-only summit for 100 global leaders to tackle pressing AI challenges.
- Dubai Assembly for AI (Apr 21–25, AREA 2071): Features 25+ sessions and activations with policymakers and top executives.
- Global Prompt Engineering Championship (Apr 22–23): 24 finalists compete for AED1 million across Art, Gaming, Coding, and Video.
- Dubai AI Festival (Apr 23–24, Madinat Jumeirah): A massive expo with 100+ exhibitors and 500+ investors.
- Machines Can See Summit (Apr 23–24): Focuses on AI for good, robotics, and intelligent systems.
- Education and Healthcare Focused Events: From the 8th International Conference on Education Quality to the HIMSS Executive Summit on generative AI in healthcare.
- Dubai AI Hackathon (Apr 25): Innovators design autonomous AI agents to solve real-world challenges.
- AI in Schools (Apr 21–25): Inspiring the next generation with foundational AI knowledge.
With powerful backers such as Digital Dubai, DEWA, the UAE AI Office, and partners like Cohere, ElevenLabs, Swift, Palantir, and more — Dubai AI Week sets the stage for transformative partnerships and scalable solutions that benefit humanity.
“Through collaboration, competition, and conversation, we’re activating every layer of the global innovation ecosystem,” Al Gergawi said. “Dubai AI Week is not just an event — it’s a global movement toward a smarter, more sustainable world.”