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rapid change. Our ability to adapt quickly and harness these shifts for good will be the most
important benchmark of progress.”

As part of the week’s activities, the AI Retreat was held at the Museum of the Future, bringing
together more than 150 experts, policymakers, specialists, and industry leaders from across the
global AI ecosystem, representing both the public and private sectors.

The Assembly attracted more than 10,000 participants and visitors during Dubai AI Week, including
25 international delegations from countries such as South Korea, Canada, India, Australia,
Germany, Italy, and the United States. The event showcased cutting-edge technologies from global
giants such as Meta and Microsoft, along with innovations from 60 startups and the participation of
20 universities and research institutions.

The Dubai AI Festival, organised by Dubai AI Campus in partnership with DIFC, drew over 10,000
participants, including 500 investors, experts, policymakers, and innovators from 100 countries. It
featured over 100 speakers across 40 sessions, 30 roundtables, and multiple workshops.
The event coincided with the AI Week in Schools, held from 21–25 April 2025, featuring over 10,000
students from 60 Dubai schools. Organised in collaboration with Dubai’s Knowledge and Human
Development Authority (KHDA), the initiative introduced students to AI concepts and future
applications.

The second edition of the Global Prompt Engineering Championship brought together nearly 3,800
participants from 125 countries, all competing for the title of best AI prompt engineer across four
categories, with a total prize pool of AED1 million.

Winners included Abdulrahman Al Marzooqi in the AI in Coding category, Yahya Kaddoura for AI-
Generated Art, Ibrahim Helmy for AI in Gaming, and Ibrahim Hajjo for AI-Generated Videos.

Dubai AI Week also hosted the Machines Can See Summit, the region’s largest and most
specialised platform on computational power and machine learning. Organised by Polynome
Group and in collaboration with the UAE AI Office, the summit brought together over 3,500 leaders,
researchers, investors, and policymakers.

The Dubai AI Week Hackathon: Agentic AI, supported by Hackmasters, welcomed 170 emerging
talents and included challenges where participants developed independent AI models to solve
pressing real-life issues.
Among the key strategic announcements during the week, du unveiled a new AED2 billion
hyperscale data centre project in the UAE, developed in collaboration with Microsoft.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) also launched its AI Strategy 2030, comprising 81
projects and initiatives.

The Dubai Centre for AI Applications launched a report titled ‘15 AI Use Cases in Government’,
which highlights successful examples of AI deployment in public services.
Also launched was the ‘Dubai State of AI Report’, issued by the Dubai Digital Authority in
collaboration with the Dubai Future Foundation. The report assessed more than 100 high-impact AI

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