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Opening the landmark discussions to a packed audience on the main stage, Abdulla Bin Touq Al

Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism, addressed the theme “The Race Beyond Innovation:
AI, Geopolitics, and the Global Economic Reset,” underscoring how innovation and economic
diversification remain at the heart of the UAE’s national strategy.

Al Marri said: “The United Arab Emirates, thanks to the forward-looking vision of its wise leadership,
is not merely participating in the global race for innovation; it is shaping its contours and cementing

its foundations by building an economic model defined by resilience and a future orientation,
grounded in knowledge and advanced technology. This strengthens the nation’s position at the

forefront of the global economic landscape.”

Shifting into the global impact of deep tech, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups,
Research and Innovation at the European Commission, joined Dr. Najwa Aaraj, CEO of Technology

Innovation Institute, the applied research pillar of the UAE’s Advanced Technology Research
Council (ATRC), to explore the influence of deep-tech ecosystems on nations.

Ekaterina Zaharieva said: “The European Union and the UAE share a vision to drive innovation that

benefits our citizens. We are aligned on the importance of startups and scaleups for our
economies. This journey starts at GITEX 2025.”

The “Intelligence Super-Cycle” panel brought together Evan Solomon, Canada’s Minister for AI and

Digital Innovation; and Amandeep Gill, UN Envoy for Digital Technologies, to examine how AI is
becoming the defining economic infrastructure of the century.

Evan Solomon said: “GITEX is an absolutely core example of entrepreneurs being launched at a

speed we've never seen – and we need to keep our values and build together. It's fantastic to meet
people, meet companies, and to see our profound partnership with the UAE deepen as we share

this mission to transform AI from a trustworthy technology to one that is built for all.”

Andrew Feldman, CEO of Cerebras, a unicorn that launched the world’s largest supercomputer for
AI training in partnership with G42, discussed how the company achieved the fastest AI inferencing

speeds that could redefine high-performance computing.

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