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5/29/25, 5:05 PM UAE’s $3.7 billion tech economy takes spotlight in Berlin at inaugural GITEX EUROPE - Eye of Dubai
Alia Al Mur, Chief of Transformation and Partnerships, Dubai Future Foundation; Ammar Al Malik, EVP, TECOM Group; Hamad
Al Mansoori, Director General, Digital Dubai; Marwan Al Zarouni, CEO - AI, Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism; Salem
AlShamsi, Vice President–International Relations, Dubai Chambers; and Younus Al Nasser, CEO, Dubai Data & Statistics

Establishment, Digital Dubai.

High-level closed-door bilateral meetings took place between the UAE delegation and European and German ministers and

digital tech leaders, underscoring the shared ambitions on advancing innovation, startup growth and investments across
sectors and borders. Alia Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of State for Entrepreneurship met with Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of
Berlin; Jan Kavalírek, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic; and Zhaslan Madiyev, Minister of Digital
Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry, among other official government engagements, stand visits, and on-stage
participations.

Further strengthening bilateral relations, an exclusive European Edition of Investopia was announced to take place next year
at GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything 2026 in Berlin. Launched in November 2021 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, and Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of
Economy, Investopia is a UAE-based platform dedicated to accelerating economic growth through global dialogue,
partnerships, and facilitating the flow of capital into high-impact investment opportunities.

GITEX EUROPE x Ai Everything is part of the GITEX global network of tech and startup events, taking place in Abu Dhabi,
Dubai, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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