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The region's key choice manufacturers will certainly collect for the sixth edition of the ArabNet Digital Summit - the exclusive digital conference - on April 30-May 1, at the Madinat Jumeirah Conference and Events Center in Dubai. This year, the summit will certainly include a number of key talks and sessions across 5 different forums, AdTech; Smart Economy; Money - Powered by NextMoney; Investment and Real Estate Tech.It will certainly bring together over 100 speakers, 75 exhibitors, 1800 attendees, in addition to high-level sponsors, including Du, Emirates NBD, Gulf Resources, OMD and Dubai Chamber.

On the morning of 1 May, ArabNet will introduce the launch of its 3rd edition of "The State of Digital Investments in MENA (2013-2017)" record, released in partnership with. Dubai SME and with the participation of His Excellency Abdul Baset Al Janahi, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai SME. The occasion will likewise witness the launch of "AI in the center East" record in partnership with Xische.

For the 2nd time in a row, the summit will certainly hold the Startup Champion, a global-scale challenge bringing together winning start-ups from the local rounds of ArabNet's Startup Battle. In this competition, 18 startups from Beirut, Kuwait, Riyadh, Casablanca, Muscat, and Dubai are expected to pitch their organisations for a shot at $20,000 in rewards, and other awards in-kind. The Digital Summit will certainly also be organizing for the 3rd successive year, the Smartpreneur Competition last pitches and honors ceremony, organized by Dubai Chamber of Business, with the goal of boosting Dubai into a global platform for innovation-focused companies.

On April 30th, the AdTech Forum, with Maddict as Knowledge Partner, will showcase two full tracks covering the latest fads in digital media and marketing, including the AdTech Showcase - a merging of brand-new advertising and marketing and media modern technologies from worldwide. The participating agencies and firms include several of the most effective in the market such as Twitter, Google, Ford, IBM, The Coca-Cola Company and Facebook.

On the exact same day, the newly-introduced Loan Forum - Powered by NextMoney will explore the fads and possibilities in fintech, banking, and transactional businesses Professionals talking at the forum will certainly consist of Zubair Ahmed, Chief Information Officer of Emirates Islamic and Raja Al Mazrouei, Executive Vice President at FinTech Hive, Duba International Financial Centre (DIFC). Meanwhile, Xische Academy will certainly be holding an exclusive Blockchain Masterclass, developed to assist leaders choose to change companies.

On May 1st, the all-new Real Estate Tech Forum, with KAIZEN Property Administration Provider as Knowledge Partner, will certainly be introduced and will certainly discuss exactly how modern technology is influencing the property industry. The forum will certainly include experts including, Fadi Nwilati, CEO of KAIZEN Asset Management Services and Lynnette Abad, Partner Head of Property Monitor at Cavendish Maxwell.

Similarly, the Investment Forum, with VentureSouq (VSQ) as Knowledge Partner, will feature a full track for investors, with top-level discussions on fund closures, governance and efforts sustaining the development of the investment environment Investor speakers of the forum will include Kavita Gupta, Founding Managing Partner at ConsenSys Capital and Omar H. Al-Madhi, Board Member of Abdul Latif Jameel (ALJ) and Co-Founder and Venture Partner at Iliad Partners.

Concurrently, the Smart Economy Forum, with Smart Cities NYC and Xische as Knowledge Allies, will certainly propose visionary expectations for innovative cities of the future. Global specialists that will certainly be speaking at the occasion consist of Eldar Tuzmukhametov, Head of Smart City Moscow and Ger Baron, Chief Technology Officer of the City of Amsterdam.

To read more concerning ArabNet Digital Summit, go to: www.arabnet.me/conference/summit.

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