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Gary Vaynerchuk is always one step ahead, listening closely to the signals to spot major shifts before they hit the rest of us; e-commerce, social media, blockchain, and now AI. The edge goes to those who learn the tech faster and double down, without losing their empathy. In a world racing toward automation, humanity is your competitive advantage. Squeeze the moment while you still can!
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- Marketing Keynote 9 December 10:30 - 10:40AM
Gaming Beyond Reality
Gaming is evolving from a separate virtual realm into the operating system for how new generations live, learn, and create. As on-device AI and world models deepen machines’ spatial understanding, gaming becomes a persistent layer blending digital and physical worlds. This session explores how spatial computing, XR, intelligent agents, and world-building tools are reshaping interaction and identity, especially for the UAE, where major investments signal a new era of presence, participation, and programmable reality.
Central Stage - Creator Economy Fireside 8 December 4:35 - 4:55PM
Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern
Before the rise of bite-sized content and algorithm-driven storytelling, there were creators who built worlds through patience, curiosity, and craft. In this conversation, award-winning chef and storyteller Andrew Zimmern reflects on his journey from kitchens to global screens, tracing how food became his medium for cultural connection and understanding. Through the lens of Bizarre Foods, he shares what it means to be an “original creator” in a pre-social-media era, the lessons learned from decades of travel and storytelling, and how today’s creators can rediscover depth, empathy, and intention in a world addicted to speed.
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- Music Fireside 8 December 4:00 - 4:15PM
The Universal Language Connecting a Divided World
At a time when words divide and algorithms amplify differences, music remains one of the world’s last true bridges, uniting billions through shared rhythms and emotion. This session’s focus is on music’s enduring role as a global connector, exploring how sound becomes story, how emotion becomes economy, and how artists become ambassadors of something greater than entertainment. Audience members learn how data, digital platforms, and live experiences can bring us closer rather than further apart. Music may be an industry, but it is also a common language. It’s one that still has the power to rebuild trust, empathy, and belonging in a fractured age.
Explore by Instagram - Technology Fireside 10 December 10:30 - 10:50AM
Building with Heartware, Not Just Hardware and Software
As technology races ahead, reshaping economies, borders, and attention itself, what’s often missing is the “heartware”: the human capacity for purpose, dignity, and trust. This session calls for a recalibration. It explores how media, AI, and new financial models intersect and can be used to build more humane architectures for the future. From media ecosystems shaping perception in war zones to digital identity frameworks that can re-establish economic agency, we ask: Are our current models of progress neglecting the soul of society? What does it take to realign our innovation engines with collective wellbeing?
Forum Stage - Picture Panel 10 December 4:10 - 4:30PM
Presence Is the Actor’s Invisible Chemistry
Presence is the actor’s invisible chemistry, the fusion of emotion, awareness, and truth that makes fiction feel real. In this conversation, we explore how stillness, conviction, and empathy can dissolve performance into presence, transforming the craft of acting into a quiet form of alchemy.
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