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- Creator Economy Panel 9 December 4:40 - 5:10PM
The Rise of Intelligent Virality
Three creators redefining entertainment share how knowledge became content and content became movement. This session unpacks the storytelling, structure, and emotion behind making art, science, and history accessible and viral, without losing integrity or substance.
Explore by Instagram - Picture Workshop 9 December 2:30 - 4:30PM
Realistic Acting & Character Formation
This intensive workshop focuses on building a dramatic character from the inside out. Abdel Moneim Amayri shares his expertise on how to prepare for a role, not just through external appearance, but by understanding the character’s inner life, emotions, and journey. Participants will learn how to craft fully realized, authentic dramatic characters.
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- Marketing Keynote 9 December 10:00 - 10:10AM
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 1:15 - 1:35PM
When the Messenger Becomes the Movement
Creators are no longer just entertainers, they’re powerful drivers of public opinion and social change. UNESCO notes their growing role in shaping global information flows, while Pew reports that one in five Americans, and over a third of young adults, regularly turn to creators for news. As their reach expands, what are pathways to ensuring such influence remains ethical, accurate, and inclusive?
Impact Stage - Technology Panel 8 December 2:00 - 2:20PM
Spatial Media in Practice
Immersive technologies like augmented reality and volumetric video change storytelling, creating new ways to inform and engage. Pew found 40%+ adults interested in immersive news formats. How can journalists and educators harness spatial media to enhance empathy and critical thinking in a fractured landscape?
Central Stage - Picture Panel 8 December 1:30 - 2:00PM
An Era of Reinvention for On-Demand
Streaming platforms face a reckoning with plateauing subscriber growth slows and content costs climb, studios and OTT services are rewriting their playbooks, prioritizing profitability, partnership, and purposeful programming over scale at all costs. This conversation examines how on-demand models are evolving in the MENA region and beyond, from the economics of live sports and premium storytelling to localization, data-driven distribution, and hybrid monetization. Together, they explore what it will take to sustain relevance in an era where every viewer—and every minute—matters.
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