ArabNet数字2018年峰会将集中在中东和北非地区的年代mart Economy, Investments And MoreThe two-day summit will be spread across five separate forums: AdTech, Money, Smart Economy, Investment and Real Estate Tech.
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MENA "treps and startups, one of the biggest digital conference in the region,ArabNet Digital Summit 2018is back for its sixth edition and ready to stir up discourse. Bringing together over 100 speakers, 75 exhibitors, an expected number of 1,800 attendees and more, this year's summit will be held on April 30 - May 1 at the Madinat Jumeirah Conferences and Events Center in Dubai. The two-day summit will be spread across five separate forums: AdTech, Money, Smart Economy, Investment and Real Estate Tech.
The summit will host the Startup Championship, a global-scale pitching challenge gathering the winning startups from the local rounds of ArabNet's Startup Battle. With startups from Beirut, Kuwait, Riyadh, Casablanca, Muscat and Dubai, 18 startups would be pitching their businesses for a chance to win US$20,000 in prizes, along with other awards. It would also host the final pitches and awards ceremony of theSmartpreneur Competition, organized by Dubai Chamber of Commerce. ArabNet would also release its third edition ofThe State of Digital Investments in MENA (2013-2017)report, published in partnership with Dubai SME and with the participation of H.E. Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME.
The two-day summit kicks off with the AdTech Forum, which will feature two tracks on the latest trends indigital media and advertising, including the AdTech Showcase- a convergence of new advertising and media tech to improve the impact of campaigns and help publishers maximize revenues, with topics on data management and targeting, the role of agencies in e-commerce and more. On the same day, the newly-launched Money Forum- powered by NextMoney will delve into trends and opportunities in fintech, banking and transactional businesses with speakers such as Emirates Islamic's Zubair Ahmed andFinTech Hive's Raja Al Mazrouei. And for those interested in blockchain, Xische Academy will also be holding a Blockchain Masterclass, designed to help leaders make informed decisions.
On May 1,the new Real Estate Tech Forum will be launched to focus on tech's impact on the real estate sector, followed by the Investment Forum, which will feature discussions on fund closures and initiatives to support the investment ecosystem, with speakers includingConsenSys Capital古普塔和髂骨的故事d Partners' Omar H. Al-Madhi. In parallel, the Smart Economy Forum will explore discussions on reshaping cities utilizingblockchain tech, AI and IoT.
Speakers who would be sharing insights on the conference includeEntrepreneur Middle East's Aby Sam Thomas, Twitter MENA's Benjamin Ampen, Google's Bruno Bianchini, Wework's Rachid Abu-Hassan, Oman Technology Fund'sSharifa Albarami, BrandRipplr'sTanaz Dizadji, MEVP'sWalid Mansour, Careem's Zach Finkelstein and more.
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