Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has announced the second edition of its Abu Dhabi Decoded webinar series that will focus on Abu Dhabi’s business-friendly environment designed for tech startups, entrepreneurs and global companies of the future.
The webinar series, in association with Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), and Ghadan 21, returns on Thursday, November 12 for the second session, titled ‘Abu Dhabi Decoded: An Environment Fit for Global Companies of the Future’.
The session will focus on Abu Dhabi’s enabling business environment, progressive regulatory framework and its unwavering commitment to AI and digital innovation. The engaging discussion, aimed at international startups and investors, will also cover Abu Dhabi’s robust legal system and enabling licensing regime, designed to suit global tech startups and digitally focused businesses seeking to relocate to the UAE’s capital.
His Excellency Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State and Chairman of ADGM, said, “As an International Financial Centre and ecosystem enabler, we provide a well-established and modern business infrastructure and a holistic regulatory environment that support financial institutions, companies, startups, and SMEs to operate, innovate and grow seamlessly in the UAE and across the MENA region.
“The “Abu Dhabi Decoded” initiative offers a strategic platform for the global tech community to gain clearer insights of what Abu Dhabi and the UAE offer as a world-class tech hub, and a better understanding of the wide opportunities that startups and entrepreneurs can leverage to thrive and succeed.”
His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, said, “As a pioneering nation, we have set out to build an enterprising culture that harnesses technology and innovation to drive our digital transformation and future economy for the benefit of entrepreneurs, startups and the private sector alike.
“We welcome Hub71’s initiative that encourages greater collaboration between all key players of Abu Dhabi’s tech ecosystem in order for us to truly represent the tremendous amount of digital resources and advanced capabilities our economy can offer the world.”
As the UAE emerges as a hotbed for entrepreneurship with an advanced banking ecosystem, Hub71 worked with UAE banks to pioneer new banking solutions designed specifically to help tech startups seamlessly open bank accounts and conduct business. Last week, a closed roundtable organized by Hub71 brought together leading financial services companies, regulators, startups and investors to collaborate on ways to enhance the UAE’s digital framework. To simplify processes and become more startup-friendly, regulators including ADGM, and banks such as Mashreq Bank, agreed to work more closely to further modernize their frameworks and processes to address digitalization and enhance the user experience for entrepreneurs in Abu Dhabi and the UAE. More than 300 startups have taken advantage of ADGM’s Tech Startup License which enables entrepreneurs to set up in the UAE quickly and easily.
Moderated by John Defterios, Emerging Markets Editor at CNN, the session will include His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications; His Excellency Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh, Minister of State and Chairman of ADGM; His Excellency Engineer Mohamed Abdelhameed Al Askar, Director General, Abu Dhabi Digital Authority; Dhaher bin Dhaher Al Mheiri, CEO, Registration Authority, ADGM; Jean Francois Gauthier, Founder & CEO of Startup Genome and Ramez T. Shehadi, Managing Director of Facebook MENA.
Abu Dhabi Decoded is a webinar series that invites the capital’s leaders in the public and private sectors to discuss Abu Dhabi’s burgeoning startup technology scene and the growth opportunities for international entrepreneurs and startups stemming from the government’s efforts to drive innovation.
Viewers will receive the unique opportunity to engage with the most influential decision makers behind Abu Dhabi’s thriving tech scene and open and flexible legal and regulatory framework in the 60-minute session.
To register to watch the webinar and join the conversation, click here.
