The Machines Can See Summit 2024 hosted at Dubai Museum of the Future on April 17, 2024 will showcase a diverse agenda through two parallel tracks: scientific and business. In the scientific track, renowned researchers will delve into the latest advancements in image generation and recognition, machine learning, providing insights into cutting-edge developments shaping the future of AI. Meanwhile, the business track will explore practical applications of AI across various industries, showing use cases aimed at streamlining business operations and enhancing urban living.

Moreover, 15 outstanding startups will showcase disruptive innovations in the field such as healthcare, retail, tourism, and more. The summit will also be attended by contributors to cutting-edge academic posters (representations of academic research). With an attendance of over 2,000 researchers and innovators in AI, computer vision, and machine learning, the summit will ensure a curated audience of experts and enthusiasts in relevant fields. The summit will be supported by leading innovative companies: NVIDIA, the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), AI71, Core42, Intema, Dubai Business Events (DBE), Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) and Emirates.

Saqr binghalib, the Executive Director of the Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications office, affirmed that the UAE represents a global hub for fostering initiatives aimed at developing artificial intelligence. It is the most suitable destination for organizing and hosting future dialogues and provides an ideal environment for attracting the best minds in advanced technology and artificial intelligence fields to shape the future of this sector, enhancing its leadership and global competitiveness.

Saqr binghalib stated that hosting the "Machines Can See" Summit in its second edition reflects the great success of its first edition, which was organized last year in collaboration with leading global technology companies and academic institutions. It represented an important opportunity for experts and specialists to envision the future of artificial intelligence.

Commenting on the summit, Mr. Alexander Khanin, CEO and Founder of Polynome Events FZE, the official organizer of “Machines Can See” said, "Building upon our past successes, Dubai's prominence in pioneering AI research, and the global momentum of AI, Machines Can See is aligned with the UAE’s strategy to establish Dubai as the AI capital of the world."

The summit showcases 12 groundbreaking keynotes from luminaries such as Ali Farhadi, CEO of the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, Andrew Jackson, EVP, Chief AI Officer at Core42, Yaser Sheikh, Vice President of Meta Reality Labs in Pittsburgh, Alon Halevy, Senior Principal Applied Scientist at AWS, Luc Julia, Chief Scientific Officer at Renault Group, co-creator of Siri, Heather Domin, Global Leader for Responsible AI Initiatives at IBM, World Economic Forum Fellow, Merouane Debbah, Senior AI Advisor at TII, Nicu Sebe, Professor at the University of Trento, Professor Fahad Khan, Deputy Department Chair of Computer Vision and Professor at MBZUAI, among others.

Machines Can See is an exclusive event tailored for industry professionals, offering a platform for networking, collaboration, and knowledge exchange with 5000 industry leaders. Select sessions will be broadcast online, allowing a wider audience to engage with the discussions and insights shared during the summit.

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He made this statement during the launch of the UAE Artificial Intelligence Award, with the objective of promoting the adoption of artificial intelligence technologies within federal and local government entities. This initiative is designed to enhance the services' performance by leveraging artificial intelligence solutions and to proactively shape a more promising future based on the digital solutions and collaborative efforts among entities in the UAE.

His Excellency Omar Sultan AlOlama emphasized that the UAE government is working continuously to expand the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies. Through a range of initiatives, the government aims to proactively anticipate the future of artificial intelligence, bolster the nation's competitiveness, and ensure its leadership across diverse sectors.

His Excellency Mohamed Bin Taliah, Chief of Government Services of the UAE Government, stated the significance of these strategic initiatives, which are designed to elevate the utilization of artificial intelligence within governmental services.

His Excellency Mohamed Bin Taliah emphasized the importance of fostering collaboration between government and semi-governmental entities in the advancement of government services. This endeavor aligns with the leadership's objectives of cultivating an adaptable government framework, one that continually strives to enhance the society’s well-being and deliver an optimal government service experience to diverse segments of society.

The Award categories include Service Excellence Category, Decision Making Category, Operational Efficiency Category, Emirati AI Solutions Category. The evaluation criteria will be by the level of innovation, AI ethics compliance level, level of maturity, scalability and replicability and level of impact.

The aim of the categories is to provide effective, easily accessible, and high-quality services through innovative uses of artificial intelligence and technology, enhancing decision-making processes and increasing efficiency by utilizing artificial intelligence techniques for data-driven decision-making. The categories also aim to reduce operational costs, improve processes, elevate service delivery, and ensure the development of artificial intelligence solutions in the UAE, solidifying it global position in this field.

For entities seeking to register and participate in one or more categories via the link: https://ai.gov.ae/aiaward/

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The session included a fireside chat moderated by His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, with Huang that explored the success story of NVIDIA and the vision of its founder that led it to global success in the artificial intelligence sector.

The session delved into the initial spark that led him to establish NVIDIA and its journey to an accelerated computing company that is now becoming an accelerated cloud computing company.

Furthermore, the session discussed ways to foster a culture of innovation, the importance of team dynamics in the entrepreneurial journey, emerging trends and industries that hold the greatest promise for those venturing into entrepreneurship, and the insights to impart to future generations of entrepreneurs.

“Our vision is simply this. All of the challenges that we thought in the past were too big, too great, too large scale, the computer simply can't solve. It is now within our grasp.” Huang said.

Huang started NVIDIA with two friends in 1993 and has served since its inception as president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors. Since its founding, the company has sparked the growth of the PC gaming market, redefined computer graphics, and ignited the era of modern AI, which is transforming every industry.

The Get Inspired HQ is keen on hosting global CEOs of digital companies in interactive sessions to shed light on their success stories and pioneering, inspirational experiences during their journey in the world of technology, to instill passion among young programmers to develop their capabilities and experiences and motivate them to actively participate in innovating technological solutions for future challenges.

He stated that the UAE government is intensifying efforts to accelerate the adoption of digital solutions, aiming through its initiatives and projects to envision and shape the digital future, enhancing the UAE’s leadership and global competitiveness in various fields.

This came during Al Olama's chairing of the meeting of the UAE Council for Digital Economy held at the Securities and Commodities Authority in Dubai.

The council reviewed the updates regarding several strategic initiatives aimed at supporting and accelerating the implementation of the UAE's strategic objectives for the digital economy, in areas such as infrastructure, digital transactions, e-commerce, financial technologies, stimulating investment in digital sectors, attracting and developing digital skills, supporting SMEs and the latest developments in digital economy statistics gathering and the annual report on measuring the digital economy, prepared in cooperation with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre.

The council reviewed as well the developments in digital infrastructure development in the country, and the level of adoption of technological solutions, which have significantly increased in recent months. The adoption of the use of digital signatures increased by 216 percent in 2023, while blockchain was used as well, involving 9 banks, 6 exchange houses, and 3 insurance companies.

The council further reviewed digital services in the federal network, which were launched to include voice-to-text and text-to-voice conversion, translation, analysis of different emotions, extraction of key phrases, language analysis, and services suitable for accessing high-performance computing resources for machine learning, deep learning, and other applications.

The council discussed topics such as the government service level policy, data centre distribution and cloud computing deployment in Gulf countries, cloud computing companies in the UAE, as well as the latest Internet network indicators and the performance and coverage of the fifth-generation network in the country. In addition, the adoption rate of the sixth version of the Internet Protocol reached 50.7 percent in January 2024, and the level of mobile network coverage continued to achieve 100 percent coverage, ranking the first position in the Middle East in Internet exchange traffic and the first position globally in fifth-generation network speeds in 2023.

The UAE Council for Digital Economy is responsible for implementing the digital economy agenda, achieving its strategic indicators, shaping the future of the digital economy, and its strategic directions in the UAE.