Attendees include dignitaries and leading global organizations from several industries to showcase over 1200 innovative tech exhibitions, share business portfolios, network, and create lasting business partnerships with other participants from over 60 countries.

Amidst the global pandemic, the UAE government has ensured that appropriate safety measures exist starting with the certification of the venue by the Bureau Veritas SafeGuard, verifying its compliance with the highest hygiene standards and effectively controlling the crowd size, ensuring they wear masks, have their temperature taken and maintain a safe social distance of 2 meters between guests Exhibition categories comprise of AI (Artificial Intelligence), cloud computing, cybersecurity, cloud services, technology for the healthcare sector, smart retail, flying cars, smart cars, robotics, and drones; alongside a conference lineup of over 350 in-person innovative speakers from 30 countries.

At the peak and thrill of the many attendees are exhibitions from Adran (37 years, London born, blue-colored, AI-powered humanoid robot), Future Flying Uber Taxi, Boston Dynamics Robot dog, Etisalat Virtual Reality simulation experience, among many other innovative solutions.

Day two wrapped up with a dance competition that lit up the atmosphere and attracted the attention of attendees as it involved an interactive voting process.

With three more days to go, the event only gets more interesting for her very many attendees inspiring hope, connectivity, and future innovations.

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• Demographics

o Population: 9.8 million

o Male: 69%

o Female: 31%

o Migrants: 88%

o 0.13% of the world population

o Median age: 32.6 years

o Literacy rate: 93%

• Business

o Current GDP of UAE at $353.9 billion and tourism accounts for about 10% of the nation’s GDP

o The UAE economic growth was triggered by the discovery of oil in the region

o With Dubai also referred to as the City of Gold, there are ATMs that dispense gold bars in UAE.

o The UAE is rated as one of the safest countries in the world.

o Petrol and bottled water cost almost the same price.

o Prior to the 1930s, pearling was Abu Dhabi’s most important industry and primary source of income.

o Dubai’s Gold Souk is the largest market for gold in the world.

o The UAE is home to the richest horse race in the world, the Dubai World Cup.

• Tourism

o Dubai has four human-made islands: The Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali, Deira Island, and The World Island.

o The Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 is one of the largest airport terminals in the world.

o You can go skiing indoors on a four-kilometer slope in Dubai.

o Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free city. o Dubai has the world’s longest driverless metro system, with more than 46 miles of track.

o The Burj Al Arab is the world’s first seven-star hotel and is considered one of the most luxurious in the world.

o The Miracle Garden in Dubai is the most extensive flower garden in the world.

• Culture & Religion

o Islam is the nation’s official religion, but it is home to over 40 places of worship for other faiths.

o The oldest mosque in the UAE is in Fujairah and it is 600 years old.

o The UAE has seven royal families ruling the seven Emirates.

o The Ghaf tree is the National Tree of the UAE

o Camels are an Important Part of the UAE Culture

o The UAE’s national animal is an Arabian Oryx while Falcons are the National Birds of UAE

o UAE is a culturally diverse nation with over 200 nationalities represented across all the Emirates.

• Geography

o Ajman is the smallest emirate in the UAE.

o Abu Dhabi is the largest Emirate in the UAE.

o Total land population 83,600 square km.

o Fujairah is the UAE emirate with the most mountains

o Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world. It is 828 meters high.

o Palm Jumeirah can be sighted from space.

o Dubai also has the largest man-made island in the world and there are no ‘real’ rivers in the UAE.

• Restaurant & Dining

o Dubai is home to the world’s most expensive cupcake. It costs Dh3,700 and made with 23-carat edible gold dusting

o Dubai restaurants have a habit of dusting gold on a lot of food. Steaks, burgers, ice creams… even Karak chai

o You can eat Camel biscuits and Camel milk chocolate in the UAE.

o You can also try a camel burger too. o The UAE is responsible for 6 percent of the world’s date production.

o Kabsa is considered by many as a national dish in the UAE

o The largest cup of tea is 5,000 liters (1,320.86 gallons) and was achieved by Global Village Dubai (UAE) in Dubai, UAE. It measured 3.66 m high and 1.42 m in diameter with a heating system to maintain the tea’s temperature at 85 degrees Celsius.

• Guinness World Records

o The UAE is home to 425 Guinness World Records with 34 of them achieved in 2020 alone.

o Indian school in Sharjah sets Guinness record and marks 2020 National Day with largest online video chain of people passing a flag

o Abu Dhabi is home to the world’s largest indoor sky diving tunnel at CLYMB Abu Dhabi with a record-breaking width of 32 feet and height of 104 feet.

o The Dubai Mall is the world’s biggest mall home to 1,200 shops across 10 million square feet, an underwater zoo, and an ice rink.

o Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Formula Rossa rollercoaster is officially the world’s fastest with acceleration up to 240km/h.

o Dubai 10-million-liter Aquarium tank is home to over 140 species of animals, including sharks and the largest suspended aquarium in the world.

o Dubai is home to two of the worlds’ largest dancing fountains the world. The Dubai Mall. Fountain and The Palm Fountain.

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She has also recently been appointed as the President of the International Publishers Association (IPA), becoming the second woman globally to occupy the position (after Ana Maria Cabanellas of Argentina) and the first Arab woman to hold this post since the foundation of the association in 1896; after having successfully served previously as the Vice-President since 2018.

Her appointment comes after many years of fostering development in the publishing industry and boosting the prospects of publishers in the UAE, across the GCC, and in the wider Arab region.

While also launching several regional and international initiatives that have enabled the regional and global publishing sectors to enhance the quality of their output and service delivery.

She is also the founder of Kalimat Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Sharjah, UAE. The foundation is dedicated to providing Arabic books and reading material to Arab children in underprivileged communities- such as rural areas, hospitals, orphanages, and schools; Arab children that are affected by war and are living in refugee camps, shelters, or have migrated to a foreign country.

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