It gathered 3,000 content creators.. What do you know about the “Billion Followers Summit”?

The One Billion Followers Summit, organized by the New Media Academy in Dubai next January 10 and 11, revealed the list of its strategic partners in its second edition, which includes the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of the Dubai Chambers, the Dubai Municipality, and Emirates Airlines, the official carrier of the summit. .

The One Billion Followers Summit is the largest platform in the world that brings together content creators, experts and people with experiences from various fields in one place, to discuss and discuss industry challenges, explore its trends and monitor its contribution to the economic and social scenes. The second edition will be held at the Emirates Towers and the Museum of the Future in Dubai in the presence of 7,000 participants, including Over 3,000 content creators, influencers, and creatives, and over 190 speakers.

Over the course of two days, the “One Billion Followers Summit” will turn into an ongoing interactive workshop in which international content makers will transfer their experiences and knowledge to new influencers and those working in the creative industries sector.

Officials of the One Billion Followers Summit are talking about it On this occasion, Alia Al Hammadi, CEO of the New Media Academy, confirmed, according to the official Emirates News Agency, the One Billion Followers Summit’s keenness to expand the circle of partners and relationships in order to achieve its goals of supporting the content industry sector, providing the necessary knowledge and expertise to those interested and working in the sector, and providing growth factors. The creative industries economy has become one of the most important features of the future economy.

For his part, Saeed Al Gergawi, Vice President of the Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy, explained that the Chamber’s partnership in supporting the “Billion Followers Summit” embodies our ongoing efforts to create the ideal climate for the growth of creative industries that rely on advanced digital infrastructure, stressing that Dubai’s digital competitiveness makes it a prominent destination globally to attract Talented, creative and innovative people in the field of content creation.

Al Gergawi added: “The digital economy is the economy of the future, and we are working hard to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai” in consolidating Dubai’s position as a global capital of the digital economy, and we consider (the One Billion Followers Summit) a part “One of these efforts enhances the emirate’s position as a global center for creative industries.”

Ahmed Al Zarouni, Director of the Public Parks and Recreational Facilities Department at Dubai Municipality, said: “In the Emirate of Dubai, like the rest of the emirates of the country, we are keen to provide spaces that host events of various kinds, especially events with a creative dimension because they reflect the aesthetics and culture of Dubai’s facilities and its distinctive landmarks.”

Al Zarouni added: “Organizing part of the activities of the “Billion Followers Summit in the Dubai Frame” carries many connotations and confirms the ambitious symbolism of this edifice as a gateway for the talented towards the future. This is why we are always happy to partner with various entities with the aim of supporting the UAE’s strategy to be the first destination in the world for the talented. And creative people from different countries of the world.”

Bloggers at the top of the billion The summit will be attended by Ahmed Abu Al-Rub from Jordan, who tells interesting stories and is followed by 14.5 million people, Saif Shawaf, one of the most prominent content creators in Canada, who has 12 million followers and is known for his creative series “Talent in the Streets,” and Abdullah Al-Tahan, a satirical entertainment content creator who has been admired by 10.7 million followers.

Joining the billion followers summit is Bashayer Jumaa, who is one of the most famous lifestyle bloggers in Kuwait and has about 16 million followers. Among the guests of the Jordanian summit is Raghad Fahmi, a dentistry student and influencer in the fashion sector who has 11.5 million followers.

The Emirati influencer, Hamdan Al Sharqi, said that the summit is in line with the “National Strategy for Cultural and Creative Industries,” which aims to raise the contribution of these industries to the gross domestic product to 5% by 2031, considering that “the economy based on the content industry has all the ingredients for growth and has unlimited prospects.” There are limited opportunities, but these components require a platform that unites visions and invests in energies, and we at the Billion Summit aspire to be this platform.”

Al-Sharqi stated that we seek to achieve this by addressing more than a billion followers on social media platforms, creating renewed work paths and dialogue between all parties concerned with the social content and new media sector, and developing the skills of new content makers to double the size of this sector, which is expected to reach its value. To half a trillion dollars by 2027.

According to Al-Sharqi, the summit will be hosted by the Syrian Osama Marwa, nicknamed “Ossie”, who launched into the world of content creation in 2019 and gained 13.5 million followers thanks to his fun and useful content... and Wissam Qutb, who is one of the comedy stars on social media and has 10 million followers and is distinguished by his creative music content. And comedy sketches, in addition to the Syrian Ghaith Marwan, who has a global fan base of 15.3 million and has won many awards.

An elite group of content makers specializing in science are participating in the “Billion Followers Summit,” including from Egypt Abdullah Anan, the engineer and scientist, who addresses 13 million with his content. Among the media figures participating in the summit is the Lebanese Malek Maktabi, who presents television programs and runs the content company Beyond Imagination, and enjoys great popularity exceeding 14 million. A follower and social media star in the culinary sector, Chef Shaheen Al Iraqi, who transformed from an architect into a professional chef, attracts 14.1 million followers.

Al-Daheh is an ambassador for the “One Billion Followers Summit” content makers. The “New Media Academy” chose the famous Egyptian content maker Ahmed Al-Ghandour, known as “Al-Daheh,” as an ambassador for content makers for the activities of the second edition of the “Billion Followers Summit,” which is the largest gathering of content makers and influencers in the world, and its activities will be held on January 10 and 11 next. , in the Emirates Towers, and the Museum of the Future in Dubai.

Al - Daheh , whose program achieves the highest viewing rates on the YouTube platform , will deliver a keynote speech during the opening ceremony of the summit, and tickets were fully booked in less than 24 hours.

Al-Ghandour expressed his feeling of pride and responsibility as a result of being chosen as an ambassador for the “Billion Summit,” stressing: “My message was to invest in the content industry and the wide creative opportunity it provides, to provide knowledge to every individual who uses social media, and I reached this goal with the public interest and love I found.” To learn, learn, and gain knowledge, so my channel’s topics expanded to include: science, history, and art, passing through psychology, art, and sports, all the way to technology and future sciences. For me, it has become the gateway that I open to the public to listen to amazing stories about all the questions they face in life. All topics that for years have been known for general, inaccurate and non-comprehensive stories, and today I find that, despite everything that has been presented and is still being presented, the scope is broader and greater to provide more knowledge, as the world of content creation brings new things every day, and every day opens innovative opportunities to enrich the culture and awareness of the public. ».

About the second edition of the One Billion Followers Summit It is noteworthy that the second edition of the “Billion Followers Summit” comes after the success of its first edition, which brought together more than 75 guests and 6,500 participants in more than 40 sessions and workshops. It is expected that the summit will witness the organization of a larger and more successful edition, with more than 190 speakers hosted in the sessions. Workshops, inspiring speeches, debates and side sessions in Dubai .