“Dubai Digital Economy” presents the emirate’s advantages to companies at the “Billion Followers Summit”

The “Billion Followers Summit”, the largest global summit in the content industry economy, announced that the Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy, one of the three chambers operating under the Dubai Chambers umbrella, has joined the list of strategic partners for the fourth edition of the summit organized by the UAE Government Media Office, during the period from January 9 to 11, 2026.

The partnership represents an important opportunity for the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy to showcase the competitive advantages that the Emirate of Dubai enjoys to emerging companies, investment and consulting companies, content creators and businessmen specializing in the digital economy participating in the summit, and to highlight the advanced digital environment it provides for developing innovative businesses and developing the creativity-based economy.

This partnership comes within the framework of the efforts of both sides to create a stimulating environment for the growth of creative industries that rely on advanced digital infrastructure, and to support the creation of purposeful content capable of keeping pace with global economic transformations.

The partnership between the One Billion Followers Summit and the Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy contributes to empowering content makers and emerging digital companies, and opening new horizons for investments in this vital sector.

Dubai Chamber Vice President of the Digital Economy, Saeed Al Gergawi, said: “Our partnership with the One Billion Followers Summit comes within the framework of the Chamber’s efforts to consolidate Dubai’s position as a global capital of the digital economy, and a preferred destination for emerging companies, entrepreneurs and investors in this sector,” noting that the Emirate of Dubai possesses an integrated digital system, advanced infrastructure, and flexible legislation, making it a global model to be followed in the growth of digital companies and enhancing their expansion.

In turn, Director of the New Media Academy, Hussein Al-Atoli, said: “The partnership with the Dubai Chamber for Digital Economy represents a strategic step to consolidate meaningful content and develop innovative methods for using social media more effectively,” noting that “The One Billion Followers Summit provides a strategic platform for content makers and digital entrepreneurs to showcase their innovations and projects, and build relationships with investors and experts, which contributes to pushing the digital economy system towards more innovation and sustainable growth.”