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Object 1 founder and Chairman Egor Maslennikov discusses driving the developer’s next phase.In this Q&A, Entrepreneur Middle East talks with Egor Maslennikov, founder and Chairman of Object 1, talks about scaling with discipline, building communities, and the strategy shaping the Dubai-based developer’s next chapter of growth.

"Execution creates value, but it comes at a high price."

A competitor may be able to copy an offer, but it cannot instantly recreate years of respected media coverage, customer confidence, founder authority, executive visibility and industry recognition. Those signals accumulate over time, creating an advantage that Reddi believes becomes increasingly valuable as markets grow more competitive.

The firm said contingency plans remain active to support approximately 20,000 additional people.

The initiative is open to startup founders, teams already working on water-related challenges and individuals with ideas and plans to develop products or projects.

American entrepreneur, visionary operator and business scaling strategist Brandon Dawson is applying his expertise to accelerate the growth of a precision-health ecosystem connecting genetics, biomarkers, nutrition, AI and clinical care, with 10XREVIV and MYiOX Health establishing Abu Dhabi as the center of their regional expansion.

The founder and CEO of Enso coined the term “Agentic Growth Hacking,” raised US$15 million in Series A funding to build the category, and openly publishes his experiments, including those that fail. Entrepreneur Middle East asks him what the concept actually means, how the system works, and what he would tell marketing leaders being sold “agents” by seemingly everyone.

Under the agreement, d3 and CUD's School of Architecture and Interior Design (SAID) will collaborate on an annual program of events, exhibitions, workshops and other activities hosted at d3.

Abdullah Asiri built a Saudi AI company on the wager that the region's four hundred million Arabic speakers deserved technology built for them first, not translated for them later.

Ali Al Mehairi, Senior Executive Director for Business Enablement, shares how practical training, mentorship, and locally tailored support will guide the academy’s planned expansion of entrepreneurship programs across Abu Dhabi.

AI can process volumes of information that would be impossible for a revenue manager to analyze manually. It can identify market movement, recognize demand patterns, compare competitors, evaluate fleet conditions, and support faster pricing decisions.

The companies demonstrated Parallax, Chicago Global's AI-powered investment intelligence platform, which launched in Saudi Arabia earlier in 2026.

Boom, co-founded by Mariam Khalifa Alnuaimi and Mariam Mohammed Almarri, won "Dubai's App of the Year 2025" and "Most Impactful App."

Now tech companies, studios, billionaires and nations are seeking a position in the AI economy being built around content and culture. The question is who will build the platforms and own the brands audiences recognize.

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Maven Robotics develops autonomous robots for logistics and manufacturing operations.

Innovation City and Salesforce said they believe the implementation is the world's first AI-powered company registration platform of its kind.

“If we only ask what to do with food once it becomes waste, we’re already asking the question too late.”

The UAE-headquartered proprietary trading firm was recognized for a model that separates trading skill from trading capital, now used by traders in more than 180 countries

Mohamad Abbas and Bahaa Eddine Mneymneh are using AI to make creativity more accessible through uPaint, a UAE-based startup that transforms personal photographs into paint-by-numbers kits.

Held on September 17, 2026, at Al Habtoor Palace Dubai, the one-day event was designed around intimate fireside chats and discussions.

Featuring Ramesh Murthy, Senior Executive Officer at CUSP Wealth; Viktor Uzunov, co-founder and CEO of UEB3; and Naeem Hussain, founder and CEO of LockThreat, the panel explored how technology is changing who gets to invest, how they invest and whom they trust.

In conversation with Wissam Younane, CEO, BNC Media Group, Dubai-based Irish entrepreneur and media executive Richard Fitzgerald shared how he grew Augustus Media into a regional digital media powerhouse.

At the Tech Innovation Forum 2026, media personality and entrepreneur Joelle Mardinian reflected on nearly two decades of building Joelle Group and the costly lessons that changed how she thinks about growth.

“You can build something really awesome, but if you can't sell it, there's a problem."

At Entrepreneur Middle East’s Tech Innovation Forum 2026, Alain Bejjani shared his perspective on entrepreneurship, leadership, and the growing impact of AI on economies and everyday life.

In conversation with George Hojeige, Group CEO of Virtugroup/Virtuzone, Wissam Breidy, co-founder, BRDG House, explained why reputation and trust create enduring business value.