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UAE Innovates, the national innovation month, runs throughout November 2026 for the first time. MENA Blockchain Week looks at why the festival's open, many-host model shares the same DNA as the city-wide Web3 initiative it delivered across Dubai.

On 26–27 October, Dubai World Trade Centre will welcome the global technology community for Dubai AI Festival 2026, bringing together policymakers, technology leaders, investors, founders, and innovators under the theme Where Intelligence Meets Opportunity.

The region’s first decentralized, city-wide blockchain initiative, where the city itself is the venue, delivered 40+ events, 5,000+ attendees, and 100+ speakers across 7 themed days (plus a Day 0 summit), generating 10M+ in reach at 99% positive sentiment, backed by Dubai Business Events (DBE), the official convention bureau of Dubai operating under the Department of Economy & Tourism (DET) and aligned with the UAE’s D33 Agenda.

Day 7 of MENA Blockchain Week 2026 closed the region's first decentralized city-wide Web3 initiative with a full day of AI development workshops, trading sessions, and community building at Hadron Founders Club, Dubai. From the GDG Build with AI workshop to the Girls Who AI Spark Session, the final day proved that the Middle East is not waiting for a seat at the global Web3 table. It is building its own.

Day 6 of MENA Blockchain Week 2026 brought together Dubai's Web3 content creators, developers, podcasters, and digital builders for Creators & Builders Day at Hadron Founders Club. From the GDG Build with AI workshop to the AWPRO Podcasting Masterclass and Binance Square session, the day proved that the people building the voice of this industry are just as important as the protocols behind it.