The 1 Billion Followers Summit, the world’s largest gathering of content creation and creators, kicked off at the Emirates Towers and the Museum of the Future on Wednesday.
The event’s first day saw a packed audience and a focus on leading content creators sharing their knowledge with new influencers and emerging talent.
The summit brought together over 3,000 content creators, influencers and creatives from all around the globe, including 100 expert speakers, to discuss new media’s role in supporting economies and contributing to sustainable development agendas.
Some of the highlights of discussions and panels included Meta on Creators to the Power of AI by Louise Holmes, Director of Creator Partnerships, EMEA at Meta, Inside the Mind of Steven Bartlett, and Get Paid to Travel the World moderated by Fuad Almasaoud, Director of Growth at Airalo.
Louise Holmes, Director of Creator Partnerships, EMEA at Meta, said: “Human Creativity is the power behind AI. The appeal of real lives, with all their messiness and imperfections and authenticity is why people follow people in the first place, and in my opinion, this will endure. People will ultimately always connect first and foremost with real people.”
Bahadir Ozdemir, co-founder of Airalo, said: “Reliable and affordable connectivity should be available to everyone. It’s more than just how many bars of signal you get – it’s about empowering people to share their stories and ideas from anywhere, and stay connected. Just like a good conversation, connectivity should flow seamlessly. Airalo is about bringing people together without hassle.”
