Overview:

The Abu Dhabi Ideas Summit 2025, hosted at NYU Abu Dhabi brought together leading voices from academia, industry, and government to explore the UAE’s untapped natural advantages in the emerging digital and climate economies. The event featured a series of high-impact discussions on innovation, sustainability, and technological transformation. As a keynote speaker, Professor Raša Karapandža delivered a talk on the powerful intersection of blockchain and AI, highlighting how these technologies can be harnessed to drive economic diversification, environmental resilience, and inclusive growth in the UAE and beyond. Delivered a keynote on leveraging blockchain and AI to accelerate economic diversification and environmental resilience. Engaged with top leaders across academia, industry, and government in shaping strategies for the UAE’s digital and climate-driven future.