Dubai Tech Tuesdays No. 109 - Dubai Summer Spirit Edition II + Hatima Singer Birthday!

​*** PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER FOR EASIER ACCESS ***

​📅 DATE: Our 109th Dubai Tech Tuesdays event will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, from 6:00 - 11:30 PM.

​🎭 VENUE: Come mingle with fellow technologists at our lovely venue - the amazing BELCANTO RESTAURANT AT THE DUBAI OPERA. /belcantodxb

​🍹DRINK SPECIALS: FREE entrance for women 👠. Men - 150 AED gets you 3 beverages (mandatory, but note that venue's mocktails are very nice).

​🕕 6:00 - 8:00 pm GATHER and SOCIALIZE. We know traffic and parking is crazy! Do NOT stress. Take your time and get here.

​🕕 8:00 - 9:00 pm SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS. Dubai Tech Tuesdays features the best tech projects and intellectual content. Think well-done TED or Davos talks. We are like that.

​🎙 ZIYA EMRE BULUTLAR, Founder of Open Exchange. Ziya is the founder of Open Exchange, an open-source exchange stack built in Java on Aeron Cluster: a sub-microsecond matching engine, a double-entry money ledger, and the operational tooling that keeps both alive in production. He spent five years at Paribu, one of Türkiye's largest crypto exchanges, latterly as Senior Staff Engineer, and 15+ years building backend systems where being wrong costs money. Open Exchange is his answer to a problem he watched up close: running a trading venue currently means either buying a black box or hiring a team you cannot afford. /emre_bulutlar & /emrebulutlar

​🎙 ABIGAL ROBERTS, Founder of Salt & AI Ecosystem Strategist. Abigail is the Founder of SALT, a global technology consultancy helping businesses connect with the right partners across data infrastructure, cloud, GPU compute and AI platforms. Based between London and Dubai, Abigail works with organisations across the UK, Europe and the Middle East to modernise their AI infrastructure through partnerships with NVIDIA and Nebius. This Autumn, she is launching a series of AI Infrastructure Workshops across Dubai & London, offering organisations complimentary access to specialist solutions engineers who can help assess existing AI environments, identify opportunities to reduce infrastructure costs, optimise token spend, right-size GPU requirements, and plan AI migrations with confidence. /salttechnology & /abigailgraceroberts

​🎙 MIKHAIL ARZUMANOV, Co-Founder & CPTO of Zarah, Founder of MIQA & Beasy, Forbes 30 Under 30. Zarah is an ADGM-regulated UAE fintech turning everyday spending into automatic savings through round-ups and open banking. Mikhail owns its product and technology. He also founded MIQA, a business & IT consulting firm that helps companies grow with AI and automation, and Beasy, a financial OS for UAE SMEs. Before Dubai he co-founded Kem, a Kuwaiti neobank: $3M raised, live in 3.5 months, 12,000 users in month one, and open banking regulation co-authored with the Central Bank of Kuwait. He was also Head of R&D at Tochka Bank and led an AI project delivering 16x ROI for QIC in Qatar. Forbes 30 Under 30 in Finance. Today he builds AI-first fintech products and multi-agent systems, and speaks on how founders turn AI into real business results. /mikhail.arz, /miqa.ae & /mikhail-arz

​🎂🥳🎉 Birthday Girl - HATIMA SINGER, Founder of Future of Happiness & International Events Producer. Hatima is the Founder of Future of Happiness, an international production and events company based in Dubai. She specializes in launching brands and businesses into the UAE market through high-impact events, media production, influencer partnerships, and strategic collaborations. With over 12 years of international business development experience, Hatima has worked with startups, technology companies, government initiatives, and global communities. Today she produces large-scale events, reality shows, and content that connects entrepreneurs, creators, investors, and innovators across the Middle East and beyond. Her mission is to help visionary founders build meaningful international partnerships and turn ambitious ideas into real-world projects. /lovesoulenergy & /tatyana-titova

​🕕 9:00 - 9:30 pm COMMUNITY INTRODUCTIONS. 15 or so guests will be invited to introduce themselves to the community for a minutes each, microphone in hand. Do not miss this opportunity for everyone to get to know you! Do not be shy... the shy eat alone.

​🕕 9:30 pm - Midnight NETWORKING + DINNER. Now is the time to meet everyone else you might have missed before. Grab a (new) friend, grab a drink, and grab a table. Create and deepen your connections with good conversation. Everyone is friendly and open - so introduce yourself to someone new.

​🌐 MEDIA PARTNER: DUBAI.NEWS - UAE’s First News Network Run by AI and Amplified to the World. Founded by Sheeraz Hasan No.1 Fame Strategist in the World. /dubai.newsnow

​🌐 MEDIA PARTNER: UR Dream Media (UDM) is the only full service studio in town. UDM in its state-of-the-art and extremely flexible setting studio offers Music Production and Recording, Podcast, Videography, Photography and Studio Rental all under one roof. /udmdxb

🎥 PHOTOGRAPHY PARTNER: We are thrilled to be supported by TITUS PHOTOGRAPHY as our media/photography partner. /_titus_photography

​🤝 COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Thanks to Web3 Future Space for their continued support. https://web3future.space​

​​👔👗 DRESSCODE: Please dress to impress - this is a high-level business and social event. *** NO caps/shorts NO open toe shoes / sneakers *** Be classy (please). Men - try wearing a suit or sports jacket. Don't wear some random T-shirt/raggedy jeans. Women - this is your chance to be elegant. The venue WILL block access in case of inappropriate, sloppy, or indecent attire.

​ALSO we welcome the referral of other quality guests.