Dubai Tech Tuesdays (MONDAY!) No. 72 - Hollywood in Dubai Tech / Industry Special
*** PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER FOR EASIER ACCESS ***
📅 DATE: Our 72nd Dubai Tech Tuesdays event will be held on MONDAY (not Tuesday!), November 17, 2025, from 6:00 - 11:30 PM.
Why Monday? Because we have something EPIC, and this was the only date which worked for everyone.
Join us for an exclusive evening where a Hollywood Producer talks about the potential of bridging traditional Film Financing and Blockchain technology / tokenization and one of Europe’s most renowned Film Composers shares insights from his experiences in the entertainment industry — and how Middle Eastern entrepreneurs can break into and collaborate with Hollywood.We’ll also hear from a renowned Futurist on the Future of Media, and a leading underwater videographer will take us beneath the surface to reveal stories and technology behind his ocean adventures.
🎭 VENUE: Come mingle with fellow technologists at our lovely venue - the amazing BELCANTO RESTAURANT AT THE DUBAI OPERA. The venue's management is generously providing special menu selections. belcantodxb
🍹DRINK SPECIALS AND CANAPÉS: Our friends at Belcanto are very generously providing delicious tray-passed canapés for all guests for this special event.
Women 🧔♀️ - Only 50 AED to enter, and gets you 1 beverage ticket (plus the canapés).
Men 👨 - 185 AED to enter, and gets you 3 beverages tickets (plus the canapés).
🕕 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.
🎙 ARNO KRIMMER, Dubai-based Hollywood Producer and Group CEO who has worked with many Academy Award winners and nominees like Martin Scorsese, Jason Momoa, Bill Skarsgård, Al Pacino, Oscar Isaac, Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, Martin Freeman, Gus Van Sant and multiple Grammy winner Drake. arnokrimmer and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3853042/
🎙 TUOMAS KANTELINEN, Scandinavian Composer for Films, TV, Theatre, Opera who has composed the film score for more than 100 feature films including Academy Award-nominated film MONGOL and the upcoming film THE BEAST starring Samuel L. Jackson. Was nominated for European Film Award, Best Composer. https://nordicmusic.net and https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0437887
🎙 AKSINYA STAAR, Futurist, Author, Advisor. A thought leader at the intersection of people, ideas, and systems, Aksinya helps organizations navigate complexity through technological foresight and human insight. Her work spans emerging tech ecosystems, learning architectures, and cultural innovation. Offers coprorate training and consultancy in Polymathic Leadership. Author of Why Polymaths? and Future of Work: From Industrial to Polymath Mindset. www.aksinyastaar.info and www.polymathic-leadership.com
🎙 JONO GREENWAY, South African Ocean Photographer & Videographer whose breathtaking underwater imagery has been showcased in galleries around the world. With a deep understanding of marine flora, and fauna, he brings powerful insights into the beauty and fragility of our oceans — and the importance of marine conservation. jonathan-greenway-7b2598107
🎙 HUTCH AZCARRAGA, CEO of The Variant Company - TheVariant.io. With over 30 years of experience in media, communications, films, and television production, and a solid foundation in marketing and advertising, Hutch specializes in building content platforms and tech innovation for the industry. He developed a one-of-a-kind hybrid multi-cam VP-XR studio in Dubai and continues to lead at the intersection of content and emerging web3 and AI technologies. mr-hutch
🎙 PHILIPP STUPPNIK, Founder and Architect of Swiss Trust Layer® - www.swisstrustlayer.com. Philipp is an Austrian entrepreneur and strategist, has dedicated decades of leadership across law, technology, and healthcare innovation to data sovereignty and compliance in evolving regulatory frameworks. At Swiss Trust Layer®, Philipp spearheads a new paradigm for verifiable digital integrity - creating systems that protect intellectual property, secure evidence, and empower individuals and organizations to operate with provable compliance and legal certainty. stuppnik
9:00 - 9:30 pm COMMUNITY INTRODUCTIONS. 25 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 + SHISHA. 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: We are thrilled to be supported by FS Entertiainment as our media/photography partner. fsentertainmentofficial
👔👗 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.
🤝 COMMUNITY SUPPORT: Thanks to Web3 Future Space for their continued support. https://web3future.space
ALSO we welcome the referral of other quality guests.