Dubai Tech Tuesdays No. 73 - Future Cities Edition
*** PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER FOR EASIER ACCESS ***
📅 DATE: Our 73rd Dubai Tech Tuesdays event will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, from 6:00 - 11:30 PM.
🎭 VENUE: Come mingle with fellow technologists at our lovely venue - the amazing BELCANTO RESTAURANT AT THE DUBAI OPERA. https://www.instagram.com/belcantodxb/
🍹DRINK SPECIALS: FREE entrance for women 👠(though they can optionally get the same drink package as the men). Men - 150 AED gets you 3 beverages (mandatory for all men, 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. Tech Tuesdays features the best tech projects and intellectual content. Think well-done TED or Davos talks.
🎙 DR. ADEL ELMESSIRY, Ph.D., Founder of AI Value Protocol AIVP.ai, AIDCToken.com, AlphaFin, Co-founder of Lussa.io, the Creators Union of Arabs representative at the United Nations. Dr. Adel has a Ph.D. in AI/ML/Blockchain with over two dozen academic publications. Supervises students at the AUC. Three successful exits with one unicorn, LP in DGH/DGB, advisor, and world speaker. He serves on several boards, including the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. https://www.linkedin.com/in/adelelmessiry/
🎙 COREY GRAY, Chair & President of the Smart Cities Council. Corey is a scientist, engineer, and artist with a distinguished 30+ year career spanning technology, advanced manufacturing, entertainment, professional sport, philanthropy, and the arts. He has founded, scaled, and successfully exited multiple technology companies, produced multi-award-winning feature films, and exhibited his artwork globally. Corey currently serves as Chair and Global President of the Smart Cities Council, as well as Co-founder and Chair of Switch Productions, and sits on the UN-ITU CitiVerse Working Group. He also advises several technology startups and has previously served on boards across health research, global technology interoperability, and professional sport. A sought-after thought leader, Corey regularly speaks around the world on technology, behavioural science, geopolitics, engineering, ethics, and the future of cities. https://www.linkedin.com/in/corey-gray-a3015094/ and https://www.instagram.com/coreygray1972/
🎙 NATE GOLDEN, Founder of Golden Acquisitions / Partner in AiDTC. Nate leads Golden Acquisitions, bringing a development background rooted in entitlement and rezoning work for former Macy’s properties into Adaptive Reuse Planned Unit Developments. Early in the firm’s trajectory, he oversaw complex conversions of legacy retail assets into high-value mixed-use projects. Golden Acquisitions has since expanded into the data-center sector, forming strategic partnerships with Oracle and StemPractice.ai to deliver turnkey real estate solutions for Oracle’s next-generation CPU-driven AI data centers. The company is also pioneering the tokenization of a portion of data-center revenue through AiDTC, enabling a novel structure for participation in digital-infrastructure income streams. Today, Golden Acquisitions’ primary focus is data-center real estate, with eight sites currently under contract and 38 more in active negotiation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nategolden/
🎙 MARK MESSOW, Managing Director of Techipartners GmbH. Mark’s 30+ year tech career spans electronics hardware, enterprise software and recently Web 3. Changing from corporate life 7 years ago, Mark has led startups in blockchain development, staking & validation, drug development, sports marketing, and senior living. Mark’s current advisory roles include: Smart Cities Council - Health Span, AI VCT; Bitangels Zug, NaturecentredAI.org, Institute of Supply Excellence & Innovation (ISEI). https://www.linkedin.com/in/messow/
🎙 GEORGE MOUAWAD, General Manager for Middle East at Lionsoul Global - www.lionsoul.com. At Lionsoul Global George, a global crypto executive, helps family offices and active investors access professionally managed digital-asset strategies. With more than 15 years of leadership experience, George has built his career on scaling financial businesses and navigating complex regulatory landscapes. Before joining Lionsoul Global he served as COO at MultiBank Group, where he built and licensed the company’s crypto arm from the ground up. That role gave him deep, hands-on experience in turning regulatory frameworks into real business results. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cryptogeorges/
🕕 9:00 - 9:30 pm COMMUNITY INTRODUCTIONS. 20 or so guests will be invited to introduce themselves on stage to the community for one minute each, microphone in hand. Do not miss this opportunity for everyone to get to know you! Expertly conducted by our friend and colleague, KARMIN HABIBI, Founder of the Savvy Closer Method. https://www.linkedin.com/in/karminhabibi/
🕕 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.
🎁🎉🎂 COMMUNITY BIRTHDAY: Please join us in celebrating the birthday of our friend, MS. AMMARA KAZMI! Ammara is a DIFC Legal Practitioner and an International Corporate & Commercial Lawyer based in the U.A.E. She leads a global practice, AKAZIM Advocates & Legal Consultants, with a bold ambition to deliver results, create meaningful impact, and build a brand defined by both uniqueness and universal respect. https://www.instagram.com/attorneyak/
🎥 MEDIA PARTNER: We are thrilled to be supported by FS Entertiainment as our media/photography partner. https://www.instagram.com/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.