​AI & Blockchain Innovation Meetup

​🇦🇪 The city is the venue. 🇦🇪

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​📅 19 May 2026 · 11:30 AM doors open

​📍 UNBOX Community - Business Bay, Bay Square, Dubai

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​Program overview:

​11:50 AM - Opening Remarks

• ​Joyce Achkar - Unbox Community welcome

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​12:00 PM - Panel 1: When Machines Run the Money: AI, Automation, and the Future of Financial Operations

• ​Alice L - CMC

• ​Nabil Arnous - IC CCO

• ​Faraj Abutalibov - Stellar Development Foundation

• ​Mikael Boshian - SFTY - Moderator

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​12:30 PM - Panel 2: Power Behind the Trade: AI and Compute Infrastructure in Modern Financial Markets

• ​Salahuddin Almohammadi

• ​Nicolai Svistunov

• ​Leonardo De Fazio

• ​Amna Usman Chaudhry - Moderator

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​13:00 - Workshops slot live on the Luma calendar

​16:00 - Closing and Networking time

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​Next Event/Session here

​Full agenda: https://agenda.menablockchainweek.ae/

​👉 Browse & register per session → luma.com/menablockchainweek

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​Register here to secure your seat. Capacity is limited. First-come, first-served. The final agenda and speakers will be published 3 days before each event.

​Already have your week pass? You still need to register here separately; your weekly pass does not reserve a seat but puts you on the priority list for some sessions, if capacity allows.

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​Full agenda: https://agenda.menablockchainweek.ae/

​👉 Browse & register per session → https://luma.com/menablockchainweek

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​THE WEEK AT A GLANCE

​📅 May 14 — Launch Event: Community Resilience Summit

​📅 May 18 — Day 1: Builders & Community Day

​📅 May 19 — Day 2: AI & Blockchain Innovation

​📅 May 20 — Day 3: Payments & Digital Banking

​📅 May 21 — Day 4: Regulation, Security & Compliance

​📅 May 22 — Day 5: RWA & Tokenization

​📅 May 23 — Day 6: Creators Day & Workshops

​📅 May 24 — Day 7: Trading & Exchanges Day

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​👥 Meet the speakers → menablockchainweek.ae/speakers

​🤝 View our partners → menablockchainweek.ae/partners

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​GET INVOLVED

​🎤 Apply to speak or Partner with us→ menablockchainweek.ae/get-involved

​🌐 Full program → https://luma.com/menablockchainweek