Dubai Tech Tuesdays No. 44 - Global Family Investment Summit x Memeland Summit / TON Festival Collaboration
*** PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER FOR EASIER ACCESS ***
📅 DATE: Our 44th Dubai Tech Tuesdays event will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 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. The venue's management is generously providing special menu selections. https://www.instagram.com/belcantodxb/
🍹DRINK SPECIAL: 150 AED gets you 3 beverges (mandatory for male guests). WOMEN CAN ENTER FOR FREE. 👠
🤝 EVENT PARTNER: The 25th Anniversary Edition of the Dubai Global Family Office Investment Summit, May 6–7, in partnership with Lives Amplified - a Global Institution of World Leaders, bringing together 250+ global family offices, private investors, visionary entrepreneurs, from the world around the world. $1 trillion in wealth. Connecting investors & entrepreneurs: with future-forward investing, including Web3, blockchain, digital assets, alongside established sectors such as real estate, private equity, healthcare, and technology. Dubai-Summit.com
🤝 EVENT PARTNER: Memeland Summit Week featuring DJ Nikka Lorak. The big Collab by VOSTAD in collaboration with DSRPTD and in partnership with Bullz, Web3 is a Joke, Zebra Regen House, Web3 District, TON Festival, Dubai Tech Tuesdays, EcoX, and Proof of Collabs. The biggest collaboration in history bringing Meme culture to Dubai's stellar web3 ecosystem. http://Memelandsummit.com
AGENDA:
🕕 6:00 - 8:00 pm GATHER and SOCIALIZE. We know traffic and parking is crazy! Do NOT stress. Take your time and get here.
♔ AND PLAY CHESS: The lovely women of the Chess Arts Club will have 2 tables set up. Challenge your intellect and skills! https://www.instagram.com/chessartsclub/
🕕 8:00 - 9:00 pm HOST GREETINGS + SPEAKERS!
🎙 MATTHIEU MERCHADOU, CEO of Magma, is an impact entrepreneur and digital transformation expert in emerging technologies (DLT, IoT, Big Data, Digital Twins) for Smart Cities. Starting in finance in 1998 with firms like PaineWebber and UBS, he later founded Meridian Invest, managing over $300M in real estate across Paris and Miami. He co-chaired the Innovation Committee at the Miami Dade Beacon Council and launched the Miami Beta City smart city plan in 2017, receiving the keys to the County in 2018. He will present Magma, a groundbreaking platform groundbreaking platform and share how they a pioneering the digital transformation of Real Estate using digital twins blockchain and AI from Miami to Dubai and Paris. https://x.com/magmarealestate
🎙 CYRIL SABBAGH, President and Co-Founder of Melanion Digital, a company fully centered around Bitcoin and dedicated to building innovative frameworks that enable investors to do more than just hold Bitcoin. After designing the world’s first Bitcoin Equities UCITS ETF with Melanion Capital, Cyril’s vision for Melanion Digital is to pioneer the future of financial services in a Bitcoin-native world. The company offers 360-degree solutions across the Bitcoin ecosystem, including mining with no machines required, infrastructure, and financial innovation, with its treasury anchored in Bitcoin. For more: www.melanion.digital
🎙 BERND LAPP, AI and blockchain product builder with experience at the NFL, Deutsche Telekom, and Ethereum Foundation, focused on creating user-centric solutions. Co-founded AVADO to simplify blockchain node operations and launched Aqua Patina to expand crypto savings access. Currently I’m developing XEN, a private shopping assistant. Bernd has contributed to projects like Swarm City, Relai, Alephium, and Casper Labs, prioritizing usability and adoption. Based between Switzerland and soon Dubai. https://www.linkedin.com/in/berndlapp
🎙 BRUCE PORTER, JR., Founder and CEO of GlobalBoost and Washington Elite. Bruce is an early Bitcoin investor. Porter brings a solid track record. His name is synonymous with the Bitcoin monetary revolution. He is the CEO at GlobalBoost, Founder at Washington Elite, Host of Impact Money Show. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruceporter/
🕕 9:00 - 9:30 pm INTRODUCE YOURSELVES. After a brief introduction, 15-25 guests will be invited by Gordon to introduce themselves to the community for a couple 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 onwards MEET & GREET + 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. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bruceporter/
💿 PLUS FEATURED ARTIST: Nikka Lorak. Dubai Tech Tuesdays proudly presents international DJ & producer, Nikka Lorak! https://www.instagram.com/nikkalorak/
👔👗 DRESSCODE: Please dress to impress - this is a high-level business and social event. *** NO caps/shorts NO open toe shoes/sneakers/trainers *** 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 may block access in case of inappropriate, sloppy, or indecent attire - it's up to them.
ALSO we welcome the referral of other quality guests.