Musk, Ellison, Blair to top roster at Dubai government summit
Musk will appear for a session called `Boring Cites: AI and DOGE," while Tony Blair will have an onstage chat with Google's Sundar Pichai
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid led last year's conference (Getty Images)
Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai, Larry Ellison and Tony Blair will headline next week’s World Governments Summit in Dubai, one of the Middle East’s key annual gatherings for both politicos and investors.
Artificial intelligence, of course, is a major focus this year with Omar Al Olama, the UAE’s Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications – and summit Vice Chairman, due for an onstage chat on Tuesday with Google CEO Pichai.
Musk, the world’s richest person, is expected to make an appearance in a session called “Boring Cities, AI and DOGE.” Blair, the world-trotting entrepreneur and former U.K. Prime Minister, and Oracle founder Ellison will interview each other in front of the 6,000 registered participants.
The political line-up over the three-day conference will feature the presidents of Indonesia, Poland, Sri Lanka, and Colombia, along with the prime ministers of Kuwait, Armenia, Pakistan, Kenya, Libya, Georgia, and Bangladesh.
In Miami, meanwhile, final preparations are underway for the Saudi Future Investment Initiative’s Priority Summit, a spinoff of the annual Davos-patterned event in Riyadh.
Among those participating in the Feb. 19-21 meeting will be Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Princess Reema bint Bandar, Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih, PIF Governor and FII Institute Chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan, SoftBank Group Corp Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son and Serena Ventures Managing partner Serena Williams.
Also BlackRock Co-founder and President Robert S. Kapito, Oracle Safra Catz, Neuberger Berman Chairman and CEO George Walker, Point72 CEO and New York Mets owner Steven Cohen, Uber Technologies CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, and Bridgewater Associates CEO Nir Bar Dea.