More than 100 Expo 2020-backed innovators from every corner of the world descended on Dubai this week, to exchange ideas around some of the planet’s most pressing challenges.
Hosted in Downtown Dubai, the three-day annual Expo Live Global Innovators Summit is a flagship event for Expo Live – Expo 2020’s global innovation and partnership programme that has allocated $100 million to support grass root innovations with guidance, exposure, and grants of up to $100,000.
"Despite being separated by thousands of miles, all of our Global Innovators are unified in their steadfast commitment to building a brighter future for generations to come," said Yousuf Caires, Senior Vice President of Expo Live, who opened the summit on Wednesday.
"Our annual Global Innovators Summit represents a unique opportunity for grantees to come together and network, share ideas and learn from each other’s experiences as they continue to bring each of their unique innovations to life.
"Expo Live is proud to support their solutions in making this a global reality – fueling optimism and proving to the world that life changing innovations can come from anywhere, to everyone."
The UAE Search and Rescue Team have received a hero's welcome upon its return to the country after successfully completing a humanitarian mission in Myanmar's quake-hit areas.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, visited the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on Wednesday as part of his official trip to India.
The speed limit on Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed International Road (E11) has been changed from 160 km/h to 140 km/h while the limit on the Abu-Dhabi-Sweihan Road (E20) has been reduced from 120 km/h to 100 km/h, the Abu Dhabi Mobility has announced.