The BRIDGE Summit 2025 officially opened today in Abu Dhabi, bringing together over 60,000 creators, media and content professionals, artists, producers, publishers, entrepreneurs, investors, universities, and research centres.
The event features more than 400 international speakers and 300 exhibitors, making it the region’s largest gathering in the media and content industry.
Hosted at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi until 10th December, the summit offers a diverse programme of over 300 activities, including 200 panel discussions and 50 workshops.
Interactive platforms and dedicated areas for deal-making and strategic partnerships form a central part of the summit, aimed at strengthening production ecosystems, enhancing value chains, and promoting knowledge exchange among leading global stakeholders.
The three-day event brings together prominent leaders and decision-makers to engage in dialogue, share expertise, and convert these interactions into meaningful partnerships and investments, supporting access to global creative economy markets.
Emerging creative sectors such as gaming, augmented reality, and virtual reality are spotlighted at the summit, alongside design, architecture, crafts, and cultural outputs. The event also involves media organisations, academic institutions, research bodies, and innovation hubs.
The summit opened on Monday with wide-ranging participation from across media, content, and entertainment fields, including music, live performance, cinema, television, digital platforms, social media, literature, publishing, and translation.
(Inputs from WAM)
