BRIDGE Summit 2025 Opens in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, The Gulf Observer: The BRIDGE Summit 2025 commenced in Abu Dhabi on Monday, bringing together a diverse global community of more than 60,000 creators, media and content professionals, artists, producers, publishers, entrepreneurs, investors, and representatives from universities and research institutions.
Hosted at the ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, where it will run until 10th December, the region’s largest media and content gathering features over 400 international speakers and 300 exhibitors. The summit presents an extensive programme exceeding 300 activities, including 200 panel discussions and 50 specialised workshops.
Designed to foster collaboration and innovation, the summit offers interactive platforms and designated zones for deal-making and strategic partnerships. These initiatives aim to strengthen media production ecosystems, expand value chains, and promote global knowledge exchange among influential industry stakeholders.
Over the course of three days, prominent leaders and decision-makers from around the world are convening to engage in dialogue, share insights, and explore opportunities for meaningful partnerships and investments that support expansion into global creative economy markets.
Emerging creative sectors—including gaming, augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), design, architecture, crafts, and cultural industries—feature prominently in the summit’s agenda. The event also brings together media organisations, academic institutions, research bodies, and innovation hubs to enhance cooperation across the wider creative landscape.
The BRIDGE Summit 2025 opened with broad participation spanning music, live performance, cinema, television, digital platforms, social media, literature, publishing, and translation, reaffirming Abu Dhabi’s role as a leading regional and global hub for creative and media industries.
