- Scale and Highlights
- Core Content Tracks
- Summit Significance and Vision
The BRIDGE Summit is a global media, content, and entertainment industry event hosted by the UAE National Media Office (NMO). The inaugural summit will take place from December 8–10, 2025 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
Scale and Highlights
Expected to attract over 60,000 participants, including creators, producers, artists, publishers, entrepreneurs, investors, universities, and research institutions worldwide.
The summit will feature 400+ global speakers and 300+ exhibitors, making it the largest media content and entertainment marketplace globally.
Over three days, there will be more than 300 events, including 200 dialogues and forums, 50 workshops, and numerous interactive sessions.
Core Content Tracks
The summit is organized into seven thematic tracks, covering key trends in media and content:
Media — Exploring future trends in newsrooms, social platforms, storytelling, and audience engagement.
Creator Economy — Analyzing how creators generate value through brand partnerships, subscriptions, and more.
Music — Covering digital production, streaming economy, copyrights, and AI composition.
Gaming — Including esports, virtual worlds, game economies, and interactive culture.
Technology — Focusing on AI, mixed reality, automation, and the future of data.
Marketing — Discussing performance advertising, brand storytelling, multichannel marketing, and influencer strategies.
Picture — Showcasing film, short video, immersive visuals, and cross-media storytelling formats.
Summit Significance and Vision
A platform for cross-sector dialogue and collaboration: BRIDGE Summit is designed as an “open lab” that brings together creators, regulators, and investors to explore how content industries can transform into economic and cultural value.
Sustainability and cultural diversity: The summit emphasizes content as a form of national soft power and renewable capital, promoting inclusiveness, cross-cultural cooperation, and a global perspective.
Building a long-term ecosystem: Through co-production labs, dialogue platforms, and financing connections, BRIDGE aims to create a lasting global content ecosystem, not just a one-time event.
