PRESS RELEASE:
Abu Dhabi & Dubai, UAE – February 2025

CBSegroup, the global consulting arm of DotConnectAfrica Group, was an invited delegate at the launch of AI Everything Global 2025, a premier multi-city UAE summit showcasing the world’s most dynamic advancements in artificial intelligence, innovation, and emerging technologies.

Founder & CEO Sophia Bekele represented CBSegroup at the high-profile gathering, joining international delegates and industry leaders engaging with new trends shaping the AI and digital innovation landscape.

A Multi-City Launch Setting the Stage for Global AI Dialogue  

The summit opened on February 4, 2025, at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi, followed by a two-day exhibition and executive programme from February 5–6, 2025, at the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC). Organized by KAOUN International, the global events subsidiary of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), AI Everything Global convened heads of state, government ministers, enterprise executives, investors, and technology architects shaping the future of AI across economies and industries.

The gathering offered an expansive program that included, exhibitors and AI startups unveiling frontier innovations, executive talks, policy forums, and strategy sessions, VIP government keynotes outlining national AI capabilities and digital-first governance, Investor and venture matchmaking programmes driving global-regional collaboration and much more.digital governance, capacity development, and internet policy.

Leadership Reflection

“The UAE delivered a powerful blueprint for what digitally ambitious nations can achieve,” said Ms. Bekele.  “AI Everything allowed us to align perspectives on innovation, responsible AI, and the governance frameworks required for future-ready economies.”

The summit reinforced the UAE’s ascent as a global innovation catalyst and provided a strategic platform for cross-border collaboration—areas central to CBSegroup’s advisory mandate and DCA’s pan-African digital mission.

About CBSegroup

CBSegroup is the global consulting arm of DotConnectAfrica Group, delivering strategic advisory across digital transformation, enterprise innovation, public–private sector solutions, and long-range organizational planning. With a portfolio spanning technology integration, market expansion, leadership strategy, and digital capability development, CBSegroup supports clients across Africa, North America, and emerging global markets in building competitive, future-ready enterprises.

About DotConnectAfrica Group (DCA)

DotConnectAfrica Group (DCA) is a pan-African organization focused on advancing digital development, innovation, and capacity-building initiatives across the continent. Through multi-sector programs, policy engagement, technology projects, and digital literacy initiatives, DCA works to strengthen Africa’s participation in the global digital economy. The organization operates the DCA Digital Academy, women-in-tech programs, and a portfolio of technology and governance initiatives that support inclusive, sustainable digital growth.