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At ENS 2024, AGCC featured 21 Korean startups, promoting the GCC as an AI hub
Written by Cain Rothe, 18. October 2024At Expand North Star 2024, AGCC showcased 21 innovative Korean startups in the AI Hall, highlighting the transformative power of AI across industries. AGCC's participation fostered global AI collaborations and positioned the GCC as a hub for technological growth and real-world AI solutions.
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Winners of DMCCxAGCC: Global AI Challenge are QALA AI, Connect Earth, and Sierrabase
Written by Cain Rothe, 16. October 2024The DMCC x AGGC: Global AI Challenge *Sustainability Edition focused on practical, scalable AI solutions for sustainability. With over 100 global applicants, five finalists showcased innovative ideas to address real-world challenges. QALA AI, Connect Earth, and Sierrabase emerged as the top winners, receiving prizes to help scale their impact in the GCC.
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AGCC hosts stage sessions at ENS 2024, spotlighting GCC’s role in practical AI adoption
Written by Cain Rothe, 16. October 2024At Expand North Star 2024, AGCC hosted two sessions on the 10x Stage, focusing on pragmatic AI adoption. With leaders from McKinsey, DMCC, Google, and IBM, discussions emphasized practical strategies for integrating AI into real-world workflows, positioning the GCC as a leader in AI innovation.
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AGCC Korean Business Forum 2024 connects 50 Korean tech firms with UAE partners for innovation
Written by Cain Rothe, 14. October 2024The AGCC Korean Business Forum 2024, powered by DMCC, brought together 50 Korean tech companies and over 100 participants for 300+ pre-organized meetings, fostering cross-border collaboration between Korea and the UAE. The forum focused on building strategic partnerships and exploring synergies in sectors like healthcare, automation, and retail, driving innovation in the fast-developing GCC market.
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Eight Korean startups compete at AGCC’s Korea Tech Demo Day, winning DMCC incorporation support
Written by Cain Rothe, 10. October 2024The AGCC Korea Tech Demo Day 2024, powered by DMCC, showcased eight innovative Korean startups in AI, healthcare, and more. With 100 participants and top judges, winners JSK Biomed, Farmconnect, and Genesis Lab earned DMCC incorporation and AI Centre desk space, fostering cross-border innovation between Korea and the GCC.
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AI Innovators to Compete for $100,000 in DMCCxAGCC: Global AI Challenge *Sustainability Edition
Written by Chiara de Caro, 12. September 2024DMCC x AGCC: Global AI Challenge *Sustainability Edition is the largest AI startup competition at Expand North Star. This competition seeks out practical, scalable AI solutions that can be pragmatically applied to benefit the GCC region. Startups that specifically address the UN's Sustainable Development Goals will receive higher scores, further emphasizing the competition’s commitment to global sustainability efforts.
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DMCC Launches AI Centre to Drive Global AI Solutions, Inauguration Attended by Top Leaders from Dubai Future Foundation and Department of Economy and Tourism
Written by Chiara de Caro, 10. September 2024DMCC AI Centre launched with AGCC as its Ecosystem Partner and AI Accelerator as the latest Dubai-based innovation platform to drive global AI adoption and practical solutions.
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DMCC seals deal with Seoul Business Agency to boost UAE-South Korean ties
Written by Jemma Jeon, 28. May 2024DMCC signed a strategic partnership with Seoul Business Agency to boost innovation between the UAE and South Korea, in line with DMCC's ongoing commitment to forging strategic partnerships with South Korea to promote innovation and deepen bilateral trade and business ties in the region.
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AGCC at Techne Summit Cairo 2024: Chiara de Caro's Panel Discussion on Market Expansion
Written by Chiara de Caro, 27. May 2024Techne Summit is an international multi-industry-focused Investment & Entrepreneurship event that aims to impact multiple sectors and stakeholders of the Startup Communities in The Mediterranean Region through showcasing different technologies and their application in each industry.
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Successful conclusion of UAE-Korea Industry Forum 'Made for Trade Live: Seoul to Dubai' hosted by DMCC and organized by AGCC
Written by Kylie Yoon, 30. April 2024On 30 April 2024, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), a Dubai Government Authority, hosted in partnership with AGCC and in presence of the Executive Chairman and CEO of DMCC, Mr. Ahmed Bin Sulayem, the UAE-Korea Industry Forum 'DMCC Made For Trade Live Seoul'. The purpose of this event was to discover promising domestic companies that will expand to the UAE and to exchange with leaders of the country’s major industrial ecosystems.
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Inha University and AGCC sign a collaboration agreement for global cooperation
Written by Jemma Jeon, 22. March 2024Inha University recently signed an international business agreement for investment exchange and cooperation with AGCC (Dubai).
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Strategic partnership signed between DMCC and KISED
Written by Chiara de Caro, 28. February 2024DMCC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), embarking on a long-term collaboration aimed at fostering innovation and empowering entrepreneurship.
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AGCC establishes new entity in South Korea with main branch office in Seoul
Written by Albert Shafiev, 01. February 2024In January 2024, the global accelerator ‘AGCC Korea’ was established in Gangnam, Seoul. AGCC Korea is a foreign direct investment company established with the vision of ‘promoting the continued growth of the domestic startup ecosystem and the success of promising domestic and foreign startups.’
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