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The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), announced that 78 of the total 94 entries submitted to the Pitch@Palace UAE will compete in the competition’s third edition to win the title of the most innovative technological project.
Of the total number of competing entries, 44 participating projects will be featured at the “On Tour” event in Abu Dhabi on September 16, while the remaining
34 projects will participate in the second “On Tour” event scheduled in Dubai on September 18.
Projects selected by the panel of judges during the “On Tour” events will then join the boot camp on October 6-7, before they proceed to the competition’s closing ceremony, which is scheduled for October 9. High-level officials, dignitaries, and executives of prominent local and international companies will be part of the closing ceremony.
Mouza Al Nasri, Acting CEO, KFED, said that the new edition aims to enhance the communication link between the UAE and key global markets. The winners of the competition will get the chance to compete in the fourth edition of the Pitch@Palace Global at St. James’s Palace in London in December this year.
Al Nasri added, “The third edition of the Pitch@Palace UAE, which will be hosted in Abu Dhabi, a global destination for entrepreneurial innovation and creativity, will run under the theme, ‘Technology Serving Humans’, to highlight how new technologies affect our daily lives. The choice of this year’s theme is part of the KFED’s strategy to foster innovation and entrepreneurship among citizens, in line with Abu Dhabi’s vision to support creativity and drive technological transformation in keeping with
the government’s economic diversification policy.”
During every stage of the competition, the finalists will present different aspects of their innovative technological projects, including the scientific and technical elements, to demonstrate how their proposals can positively impact the daily lives of people. They will focus on how technologies such as robotics, virtual reality, and Artificial intelligence can support the everyday needs of the local communities.