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In a world where one post can ignite global backlash, the line between expression and consequence has never been thinner. A 2024 Journal of Cybersecurity study found that 67% of creators have faced harassment, bans, or reputational fallout online. As influence grows, so does the need for resilience. This session explores how creators can stay authentic while managing risk—balancing free expression with accountability, and navigating a digital culture where algorithms reward outrage and a single misstep can undo years of trust.
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Arsène Wenger is more than a name in football; he's a philosophy. In this session, he reflects on how staying true to vision, values, and discipline can build a personal brand that lasts far beyond results or headlines. Through lessons from decades at the highest level, Wenger shares how authenticity, integrity, and consistency create influence that endures long after the final whistle.
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- Marketing Panel 9 December 1:45 - 2:15PM
Designing Brands for a Global, Always-On Audience
Marketing is being reshaped by cultural fragmentations, platform disruptions, and global audience fluidity, demanding brands move with increase clarity and ambition. In this conversation, three leaders unpack the systems and creative rigor required to establish resonance across markets and generations. Together, they reveal the frameworks that turn storytelling into influence, and influence into enduring commercial value.
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- Technology Presentation 10 December 10:20 - 10:50AM
How To Tell Your Best Stories Ever
What happens when the ancient craft of storytelling collides with the most powerful creative tools ever built? A KAIRO Talk powered by Google, this presentation shows how AI expands creative possibilities while keeping storytelling fundamentally human. Through an AI-generated short film and a behind-the-scenes breakdown, the speakers show how ideas move from insight to strategy to fully realized worlds using today’s AI tools. Mood boards, characters, storyboards, and cinematic choices can now be created in minutes, yet still depend on human taste and imagination.
Academy Stage - Media Panel 9 December 4:40 - 5:10PM
The New Gravity of Power from Washington to the Gulf
The global media and knowledge landscape is transforming rapidly, where viral moments now move markets, influence policy, and reshape narratives in real time. At this moment, BRIDGE Summit convenes leaders from across media, policy, finance, and technology to restore trust, transparency, and resilience in the context of digital sensation. This session examines a key axis of that shift: the rise of disruptive alliances like Elon Musk’s “America Party,” and the Gulf’s growing role as a diplomatic force in a multipolar world. Together, these trends mark the rise of new geopolitical centers, transcending borders, amplifying soft power, and wielding digital influence.
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