The BRIDGE Summit 2025 opened in Abu Dhabi on December 8, drawing more than 60,000 creators, media and content professionals, artists, producers, publishers, entrepreneurs, investors, universities and research centres. The three-day event at ADNEC runs until December 10 and features over 400 international speakers and 300 exhibitors.
The summit programme offers more than 300 activities, including roughly 200 panel discussions and 50 workshops, alongside interactive platforms and dedicated areas for deal-making and strategic partnerships. Organisers say the aim is to strengthen production ecosystems, enhance value chains and promote knowledge exchange among global stakeholders, converting dialogue into partnerships and investments that facilitate entry into the global creative economy.
Emerging sectors highlighted at the summit include gaming and augmented and virtual reality, alongside design, architecture, crafts and other cultural outputs. The event engages media organisations, academic institutions, research bodies and innovation hubs, with participants from music and live performance, cinema and television, digital platforms and social media, as well as literature, publishing and translation.
