By: rahma saied
The one Billion Followers Conference "organized by the New Media Academy on December 3 and 4 at the Atlantis Hotel, Palm Jumeirah, Dubai, with the participation of more than 100 personalities on social media platforms from all over the world and in the presence of more than 3,000 people, and 200 CEO around the world, and more than 300 international companies specialized in the manufacture of content and the preparation of influentials, in addition to more than 100 international agencies working in this field.
The conference also featured the participation of the most important global companies within the social media and content sector, including Meta, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Air Union, Nas, Vice, Monk E, DJ Say, Vinet Media, One Digital Entertainment, WebTV Asia, and Warner Brothers. The events of the first day of the conference included a series of workshops, as well as a series of keynote sessions and discussions featuring and moderated by elite, world-renowned figures, who were prominent in creating content and influencing world opinion through popular social media platforms such as Matthew Robert Patrick, known as MatPat on YouTube, where he summed up his experiences over 10 years of making content. On the other hand, the second day events were unique to a series of presentations initiated by Malaysian entrepreneur Vishen Lakini, founder and CEO of Mindvalley, who provided some advice that would enable content makers to develop unconventional ideas for social media.
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In the presence of Aliaa Hammadi, CEO of the New Media Academy, she spoke about the conference`s efforts in offering a large number of sessions and workshops that helped cover aspects of the content industry during which some of the most prominent influences on social media platforms reviewed many valuable information and advice that provide a solid platform for young content makers. But the actual experience is gained through these events, which is a great opportunity to learn about different ideas and successful experiences of influencers and content makers of different countries of the world." Al-Hamadi concluded that the conference selected the UAE as a promising regional and international destination for attracting social media pioneers as a result of its many strengths, as it has established itself as a refuge for talented and innovative people and an international center for the targeted media industry, attracting influential and prominent international figures in this field. .