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LEADERS' SUMMIT 2024 SAMENA TRENDS

In the presence of 350+ attendees –
including over 20 regulatory authorities
and over 30 Telecom Operators (includ-
ing stc, e&, Zain, Omantel, Mobily, MTN,

Airtel, Digicel, to name a few), the ITU,
MBRSC, GSOA, UN Broadband Commis-
sion, the United Nations Development
Program, technology providers such as

Huawei and Nokia, and financial insti-
tutions, including Citibank – Leaders’
Summit 2024 reinforced the need to
evolve, integrate, and be sustainable, as

underpinned by the Leaders’ Summit’s
theme, created to aim at catalyzing dig-
ital prosperity across regions of Asia,
the Middle East, and Africa. The high,

diversified level of participation.

Intelligence for humans, networks, and the business, at large,
among other areas of stakeholder interest. A significant portion
of the Leaders’ Summit was dedicated to assessing 5G evolution
and the way forward to accelerate 5G-Advanced, to enhance the
5G ecosystem, and to bring the vision of smart, gigacities to reality.

This year's Leaders’ Summit was again marked by significant
direct involvement from the Industry, with chief-patronage
provided by TDRA-UAE and global collaboration from ITU. Mobily
joined as a platinum digital partner, while Huawei, stc, Zain, and the

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