Company rolls out AI skilling across schools and champions talent development
At Dubai AI Week 2025, Microsoft is placing AI skilling and talent enablement at the centre of its agenda, underscoring its belief that empowering individuals with the right capabilities is the foundation of a successful, inclusive AI-enabled future.
In line with its ongoing initiatives to advance the AI National Skills Initiative, Microsoft will conduct virtual sessions in private schools across Dubai for teachers and students aged 14 to 18. These sessions will be offered in both English and Arabic.
Students will be shown how AI powers tools like Bing Chat, Minecraft, and Copilot that they already use; and they will discover paths to AI literacy that are available to all for free, such as Microsoft Learn, LinkedIn Learning, and AI for Beginners.
Strategic platform
“Dubai AI Week is a strategic platform for collaboration and action, and we’re proud to be at the forefront, supporting the UAE’s ambitious AI agenda,” stated Naim Yazbeck, General Manager, Microsoft UAE. “At Microsoft, we believe that skilling is the single most critical investment we can make to ensure that the benefits of AI reach everyone,” he added.
Bill Borden, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Financial Services, Microsoft, will represent the company at the Emirates NBD-hosted GenAI Summit, joining leaders from McKinsey and Gartner to explore how generative AI is redefining financial services.
Microsoft’s senior leadership will also participate in the AI Retreat, a closed-door forum hosted by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince Dubai. The retreat convenes policymakers, technologists, and industry leaders to co-create the future of AI in government and business.
