Company rolls out AI education across schools, champions talent development, and engages in strategic dialogues to drive AI innovation in the UAE.
At Dubai AI Week 2025, Microsoft is placing AI skilling and talent enablement at the center 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, offered in both English and Arabic, will demonstrate how AI powers tools like Bing Chat, Minecraft, and Copilot, and introduce paths to AI literacy available through Microsoft Learn, LinkedIn Learning, and AI for Beginners. Teachers will also explore resources to enhance teaching and learning with AI tools such as Reading Coach, Reflect, Copilot, and Bing Chat, emphasizing the importance of safe and responsible AI in the classroom.
“Skilling is the single most critical investment to ensure AI benefits everyone.” – Naim Yazbeck, General Manager, Microsoft UAE.
Participation from schools across Dubai signals national momentum toward building a digitally fluent society, where AI literacy is a core part of the learning journey.
“At Microsoft, we believe that skilling is the single most critical investment we can make to ensure that the benefits of AI reach everyone. By investing in talent development, fostering trusted partnerships, and ensuring responsible AI adoption, we’re empowering every learner, educator, and organization with the tools and knowledge to unlock AI’s full potential and drive innovation at scale,” added Yazbeck.
In parallel with its skilling initiatives, Microsoft is contributing to high-level conversations on AI’s role in shaping future industries and economies. Bill Borden, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Financial Services at 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 His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, convening policymakers, technologists, and industry leaders to co-create the future of AI in government and business.
Additional highlights of Microsoft’s participation throughout the week include judging the Global Prompt Engineering Championship, daily AI skilling sessions at the AI Assembly, exclusive executive roundtables on agentic AI in retail and the public sector, and participation in the Dubai AI Festival.
Through this multi-tiered engagement, Microsoft is reinforcing its role as a trusted skilling partner, a technology leader, and a responsible innovator—helping the UAE and the broader region unlock the full potential of AI.
