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A year ago, /function1 was a one-day curated gathering of 600 people. In late 2025, it became a two-day conference with three stages, 150+ speakers, and 10,000+ attendees from 141 countries - that’s 72% of the whole world! In just 11 months, we have grown 16x in scale, becoming one of the most rapidly growing tech conferences in the world. Today, we are more than just an event: a full-fledged ecosystem where the AI world gathers to communicate, exchange ideas, and evolve. The growth happened fast. The impact is real. And this is only the start.

Pavel Sokolov, CEO @aimlapi, is convinced: #AI is moving from large and general to focused and precise. Faster models. Local deployment. Better reasoning. Less noise. More relevance.

We're 18 days into March, and already breaking records for $100M+ AI rounds. Not in apps, though - in infrastructure. $720B in Big Tech capex. $610M into AI agent infra. It seems like money is gathering around whoever (or whatever) becomes unavoidable. Are you building on someone else's infrastructure, or rather becoming the infrastructure?

Technology can look like a threat, but Ankit Lathigara, AVP at @Nasdaq, believes that the real challenge isn’t the technology itself. It’s governance, ethics, and how we decide to use it. With the right approach, the same tools that worry us can also accelerate progress for businesses and society.

Proof of concept succeeds. Employee panics. Project stalls. This is the cycle nobody talks about in enterprise AI.

From Japan to Sudan, builders came together with one goal: solving real problems. Improving hospital workflows. Simplifying medical insurance claims. Exploring AI support for trauma analysis. Different ideas, one mindset: build something meaningful.

This February, our CEO @AddyCrezee and Jonathan Foltz (The Collective AI) hosted the 1st OpenClaw Kickoff in Dubai. The event was overbooked, lively, and full of energy, but it was more than just a meetup, just as OpenClaw isn’t just an AI agent - it’s a community where early collaborators gain influence, visibility, and opportunities to shape the future of Agentic AI. The success of the meetup reinforced what we’ve always believed: community is everything. In 2026, we’re turning that belief into action with a series of events designed to connect, empower, and grow the /function1 community.

Ecosystems aren’t built overnight. They’re created by repeatedly bringing the right people into the same room - founders, industry operators, investors, the next-gen AI genius - and giving them space to learn, challenge each other, work, and evolve as a community. That’s what we’re building with /function1. Not a moment. A platform.

/function1 has been acknowledged as one of the most impactful stages in AI and the best AI event in Dubai by teams and experts building at scale: @Nasdaq, @Google, @LinkedIn, @awscloud, and more. We brought founders, experts, and innovators together. We shared ideas, explored the future, and created moments that stay with people. We are genuinely grateful for the feedback we have received. It’s something that stays with us and guides us forward.

The real revolution isn't chatbots - it's biology. 🧬 I sat down with Faith from The Collective at @function1_conf Dubai to discuss why the smart money is moving from GenAI to Deep Tech & Longevity. #VentureScience #AI #DeepTech youtube.com/watch?v=yuG1Ik…

If you want to understand where AI is actually being deployed - not just discussed - you don’t look at demos. You look at ecosystems. That’s what /function1 is about. @function1_conf

Updates since last evening @claw_duck: - Gave a demo at openclaw related @function1_conf and @lablabai demo day 🧑🏼‍🍳 - Had to add more servers to support new users 🥲 - Added discord and slack channel config.😈

We are proud to announce our major media partner—@MoniifyBusiness, a platform delivering actionable business & finance insights for emerging markets. Join us in Dubai on May 2, 2025 , as we step into AI-powered reality together. Register now: tinyurl.com/3cynk5nr

UAE’s first major AI hackathon is starting SOON. Join 800+ founders, AI geeks & startups in a week-long digital event, with a grand finale happening at /function1. Powered by @lablabai, sponsored by @aimlapi. That's where code meets ambition: tinyurl.com/2rdmbx7w

At /function1, you'll hear from 40+ handpicked speakers, such as: ◾️ Dan Figueiredo (Microsoft) ◾️ Ronit Ghose @ronitA380 (Citi) ◾️ Yusuf Goolamabbas @yusufg (Animoca Brands) ◾️ Denis Rossiev @Enuriru (Meta AR partner) Learn more about our speakers at fnctn1.com

/function1 decodes AI's complexity into clarity. We empower startups, showcase AI innovations, and connect brilliant minds to democratize AI's future. Read full manifesto on our Linkedin: tinyurl.com/3n5vwm25

Led by our team’s mission—to guide humanity toward its zenith—on May 2, 2025, we invite you to Dubai to become part of /function1, a startup & founder-focused conference unveiling the boundless possibilities of Artificial Intelligence.