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Identity, Innovation & Why Embracing What Makes You Different Is the Way Forward - Fatima Alkaabi

What does it mean to invent something at 10 years old - and still wonder if you deserve to be in the room?

Fatima Alkaabi is an Emirati engineer, founder and the UAE’s youngest inventor. She grew up the “nerdy kid” - curious, a little different, and drawn to technology before she knew what to call it. At 10, she presented a photographer robot at her first conference. Years later, she stood on stage and met His Highness. Now she’s building AI tools to preserve the culture and language of the country that shaped her.

But this isn’t a story about accolades. It’s a conversation about what…

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