At Doers Summit Dubai 2025, one message rang clear: India is no longer just participating in global innovation, it is helping lead it, and Dubai is fast becoming its most dynamic global stage.
Held on 26–27 November 2025 at Dubai Digital Park, Dubai Silicon Oasis, the summit convened 3,000+ founders, investors, operators and ecosystem leaders from across Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the U.S. Over 150 speakers shared insights across three high-energy stages, covering AI, fintech, digital infrastructure, climate tech, mobility, deeptech and future-focused entrepreneurship.
Amid this global line-up, Indian founders, policymakers and business leaders consistently headlined the biggest rooms, underlining India’s growing role as a builder of companies, markets and ideas that matter at a global scale.
Indian Leaders Deliver a Strong Call to Action for a World in Crisis
One of the summit’s strongest interventions came from Shri Suresh Prabhu, India’s former Union Minister and globally respected statesman, who issued a clear call for action over rhetoric. “The world is in crisis of various types such as climate, wars, economic challenges, inequality, discrimination on account of race and religion, and all of them are man-made. Who will address these? Dynamic ideas from real DOERS, who will solve these problems with ingenious entrepreneurial interventions. I met many such doers at this remarkable summit in Dubai,” said Shri Suresh Prabhu, adding, “When I was a Minister, I would tell friends who came to me with ideas: don’t just hand them over to someone else, become the doer of your own idea. I am glad to see so many doers stepping up today.” His remarks framed the summit’s core premise: innovation must now directly confront humanity’s hardest problems.
Bringing an investor’s lens, Ameya Prabhu, Partner at UAP Advisors and Managing Director of NAFA Capital, an India-focused integrated financial services platform, underlined the twin responsibilities of capital. “Capital must do two things at once: meet today’s income needs and back future-ready, obsolescence-proof businesses. In the end, one thing decides whether cities and countries truly thrive: the quality of their governance,” said Ameya Prabhu.
India’s builders signal a new era of global contribution
Across keynotes, panels and fireside conversations, Indian founders, operators and corporate leaders highlighted India’s growth story fuelled by various factors such as:
● Rapid rise as a global AI and deep tech hub
● Leadership in fintech innovation and digital public infrastructure
● Growing strength in climate-tech and impact-led entrepreneurship
● Expanding role in global venture capital and cross-border collaboration
● Strong founder DNA rooted in scale, resilience and innovation
“The Doers Summit wasn’t just an event, it was a meeting of minds that refuse to wait for the future. The conversations were raw, ambitious and deeply solution-oriented. This is where builders come to challenge the status quo, and I’m glad to have been part of a room that prefers momentum over mythology,” said Avinash Mudaliar, CEO & Co-Founder, HT Labs, the innovation arm of the century-old media conglomerate, Hindustan Times. The presence of such players reinforced a bigger shift: Indian entrepreneurs are building not for the next quarter, but for the next decade and doing so at a global level.
Dubai’s bid to be the next Silicon Valley gains momentum
Doers Summit Dubai 2025 also strengthened the Emirate’s positioning as one of the world’s most important testbeds for frontier innovation. Through keynotes, masterclasses and high-intent networking, conversations focused on:
● Applying frontier technologies to solve global-scale problems
● Building resilient, cross-border ecosystems between India, the Middle East and beyond
● Empowering founders with capital, mentorship and markets
● Driving innovation that is both profitable and purposeful
Framing the scale of the AI opportunity driving much of this momentum, Amit Jain, Chief Investment Officer at Gulf Islamic Investments (GII), said, “The massive investments in AI will have positive impact on the whole value chain, from raw materials to data centres, to applications, and will create a new dynamic in the market over coming years.”
Ravi Metta, General Partner at BAT VC, a venture capital firm bridging the US–India startup ecosystem said, “Hard problems build the strongest moats and the most transformative venture outcomes. Software may have eaten the world, but deep tech is now poised to rebuild it.”
Positioning Dubai as a true global builders’ hub, the Doers Summit co-founders emphasised the pivotal role of Indian participation. “The energy and depth the Indian community brought to the Doers Summit was extraordinary. India doesn’t just participate in global innovation, it propels it forward. We’re grateful for the thinkers, builders and doers who travelled to Dubai and elevated every conversation. Your contribution shaped the spirit of this summit,” said Dušan Duffek, Co-Founder, Doers Summit.
As the summit closed, there was a shared sense among Indian delegates that this is India’s global moment, not because of narrative alone, but because of execution, ambition and the willingness to solve real problems at global scale.
“Dubai is becoming a proving ground for globally focused builders, including a strong cohort from India.” said Stylianos Lambrou, Co-Founder, Doers Summit.
Doers Summit Dubai 2025 did more than showcase Indian talent, it showcased Indian leadership and cemented Dubai’s position as a serious contender for the world’s next Silicon Valley.
