6 weeks inside real DIFC companies. Real problems, deployed solutions, and 10 paid internships.
Mentored by partners from Accenture, Deloitte & Standard Chartered
Most summer programs produce a certificate. This one produces evidence.
Dubai has no shortage of courses and camps. What's rare is a program where a student's work leaves the classroom, gets deployed inside an operating company, and its impact is measured in dirhams, not grades.
As AI reshapes entry-level work, the distinction that matters isn't between kids who studied AI and kids who didn't. It's between kids who have built something with it and kids who haven't.
Real challenges, deployed solutions
Digital Bank / FinTech
Manual B2B outreach on LinkedIn
An AI agent that scopes and grades prospects and runs multi-touchpoint campaigns.
AdTech Marketing
High cost of marketing collateral
An AI pipeline that generates digital assets, banners, and social posts.
PropTech / EdTech
Leads lost across channels
AI agents that unify inbound leads, auto-qualify, and route to sales.
Week by week
Problem Definition & As-is Analysis
Scoping the business variables.
Solution Development & Market Research
Competitive and feasibility mapping.
Stakeholder Review
Pitching direction to the business.
MVP Build
Functional prototype, hands-on with AI tools.
Results
Validating cost and revenue metrics.
Demo Day
Live presentation to owners and partners.
Logistics
One 2-hour cohort masterclass per week (in person, DIFC)
One 90-minute mentor sync per team per week
Ongoing direct contact with the assigned company
Team and individual work continues between sessions
Mentors
Former strategy advisor at the Executive Office of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Managing Partner, Gov Campus. Hult professor (13 yrs). Author of The Sheikh CEO.
20+ years global leadership. BD Director at Accenture (6 yrs), VP & Business Head ME at Wipro, Strategic Advisor at NEOM. Senior advisor in AI & crypto.
11+ years at Deloitte. Former KPMG. Corporate finance, audit, and executive advisory.
19+ years across Africa, ME, Europe & Americas. AI-driven risk and operations transformation.
30+ years in strategy and government affairs across MENA. Former executive at Abbott, Mondelēz, BlackBerry & Thomson Reuters.
Three things, stated plainly.
A paid internship. 10 out of 25 students.
1-month paid internship (AED 1,500 stipend) at a DIFC startup. Awarded on performance, redeemable within 6 months of Demo Day.
A verifiable portfolio piece.
A deployed AI agent that created measurable value for an operating company. The kind of work a university application can reference and an admissions officer can verify.
A working network.
Direct relationships with senior partners from major consulting firms and DIFC founders, built over 6 weeks of real collaboration.
Three steps.
Fill out the registration form
Register to secure your spot in the cohort.
Confirm the seat
AED 2,500 tuition. Seats are confirmed in order of completed registrations.
Assessment
A conversation about motivation, not grades. Based on this, you will be placed to lead or to tackle one of the challenges.
Questions
Register your young CEO
25 seats. Cohort starts August 29. Registration is open now.