The Young CEO
Teams take on a live challenge from a DIFC company and pitch their solution on Demo Day. Top students are offered a paid one-month internship.
Students with their mentor
The flagship six-week Saturday programme. Teams of young CEOs take on a real, live business challenge from a DIFC company, work with senior mentors from firms like Deloitte, Accenture and Bloomberg, and pitch their solution to founders and investors on Demo Day.
What you'll do
What the student leaves with
A Demo Day pitch delivered to a real audience
A certificate of achievement, verifiable online
An internship offer for top performers
A network of mentors, founders and peers
Week by week
Schedule and location
One 2-hour masterclass a week, Saturdays 11:00-13:00, in person at DIFC Innovation One, Dubai AI Campus, plus a weekly 30-minute online mentor sync per team on Monday evenings. Around 4 hours a week in total. 25 students per cohort. Cohort 2 runs 24 Oct to 28 Nov 2026. AED 3,000 for the full 6 weeks.
Internship
10 of the 25 students earn a paid one-month internship at a DIFC company, selected on performance at Demo Day. It is not guaranteed.
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