1 billion followers summit

• Google and 1 Billion Followers Summit are giving one AI filmmaker $1 million
• YouTube and Creators HQ launch their first MENA creator academy in the leadup to 1 Billion Followers Summit

  Together, the duo are launching the first YouTube Academy in the Middle East & North Africa--a program that will "supercharg[e] our commitment to creators by bringing our exclusive workshops to even more talent across the region," Javid Aslanov, Google's Head of YouTube MENA, said in a LinkedIn post.

  
• Here’s what YouTubers like Supercar Blondie, Dhar Mann, and Yes Theory get from joining Dubai’s Creators HQ

  Organizers say it's not just digital/social media content creators who qualify for Founding Membership. It's also filmmakers, photographers, musicians, designers, journalists, entrepreneurs, investors, government and policy experts, and "cultural and community leaders."

  
• Creators HQ picks 100 Founding Members to jump-start its Dubai makerspace

  Organizers say it's not just digital/social media content creators who qualify for Founding Membership. It's also filmmakers, photographers, musicians, designers, journalists, entrepreneurs, investors, government and policy experts, and "cultural and community leaders."

  
• Tubefilter’s official guide to 1 Billion Followers Summit 2025
• This Dubai creator summit is promising to give $1 million to someone who makes “content for good”
• Dubai event 1 Billion Followers Summit returns for its third year with VidCon alums and a $1 million creator award