Contentverse

Director’s Cut

The business of being a creator — decoded in one room.

Where the content industryrewrites its next chapter

A curated conference track bringing together the brightest names in regional media, broadcast and digital content. Sessions, talks and panels covering content strategy, monetisation, AI in the creative workflow and the storytelling formats defining what comes next — led by the people already doing it.

Speakers and Panelists

Voices already shaping the content business

Rolla Karam

Rolla Karam

SVP Content Acquisition - Programming

OSN · UAE

Grigory Lavrov

Grigory Lavrov

VP, Marketing, Local Brands & Franchise Management, CEE & MENAT

Warner Bros & Discovery · Netherlands

Suhail Ahmed

Suhail Ahmed

Chief Broadcast Technology Transformation Officer

IMI · UAE

Moon Baz

Moon Baz

Director of Global Partnerships, Middle East, Africa and Turkey

Meta · UAE

Manoj Abraham Mathew

Manoj Abraham Mathew

Director – Dubai Studios

Dubai Media Inc · UAE

Loubna Fawaz

Loubna Fawaz

Editor in Chief

CNBC Arabia · UAE

Wael Al-Malki

Wael Al-Malki

Content Consultant

Saudi Broadcasting Authority · Saudi Arabia

Why it matters

Everyone can post. Very few can build a content business.

What happens here

Sessions built around hands-on outcomes, AI in the creative workflow, regional content strategy, formats that travel, and the economics of going from side hustle to studio.

What you walk away with

A working playbook for building, scaling and monetizing content in this region — from the people doing it right now.

Join Contentverse

See it live at CABSAT 2026

5-7 Oct 2026 at Dubai Exhibition Centre. Meet the thinkers, platforms, studios and creators redefining the business of content.