The opening ceremony- FIRST Global Challenge 2019

The highlight of the day - The Opening Ceremony. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, crowned Prince of Dubai, also attended the ceremony. It took place in magnificent La Perla Theatre. After the Parade of nations, H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence of the UAE welcomes the 191 teams from around the globe at this evening’s opening ceremony for the First Global Challenge. He said "Today, Dubai is not a city in the world, it is a world in a city!" Then, Mr Dean Kamen, founder of First Global, went on the stage and with his speech highlighted the importance of clean and sustainable future. This was followed by incredible water dance performance and music show. This is only the first day, but we are already full of fantastic experience and memories!