Julia Upiterskaya
Founder of JULS and REVELATIONS
Julia Upiterskaya is a Dubai-based communications entrepreneur, founder of JULS and REVELATIONS, and an international technology moderator and speaker. With more than 10 years of experience across media, communications and events, she has worked with over 100 companies across emerging technology and innovation. Her current focus spans artificial intelligence, wellness and the technologies reshaping how people live, work and build businesses. Through JULS and REVELATIONS, Julia works at the intersection of strategic communications, founder positioning, technology, culture and global communities.
Stories
Renat Mansurov | ELYS Life: The World’s First AI for Mental Health
Renat Mansurov, founder of ELYS Life, on building personalized AI support after his own experience with panic attacks - and why mission, behavior change and ambition sit at the center of the product.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Embodied AI Has Left the Demo Stage. AGIBOT Wants It on the Production Line
AGIBOT used WAIC 2026 to present four embodied AI products and industrial deployments designed to show that robots can operate inside real production and service workflows - not merely perform impressive demonstrations.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Why Sheryl Sandberg Is Betting on Smartphone Vehicle Inspections
Sheryl Sandberg’s $10 million investment in Self Inspection points to a quieter shift in automotive technology: turning ordinary smartphone cameras into infrastructure for decisions worth billions.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Apple Intelligence Cleared for China With Alibaba and Baidu
China’s internet regulator has approved Apple Intelligence for the market, with Alibaba’s Qwen set for integration and Baidu developing features for Chinese users.
By Julia Upiterskaya
ELYS Life to Host Private Launch Event in Dubai
ELYS Life will host a private launch event at Wellth by Medcare in Dubai on July 4, introducing its AI-powered nervous-system OS and personalized longevity mentor to a curated circle of founders, investors, doctors, wellness leaders, media, and strategic partners.
By Julia Upiterskaya
MENA Blockchain Week 2026 Concludes: How Dubai’s First City-Wide Blockchain Initiative Drew 5,000+ Attendees Across 40+ Events
MENA Blockchain Week 2026 brought together 5,000+ attendees, 100+ speakers, and 40+ events across Dubai, turning the city into a decentralized platform for blockchain, AI, digital assets, regulation, community, and institutional collaboration.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi 2026: How a Citywide Festival United the Region’s Tech Ecosystem
Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi 2026 brought more than 10,000 attendees, 150 brands, and 200 speakers to Georgia’s capital, turning the city into a platform for technology, culture, startups, investment, and cross-sector collaboration.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Faisal Zaidi: Building the Future of Gaming Beyond the Game
Exscape President Faisal Zaidi explains why the future of gaming may be built beyond individual games - across social interaction, rewards, payments, localization and AI - and why real engagement begins when users choose to come back.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Daria Barkova: Art Profiling Turns the Inner World Into a Visual Map
Daria Barkova - creator of Art Profiling and The Path of the Lemon, on visual identity, personality analysis, entrepreneurship, AI, and why true individuality begins with the right to be yourself.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi: How the City Became an Interface for a New Tech Region
Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi turned the city into a regional interface for founders, investors, AI teams, fintech operators, Web3 projects, and creative industries - showing how new tech hubs are built through capital, culture, trust, and human connection.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Sam Kaploushenko: The Future of Money Is Invisible
Sam Kaploushenko - fintech and crypto growth executive on payments, regulations, white-lable infrastructure, AI, trust, and why the next financial revolution will feel almost invisible.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Google, Nike, Meta, Monday.com, Dolce & Gabbana: The Brands and Speakers You Don’t Want to Miss at Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi 2026
Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi, the region’s most expansive technology movement, is returning this year with an even more influential lineup. Google, Nike, Dolce & Gabbana, Amazon, Amber, Fuckup Nights: the list goes on, ultimately bringing together over 200 speakers. On June 20, GTWT 2026 will host these guests at their flagship event, spread across five stages at Factory Tbilisi.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi Returns on June 19-21
On a Mission to Accelerate Regional Transformation: Global Tech Weekend Tbilisi Returns on June 19-21
By Julia Upiterskaya
BWiGA will be held in Montenegro again in September
The Balkan Web3 and iGaming Awards will be held in Budva for the second year on September 30th.
By Julia Upiterskaya
David Lolaev: If the Future Is a Track, I Want to Drive First
David Lolaev - racing-minded entrepreneur on business as Formula 1, human competition, AI, digital twins, and why freedom is worth more than any finish line.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Arman Mamyan: In a World Built for Distraction, Discipline Becomes Power
Arman Mamyan - Lead Web3 Software Engineer, Co-Founder of Coverant, Integration Lead of Animoca Brands.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Morocco’s Tower Reaches for Tomorrow
Morocco's skyline has been forever altered with the unveiling of the Mohammed VI Tower, designed by Rafael de La‑Hoz and Hakim Benjelloun. At 250 meters, it's the tallest structure in the nation, sparking conversations about its sci-fi aesthetics.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Nawal Kishor: New Era of Digital Money and Happiness
bepay money founder Nawal Kishor on building a Web3 payment super app, why money is changing through movement rather than meaning, and why happiness comes before success.
By Julia Upiterskaya
33 Q’s for Timur Makhmudi
A walk through Dubai with entrepreneur Timur Makhmudi - 33 quick questions about ambition, self-trust, relationships, fear, mental health and the question he asks himself every day: "Am I real?"
By Julia Upiterskaya
Ashton Hettiarachi: How OpenxAI Will Change the World’s Perceptions?
OpenxAI founder Ashton Hettiarachi on permissionless AI, decentralized compute, concentrated power and why the future of intelligence should not belong to a few corporations.
By Julia Upiterskaya
33 Q’s for Sergei Medvedev
A walk through Seoul with Web3 executive Sergei Medvedev - 33 quick questions about money, failure, relationships, privacy, education and why his biggest dream is to spend more of life offline.
By Julia Upiterskaya
33 Q’s for Sergey Khusnetdinov
A walk through Seoul with venture investor Sergey Khusnetdinov - 33 quick questions about founders, money, failure, success, family and why people should never become functions.
By Julia Upiterskaya
Dariush Soudi: What’s Really Behind This Success?
Dariush Soudi on rebuilding after losing everything, why time matters more than money, how pressure shaped his sales instincts and the thinking behind Gladiator Summit.
By Julia Upiterskaya