• CBD is pioneering a large-scale rollout of Microsoft’s Copilot to over 800 employees

• As an early adopter of Microsoft Copilot, CBD’s Promptathon aims to harness the power of prompt engineering to drive internal efficiencies and enhance ‘ways of working’

Dubai, UAE; January 30, 2025: Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, today hosted a Microsoft Copilot Promptathon event, partnering with the Microsoft Innovation Hub, aligning with the UAE’s vision to lead in the adoption and innovation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions. The event marks the beginning of CBD’s large-scale rollout of Microsoft’s Copilot to over 800 employees.

Facilitated by Microsoft along with CBD’s Data & AI team, the CBD Promptathon complements Dubai’s ‘One Million Prompters’ initiative, which aims to train one million individuals in AI prompt engineering. This strategic alignment with the governmental vision demonstrates CBD’s commitment to achieving Dubai’s ambition to serve as a global AI hub as well as to foster technological innovation in the financial sector.