ChatGCC and Digital Ink Announce Strategic Partnership to Power Growth Across the Gulf

Dubai, UAE – 2nd May 2025

ChatGCC, the newly formed business forum designed to connect, collaborate, and catalyse innovation across the Gulf region, is proud to announce its official partnership with Digital Ink a next-generation marketing collective known for its bold strategies, cutting-edge creativity, and AI-powered digital campaigns.

As ChatGCC begins its mission to bridge minds and markets throughout the GCC, Digital Ink will be its exclusive partner for marketing strategy, branding, video production, and digital outreach.

This collaboration represents more than a traditional client-agency relationship. Digital Ink’s CEO, Christopher Minn, is also one of the founding members of ChatGCC, working alongside an experienced and visionary team that includes Richard Askam, Ian Swarbrick (XL MEA Group), and Rob Hayes and Carlo Pepe (Koshima).

A Platform Built on Connection Powered by Creativity

ChatGCC has been built to foster powerful conversations between regional and international players, encouraging open dialogue, cross-sector collaboration, and shared opportunities in technology, hospitality, media, and beyond.

As the platform grows, Digital Ink will provide the strategic engine behind its public voice and brand experience, ensuring that every interaction, event, and announcement reflects ChatGCC’s mission and momentum.

“ChatGCC was born out of the belief that the Gulf has an extraordinary story to tell one of innovation, energy, and transformation,” said Christopher Minn, CEO of Digital Ink and co-founder of ChatGCC. “I’m proud that our team at Digital Ink will help shape that narrative and support the growth of this important new network from the ground up.”

With Digital Ink leading the marketing and creative execution, ChatGCC is set to launch with a bold brand identity that resonates across regional and international audiences. The partnership will deliver ongoing video content and event coverage to amplify the voices of its members, alongside digital campaigns designed to attract, inform, and engage the right people. Through community-led storytelling and data-driven strategies, this collaboration brings together visionary thinking and marketing firepower, setting a new benchmark for how modern business communities are built in the Middle East. Welcome to the conversation. Welcome to ChatGCC.