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Abi Marquez shares experience attending her first 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Abi Marquez, also known as &quot;Lumpia Queen,&quot; took to social media to share her experience being a speaker at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai alongside fellow content creators from around the world.On her Instagram page, Abi expressed her excitement meeting other creators and delivering a speech during the event. &quot;My first 1 Billion Followers Summit 💙💚 Met the most amazing creators!!! got roasted by @mrnigelng and moderated his fire side chat, delivered a keynote speech &#x27;brand playbook&#x27; teaching creators from all around the world how to seamlessly integrate brands to our content. bonus: I saw my Dubai based viewers!!!! 🌸&quot; she said.Abi remarked that she is looking forward to attending more summits in the future. &quot;Being surrounded by the best minds passionate about the same was crazy motivating and sets an amazing tone for the year. Can&#x27;t wait for the next one,&quot; she stated.The Filipino content creator then expressed her gratitude to the summit for making her part of it, saying: &quot;Huge thanks to @1billionsummit for the opportunity to join and allowing me to represent my country!&quot;Abi also thanked her management team, NYMA, for helping her make the most out of her trip.<div> </div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DTnH-W8j1_E/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A22870504.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1179" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div> </div>Fans online were quick to react to Abi&#x27;s post.&quot;Wow girl, beyond proud of You,&quot; one fan commented.  As per its website, the 1 Billion Followers Summit is &quot;the world&#x27;s largest expo for content creators creating a dynamic platform for networking, learning, and showcasing content.&quot;Aside from Abi, other speakers include Mr. Beast, Simon Squibb, Max Amini, and Nigel Ng a.k.a. Uncle Roger, among others.The 1 Bilion Followers Summit came on the heels of Abi&#x27;s momentous 2025 when she received numerous international accolades.Back in October 2025, Abi was named Most Innovative Creator of the Year at The Stevie Awards 2025 held in Lisbon, Portugal.In August 2025, she was the first and only recipient of the newly introduced Gold Stevie for Most Innovative Content Creator of the Year, a category honoring creators who redefine digital engagement and storytelling through social media.Back in May 2025, Abi won the Food Blogger Award at the World Influencers and Bloggers Awards (WIBA) in Cannes.She also bagged three awards at the 46th Annual Telly Awards last year including Online Series award for Abi’s TikTok, Food &amp; Beverage award for her Mabuhay World Campaign, and Social Video for &quot;Gordon Ramsay Doesn’t Like My Beef Wellington&quot; vlog.In a previous interview with PUSH ABS-CBN, Abi opened up about initially feeling overwhelmed by the level of recognition she has received over the past three years since beginning her content creation journey.&quot;May ganoon akong fear noong una na I’m receiving these awards na and [being] hailed the top or [having] the most awards for a content creator or the culinary industry,&quot; she admitted.Despite her initial apprehensions, Abi expressed pride and gratitude for how far she has come. &quot;Noong nararamdaman ko noon was aside from that fear, it really is the honor and the gratefulness that I&#x27;ve been doing this for only two to three years,&quot; the content creator said.She also shared how meaningful it is for her to represent Filipino culture through her work.&quot;Nangibabaw din yung feeling ng pride sa akin kasi nandoon ako because of my work and my work is making Filipino food videos and also a matter of knowing who I represent and talagang nag-commit ako sa sarili ko na I am going to receive these awards as a Filipino na home cook. I will wear a Filipiniana and I will bring my culture because that&#x27;s what brought me to do this,&quot; she remarked.

Abi Marquez was among the speakers of this year's 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai alongside fellow content creators from around the world.

Abi Marquez was among the speakers of this year's 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai alongside fellow content creators from around the world.