Dubai Future Week, the first initiative of its kind in the UAE, will kick off in Dubai today, aiming to inspire young people, engage the community in innovation and support creative talents and minds.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, in a tweet on the site «Twitter»: «The events of the Dubai Future Week is an event we organize for the first time at the state level.
He added: “Our goal is to inspire young people, support talent, and lead the way in imagining, designing and implementing the future, to be ready for all the challenges of tomorrow, and to take advantage of the opportunities it holds.”
The Dubai Future Week, organized by the Dubai Future Foundation, addresses three main themes: Imagine the Future, Future Design, and Future Implementation.
Readiness for the future
Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation, said: “Achieving leadership in the design of the future is a key focus in the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. And an engine to implement the directives of His Highness to reach Dubai to the first places in the world among the most ready for the future ».
`` Dubai Future Week '' is a new initiative and an innovative platform for engaging community members, inspiring talented people, minds, ideas and innovators in the UAE and Dubai, and stimulating their participation in the future through the interactive experiences of future technology.
He pointed out that the 2071 zone in the Emirates Towers will witness the future of Dubai Future Week, bringing forward experiences that bring together government entities, technology companies, entrepreneurs and society to design and innovate solutions for tomorrow's challenges in various fields.
Al-Gergawi stressed the importance of the initiative in celebrating Dubai's success stories in the sectors of innovation, entrepreneurship, introducing the community to them, and communicating with promising talents and startups to create a stimulating future environment that allows testing and supporting new ideas and projects.
Events of the week
In conjunction with the events of the «Dubai Future Week», a series of events accompanying the meetings of the «future global councils» in its fourth session, to explore the future of the sectors most relevant to human life.
The WSF also organizes Future Dialogue sessions, which include workshops and seminars, with the participation of elite experts in the public and private sectors in the UAE and international experts in the fields of the future.
Test testing
Community members can participate in the week's events and test a range of future experiments between 4 pm and 9 pm daily. The events include the 'Mind Power Control' experience that combines knowledge and pleasure to control drones. That mankind will see in the future.
The art of virtual reality
The week provides an opportunity for community members to experience the art of virtual reality, to learn about the future from the perspective of the art of virtual reality, while the experience of "talents of large spaces" includes a series of interactive paragraphs with the audience.
Events include 'Silent Cinema', a huge screen showcasing a range of international movies from which visitors travel to the future, 'Food Preparation with 3D Printing', which enables visitors to print their selfies on candy using a 3D printer, and 'Coffee Selfie'. »Which allows the printing of« selfie »on the foam of the coffee cup.
Prizes will be given to participants, as well as interactive musical activities, the experience of the Digital Graffiti Drawing Wall, Chess with Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Hockey and Digital Caricature.
Workshops and sessions of the week
The Dubai Future Week includes a range of sessions, lectures, workshops and interactive dialogues, provided by experts in the areas of forward-looking in sectors such as education, labor, economy and transport.
Today's workshop is entitled Future 4.0, on the revolutionary transformation needed for future growth, the experience of Blockchain technology design, and a panel discussion on “Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things in the New Digital World from a Cyber Security Perspective”.
A lecture on “Rubex Cubes, Minecraft and the Future of Schools” will be held tomorrow, and a session entitled “Idea Shop 4.0 - Building Revolutionary Companies”. The day after tomorrow will include two sessions, “A Youth Debate on the Future” and “Reinventing Architecture Worldwide”.
On Wednesday and Thursday, various future sessions include: Block Chain Life, Dubai Startups, Wildlife Future: The Power of Youth, Positive Leadership: The Challenge of 21st Century Talent Management and Our planet, our companies, the future of work and so on.
Emtech MENA Emerging Technologies Conference
Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Dubai Future Week will be held in partnership with Dubai Future Foundation and MIT Technology Review Arabia at the Jumeirah Hotel. Emirates Towers », on the fourth and fifth of November.
The conference will review new technologies, innovations and inventions that will change the face of the world, highlighting the most prominent future trends and emerging technology that will qualitatively change the future of the global economy in the region and the world.
More than 31 government officials, researchers, experts, academics, professional speakers, entrepreneurs and future supervisors from the UAE and the world will discuss a range of topics related to artificial intelligence, the future of work, the future of digital health, future cities, the future of energy and sustainability. , Augmented and virtual reality technologies, and fifth generation technologies.
«Innovators under 35»
Dubai Future Week provides a platform to showcase the success stories of the Innovators Under 35, which aims to highlight the role of innovative talent in the UAE and the region in the scientific and technological sectors such as artificial intelligence, computing, medicine, communications and transportation.
The future of space technology
The Future of Space Technology at Global Future Councils, held in conjunction with Dubai Future Week, is expected to explore sector challenges, such as the need for new governance frameworks, new forms of public-private cooperation, and economic impact.
The Council will continue to support the development of space sustainability, as well as new technologies that help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
1 The Council's discussions come at a time when the space sector is developing rapidly, with the emergence of new public and private actors.
Advanced Manufacturing and Economy Council
The Advanced Manufacturing and Production Council brings together the world's leading experts to focus on important business, social and environmental issues related to the future of manufacturing, to put leaders at the forefront of ongoing transformations, while technological advances enable a new generation of partnerships and business models to drive economic growth. Sustainable development.
The Future Finance Council will explore innovative financing mechanisms, especially in developing and emerging markets, with investment in human capital, to help countries meet their sustainability ambitions.
The Council for the Future of Biodiversity aims to develop solutions for businesses, governments and civil society and will examine what could threaten the collapse of food security and livelihood systems.
Natural climate solutions can contribute to reducing emissions to keep global warming below 1.5 ° C, up to 37%, while ensuring employment.
Digital Economy
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is driving changes at all levels, with figures indicating that about 50% of the world's population is not currently participating in the digital economy.
The Digital Economy Council will examine the need for companies to reimagine how value is created and distributed in this new environment. Bridging the digital divide is not only conducive to economic growth for all sectors, but is essential for social and political stability in the next decade.