It will start next September with the participation of 300 global experts and 40 specialized institutions

Hamdan bin Mohammed announces the launch of the "Dubai Metaverse Forum"

  • The Forum will be held at the Museum of the Future and Emirates Towers.

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His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, announced the launch of the "Dubai Metaverse Forum", to be a global event that brings together in Dubai elite experts from the region and the world, to explore the future of this sector, and study its potential And its promising applications, in order to employ this revolutionary technology in various vital sectors, for a better future for humanity, and to improve the quality of life of communities around the world.

promising digital world

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: "Metaverse is a promising digital world. Our goal is to employ this future technology to improve the quality of human life in the UAE and the world."

His Highness stressed that the organization of the Dubai Metaverse Forum embodies the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, that Dubai is a global destination for future transformations and innovations, and a key driver of the digital and knowledge economy system in the world.

His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai added: "We want to be the fastest in adopting the technology of the future, understanding its developments, making its achievements, and controlling its results."

«Dubai Metavirus Strategy»

The launch of the “Dubai Metaverse Forum” follows the announcement of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, “Dubai Metaverse Strategy”, with the aim of strengthening Dubai’s position as one of the best cities in the world in investing promising economic opportunities, adopting and employing new “Metaverse” technology, and developing infrastructure. Digital infrastructure capable of making the most of the new global transformations, and the huge future opportunities that the digital economy holds.

global share

The forum, organized by the Dubai Future Foundation from 28 to 29 September 2022, at the Museum of the Future and Emirates Towers in Dubai, will host more than 300 participants from global experts, decision and policy makers, and more than 40 international institutions specialized in this sector, in addition to To an elite group of thought leaders in the world, who will participate in discussions and workshops to deepen the understanding of the world of “Metaverse”, its impact on humanity, ways to humanize its potential, and the best ways to benefit from it in the strategic sectors of countries, governments and companies in light of global estimates that the value of the “Metaverse” sector varies. metaverses” ranged from $10 trillion to $30 trillion within 15 years.

global platform

The Dubai Metaverse Forum will constitute a global platform for launching reports, strategies and action plans that identify the opportunities and potentials of metaverses, and opportunities to exploit them to improve human life in the real and virtual worlds, through specialized workshops that bring together major companies specialized in building the various metaverses worlds and applications. , specialists in the manufacture of "metaverse" policies and thought leaders.

Exceptional experience

The forum aims to enhance the world’s readiness to benefit from “Metaverse”, and will witness a review of live experiences of the uses of “Metaverse” in the main sectors, in addition to a set of meetings that will take place in the event through the advanced technologies of “Metaverse” in an exceptional experience for the participants and speakers.

3 basic tracks

The Dubai Metaverse Forum program includes three main tracks that stem from Dubai's philosophy of designing a better future for humanity: learning, inspiration and contribution.

The "Learning" track includes more than 10 seminars and in-depth discussions on the concept of "Metaverse".

The “Inspiration” track includes stations that showcase real experiences of the uses of “Metaverse” in various sectors such as tourism, logistics, retail, education and healthcare, presented by a number of partners in the global event.

As for the "contribution" track, it includes workshops to explore the future of "Metaverse", and a review of use cases, spanning two days during the forum's period.

Various activities

The Dubai Metaverse Forum also includes a variety of discussions and workshops, bringing together major international companies and institutions to produce tangible results.

The forum will also constitute an incubator for thought leaders in the world, to share their visions about imagining and designing the future in light of the unprecedented solutions and ideas that metaverse brings, as well as limitless opportunities, as it is estimated that the world of “Metaverse” witnessed spending of 54 billion dollars in 2020 on virtual products, while the market for non-fungible digital assets was worth about $41 billion last year.

Dubai Crown Prince:

■ "Organizing (Dubai Metaverse Forum) embodies the vision of Mohammed bin Rashid that Dubai is a global destination for future transformations and innovations."

■ “Metaverse is a promising digital world.. Our goal is to use this future technology to improve the quality of human life in the UAE and the world.”

■ “We want to be the fastest in adopting the technology of the future, understanding its developments, making its achievements, and controlling its results.”

«Dubai Metaverse Strategy»

The Dubai Metaverse Strategy is the first project implemented by the Higher Committee, which was directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to establish it under the chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council. During the fifth meeting of the Dubai Council on May 10, to supervise all future technological developments in the field of the digital economy in the emirate, and to ensure that the legislative and legal structure in Dubai keeps pace with the rapid developments in the digital economy, and the radical changes that will be witnessed by various sectors in the coming years, as a result of tremendous technological progress and support the emirate's ability to absorb these changes.

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