With the participation of 45 global institutions and 400 of the brightest minds
"Dubai Future Forum" looks to the future at the largest global gathering of its designers
"Dubai for the Future" aims to achieve the vision of Mohammed bin Rashid for the future of Dubai and to consolidate its global position.
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The Dubai Future Forum, held under the patronage of 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, will host 400 of the brightest minds in the field of future foresight and 45 international institutions in about 30 dialogue sessions. And a keynote speech and a workshop, attended by more than 70 speakers from the UAE and around the world.
By organizing the Dubai Future Forum, the Dubai Future Foundation aims to achieve the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the future of Dubai, and to consolidate its leading global position as one of the best cities for the future by leading efforts to foresee And design the future, and develop future opportunities in cooperation with its partners from government agencies, international companies, emerging and entrepreneurs in the UAE and the world.
The list of speakers at the largest event of its kind, organized by the Dubai Future Foundation on October 11 and 12, includes a number of ministers and government officials from the UAE, including Minister of Cabinet Affairs Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of State for Government Development and the Future Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, and Minister of State for Intelligence. The Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Omar Sultan Al Olama, Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office Abdullah Nasser Lootah, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Cultural Affairs Omar Ghobash, Assistant Secretary General for Government Policies in the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, Chairman of the Legislation Laboratory Committee Ahmed Al-Badwawi, and CEO For Dubai Future Foundation Khalfan Juma Belhoul.
Amy Webb, CEO of the Institute for the Future Today, said: “Government and business leaders face many unexpected fluctuations and changes that may affect their fateful decisions and may determine the fate of human civilization in the long run. Therefore, the development of strategic plans has become necessary and urgent more than As ever, an elite group of world-renowned visionaries gather at the Dubai Forum for the Future, to put forward ambitious ideas that address our emerging global challenges.”
She added: "Dubai has established itself as a global center for foresight and future thinking, and I am happy to participate in the first session of the Dubai Future Forum, highlighting the importance of strategic foresight within the business, government and community sectors, and we must not accept that our future is limited by the present, so business and government leaders must face their convictions. steadfastness, searching for signs of change, understanding their implications, and planning to achieve the best possible results.
Angeliki Kaboglu, ESA Strategy and Innovation Division, said: “It is clear that there is a gap between our climate ambitions and the reality of the energy sector, and there is a need to more than triple investments in clean energy worldwide by 2030. The space sector may contribute to strengthening global efforts to expand reliance on clean energy by adopting innovative ideas in various fields of energy generation.
Minister of State for Government Development and the Future, Ohoud bint Khalfan Al Roumi, stressed that the leadership of the UAE has made the future a pillar of government work, whose main focus is to foresee the future, enhance readiness for its variables, design proactive solutions to its challenges, and form a system of opportunities to enhance global efforts to build it and shape the features of its vital sectors.
She said, "The organization of the Dubai Future Forum, with the participation of more than 400 global experts and 45 international organizations, reflects the UAE's directions to strengthen global partnerships aimed at foreseeing the future of the world, and identifying the main directions and features of the future of humankind," noting that the forum's axes cover the most prominent areas and sectors that affect the lives of societies. , which will have the most important role in the industry of the future.
Jose Cordero, Vice President of Humanity Plus, said: “We are in the midst of a technological revolution that will soon succeed in extending human life, extending to those who desire, and we will witness technological progress in the next 20 years equivalent to what we have witnessed in the past 2000 years.”
He added: "Big technology companies such as (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, IBM, Microsoft), and others are entering the biology, health and medical sectors, as the greatest business opportunity in the future, and aging is the common enemy of humanity, as it causes more deaths than It is caused by all other causes combined.
The UAE was established thanks to a vision
Its leadership is a comprehensive strategy to design the future. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Deputy Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation, said: “Thanks to the vision of its leadership, the UAE has established a comprehensive and clear strategy for the paths of designing the future of various government, economic and community sectors, and has developed a global model in The field of anticipating the future and adopting qualitative ideas that believe that the future can be made.”
He added: "The Dubai Future Forum will provide an annual platform to review future opportunities and challenges, identify the most important priorities that must be focused on, and enhance cooperation between governments, companies and societies, to keep pace with changing requirements."
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