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Dubai Future Forum, the world’s largest gathering of futurists, is set to kick off on November 27 and run until November 28. Organised by Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), the forum takes place at the Museum of the Future under the patronage of HH 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 DFF.
The agenda includes four main themes: reimagining nature, empowering future generations, the human-machine relationship, and transformations in human life. More than 150 speakers from the UAE and around the world will participate in 70 panel discussions and keynote speeches, in addition to workshops covering areas such as space, sustainability, environment, energy, food, health, medicine, education, technology, artificial intelligence, digital economy, governance, and many others. The forum will be attended by more than 2,500 futurists from 100 countries, in addition to around 100 international institutions.
The first day of the two-day forum will host panel discussions, keynotes, fireside chats, workshops, and more, bringing together an array of specialists, including: Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, Director-General and Special Representative of the UAE COP28 Presidency; Dr. Sultan Alneyadi, Astronaut at Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre; Hazza Almansouri, Astronaut at MBRSC; Stephen Bowen, Astronaut at NASA; Warren Hoburg, Astronaut at NASA; and Paul Savo, Assistant Professor at Stanford University.
Speakers will discuss topics such as the currency of the future, innovations in the energy sector, the role of strategic foresight in developing future policies, and preparing for the era of artificial intelligence.
Ohood Al Roumi, UAE Minister of State for Government Development and Future, will start the second day with a keynote address on how to develop effective, sustainable policies. She will be followed by another keynote speech from Dr Mary Lou Jepsen, CEO, Founder and Chairwoman of Openwater, in which she will discuss revolutionising disease diagnosis and cures.
On the sidelines of the Dubai Future Forum, Dubai Future Labs and its partners at Japan Science and Technology Agency and the MIT Senseable Dubai Lab will showcase work across robotics and automation as well as leveraging data to better understand our urban landscape.