H.H. Sheikh Hamdan: Dubai brings global minds together to design the future

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and the UAE's Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, has directed Dubai Future Week be held from November 18 to 21.

He said Dubai continues to strengthen its position as a global hub for the world’s most ambitious ideas and future-focused visions – providing a platform where impactful partnerships and initiatives take shape.

Dubai Future Week marks the continued evolution of the Dubai Future Foundation’s global events into one mega event under the tagline 'For the Human of the Future'.

It will take place across Emirates Towers and the Museum of the Future, bringing together more than 10,000 participants, including leading inventors, innovators, experts, investors, policymakers, entrepreneurs and specialists from critical and future-focused sectors around the world.

Participants will explore and experience developments expected to reshape sectors that directly affect people’s lives, examine the major transformations redefining the world and develop new perspectives on what the decades ahead could look like.

The programme will feature keynote addresses, debates, fireside conversations, workshops, international challenges and competitions, idea pitches, exhibitions, immersive future experiences, closed-door discussions, specialist sessions, public activations and other formats designed to explore the forces shaping the decades ahead.

Five human-centred tracks

Dubai Future Week will be structured around five main tracks: How We’ll Live, How We’ll Think, How We’ll Innovate, How We’ll Feel and How We’ll Do Business.

Together, the tracks will present the future through the dimensions of human experience rather than through technologies or industries alone.

The week will build on the success of established global events hosted by the Dubai Future Foundation, including the Dubai Future Forum and Dubai AI Week, bringing their communities, ideas and areas of expertise together as part of a broader, connected platform.

It will also bring together major initiatives including AI Grandmaster, the Dubai Foresight Awards and the Dubai Future Solutions – Prototypes for Humanity exhibition, while featuring inspirational TED Talks.

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