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The World’s Largest Gathering of Futurists

27 & 28 November

DAY ONE, MONDAY

27 NOVEMBER

Daily List
November 2023

Opening RemarksKEYNOTEExpired

Speaker
His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama
Deputy Managing Director of the Dubai Future Foundation

27 Nov
09:00 - 09:15
Level 7

Outlooks and Foresight: The Energy TransitionKEYNOTEExpired

Speaker
Dr. Angela Wilkinson
Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer, World Energy Council

27 Nov
09:15 - 09:35
Level 7

Learnings from Space for HumanityPANEL DISCUSSIONExpired


Speaker
Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi
Astronaut, MBRSC


Speaker
Hazzaa Al Mansoori
Astronaut, MBRSC


Speaker
Stephen Bowen
Astronaut, NASA


Speaker
Warren Hoburg
Astronaut, NASA


Speaker
Francisco Rubio
Astronaut, NASA


Speaker
Sergey Prokopyev
Cosmonaut, ROSCOSMOS


Speaker
Dmitry Petelin
Cosmonaut, ROSCOSMOS


Speaker
Andrey Fedyaev
Cosmonaut, ROSCOSMOS


Moderator
Jane Witherspoon
Euronews
27 Nov
09:40 - 10:40
Level 7

System Reset: How Will We Come to Define Currency?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired


Speaker
Sarah Bird
TimeBanking UK


Speaker
Stefan Rust

Truflation


Speaker
Yaser AbuShaban

Silver Peak Capital Advisors


Moderator
Cody Combs

The National
27 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 5

Energy Boundaries: What Powers Our Future?REGENERATING NATUREExpired


Speaker
Mehmet Onal

Shell


Speaker
Dr. Aaesha AlNuaimi

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA)


Speaker
Deepak Krishnan

World Resources Institute


Moderator
Dr. Marius Oosthuizen

World Energy Council
27 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 4

Think of the Grandchildren: How Can Strategic Foresight and Intergenerational Fairness Work Together for Better Policy-making?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired


Speaker
Dr. Karthick Ramakrishnan
California 100 Initiative


Speaker
Nourhan Badr El Din
UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow


Moderator
Dr. Sophie Howe
First Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
27 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 3

Through the Looking Glass: Are We Ready for the Age of AI?TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONExpired


Speaker
Prof. Pascale Fung
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology


Speaker
*whurley
Strangeworks


Speaker
Prof. Hoda Alkhzaimi
Emaratsec


Moderator
Faisal Kazim
UAE C4IR
27 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 2

Back to Basics: What Makes a Futurist?FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired


Speaker
Prof. Alex Fergnani
Rabat Business School


Speaker
Sarah DaVanzo
Pierre Fabre Foundation


Speaker
Alisha Bhagat
Forum for the Future


Moderator
Dr. Gabriele Rizzo
Foresight Executive Advisor
27 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

Government of Dubai Peer Roundtable on Foresight and Scenario PlanningWORKSHOPExpired

Hosted by


*This is by invitation only
27 Nov
11:00 - 12:45
Level 7

Dubai Future Labs ActivationACTIVATIONExpired

Dubai Future Labs and their partners at Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the MIT Senseable Dubai Lab (SDL) will be showcasing the work across robotics and automation and leveraging data to better understand our urban landscape.
Join Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and SDL representatives discussing their exciting initiative to reduce the carbon footprint of large cities at 13:15.
27 Nov
11:00 - 15:30
Level 2

Population Pop Quiz: Are We Ready for Peak Humanity?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired


Speaker
James Pomeroy
HSBC


Speaker
Narue Shiki
UNDP


Speaker
Prof. Alex Ezeh
Drexel University


Moderator
Joshua Polchar
OECD
27 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 5

Reloading the Map: What will Nature and Tech Ultimately Do for City Planning?REGENERATING NATUREExpired


Speaker
Melissa Ingaruca Moreno
Mycohackers


Speaker
Johanna Hoffman
Design for Adaptation


Speaker
Adib Dada
theOtherDada Integrated Consultancy & Architecture


Moderator
Josef Hargrave
Arup
27 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 4

Towards Other Futures: What Do We Hope to Leave Behind and for Whom?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired


Speaker
Radha Mistry
Arup


Speaker
Macy Siu
From Later


Moderator
Ari Melenciano
Artist & Researcher
27 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 3

Law & Order: How Do We Hold Technology Accountable in the Future?TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONExpired


Speaker
Olivier Desbiey
AXA Group


Speaker
Dr. June Brawner
The Royal Society


Speaker
Dr. Jamie Metzl
OneShared.World


Moderator
Dr. Aaron Maniam
University of Oxford
27 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 2

Artificial General Intelligence: How Can We Regulate It for the Good of Humanity? FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired


Speaker
Dr. Jerome Glenn
The Millennium Project


Speaker
Geci Karuri-Sebina
University of Witwatersrand


Moderator
Ibon Zugasti
Prospektiker
27 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

Which Side of the Coin: Wealth or Value?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired


Speaker
Michael Clark
Mastercard


Speaker
Martin Calnan
Ecole des Ponts Business School


Speaker
Dr. Marwan AlZarouni
Dubai Blockchain Center


Moderator
Dr. Belisa Marochi
Hult International Business School
27 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 5

Out of this World: Why Does Space Hold So Much Potential for Energy?REGENERATING NATUREExpired


Speaker
Prof. John Mankins
Artemis Innovation Management Solutions


Speaker
Prof. Naoki Shinohara
Kyoto University


Speaker
Dr. Sanjay Vijendran
European Space Agency


Moderator
Sahba El-Shawa
Jordan Space Research Initiative
27 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 4

The Future Today: What Does Good Futures Look Like Now?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired


Speaker
Alisha Bhagat
Forum for the Future


Speaker
Ella Saltmarshe
Long Time Project


Moderator
Aarathi Krishnan
Risk Anticipation & Strategic Foresight Expert
27 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 3

Bionic Being: Will Wearable Technology Provide Us with the Option of a New Sixth Sense?TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONExpired


Speaker
Pawel Swieboda
NeuroCentury


Speaker
Prof. Paolo Dario
Dubai Future Labs


Speaker
Ken Chua
(these)abilities


Moderator
Melanie Subin
Future Today Institute
27 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 2

Futuring with Thy NeighbourFORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired


Speaker
Dr. Florence Gaub
NATO Defense College


Moderator
Dr. Paul Salem
Middle East Institute
27 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

Future Proofing Cities through Practical Net Zero City PartnershipsWORKSHOPExpired

Hosted by


27 Nov
13:45 - 15:30
Level 7

Builders and Keepers: Who are the Guardians of the Internet?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired


Speaker
Kenechi Okeleke
GSMA Intelligence


Speaker
Lotfi Elati
Meta


Speaker
Abdul Rahman Al Marzouqi
Telecommunications And Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA)


Moderator
Dr. Stefan Kohn
Deutsche Telekom
27 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 5

AI and Climate: Can AI-Driven ClimateTechnology Be Truly Inclusive?COP28 CHANGEMAKERS MAJLISREGENERATING NATUREExpired


Moderator
Khulood Khaldoon Al Atiyat
Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation


Moderator
Saeed Al Falasi
Dubai Centre for Artificial Intelligence
27 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 4

Journey to Dubai Future Forum 2030: How Has the Practice of Foresight Evolved?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired


Moderator
Prateeksha Singh
UNDP


Moderator
Finn Strivens
Futurall


Moderator
Ana Tiquia
All Tomorrow's Futures
27 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 3

Anticipate Responsibly: How Should Governments Act on Foresight?TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONExpired


Speaker
Aarathi Krishnan
Risk Anticipation & Strategic Foresight Expert


Speaker
Cheryl Chung
Foresight for Public Policy Practitioner


Speaker
Dimitri Lorenzani
Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission


Moderator
Dr. Epameinondas Christophilopoulos
UNESCO Chair on Futures Research
27 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 2

Foresight in Action: Lessons Learnt from the Arabic Speaking WorldFORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired


Speaker
Dr. Saeed Al Dhaheri
University of Dubai


Speaker
Dr. Kais Hammami
The Islamic World, Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization
27 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

What’s Behind A Life in Foresight?FIRESIDE CHATExpired


Speaker
Adam Kahane
Director, Reos Partners


Speaker
Paul Saffo
Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
27 Nov
15:50 - 16:20
Auditorium

Foresight Alchemy: How an Augmented Futurist Discovers the Future of Green ScienceKEYNOTEExpired

Speaker
Sarah DaVanzo
Chief Consumer Engagement & Activation Officer, Pierre Fabre Foundation

27 Nov
16:20 - 16:50
Auditorium

Uniting for COP28: Leveraging Technology and Define the Climate Technology FutureCOP28 INSIGHTSPANEL DISCUSSIONExpired


Keynote Speaker
H.E. Ambassador Majid Al-Suwaidi
Director General & Special Representative of The UAE COP28 Presidency


Speaker
Sabrin Rahman
Director of Partnerships, COP28


Speaker
Asya Al Shehhi
Negotiator, Technology, Science & Innovation, COP28


Speaker
David Livingston
Senior Adviser & Managing Director for Energy to US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate


Moderator
Andrew Zolli
Chief Impact Officer, Planet
27 Nov
16:50 - 17:30
Auditorium
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