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GALA DINNER

MONDAY

10TH OCTOBER 2022

TIME

5:30 - 9:30 PM

JUMEIRAH EMIRATES TOWERS

5:30 − 6:00 PM                Registration

7:30 − 9:30 PM

   OPENING SESSION   

Gala Dinner and Keynote

Speaker

Carlo Ratti

Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab

DAY 1

SESSIONS

TUESDAY

11TH OCTOBER 2022

TIME

8:00AM - 4:45PM

8:00 − 9:00 AM              Registration

9:15 − 9:45 AM

    KEYNOTE

The Day After the Future

AUDITORIUM

Speaker

Amy Webb

CEO, Future Today Institute

10:00 - 10:10 AM

    KEYNOTE

Regulating the Future

AUDITORIUM

What does the future look like, and how might we develop new frameworks, systems, and policies to regulate these potential futures?

Speaker

H.E. Ohood Al Roumi

Minister of State for Government Development and the Future, UAE

10:00 − 11:00 AM

    PANEL

Does the Future Glitch?

LEVEL 7

Given the ubiquity of discussions around the metaverse, avatars, virtual land, and Web 3.0 it is clear that we may be close to inhabiting life, at least theoretically, in a truly digital sphere. The purpose of this discussion will be to explore some of these technologies, understand how they are emerging to become generalized, creating a potentially augmented digital ‘world’ and the potential risks and rewards they may offer for individuals, societies, governments, that will be part a “digital future”.

Speaker

James Maltby

Principal Scientist, Dstl (MOD) UK

Speaker

Toshi Hoo

Director, Emerging Media Lab, Institute for the Future

Speaker

Tea Danilov

Director, Foresight Centre

Speaker

Jerome Glenn

CEO, The Millennium Project

Moderator Trish Lavery OECD

11:15 − 12:15 PM

    PANEL

Futures Without Borders

AUDITORIUM

Traditionally, citizenship was considered an important part of individual and social identity, whether national or regional.

Nevertheless, the vast channels of immigration across countries, and across generations, are transforming the conventional models of citizenship - can citizenship be tied to specific requirements such as language, or in more recent times, even education, investment etc? If citizenship, and possibly identity, are malleable constructs is it likely that "borderless" nations may indeed become a reality in the future? This panel will invite experts to discuss whether citizenship, identity and geography can be unbundled to allow for truly global citizens in the future.

Speaker

Joshua Polchar

Strategic Foresight Lead, OECD

Speaker

Nnedi Okorafor

Writer, Africanfuturism Productions

Speaker

Amy Hochadel

Director of Global Business, Connected Places Catapult

Moderator Scott Smith Changeist

1:00 − 1:45PM

    KEYNOTE

What’s next for our species?

AUDITORIUM

Where do we go from here and what does it mean?

Speaker

Michio Kaku

Theoretical Physicist and Futurist

2:00 − 2:45 PM

    LIGHTNING TALK

Defining Our Risk

AUDITORIUM

In this session panelists will explore the key existential ‘risks’ facing humans today and how, if at all, these risks could perceivably be mitigated. Panelists will navigate through

low-probability high-impact risks and estimate the potential capabilities of future technologies in enabling us to face these risks using visual narratives to describe the various prospects facing us, realistic and imaginative.

Speaker

Shermon Cruz

Chair, Association of Professional Futurists

Speaker

Alisha Bhagat

Futures Lead, Forum for the Future

Speaker

Michael Costigan

VP Salesforce Futures, Salesforce

Moderator Andrew Blau Deloitte

2:00 − 2:45 PM

    LIGHTNING TALK

Defining Our Risk

LEVEL 7

In this session panelists will explore the key existential ‘risks’ facing humans today and how, if at all, these risks could perceivably be mitigated. Panelists will navigate through

low-probability high-impact risks and estimate the potential capabilities of future technologies in enabling us to face these risks using visual narratives to describe the various prospects facing us, realistic and imaginative.

Speaker

Anders Sandberg

Senior Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute

Speaker

Josef Hargrave

Director and Global Foresight Leader, Arup

Speaker

Sophie Heading

Global Geopolitics Lead, Global Clients and Markets, KPMG International

Moderator

Lucy Kimbell

Social Design Institute

2:45 − 3:45 PM

    DEBATE

How Do We Keep the Lights On?

AUDITORIUM

The ongoing energy transition, the process of replacing fossil fuels with low carbon and/or renewable energy sources, has been identified as a key policy priority across economies. It is likely however that the transition will differ significantly across geographies – whereas some countries may be better prepared to transition to more sustainable alternatives with marginal economic compromise others may have more difficult choices to make by forgoing growth or even development. This debate will invite experts to weigh the energy transition against the argument for economic growth and prosperity and question what the true costs sustainability will be.

Speaker

Nisreen Lahham

Head of Boards of Trustees, Futures Studies Forum for Africa and the Middle East

Speaker

Lourdes Vega

Director, Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and Hydrogen, Khalifa University

Speaker

Geraldine Wessing

Chief Political Analyst, Shell plc

Speaker

Angeliki Kapoglou

Strategy and Innovation, European Space Agency

Moderator

Jonathan Radcliffe

University of Birmingham

4:00 − 4:45 PM

    CONVERSATION

Experiential Futures

AUDITORIUM

Speaker

Stuart Candy

Director, Situation Lab at Carnegie Mellon

Speaker

Jake Dunagan

Director, Governance Futures Lab, Institute for the Future

Moderator

Madeline Ashby

Science Fiction Writer and Futurist

8:00 − 9:00 AM

9:00 − 9:15 AM

 Registration

    OPENING SESSION

Ethics in an Artificial Age

A  AUDITORIUM

Speaker

H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, UAE

9:15 − 9:45 AM

    KEYNOTE

A History of the Future of Humans

AUDITORIUM

Speaker

Jamie Metzl

Founder and Chair, OneShared.World

10:00 − 11:00 AM

    DEBATE

The Rise of the Private Sector Regulator

AUDITORIUM

Government has typically been the final regulator for corporations. However, with the rise of big tech, private sector entities have not only heavily influenced policy, but have actually worked with government to develop new regulations. Given that advances in technology sectors outstrip the pace at which policymakers can respond it is increasingly critical for regulators to balance their mandate to regulate and safeguard societies and economies while still spurring innovation and attracting investment and talent. This session will invite panelists to discuss whether the private sector entities could eventually become self-regulating, and if so, what will this mean for the role of government.

Speaker

Clem Bezold

Co-Founder, Public Sector Foresight Network

Speaker

Blaž Golob

Chairman and CEO, GoForesight Institute and HeliotEurope Country Manager

Moderator

Jacob Ellis

Office of the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales

11:15 − 12:00 PM

    PANEL

Foresight in Government

AUDITORIUM

The impetus for governments to build tools that can enable them to develop rapid and resilient policy responses to unforeseen risks is greater than ever. In the wake of various global shocks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the international supply chain crisis, and high energy insecurity, strategic foresight is clearly becoming a critical policymaking tool for governments around the world to look beyond expected trends and assess uncertainty. This panel will invite foresight practitioners to discuss the uses of foresight for identifying and responding to a broad range of risks.

Speaker

Maria Langan-Reicrof

Director, Strategic Futures Group, National Intelligence Council

Speaker

Jeanette Kwek Huixian

Head, Centre for Strategic Futures, Prime Minister's Office Singapore

Speaker

Tiina Neuvonen

Strategic Foresight Lead, UN Global Pulse

Moderator

Steven Kenney

Middle East Institute

1:00 − 1:45 PM

    DEBATE

To Trade or Not to Trade

LEVEL 7

In recent times arguments to strengthen domestic and local production in favor of foreign trade have gained significant momentum due to global supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. The longer term impact however of domestic production may reverse the openness of existing global trade models and treaties which favour free trade over import substitution. This debate will invite experts to weigh the case for domestic production against the existing global trade paradigm.

Speaker

Lin Kayser

Founder and CEO, Hyperganic Group

Speaker

Chinua Labor

Commercial Director, Keolis MHI

Moderator

TBC

2:00 − 2:45 PM

    INTERACTIVE FORESIGHT WORKSHOP

The Year Ahead

LEVEL 7

What do you do when you have 400 of the smartest people all in one room? Start futuring! Join us for this extended, interactive session where we ask you what you think might lie ahead in 2023, what we should be paying attention to, and what smart governments, companies and societies should be doing about it. This is your chance to help shape the future of Dubai. All participants and speakers welcome.

Led by

Dubai Future Foundation

3:15 − 4:00 PM

LEVEL 7

    PANEL

Educating the Future: Teaching Foresight for the Next Generation

How do we educate the next generation of futurists? Join this esteemed panel of foresight educators and practitioners as they share their lessons and insights from decades of foresight education; what works, what doesn’t, what is changing, and what is coming next.

Speaker

Peter Bishop

Executive Director, Teach the Future, Inc.

Speaker

Erik F. Øverland

President, World Futures Studies Federation

Speaker

Ozcan Saritas

Head of Laboratory for Science & Technology Studies, University of Manchester & HSE University

Moderator

Susan Cox-Smith

Changeist

4:15 − 4:30 PM

    CLOSING SESSION

Closing Session