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The World’s Largest Gathering of Futurists

27 & 28 November

DAY TWO, TUESDAY

28 NOVEMBER

Daily List
November 2023

KEYNOTECompleted
How Can Policymakers Effectively Meet the Needs of Future Generations?


Speaker
H.E. Ohood Al Roumi
Minister of State for Government Development & Future, UAE


Moderator
Jacob Ellis
UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow
28 Nov
09:00 - 09:15
Level 7

KEYNOTECompleted
The Silicon Hospital: Revolutionising Disease Diagnosis and Cure

Speaker
Dr. Mary Lou Jepsen
Chief Executive Officer, Founder & Chairwoman, Openwater

28 Nov
09:15 - 09:35
Level 7

INTERACTIVE SESSIONCompleted
Citizen Scientists: From Playgrounds to Particle Physics

Speaker
*whurley
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Strangeworks

28 Nov
09:35 - 10:15
Level 7

PANEL DISCUSSIONCompleted
What Does the Future Hold for Us on Planet Earth?


Speaker
Prof. Marc Buckley
Regenerative Futurist, ALOHAS Regenerative Foundation


Speaker
Christine Gould
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Thought for Food


Speaker
Dr. Ismahane Elouafi
Executive Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, CGIAR


Moderator
Dr. Patrick Noack
Executive Director, Future, Foresight & Imagination, Dubai Future Foundation
28 Nov
10:15 - 10:45
Level 7

TRANSFORMING HUMANITYCompleted
The Future of Progress: How Will Nations Define Success in the Future?


Speaker
Prof. Matthew Agarwala
University of Cambridge


Speaker
Dr. Brian Czech
Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy


Speaker
Laurel Patterson
UNDP


Moderator
Fanette Brandalac
WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
28 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 5

REGENERATING NATURECompleted
From Eating to Nourishing: Are We Ready for Billions?


Speaker
Bruce Friedrich
The Good Food Institute


Speaker
Ahmed Alshaibani
Food Tech Valley


Speaker
David Bucca
Change Foods


Speaker
Jolene Lum
Nurasa


Moderator
Alice Ruhweza
WWF International
28 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 4

EMPOWERING GENERATIONSCompleted
Decolonizing Futures: What Perspectives Can AfroFuturism Offer for a New Techno-sci-art Consciousness?


Speaker
Ingrid LaFleur
The Afrofuture Strategies Institute


Speaker
David Alabo
Visual Artist


Moderator
Geci Karuri-Sebina
University of Witwatersrand
28 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 3

TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONCompleted
Today’s Dilemma: Is Technology the Master or Multiplier of Human Creativity?


Speaker
Jason Allen
Art Incarnate


Speaker
Irene Mwendwa
Pollicy


Speaker
Dr. Jose Berengueres
United Arab Emirates University


Moderator
Sinead Bovell
WAYE
28 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
Level 2

FORESIGHT INSIGHTSCompleted
Futures and the Sel(ves): How We Can Use the Future for Inner Transformation?


Speaker
Prof. Sohail Inayatullah
Tamkang University


Speaker
Dr. Maree Conway
Foresight Futures
28 Nov
11:00 - 11:45
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

ACTIVATIONCompleted
Dubai Future Labs Activation

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 JST Moonshot Goal 1 Research Engineer Yukiko Horikawa at 13.15 to discuss Activating Social Participation on Cybernetic Avatar, exploring the interaction between humans and robotics.
28 Nov
11:00 - 15:30
Level 2

TRANSFORMING HUMANITYCompleted
Unfurling the Strand: What Impact Will Re-engineered Genes Have on Society?


Speaker
Prof. Dieter Egli
Columbia University Stem Cell Initiative


Speaker
Dr. Matthew Prior
Newcastle Fertility Centre


Speaker
Dr. Mohammed Uddin
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences


Moderator
Trish Hansen
Urban Mind Studio
28 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 5

REGENERATING NATURECompleted
Seeding the Future: What’s in Your Eco-vault?


Speaker
Christine Gould
Thought for Food


Speaker
Nithiya Laila
SG Seedxchange


Speaker
Kristin Ohlson
Author


Moderator
Dionysia Angeliki Lyra
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
28 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 4

EMPOWERING GENERATIONSCompleted
Kid’s Stuff: Can We Play Towards a Better Future?


Speaker
Joana Lenkova
The LEGO Group


Moderator
Shakil Ahmed
Ridiculous Futures
28 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 3

TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONCompleted
Human in the Loop: How Can We Foster Ethical Algorithmic Decision-making Processes?


Speaker
Emma Thwaites
Open Data Institute


Speaker
Dr. Martin Müller
Geneva Science & Diplomacy Anticipator


Speaker
Melanie Subin
Future Today Institute


Moderator
Akash Das
MeWeStudioX
28 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
Level 2

FORESIGHT INSIGHTSCompleted
The Future of Development: What Do Women Bring to the Policymaking Table?


Speaker
Admire Mamie Iye Ashley Moiwo
University of Makeni


Speaker
Ibrahim Joseph Conteh
University of Makeni


Moderator
Kwamou Eva Feukeu
Max Planck Institute for Comparative & International Private Law
28 Nov
12:00 - 12:45
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

TRANSFORMING HUMANITYCompleted
Public Goods for The Public Good: What is the Next Model?


Speaker
Daniel Blume
OECD


Speaker
Crystal Simeoni
NAWI: Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective


Speaker
Christina Pak
Asian Development Bank


Moderator
Arthur Muliro Wapakala
Society for International Development
28 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 5

REGENERATING NATURECompleted
Journeying Beyond Net Zero: What Happens Next?


Speaker
Alice Ruhweza
WWF International


Speaker
Julius Lindsay
David Suzuki Foundation


Speaker
Dr. Andrew Merrie
Planethon


Moderator
Ella Saltmarshe
Long Time Project
28 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 4

EMPOWERING GENERATIONSCompleted
Heritage Futures: How Does Culture Shape Tomorrow?


Speaker
Prof. Richard Sandford
UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage


Speaker
Prof. Cornelius Holtorf
UNESCO Chair on Heritage Futures


Moderator
Rashid Bin Shabib
Urbanist & Researcher
28 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 3

TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONCompleted
Twinning for Health: Will A Digital Copy of You Unlock the Potential of Personalised Medicine?


Speaker
Dr. Abdulkareem Alolama
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives


Speaker
Dr. Roger Highfield
Science Museum Group


Speaker
Dr. Oskar Mencer
Maxeler Technologies


Speaker
Jessica Smith
Disability Inclusion Consultant


Moderator
Jayesh Ranjan
Government of Telangana, India
28 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Level 2

FORESIGHT INSIGHTSCompleted
Building A Culture of Foresight Evaluation: What Are We Learning?


Speaker
Dr. Annette Gardner
ALGardner Consulting


Speaker
Prof. Shermon Cruz
Center for Engaged Foresight


Moderator
Dr. John Sweeney
Westminster International University in Tashkent
28 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

WORKSHOPCompleted
Never Outsource Your Imagination: Creative Writing for Futures

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28 Nov
13:45 - 15:30
Level 7

ACTIVATIONCompleted
Putting the Future of Food to the Taste Test

The food revolution is here. Millennia of traditional animal husbandry have shaped our cultures, palates and expectations, at the expense of the environment, of precious resources like water, land and of animal life. Alternatives are in the pipeline and are being approved for consumption. This session presents a unique opportunity to safely taste cultivated meat, chocolate created in a lab, as well as eggs and milk produced completely animal-free. Try for yourself and meet some of the companies behind these game-changing products.


*This is by invitation only, waiver will be required.
28 Nov
13:45 - 14:30
Lobby

TRANSFORMING HUMANITYCompleted
Creative Uncertainty: Who Owns the Output of a Machine?


Speaker
Prof. Dario Floreano
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne


Speaker
Khalifa Al Qama
Dubai Future Labs


Speaker
Matt Hervey
Gowling WLG


Moderator
Yvette Montero Salvatico
TFSX
28 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 5

REGENERATING NATURECompleted
From Hindsight to Foresight: How Can We Tap into Indigenous Wisdom to Prepare for the Future?


Speaker
Dr. Eruera Tarena
Tokona te Raki: Maori Future Makers


Speaker
Samantha Matters
Future Ancestors Services


Speaker
Sarah Mecartney
The Pacific Community


Moderator
Victoria Mulligan
Speculative Futures Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
28 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 4

EMPOWERING GENERATIONSCompleted
UN Summit of the Future: What Does a Meaningful Outcome Look Like?


Moderator
Catarina Tully
School of International Futures


Moderator
Taylor Dee Hawkins
Managing Director of Foundations for Tomorrow
28 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 3

TRANSCENDING COLLABORATIONCompleted
Pack Your Bags for 2071: How Will We Travel?


Speaker
Dr. Grzegorz Ombach
Airbus


Speaker
George Weinmann
Blue Origin


Speaker
Jenny Southan
Globetrender


Moderator
Ricardo Nunes
Airline Pilot
28 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
Level 2

FORESIGHT INSIGHTSCompleted
Foresight in Action: What Can We Learn from Uganda and Colombia?


Speaker
Lina Valencia
National Planning Department, Colombia


Speaker
Dr. Aminah Zawedde
Ministry of ICT & National Guidance, Uganda


Moderator
Tiina Neuvonen
UN Global Pulse
28 Nov
14:45 - 15:30
P3 - PreFunction Area Beside the Auditorium

PANEL DISCUSSIONCompleted
Foresight in the Boardroom


Speaker
Joana Lenkova
Futurology Director, the LEGO Group


Speaker
Joanna Lepore
Global Foresight Director, McDonald's Corporation


Speaker
Benjamin Moncrieffe
Head of Strategic Foresight, Jaguar Land Rover


Moderator
Dr. Aaron Maniam
Director, Digital Transformation Education, Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
28 Nov
15:50 - 16:30
Auditorium

KEYNOTECompleted
Inspiring Futures: A Brief Journey through the Museum of the Future

Speaker
Majed Al Mansoori
Deputy Executive Director, Museum of the Future

28 Nov
16:30 - 16:40
Auditorium

PANEL DISCUSSIONCompleted
The Future Past: How Do Visions of the Future Shape Our Tomorrow?


Speaker
Dr. Karen Milbourne
Senior Curator & Acting Head of Knowledge Production, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art


Speaker
Dr. Thomas Marks
Director, Marks|Calil


Speaker
Brendan McGetrick
Creative Director, Museum of the Future


Moderator
Dr. Kristin Alford
Director, Museum of Discovery, University of South Australia
28 Nov
16:40 - 17:20
Auditorium

KEYNOTECompleted
Closing Remarks

Speaker
H.E. Khalfan Belhoul
Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Future Foundation

28 Nov
17:20 - 17:30
Auditorium
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