
The World’s Largest Gathering of Futurists
November 2024

Welcome AddressPLENARY: KEYNOTEExpired

Speaker
H.E. Khalfan Belhoul
Dubai Future Foundation
From Deep Space to Deep Ocean: A Future of Exploration and DiscoveryPLENARY: PANELExpired

Speaker
Sara Sabry
First Arab & African Female Citizen Astronaut

Speaker
Prof Oussama Khatib
Deep-Sea Robotic Explorer (OceanOneK)

Speaker
Suaad Al Harthi
National Geographic Explorer

Moderator
Dana Alomar
The National
Concepts of Time: How Do They Shape Our Future?PLENARY: PANELExpired

Speaker
Jonathon Keats
Experimental Philosopher

Speaker
Anne Beate Hovind
Future Library Trust

Moderator
Dr Patrick Noack
Dubai Future Foundation
Setting the Scene: Where is Humanity Going?PLENARY: KEYNOTEExpired

Speaker
Dr Parag Khanna
AlphaGeo
BreakExpired

Investing in a Better Future: What Will be the Role of Philanthropy?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired

Speaker
Dr Sonia Ben Jaafar
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation

Speaker
Henry Kilonzo
Safaricom Foundation

Speaker
Naghma Mulla
EdelGive Foundation

Moderator
Olga Tarasov
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
Wild Comeback: Will We Engineer Nature Resilience in the Future?FUTURING NATUREExpired

Speaker
Dr Liv Williamson
Revive & Restore

Speaker
Nithiya Laila
Brunch Bandits
Power of Traditions: How Can Myths Unlock Innovation?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired

Speaker
Saks Afridi
Artist

Speaker
Pierre-Christophe Gam
Toguna World

Speaker
Mounir Ayache
Artist

Moderator
Ingrid LaFleur
The Afrofuture Strategies Institute
Pharma’s New Frontier: How Is Outside Innovation Reshaping Drug Discovery?OPTIMISING HEALTHExpired

Speaker
Dr Elmarie Bodes
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals

Speaker
Sarah Sharif
Experimental Civics

Speaker
Saeed Alnofeli
in5, TECOM Group

Moderator
Jamie Metzl
OneShared World
Beyond the National: How to Future at the Multilateral, Global and Local Levels?FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired

Speaker
Antonio Mazzeo
Regional Council of Tuscany

Speaker
Zainab Kakal
UNDP Pacific

Speaker
Dr Kenneth Nsah
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition

Moderator
Dr Aaron Maniam
University of Oxford

Flipping the Script: How Can Films Shape Positive AI Futures?WORKSHOPExpired
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Shaping Health Futures: What Actions Today will Build a Healthier Tomorrow?WORKSHOPExpired
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Future of Making: A New Material Culture?WORKSHOPExpired
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Play-Full FuturesACTIVATIONExpired
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BreakExpired

Foresight in Practice: What Can We Learn from Around the Globe?FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired

Speaker
Marissa Asen
UNDP Pacific

Speaker
Dr Seongwon Park
National Assembly Futures Institute

Speaker
Dr Meimei Song
National Taiwan University

Moderator
Prof Sohail Inayatullah
UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies
Future by Design: How Materials Are Shaping Our World?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired

Speaker
Prof Dame Molly Stevens
University of Oxford

Speaker
Dr Mehdi Ghommem
American University of Sharjah

Moderator
Dr Heba Chehade
Dubai Future Foundation
Futuring the Law: Which Rights Will Nature Stand For?FUTURING NATUREExpired

Speaker
Laila Abdullatif
Emirates Nature-WWF

Speaker
Justice Md. Ashraful Kamal
Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Moderator
Grant Wilson
Earth Law Center
Longevity Cities: Utopia or Dystopia?OPTIMISING HEALTHExpired

Speaker
Alyaa AlMulla
Longevity Think Tank

Speaker
Dr Makoto Suzuki
Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science

Speaker
Christal Burnette
Okinawa Research Center for Longevity Science

Speaker
Rajiv Ahuja
American Society on Aging

Moderator
Chloé de Ruffray
Trend Researcher & Cultural Analyst
The Control Illusion: Are Humans Really Shaping the Future?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired

Speaker
Prof Kewulay Kamara
University of Makeni

Speaker
Ramila Khafaji Zadeh
Hanze University

Moderator
Dr Riel Miller
xperidox global
Lunch & NetworkingExpired

Network Weaving: How Can the Practice of Linking Past, Present, and Future Lead to Systemic Change?FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired

Speaker
Abi Nokes
School of International Futures

Speaker
Alice Dimond
Tokona Te Raki - Maori Future Makers

Speaker
Dr Brenda Ogembo
Parliament of Kenya

Speaker
Victoria Mulligan
Speculative Futures New Zealand
Deeper Underground: Why the Fungi Hype?FUTURING NATUREExpired

Speaker
Dima Al Srouri
Biospheric City Lab

Speaker
Thomas Jonas
Nature’sFynd

Speaker
Claudia Colmo
Royal Danish Academy

Moderator
Melissa Ingaruca Moreno
Mycohackers Berlin
Earth’s Checkup: What Can We Gain by Connecting Our Wellbeing to Our Planet’s Future?OPTIMISING HEALTHExpired

Speaker
Dr Jemilah Mahmood
Sunway University Malaysia

Speaker
Andrew Zolli
Planet Labs

Speaker
Sheikh Majid Sultan Al Qassimi
Soma Mater

Moderator
Sonalie Figueiras
Green Queen
The Grief Stage: How Can Society Overcome Future Challenges?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired

Speaker
Dr Steven Lichty
Frontline Futures

Speaker
Arthur Muliro Wakapala
Society for International Development

Moderator
Ziyan Hossain
Method Collective

Moderator
Fran Quintero Rawlings
Method Collective
Echoes of Tomorrow: What Impact Can Science Fiction Have on Imagining the Future?Expired

Speaker
Prof Suyi Davies Okungbowa
Speculative Fiction Author

Speaker
Prof Ashraf Fagih
Academic & Sci-Fi Novelist
Echoes of Tomorrow Winners

Moderator
Dr Glyn Morgan
Science Museum, London
BreakExpired

Making the Case: Which Way to the Future?PLENARY: KEYNOTEExpired

Speaker
H.E. Khalfan Belhoul
Dubai Future Foundation

Speaker
Amy Webb
Future Today Institute
Enter the Future: Technology for HumanityPLENARY: KEYNOTEExpired

Speaker
Dr Jordan Nguyen
Psykinetic

Awards CeremonyExpired
