
The World’s Largest Gathering of Futurists
November 2024

Experiences of the Future: How Can They Inspire Change Today?PLENARY: PANELExpired

Speaker
Liam Young
Film Director and Architect

Speaker
Honor Harger
ArtScience Museum

Moderator
Brendan McGetrick
Museum of the Future
State of the World’s Children 2024: The Future of Childhood in a Changing WorldPLENARY: LAUNCHExpired

Speaker
Bo Viktor Nylund
UNICEF Innocenti, Global Office of Research and Foresight

Speaker
Joshua Opey
UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow

Speaker
Rawan Elbendary
UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow
The Future of Humanity in Time and Space: Where Do We Go from Here?PLENARY: FIRESIDE CHATExpired

Speaker
Michael Madsen
Film Director & Conceptual Artist

Speaker
H.E. Omran Sharaf
Assistant Foreign Minister for Advanced Science and Technology, MoFA UAE
BreakExpired

Today & Tomorrow: What Makes a Futurist?FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired

Speaker
Billie Ing
Ipsos Strategy3

Speaker
Jan Oliver Schwarz
Bavarian Foresight-Institute

Speaker
Joanna Lepore
Foresight Inside Group

Moderator
Dr Gabriele Rizzo
Foresight Executive
Debating the Divide: What is the Future of Our Society’s Health?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired

Speaker
Nabil Abdo
Oxfam International MENA

Speaker
Dr Kyriacos Koupparis
UN World Food Programme

Speaker
Khalid Alawadhi
Dubai Humanitarian

Moderator
Steven Kenney
The Middle East Institute
Nature Talks Back: How Can AI Facilitate the Dialogue with Humans?FUTURING NATUREExpired

Speaker
Jane Lawton
Earth Species Project

Speaker
Dr Koert van Mensvoort
Next Nature Network

Speaker
Dr Abdelrahman Al Mahmoud
AI Office, UAE

Moderator
Ariel Muller
Forum for the Future
Health Reimagined: What Will the Future Hold?OPTIMISING HEALTHExpired

Speaker
Prof Pattie Maes
MIT Media Lab

Speaker
Alex Kummerman
LazyBrain.ai

Moderator
Dr Mohamed Qasem
Dubai Future Foundation
Essential Items: What Will Withhold the Test of Time and Space?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired

Speaker
Dr Adriana Marais
Scientist & Aspiring Martian

Speaker
Paula Zuccotti
Author & Artist

Moderator
Markus Iofcea
Future Archaeologist

Futures Imaginarium: How Can We Build Resilient Societies Through Strategic Decision Making?WORKSHOPExpired
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Government of Dubai: Peer Roundtable on Foresight and Scenario PlanningWORKSHOPExpired
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Build Your Own Commissioner: What Does the Declaration on Future Generations Mean for Your Region?WORKSHOPExpired
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The Future of Childhood in a Changing WorldACTIVATIONExpired
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BreakExpired

Education in the Year 2100: What Does an Effective School Look Like in the Future?FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired

Speaker
Dr Adil Alzarooni
Citizens School Dubai

Speaker
Fathmath Zahanath Zuhury
UNICEF Youth Foresight Fellow

Speaker
Dr Mike Magee
Minerva University

Moderator
Raya Bidshahri
School of Humanity
More Than Words: What is the Future of Storytelling?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired

Speaker
Prof Lonny Avi Brooks
AfroRithm Futures Group

Speaker
Glenn Gainor
Amazon

Speaker
Omar Butti
Dubai Film & TV Commission

Moderator
Pupul Bisht
Horizon 2045
Towards Symbiosis: How is Our Relationship with Algorithmic Life-Forms Evolving?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired

Speaker
Prof Janet Hsiao
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Speaker
Maitha Al Shamsi
Community Development Authority

Speaker
Neil Redding
Redding Futures

Moderator
Amy Zalman
Prescient
At the Crossroads of Cities, Nature & Technology: What Are the Emerging Approaches for Re-Futuring Cities?FUTURING NATUREExpired

Speaker
Thireshen Govender
UrbanWorks

Speaker
Huda Shaka
Gehl

Moderator
Prof Geci Karuri-Sebina
Wits School of Governance
Epigenetic Editing: What Can It Achieve for the FutureOPTIMISING HEALTHExpired

Speaker
Prof Jianjun Liu
Genome Institute of Singapore

Speaker
Laura Bierut
Washington University School of Medicine

Speaker
Dr Gabriella Ficz
Barts Cancer Institute

Moderator
Paul Jones
Omics Centre of Excellence
Lunch & NetworkingExpired

Climate Interventions: Will Humans Control the Atmosphere?FUTURING NATUREExpired

Speaker
Dr Renzo Taddei
Federal University of Sao Paulo

Speaker
Matthias Honegger
International Center for Future Generations

Speaker
Dr Lorena Sabino
University of the Philippines Los Baños

Moderator
Julia Reindl
DSG Fellow
Astro-Futures: How Can We Decode Key Planetary Happenings?EMPOWERING GENERATIONSExpired

Speaker
Rose Theodora
Astrologer & Curator

Speaker
Sarah Owen
SOON Future Studies
Repatterning the Future: How Will We Design a World of Shared Prosperity?FORESIGHT INSIGHTSExpired

Speaker
Ila Colombo
DEOND

Speaker
Monika Bielskyte
Protopia Futures

Moderator
Nancy Giordano
Play Big Inc
The Consequences of Cash: How Can Investors Think Like Futurists?TRANSFORMING HUMANITYExpired

Speaker
Dr Alexander Dale
MIT Solve

Speaker
Sacha Haider
Global Ventures

Speaker
Dr Judith Aidoo
Caswell Capital Partners

Moderator
Eric Noël
Canada Towards 2030
Data Dilemmas: What Can be Done to Eliminate Future Biases?OPTIMISING HEALTHExpired

Speaker
Prof Angela Maas
Radboud University Medical Center

Speaker
Dr Lisa Falco
Zühlke

Speaker
Dr Shaista Hussain
SAIF CHECK

Moderator
Agathe Acchiardo
Think Next
BreakExpired

In Conversation with Foresight GreatPLENARY: FIRESIDE CHATExpired

Speaker
Paul Saffo
Futurist

Speaker
Jay Ogilvy
Global Business Network
Winning with Foresight: How Do You Know You’re On Track?PLENARY: PANELExpired

Speaker
Jennifer Brace
Ford Motor Company

Speaker
Marie-Caroline Darbon
L'Oreal

Speaker
Melanie Subin
Future Today Institute

Moderator
Meabh Quoirin
Foresight Factory
The Future of Curation: How Must We Adapt to Engage Diverse Audiences in the World of Tomorrow?PLENARY: PANELExpired

Speaker
Majed Al Mansoori
Museum of the Future

Speaker
Refik Anadol
Media Artist & Director

Speaker
Hugh Forrest
SXSW

Moderator
Benedetta Ghione
Art Dubai Director