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5 Days. 30+ Speakers. 6 Workshops3 Activations

Why a Climate Future Week?

The Museum of the Future acts as a visionary platform addressing the pressing challenge of climate change, and through the Climate Future Week, it aims to position Dubai as a hub for fostering future-oriented conversations and global environmental leadership.
Plenary sessions
A series of talks from UAE based and international speakers, discussing a variety of climate-focused topics
Workshops
A variety of accessible workshops, designed to inform, educate and engage on all things climate
Climate Film Festival
Impactful stories from across the globe, highlighting the effects of climate change and the efforts to reverse them
Short films on Loop
Screenings of award winning, inspirational films championing climate consciousness
Regional Climate Photography Exhibition
A climate-themed photography exhibition featuring works from Emirati photographers showing the effects of climate change across the region

speakers

H.E. DR. SULTAN AHMED AL JABER

COP28 President Designate, UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology.

H.E. Dr. Thani alzeyoudi

Minister of State for Foreign Trade

H.E. OMAR SULTAN AL OLAMA

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence

H.E. RAZAN AL MUBARAK

UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28. IUCN President

Khalfan Belhoul

CEO of Dubai Future Foundation

Issam Kazim

CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing

LAILA Mostafa ABDULLATIF

Director General at Emirates Nature– WWF

NAJIB SAAB

Secretary General of the Arab Forum for Environment & Development (AFED)

Toby gregory

Founder of The Plastic Pledge & Founder of the Arabian Ocean Rowing Team

DR. MARKUS ERIKSEN

Co-Founder & Researcher, 5 Gyres Institute

Alzainah Albabtain

Organic gardening enthusiast, Guinness World Record holder & Kuwaiti blogger

Takashige Yamashita

Principal / Qualified first class architect & Founder of Takashige Yamashita Office

YoungAh Kang

Architect & Partner in Takashige Yamashita Office

ARTHUR HUANG

CEO and Founder of MINIWIZ

DR. Ayesha Abdulla Alkhoori

Emirati Material Scientist and Engineer

Andrew Dana Hudson

Author and Researcher; Imaginary College Fellow at the ASU Center for Science and the Imagination

Abdullatif Al Banna

Emirati Businessman & Pineapple Farmer

Wael al awar

Architect and Founding partner of Dubai- and Tokyo-based firm waiwai

WILL BENNETT

Landscape Architect & Founder and Chief Nature Nerd at WILDEN

DR. SAEED ALKHAZRAJI

Founder, Manhat

LAMIS ALHASHIMY

Co-Founder, Palmade

ONUR ELGUN

Co-Founder, CarbonSifr

RABIH ELCHAAR

Co-Founder, Nadeera

DR. JOSEF SCHMIDHUBER

Chief Sustainability Officer, Pure Harvest

Lara Hussein

Co-founder & Soil Builder at The Waste Lab

Ceylan Uren

Co-founder & Soil Builder at The Waste Lab

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM

Climate Film Screenings

BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD:

The tale of a six-year-old who combats her stubborn father’s failing health and the melting ice caps that flood her beloved home.

COSTA BRAVA, LEBANON:

The free-spirited Badri family escapes the toxic pollution and social unrest of Beirut by seeking refuge in a utopic mountain home they've devoted years to building for themselves.

SOYLENT GREEN:

The classic film depicts the world as a nearly uninhabitable place; resources are almost non-existent, the oceans are dying, and food sources are scarce, resulting in a horrifying food solution.

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