5 Days. 30+ Speakers. 6 Workshops. 3 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.