Khalfan Belhoul: We work with 40 international organizations and 800 experts to anticipate the future

Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation, announced the signing of agreements with more than 40 international organizations that focus their work on the future, and the goal now is to bring together these dialogues and develop implementation frameworks for them.

He pointed out that the first edition of the Dubai Future Forum was a translation of the idea of ​​creating a gathering to discuss future challenges, and we found that the result was positive, especially since the discussion led to a better understanding of the future in light of the emphasis on sharing the message. The first edition was the first step to bring together organizations, as their number at the time reached 4, while today we have reached 40 organizations and 800 experts, which strengthens Dubai’s position as the most suitable platform for this gathering.

He stated that the second edition of the Dubai Future Forum reflects the leadership message from the establishment of the Foundation, which considers the Dubai Future Forum one of the components and projects that enhance this vision, noting that last year witnessed the participation of 400 future experts, while this year witnessed the attendance of more than 2,500 participants and 800 An expert, which enhances the organization’s position in Dubai and the Emirates as a station for anticipating the future, and most importantly, how to provide a place for discussions, projects and concrete plans.

He stressed that the goal now is to translate these discussions and studies into what should be worked on, as the priorities are in line with the goals of COP28, pointing out that there are discussions taking place in this regard, and indeed a report was issued last week, in addition to other priorities such as the challenges of generative artificial intelligence and the space sector, Pointing out that the larger message is that the world needs to come together and participate to shape the future and overcome challenges.