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18 - 21 November 2024

FORUM x DUBAI

This year, the Dubai Future Forum extends beyond the iconic Museum of the Future, expanding its reach across the city with a series of exclusive events before and after the main forum on November 19 and 20. Taking place at unique venues throughout the city from November 18 to 21, these events are designed to bring together futurists and thought leaders in more focused and intimate settings, fostering deeper collaboration and fresh, innovative exchanges.

In addition to these high-level discussions, local residents and citizens are presented with the opportunity to engage with the global futurist community, ensuring a more inclusive dialogue about the future that resonates throughout the city.
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The Hopeful Dinner: A Listening Experience

These days hope is scarce. And yet it is an essential resource for building a more beautiful future. On the eve of the Dubai Future Forum, a gathering will take place to explore the history, power, and meaning of hope, and discuss how leaders in business, government, and civil society can produce it. 
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The Future of Diplomacy

A series of roundtable discussions bringing together thought leaders, diplomats, and policymakers to explore the evolution of diplomacy amid rapid global changes.
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  • Open to the Public

Futurescape: Cinema Beyond

A selection of films that explore futuristic worlds, technological advancements, and the challenges ahead through cinematic storytelling. The films aim to inspire audiences to imagine possible futures and provoke discussions on how we can shape a better tomorrow.
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I Am Your Man
18 Nov, 7pm, Alserkal Avenue
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Eternal You
20 Nov, 8pm, Cinema Akil Al 25h Hotel
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Robot Dreams
21 Nov, 8pm, Cinema Akil Al 25h Hotel
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Costa Brava, Lebanon
19 Nov, 8pm, Cinema Akil Al Serkal Avenue
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Nomadic Futures: Reimagining Cultural Narratives

Hosted by Samar Younes this public engagement weaves together multi-temporal intelligences through AI-generated portraits of future ancestors, an avant-garde camel cover, and the interactive ‘Breaking Bread’ workshop—where participants reimagine future cultural exchange through textile narratives inspired by the Silk Road. This immersive experience maps how human ingenuity, machine learning, and ancestral wisdom can symbiotically reshape our understanding of transcultural identities and collective futures, while amplifying diverse voices from the global south.’ To sign up for the ‘Breaking Bread’ workshop that will be taking place on 18 November, 3-6pm, please use the link below to register. The art showcase will be made available for viewing throughout the day, from 18 to 21 November.
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Taste of Tomorrow

Our food traditions are evolving in response to climate change, and the goal is to create resilient food systems by adapting traditional recipes and ingredients to future climates. This is a ticketed dinner event with Chef Patricia Roig.

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Registration is closed due to reaching maximum capacity

  • Exclusive to Dubai Future Forum participants

ALAF (Latin Futures Association) Official Debut

This event marks a pivotal moment for ALAF, showcasing the ‘Latin American way’ of foresight by blending traditional methods with ancestral knowledge for future well-being.

Registration is closed due to reaching maximum capacity.

  • Open to the Public

An Algorithm for Love

As A.I. imposes itself on all aspects of life, can smart machines become our soulmates and life-long companions? Can algorithms learn how to perform the most noble and complicated of human emotions and fall in love!?
Join us in this intriguing discussion with Dr. Ashraf Fagih, an Academic & Sci-Fi Novelist and moderated by Alexander Thomas, an author from The Dreamwork Collective
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Shifting Terrains: Exploring Climate-induced Migration Through Food

A sensory workshop where foresight practitioners confront climate migration through the Transform methodology, using food preparation to reflect on adaptation, resilience, and climate-induced displacement.