

Future Urbanism Smart City Summit & Expo Dubai is the premier global forum for the world’s most influential urbanists from intersecting worlds of infrastructure, city planning, development, investing and technology to create livable cities of tomorrow.
5 days of high-level engagement, networking and knowledge exchange with key urbanism stakeholders.

Lord Norman Foster,
Founder & Executive Chairman,
Foster + Partners
“Cities will come back stronger. Cities will be even more in demand as, more than ever before, they will continue to generate wealth, liberation, education, and technical innovation.”
CONFERENCE
THEMES
01
Integrated Master Planning & Infrastructure
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- Innovation driven cities
- Open data platforms to boost digital initiatives and policy making
- Digital policy roadmap
- Unlocking revenue of emerging technologies in cities
02
Digital Economy &
Smart Cities
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- Intelligent & sustainable mobility
- Better connectivity for all optimal access to work & amenities
- Harnessing new mobility tech & business model
- Purpose driven communities with urban regeneration
03
Energy Transition
& Decarbonization
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- Deploying Clean Energy – Towards Zero Carbon Cities
- Diversified energy marketS
- Future of hydrogen for cities
- Integrating climate adaption
04
Governance & Global Competitiveness
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- Smart Urban Governance
- Enabling transparent & inclusive policy making
- Hyperconnected services - Adoption of IoT, blockchain and XaaS
- Accelerated legacy modernization
what to expect
Visitors
Exhibitors
Startups
High-level Speakers
Hours of Content
Ministry Delegation
Delegates
1-1 Meetings & Consultations
Our Speakers

Vice President – Projects Development,
Knowledge Economic City
Seasoned real estate developer and currently driving SAR 94B mega mixed-used development
Elsaeed Albially
Vice President – Projects Development,
Knowledge Economic City

Infrastructure Development Sector Executive Director at the Municipality and Planning Department of Ajman
His professional experience extends to more than 20 years in urban planning, infrastructure development, and engineering management, in which he contributed to infrastructure development in the Emirate of Ajman. Holds a Ph.D. in Architecture and Sustainability from Wolver Hampton University in the United Kingdom and a Master's and Bachelor's in Engineering, Urban Planning, and Architecture from the University architecture de Paris Malaquais in France.
Dr. Mohammed Al Muhairi
Infrastructure Development Sector Executive Director at the Municipality and Planning Department of Ajman

Managing Director and Group Head of Emerging Business & FIC
Led the development of an international carbon market in Hong Kong - Core Climate - in 2022
Glenda So
Managing Director and Group Head of Emerging Business & FIC

Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate & Strategy, Maritime and Port Authority
Partnering with the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach to establish a green shipping corridor and focus on low-carbon bunkering
TAN HOE SOON
Deputy Chief Executive, Corporate & Strategy, Maritime and Port Authority

Global Vice President, New Ventures & Innovation and Head of Sustainability, Americas
Actively engaging with private equity-backed companies globally to accelerate the transition to net zero whilst itself being carbon neutral since 2019
RIKA NAKAZAWA
Global Vice President, New Ventures & Innovation and Head of Sustainability, Americas

Global Head of Sustainability
Trasnforming how Breitling responsibly sources its precious materials in close collaboration with suppliers
Aurelia Figueroa
Global Head of Sustainability

Director, Marine Environment Division
Chaired IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) from 2014 to 2017
Arsenio Dominguez
Director, Marine Environment Division

Vice President, Sustainability and Emerging Tech
Developed ASTA- first adaptive set training reinforcement machine learning algorithm in 1991 to solve complex control system problems
Malur Narayan
Vice President, Sustainability and Emerging Tech
WORLD’S LEADING SMART
CITY INNOVATIONS ON SHOW
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for future urbanism?
Exhibitor
Join 1,000+ companies & cities showcasing the latest solutions.
Visitor
Learn & network with thousands of international attendees.
Speaker
Share your voice in from of a global, professional audience.
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