CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
Global competitiveness and capacity planning for a futuristic smart city workforce can only be achieved by addressing challenges head on in the Edtech space which is expected to reach $230 billion by 2028. The 2030 OECD Learning Framework insists on a new set of broader guiding principles in terms of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values in action.
The biggest challenges tormenting the industry today are to develop innovative educational curriculums & creative academic and practical programs that can empower the next generation to be creators of a very resilient future.
Be it design innovation experts, backend coders, web 3.0 specialists, Net Zero experts, empathy advocates etc., the workforce requirement post 2030 will be very different from what we see in 2023. At the same time, educationists need to also be relevant beyond 2030. Be a part of the initiative that bridges the skills and talent gap across different industry verticals.

WHY ATTEND?
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Bridge the MENA talent gap of 33 million new jobs that need to be created by 2030 (UN).
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Learn to empower students practically with the power of imagination in web 3.0, AI, blockchain, software development, soft skills and data science.
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Determine how you can make ESG, sustainability and CSR a part of the school’s curriculum.
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An overview of global best practices & smart learning educational models.
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Develop a lifelong learning mindset Upskilling for an evolving world.
GET THE CHANCE TO MEET KEY LEADERS AND DECISION MAKERS FROM THE BELOW SECTORS
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In alliance with UN SDG Goals

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
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