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.
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Deputy Mayor
Leading the areas of architecture, development, and city planning for the 10th Most Sustainable City in Europe
Petr Hlavácek
Deputy Mayor

Principal & Founding Partner
Multi-award-winning urban landscape architect for 40 years working with cities at strategic planning levels. Featured in Forbes 50 over 50 (2021)
Martha Schwartz
Principal & Founding Partner

CEO
Master-planned clean, green, and smart estates to create attractive destinations for Singapore's talent and communities.
TAN Boon Khai
CEO

Director
One of the most influential urban designers who was featured in Wired Magazine’s ‘Smart List: 50 people who will change the world'
Prof. Carlo Ratti
Director

Former Prime Minister, Chairman of Supervisory Board
Lead Estonia to be one of the most digital nations in the world & named “the most digital nation in the world” by Wired
Taavi Rõivas
Former Prime Minister, Chairman of Supervisory Board

Executive Director of the Infrastructure Development Sector
Championed the construction of the central laboratory building in line with the emirate’s green building system standards
Dr. Mohammed Al Muhairi
Executive Director of the Infrastructure Development Sector

Director – Urban Planning
The only Emirati architect to work on Expo 2020 and developed the DDA Master Planning Guidelines for all masterplans within the jurisdiction
Ahmed Bukhash
Director – Urban Planning

President
Unifying the standardization activities in cooperation with the National Standardization Bodies across 7 GCC member states
H.E. Saud bin Nasser Al Khusaibi
President
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