• H.E. Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development and H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq, Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet to headline the event
  • EmTech MENA offers a platform for government and private sector to collaborate and engage in dialogue

Dubai:– Organized by the Dubai Future Foundation, MIT Technology Review and Haykal Media, the second edition of EmTech MENA kicks off on 4 and 5 November at Jumeirah Emirates Tower, showcasing emerging technology with the greatest potential to impact lives, inspire the future and drive the new global economy.

Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Dubai Future Foundation, EmTech MENA convenes over 30 high-profile government officials, experts, academics, entrepreneurs and futurists from around the world. Speakers from the UAE include H.H. Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, CEO of Alliances for Global Sustainability (AGS) and founder of the Circle of Hope Foundation; H.E. Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development; H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq, Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet; Fahad Al Hammadi, Acting Assistant Undersecretary of Green Development and Climate Change at the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment; and H.E. Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation.

Prominent international speakers featured at the conference are Howard Herzog, the senior research engineer, MIT Energy Initiative; David Rose, a lecturer at MIT Media Lab; Newsha Ghaeli, President and Cofounder of Biobot Analytics; Emmanuel Fombu, Director of Global Commercial Strategy and Digital Innovation at Johnson & Johnson; Dr. Solomon Assefa, VP of IBM Research - Africa & Emerging Market Solutions; and Professor Dr. Marius Swoboda, Head of Design Systems Engineering at Rolls-Royce, among others.

On the significance of EmTech MENA, Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation, said: "By hosting the EmTech MENA for the second time, we aim to provide a platform where the future of technology and strategic areas can be discussed at length by representatives from the public and private sector. Dubai is an incubator of new technologies, as seen from the government leading the way by adopting advanced technologies and taking change in its stride. We are at the forefront of a digital revolution, and it is imperative that we keep up with the trends, understand future challenges and recognise where the opportunities lie.”

Ammar Haykal, CEO of Haykal Media, said: "EmTech MENA is a leading platform for international companies and innovators in the region to showcase their technology, explore new innovations and engage in dialogue with the top experts in the field. This year’s list of distinguished speakers will make for an exciting event, and will definitely leave reverberations of positive change on Dubai’s innovation ecosystem.”

The two-day conference will also highlight the winners of the ‘Innovators Under 35’ award, who were announced last week and whose innovations highlight the emerging technological competencies of the UAE and the Middle East. The winners hail from Algeria, Palestine, UAE, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt.

EmTech MENA is held under the sponsorship of Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) as the Event Partner; Microsoft as a Platinum Sponsor; Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as Gold Sponsors; Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation For Distinguished Academic Performance as the Exclusive Partner of the ‘Innovators Under 35’ awards; PwC as the Knowledge Partner; and Parsons as a Silver Sponsor.

EmTech is the flagship conference of MIT Technology Review and has grown to become an influential global conference that has regional editions in the U.S, Europe, South America, India, China and Singapore.

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