Monday,
24 November 2025
11:00 – 18:00
Tuesday,
25 November 2025
10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday,
26 November 2025
10:00 – 18:00
Thursday,
27 November 2025
10:00 – 17:00
Show dates and times
Monday, 24 November 2025 | 11:00 – 18:00
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 | 10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday, 26 November 2025 | 10:00 – 18:00
Thursday, 27 November 2025 | 10:00 – 17:00
Quick links
How to get to the venue?
Metro
RECOMMENDED
Dubai World Trade Centre metro station is on the Red Line and the venue is only 2 minutes away from the station.
Taxi
Dubai Taxis are always available outside Dubai World Trade Centre at all times and is charged by the meter.
To book a taxi,
call: 04 20 80 808
Bus
Buses 27 & 29 have respective stops at Novotel Hotel outside the Convention Gate entrance at Dubai World Trade Centre.
Proven leaders. Practical insights.
Meet our speakers.
H.E. Dr. Saif Al Nasri
Acting UndersecretaryDepartment of Municipalities and Transport
H.E. Gerard Steeghs
AmbassadorEmbassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
H.E. Abdulla Geldiyev
Ministry of Construction and Architecture, Turkmenistan
Saravanan Sugumaran
Managing DirectorMORROW Intelligence
Dag Detter
Investment Advisor and Expert in Public Commercial AssetsDetter & Co.
Himanshu Kaul
CTO & Director of Innovation - Cognitive CitiesELISIUM City
Leonardo Cavalli
Co-Founder and Managing PartnerOne Works
Andre Vreman
Chairman & Managing PartnerClimate Neutral Real Estate
Dr Christina Yan Zhang
CEOThe Metaverse Institute
Corey Gray
President/CEOSmart Cities Council Inc
Filipe Ortigão Guimarães
Advisory Board Member for EconomyPortuguese Business Council - UAE
Dr Houssem Jemili
Vice President Bain & Company, Middle East Inc.
Jarmo Eskelinen
CEO, Senior AdvisorCityCraft Ltd.
Eng Leyla Saadi
Founder - Managing Directorurban collabs
Mahmoud Dandashly
Chief Business Officer LEAD Real Estate Developer
Peter Lorenz
Architect Diplom IngenieurLORENZATELIERS ZTGmbH
Shawn Meyers
Middle East Masterplanning DirectorDLR Group
Vladislav Boutenko
Managing Director and Senior Partner; Chair, BCG’s Global Center for Future Cities (GCFC)Boston Consulting Group
Yvonne Zhou
Managing Director and Senior Partner Boston Consulting Group International Inc.
Eng Ahmed Al Ansary
Chief Executive Officer Meter Technology L.L.C
Syed Iftikhar
Technical Publications Director Digital Cooperation Organization
Alsaleh Sugati
Director of Advanced Analytics and ResearchQuality of Life Program Center
Pradeep Sharma
Director Arts Culture HeritageSalama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation
Eng Gaurav Jaisinghania
Consulting Lead and Smart Cities Lead - MiddleEastLarsen & Toubro Technology Services
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