{"id":338,"date":"2024-11-20T15:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T15:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carina-stoettner.de\/?p=338"},"modified":"2025-05-20T15:49:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:49:19","slug":"dubai-future-forum-2024-carina-stoettner-bei-der-groessten-zukunftskonferenz-der-welt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carina-stoettner.de\/en\/dubai-future-forum-2024-carina-stoettner\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai Future Forum 2024: Carina St\u00f6ttner at the world's largest gathering of futurists"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

What happens when more than a hundred of the world’s leading futurists<\/strong>, strategists and technology pioneers come together to work through the big questions of the coming decades? That’s exactly what Carina St\u00f6ttner<\/strong> experienced at the Dubai Future Forum<\/strong> 2024 \u2014 the largest gathering of futurists in the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Held at the iconic Museum of the Future<\/strong>, the event drew more than 2,500 attendees<\/strong>, 150+ speakers and 100+ leading organizations from over a hundred countries \u2014 cementing Dubai’s position not only as a global hub for technological and social innovation, but as a driving force behind global futures strategy<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Inside the forum’s four major themes<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The Dubai Future Forum 2024<\/strong> was structured around four central themes, each aimed at developing approaches to the most pressing challenges of our time:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1. Futuring Nature<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The focus here was on nature-based solutions<\/strong> in the face of accelerating climate change. The numbers speak for themselves: more than 1.2 billion people<\/strong> could be displaced by environmental disasters by 2050. Mangroves and coral reefs were presented as critical lines of defense.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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“More than 50% of global GDP depends directly on natural resources.”<\/em> \u2014 Emirates Nature-WWF<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2. Empowering Generations<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How do we educate the next generation<\/strong> for a complex, technological future?
Alternative education, out-of-school programs and equity of access<\/strong> were at the center of the discussion. Egyptian astronaut Sara Sabry<\/strong> made an urgent case:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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“We have to offer young people a future in their own countries if we want to stop the brain drain.”<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3. Optimising Health<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

AI and biotechnology are transforming medicine. Digital twins<\/strong>, personalized treatment<\/strong> and epigenetics<\/strong> were presented as the key technologies of the coming decades, with the intersection of healthcare and data ethics running through the whole track.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4. Transforming Humanity<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How is technology reshaping our social structures and our sense of ourselves?
From the prospect of an AI-run CEO<\/strong> to the proposal to replace GDP with measures like wellbeing and sustainability<\/strong>, the forum took a genuinely bold look ahead.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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“We need to learn to think in generations rather than quarters.”<\/em> \u2014 Anne Beate Hovind<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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The future is a global project \u2014 and it needs new narratives<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Carina St\u00f6ttner<\/strong>, futurist and sought-after speaker on the future, technology and transformation<\/strong>, was struck by the range of perspectives in the room:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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“The forum makes one thing clear: shaping the future is already a collective global project. The challenges are complex, but the knowledge is there \u2014 what we need now is more courage to act on it.”<\/em><\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Dubai Future Forum 2024 in numbers<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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  • 2,500+ attendees<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  • 150+ speakers<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  • 70+ sessions and workshops<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  • 100+ countries and organizations represented<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  • Multiple award ceremonies<\/strong>, including the Dubai Foresight Awards<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
  • The launch of major initiatives such as the Dubai Future Experts Programme<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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    The takeaway: Dubai is setting the standard for global futures planning<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    The Dubai Future Forum 2024 was far more than a conference \u2014 it was a collaborative laboratory for the future<\/strong>, and it made something clear: tomorrow’s questions demand interdisciplinary thinking, international cooperation and visionary leadership today.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    Carina St\u00f6ttner<\/strong> is looking forward to bringing what she took from Dubai into her work with companies and institutions around the world.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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