Sheikh Hamdan emphasises future as strategic priority at Dubai Future Forum

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, highlighted the significance of future as a strategic priority during the opening day of Dubai Future Forum 2025 on Tuesday.

Sheikh Hamdan, who also holds the position of Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), affirmed that designing the future is a core pillar in the long-term plans of organisations and institutions across all sectors.

He stressed on the importance of strengthening integration between global capabilities, disciplines, and futurist expertise to sustain progress and ensure that humanity continues advancing in the right direction.

He noted that the Dubai Future Forum, launched in 2022, was designed to serve as an annual global platform that brings the world’s leading futurists and future-focused institutions together in Dubai to identify national and global priorities, study emerging opportunities, unify public and private efforts, and develop future-ready services and solutions to shape a better future for humanity.

Organised by the Dubai Future Foundation, the Forum will be held at the Museum of the Future until November 19.

The event features more than 2,500 participants from around 100 countries, along with over 200 speakers including futurists, ministers, CEOs, academics, researchers, decision-makers, and thought leaders.