Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) has announced the speakers for five TED Talks that will open The Big Stage, one of the eight main concepts at Dubai Future Week, running from November 18 to 21.
The talks will take place on the opening day and bring together international thinkers to explore the changes shaping humankind and key sectors over the coming decades.
Tom Gruber, co-founder and developer of Siri, will open the programme with a session titled “What if AI Worked Only for You?” Scientist and engineer Jessica Green will follow with “How to Design an Immune System for Buildings,” exploring how microbes, human health and the built environment connect, and why buildings should be able to detect and neutralise airborne pathogens.
Danny Hillis, the inventor behind the 10,000-Year Clock, will present “The Future of Humankind and Our Entanglement with Technology,” looking at how to strengthen meaning, creativity and trust in an increasingly complex world. Ma Yansong, founder of MAD Architects, will then ask what the organic city will look like in “Why We Need to Think Outside the Box.”
The final session, “Turning Inspiration into Innovation,” will be led by Abdulla Al Zarouni of DFF. He will explore whether the future belongs to those with the best ideas or those who create the right conditions for ideas to succeed as AI accelerates innovation.
The Big Stage will host sessions at the Museum of the Future Auditorium across all four days. Other sessions will cover the event’s five tracks: How We’ll Live, How We’ll Think, How We’ll Innovate, How We’ll Feel and How We’ll Do Business.
Held under the theme “For the Human of the Future,” Dubai Future Week is expected to welcome more than 10,000 participants, with keynotes, panels, workshops, startup pitches, exhibitions and immersive experiences on the programme.
News Source: WAM
