His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, announced today the launch of the “Dubai Metaverse Forum”, to be a global event that brings together in Dubai elite experts from the region and the world to explore the future of this sector and study its capabilities and applications. Promising, in order to employ this revolutionary technology in various vital sectors for a better future for humanity, and improve the quality of life of communities around the world.
The forum, organized by the Dubai Future Foundation from 28 to 29 September 2022 at the Museum of the Future and Emirates Towers in Dubai, will host more than 300 participants from global experts, decision and policy makers, and more than 40 international institutions specialized in this sector, in addition to a selection of Pioneers of thought in the world, will participate in discussions and workshops to deepen the understanding of the world of “Metavirus”, its impact on humanity, ways to humanize its potential, and the best ways to benefit from it in the strategic sectors of countries, governments and companies in light of global estimates that the value of the metavirus sector reaches between 10 to 30 trillion dollars in 15 years.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “Metaverse is a promising digital world. Our goal is to employ this future technology to improve the quality of human life in the UAE and the world.”
His Highness stressed that the organization of the “Dubai Metaverse Forum” embodies the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, for Dubai to be a global destination for future transformations and innovations… and a key driver for the digital and knowledge economy system in the scientist.
His Highness the Crown Prince of Dubai added, “We want to be the fastest in adopting the technology of the future, understanding its developments, making its achievements and controlling its results.”
The launch of the Dubai Metaverse Forum follows the announcement by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of the “Dubai Metaverse Strategy” with the aim of strengthening Dubai’s position as one of the best cities in the world in investing promising economic opportunities, adopting and employing new metaverse technology, and developing a capable digital infrastructure To make the most of the new global transformations, and the huge future opportunities that the digital economy holds.
global platform
The Dubai Metaverse Forum will constitute a global platform for launching reports, strategies and action plans that identify the opportunities and capabilities of metaverses, and opportunities to exploit them to improve human life in the real and virtual worlds, through specialized workshops that bring together major companies specialized in building different metaverse worlds and applications, specialists in the industry of metaverse policies and pioneers. thought.
The forum aims to enhance the world’s readiness to benefit from metaverses, and will witness a review of live experiences of the uses of metavirs in key sectors, in addition to a set of meetings that will be witnessed by the event through advanced metavirs technologies in an exceptional experience for participants and speakers.
Three basic paths
The Dubai Metaverse Forum program includes three main tracks, stemming from Dubai’s philosophy of designing a better future for humanity: learning, inspiration, and contribution. The learning path includes more than 10 in-depth seminars and discussions on the concept of metaverses.
The inspiration track includes stations showcasing real experiences of using metaverses in sectors as diverse as tourism, logistics, retail, education and healthcare, presented by a number of partners in the global event. As for the contribution track, it includes two-day workshops to explore the future of metaviruses and review use cases during the forum.
Various activities
The “Dubai Metaverse Forum” also includes various discussions and workshops that bring together major international companies and institutions to produce tangible results. The forum will also constitute an incubator for thought leaders in the world to share their visions about imagining and designing the future in light of the unprecedented solutions and ideas that metaverse holds, and endless opportunities, as it is estimated that the world of metaverse witnessed spending of 54 billion dollars in 2020 on virtual products. The value of the non-fungible digital asset market reached about $41 billion last year.
Dubai Metaverse Strategy
It is worth noting that the “Dubai Metaverse Strategy” is the first project implemented by the Higher Committee, which was directed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, headed by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, during the fifth meeting of the Dubai Council on May 10, to oversee all future technological developments in The field of the digital economy in the emirate, ensuring that the legislative and legal structure in Dubai keeps pace with the rapid developments in the digital economy, and the radical changes that will occur in various sectors in the coming years as a result of the tremendous technological progress, and support the emirate’s ability to absorb those changes.
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