Hamdan bin Mohammed announces Dubai Future Week 2026

Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, has directed the Dubai Future Foundation to organise Dubai Future Week from 18 to 21 November 2026.In a post on X, Sheikh Hamdan said the annual event is intended to become "a defining milestone in shaping the future of humanity" and a global platform bringing together leaders, decision-makers, business leaders and entrepreneurs alongside futurists, scientists and innovators from around the world.Sheikh Hamdan said Dubai Future Week will serve as a meeting point where future visions are brought together with minds capable of turning them into reality, enabling emerging ideas to evolve into practical solutions that make a tangible difference in people's lives. He added that the event aims to place people at the heart of the future and explore how societies will live, think, innovate and work in the years and decades ahead.Sheikh Hamdan said Dubai has always been, and will continue to be, at the forefront of designing, testing and bringing the future to life.He added that Dubai will continue to bring together the world's brightest minds and most ambitious ideas to help build a brighter future for humanity.