Name of the Node: UAE, Dubai Node
Date of launch: 2007
Institution hosting the Node: Knowledge and Human Development Authority to transition to Dubai Future Foundation
Node Chair:
- Muhammad Krishan Almheiri, Head of Training Implementation at Dubai International Centre for Forensics
Objectives: Working on Global Challenges and Futures research with governmental & private institutions based in the UAE and Dubai, and plans to expand strategic partnership between MP and UAE futures foundation and foresight department.
Recent activities:
- Providing RT Delphis and research methods on the futures of national interest
- Collaborative futures national and MP related research
- Enhancement of futures research methods and applications in the UAE
- State of the Future Report
Current Plan:
- Building global strategic partnership with Dubai Future Foundation to host the Node within the foundation
- Annual meetings of MP nodes at DFF
- Considering new nodes in major cities active in futures research such as Abu Dhabi under Dubai MP Node chair network.
Members:
- Selin Vural, Founder & Chief Exponential Officer at Xponential
- Ozcan Saritas, Foresight journal editor.