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Knowtalks

A series of webinars hosting intellectuals and knowledge experts from around the world addressing knowledge and development challenges and shedding light on untapped opportunities and learning from experience.

Rich, informative and exciting discussions led by experts from various fields and backgrounds taking place at least once a month that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home!

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Game on: Transforming learning with gamification

4 May 2024

01:00 PM - UAE Time

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Speaker

Marcos Muller-Habig

Acting Chief Executive Officer, 42 Abu Dhabi Coding School

14 March 2024

Sustainable creativity: A design-nature perspective

Speaker
Lucy Kimbell
Professor of Contemporary Design Practices, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London

13 March 2024

Text and tech: The intersection of AI and creative writing

Speaker
Nadim Sadek
Founder and CEO, Shimmr AI

12 March 2024

EdTech: Bridging gaps for an inclusive future

Speaker
Alexandra Sanpera Iglesias
Head of Content and Product Marketing, Learnlight

21 June 2023

NextGen AI innovators

Speaker
Jordan Casey
Youth Entrepreneur/Software Engineer

27 May 2023

Stitching sustainability into the fabric of fashion

Speaker
Roni Helou
Entrepreneur, Creative Director and Founder, RONI HELOU

26 May 2023

Beyond borders: Joining forces for a sustainable world

Speaker
Shailendra Kaushik
Co-Founder, CITIES FORUM

25 May 2023

From trash to value: Unleashing the power of recycling

Speaker
Jérôme Viricel
General Manager, RECAPP Veolia Middle East

24 May 2023

Food tech and security: The race to sustainability

Speaker
Yazen Al Kodmani
Partner, 3Y Agtech and Deputy General Manager, Emirates Bio Farm

23 May 2023

Breaking barriers: Achieving gender equality

Speaker
Emma Burdett
Founder, WILD Network

22 May 2023

Climate forward: Accelerating collective action

Speaker
Sara Shatila
Communications and Advocacy Officer, UN RCO United Arab Emirates

20 April 2023

Engaging fans 2.0: Innovations and ethics

Speaker
Layla Maghribi
Journalist and Podcaster

18 April 2023

Entertainment unleashed: The power of creativity

Speaker
Hisham Aramouny
Entertainment and Tech BD consultant

21 March 2023

Brush up on your financial literacy

Speaker
Elsa Favre-Baron
Financial Education Policy Analyst, OECD

28 February 2023

What does it take to innovate?

Speaker
Anas Zeineddine
Founder, innovaMENA

23 October 2022

Changing the world, one volunteer at a time

Speaker
Tapiwa Kamuruko
Policy Specialist and Head of Research and Evidence, United Nations Volunteers

23 October 2022

Joining forces for sustainable urban development

Speaker
Nils Scheffler
Founder and Head, Urban Expert

22 October 2022

Bioinformatics: Revolutionizing health care

Speaker
Pierre Khoueiry
Team Leader and Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research

22 October 2022

Private sector engagement in development

Speaker
Nicole Manger
Lead, Multilateral Data & Innovation Policy, German Federal Foreign Office

21 October 2022

Multidimensional poverty: Implications for labour market policies

Speaker
Kevin Hempel
Founder and Managing Director, Prospera Consulting

21 October 2022

Banks and fintech on platform economies

Speaker
Paolo Sironi
Global Research Leader in Banking, IBM

20 October 2022

Flattening organizational hierarchies

Speaker
Stephanie Barnes
Chief Chaos Organizer, Entelechy

20 October 2022

Startup ecosystem outlook: Where do governments stand?

Speaker
Philipp Kovener
Director, Trend & Innovation Scouting, Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI)

19 October 2022

Future-proofing workforces through transformative learning

Speaker
Janina Beilner
Senior Vice President for Education Services & Workforce Solutions, Customer Services, Siemens Healthineers

19 October 2022

Economic diplomacy in a fragmented world

Speaker
Abdo Medlej
Economic Attaché, Embassy of Lebanon in the Federal Republic of Germany

28 September 2022

Museums: Preserving and transforming knowledge

Speaker
Manuel Rabaté
Director, Louvre Abu Dhabi

31 August 2022

Connected logistics - upcoming era of ‘click and move’

Speaker
Sarfaraz Alam
CEO and Co-Founder, HashMove

18 August 2022

Food security and future challenges

Speaker
Dr. Hayel Obeidat
Senior Consultant, G42-HYT

29 May 2022

Towards a better future of AI

Speaker
Saeed Aldhaheri
Director, Center for Futures Studies, University of Dubai
Moderator
Safia Al Shehi
Media Practitioner and Author

28 May 2022

Future employability through skills development

Speaker
Sulaiman Alkaabi
CEO, Future Foresight Foundation, Abu Dhabi
Moderator
Safia Al Shehi
Media Practitioner and Author

27 May 2022

The new investment landscape: Investing in crises

Speaker
Sara Modalal
Head of Middle East, Mercury Capital Advisors
Moderator
Anthony Fakhoury
Project and Research Analyst, UNDP

26 May 2022

Revolutionizing sustainability in the private sector: From CSR to ESG

Speaker
Ivano Iannelli
Senior Consultant, Sustainability, Emirates Global Aluminium
Moderator
Stephanie Boustany
Programme Analyst, UNDP

25 May 2022

Unlocking the potential of human progress through geospatial data

Speaker
Ali Al Sammarraie
Urban Integration Expert
Moderator
Mona El-Sholkamy
Assistant Professor, Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government

24 May 2022

Fighting cyberbullying in the digital world

Speaker
Hessa Al Kaabi
Head, Child Protection Unit, Emirates Schools Establishment
Moderator
Khadiga Alsharif
Child Protection and MHPSS Advisor, ChildFund International

23 May 2022

The importance of research in the development of societies

Speaker
Fatima Al Shamsi
Academic Researcher and Economic Expert
Moderator
Hayel Obeidat
Senior Consultant, G42-HYT

7 April 2022

Women in Research – Leading Insight to Action

Speaker
Shazia Ginai
CEO, Neuro-Insight UK Ltd
Moderator
Stephanie Boustany
Programme Analyst, UNDP

7 April 2022

Uncertainty Deconstructed: Transforming Traditional Perception - A Guidebook for Decision Support Practitioners

Speaker
Bruce Garvey
Serial Entrepreneur
Moderator
Anthony Fakhoury
Project and Research Analyst, UNDP

7 April 2022

Transforming Economies through Collaboration and Innovation

Speaker
Laurent Probst
Partner, Economic Development, Digital Transformation and Innovation, PwC
Moderator
Anthony Fakhoury
Project and Research Analyst, UNDP

6 April 2022

Tricks of Managing Knowledge Within Growing International Teams

Speaker
Mike Bandar
Co-Founder, Waybook.com
Moderator
Stephanie Boustany
Programme Analyst, UNDP

6 April 2022

Innovating into the Future - Making Ideas Work

Speaker
Al Anoud Al Hashmi
CEO and Founder, The Futurist Company
Moderator
Stephanie Boustany
Programme Analyst, UNDP

5 April 2022

ICT for Knowledge-based Economies

Speaker
Paul Foley
CEO, Tech4i2
Moderator
Anthony Fakhoury
Project and Research Analyst, UNDP

5 April 2022

Part-human, Part-machine

Speaker
Dave Katz
Co-Founder, Intuizi and Learning Doctors
Moderator
Stephanie Boustany
Programme Analyst, UNDP

14 December 2021

Committing to Equal Opportunities: Scaling reform and collaboration

Speaker
Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO, Coursera
Moderator
Raya Bidshahri
Founder and CEO, School of Humanity

3 November 2021

Circular Business Model: Towards a Full-fledge Recovery

Speaker
Elisa Tonda
Head of the Consumption and Production Unit, Economy Division, UNEP
Moderator
Maya Karkour
Founder of Circular Hub and Environmental Specialist

22 September 2021

Policymaking Under Uncertainty

Speaker
Katju Holkeri
Head of Governance Policy Unit, Ministry of Finance, Finland
Moderator
Dina El Mofty
Entrepreneur, Investor and Founder of Injaz Egypt

8 September 2021

Unlocking Opportunities Through Financial Inclusion

Speaker
Nadine Chehade
Senior Financial Sector Specialist and CGAP Representative in the Arab World
Moderator
Richard Dean
Presenter, Dubai Eye

11 August 2021

Curbing Climate Change: Ambitious Yet Achievable Aim

Speaker
Majdah Aburas
Chairperson, Saudi Environment Society
Moderator
Ruba AlZubi
Strategic Advisor in Environmental Policy, Governance and Green Economy

28 July 2021

Digital Skills: The Zero Choice

Speaker
Ellen J. Helsper
Professor of Socio-Digital Inequalities, London School of Economics
Moderator
Iaroslava Kharkova
Associate Project Officer, Unit for Technology and AI in Education, UNESCO

14 July 2021

The Impact of COVID-19 on SMEs: Opportunities and Challenges

Speaker
Neil Petch
Chairman, Virtugroup
Moderator
Youmna Naufal
Director of Communications, Brunswick

23 June 2021

Reskilling: Defining the New Normal

Speaker
Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO, Coursera
Moderator
Aziza Osman
Human Development Specialist, Founder of Montiplay

9 June 2021

Redefining Knowledgeable: Shifting to a Skills-Focused Framework of Education

Speaker
Jeff Utecht
Educator, Consultant, Author
Moderator
Tricia Friedman
Creative Content Director, Shifting Schools

26 May 2021

Data Driven Decision-Making

Speaker
Ahmed Emad
Data visualization expert, Founder of Powerful Insights
Moderator
Anthony Fakhoury
Project Researcher, Knowledge Project, UNDP

19 May 2021

Predicting the Unpredictable Through Advanced Data Analytics

Speaker
Zaid Kamhawi
CEO, Qarar
Moderator
Jarred Lloyd
Senior Associate, Qarar

28 April 2021

Get Your Facts Straight: COVID-19 Vaccines Demystified

Speaker
Dr. Islam Hussein
Molecular Virologist, Senior Scientist, Microbiotix
Moderator
Dr. Mansoor Habib
Consultant Physician, Family Medicine and Occupational Health

14 April 2021

Covinnovation: The Pandemic as An Innovation Accelerator

Speaker
Anders Sorman-Nilsson
Futurist, Founder of Thinque Think Tank
Moderator
Maya Hojeij
Senior Business Presenter, Asharq News

31 March 2021

Touring the World through Turning Pages

Speaker
Ann Morgan
Author, TED Speaker, Royal Literary Fund fellow and editor
Moderator
Brandy Scott
Co-host of The Buisness Breakfast, Dubai Eye

16 December 2020

2020 – A Change to Rethink our World

Speaker
Tom Goodwin
EVP of Innovation at Zenith Media, USA
Moderator
Sally Mousa
Presenter, Speaker and Moderator

14 December 2020

Navigating Tourism through Coronavirus: Destination Unknown!

Speaker
Harold Goodwin
Director at Responsible Tourism Partnership and Advisor to ATM & WTM
Moderator
Brandy Scott
Co-host of The Business Breakfast, Dubai Eye

9 December 2020

Digital Finance for a Fairer Post Pandemic World

Speaker
Simon Zadek
Chair, Finance for Biodiversity
Moderator
Lynn Chouman
News Editor, LinkedIn

30 November 2020

Insight into the Global Knowledge Index: Research, Development and Innovation

Speaker
Motaz Khorshid
Former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt
Moderator
Sirine Saghira
Knowledge Project, UNDP

30 November 2020

Post-COVID Cities: From Contemporary Cities to Virtual Spaces

Speaker
Luca Curci
Founder of LUCA CURCI ARCHITECT
Moderator
Giulia Tassi
Project Manager, ITSLIQUID Group

25 November 2020

What Knowledge Indicators May Imply

Speaker
Jo Ritzen
Honorary Professor, Maastricht University
Moderator
Stephanie Boustany
Knowledge Project, UNDP

25 November 2020

Insight into the Global Knowledge Index: Higher Education

Speaker
Ali Ibrahim
Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University
Moderator
Diana Assaf
Knowledge Project, UNDP

23 November 2020

Insight into the Global Knowledge Index: Economy

Speaker
Khalid Al-Wazani
Chairman, Jordan Investment Commission
Moderator
Anthony Fakhoury
Knowledge Project, UNDP

23 November 2020

Insight into the Global Knowledge Index: Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Speaker
Youssef Sadik
Sociology professor, Head of Educational Institution at Mohamed V University, Morocco
Moderator
Sirine Saghira
Knowledge Project, UNDP

23 November 2020

Insight into the Global Knowledge Index: Information and Communications Technology

Speaker
Professor Yousry El-Gamal
Former Minister of Education, Egypt, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
Moderator
Stephanie Boustany
Knowledge Project, UNDP

18 November 2020

Knowledge for the Future: Lessons in Leadership

Speaker
Yasar Jarrar
Author of 'The Sheikh CEO' Book
Moderator
Naoufer Ramoul
TV Presenter, Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI)

18 November 2020

Innovate or Die Trying: From the Mind of World Renown Hacker

Speaker
Pablos Holman
Inventor at the Intellectual Ventures Lab, Founder and CEO of Komposite
Moderator
Jessy El Mur
Certified Media Trainer

16 November 2020

Insight into the Global Knowledge Index: Pre-University Education

Speaker
Najoua Ghriss
Professor at the Higher Institute of Education and Continuous Training in Tunisia
Moderator
Hany Torky
Chief Technical Advisor, Knowledge Project, UNDP

16 November 2020

The Role of Organizational Culture in Effective Knowledge Management

Speaker
Ron Young
CEO and CKO, Knowledge Associates Cambridge Ltd.
Moderator
Dima Najim
Managing Director, EFE-UAE