The second version of"Emirati thinkers" It will be launched on the 28th of this month under the slogan "Creative national ideas"

Abu Dhabi, January 15, 2025 – The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research announced today the agenda of the second edition of the “Emirates Thinkers 2025” Forum, which it will organize on January 28, under the slogan “Creative National Ideas.”
In a press conference organized today at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, the Center revealed the main themes and most important dialogue sessions of the forum, which will be held at the St. Regis Resort on Saadiyat Island. At the beginning of the conference, it showed an introductory film about the project that was launched in January 2022, to achieve a number of goals, including activating the contribution of talent. And national academic and intellectual expertise in the process of renaissance that the UAE is witnessing, and enhancing the sources of its soft power, by supporting scientific research initiatives and encouraging intellectual effort that supports sustainable development. Overall.

His Excellency Dr. Sultan Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research, said in his speech during the press conference that the UAE has always been a land of exceptional projects and a home of great ideas, with a unique vision from the wise leadership, which believes that investing in minds is the real and most important investment. Every constructive and innovative idea is a new step that takes us and our society towards a better future.

He added that the forum is being held with the participation of an elite group of Emirati experts, researchers, academics and students, to design ideas for a better future for our country and future generations, with Emirati minds, explaining that it proved, in its first edition, that Emirati thought is capable of presenting proactive and creative visions in various fields, and that the second edition will continue on. This approach.

Regarding the forum’s themes, Al Nuaimi explained that the second edition of “Emirates Thinkers” will discuss 3 main themes, which are the national identity and the Emirati personality, education and community development, and artificial intelligence and future technology, given that national identity is the heart of the state’s vision and its soft power, and it does not include only heritage. Material, but also moral, and it is not in contradiction with development and technology, but rather it is a foundation from which we start to anticipate the future, adding that the second edition of the forum will discuss ideas for building a homeland. Rooted in his identity, dependent on knowledge, connected to the world.

In turn, Dr. Ibtisam Al-Tunaiji, Director of the Community Service Sector at the Centre, and Director of the “Emirates Thinkers” Project, said that the targeted audience in the forum includes many groups such as decision makers, academics, researchers, media professionals, and social media influencers, and that in its second edition, it seeks to involve Emirati youth. , giving them the opportunity to highlight their ideas and contribute to shaping the future of the UAE; In addition to discussing the issue of artificial intelligence and the role of policies and small institutions in its sustainability.

For his part, Dr. Arif Al Hammadi, Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khalifa University, and Chairman of the Education and Knowledge Development Committee in the “Emirates Thinkers” project, explained that this edition will discuss a package of priority issues in community development, most notably education and the vital role it plays in this. The context, the impact of societal transformations on the family and the problem of the balance between authenticity and modernity, as well as the problem of the aging of society and the importance of activating policies to solve it, in addition to social innovation, which is concerned with activating the roles of companies and civil society organizations. In developing ideas that enhance the ability to deal with societal issues and challenges.

In turn, Dr. Ali Al-Ghafli, Vice Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at the United Arab Emirates University, and a member of the Emirati National and Personal Identity Committee in the project, said that the second edition of the forum will constitute a valuable opportunity to mobilize ideas and form comprehensive visions regarding a number of vital issues related to Emirati affairs, including the issue of… National identity, which receives great attention from the wise leadership, which is evident in its introduction of many initiatives to enhance and consolidate this identity among new generations in particular.

Dr. Sultan Al Nuaimi, Dr. Ibtisam Al Taniji, Dr. Ali Al Ghafli, and Dr. Karima Al Mazrouei, advisor to the director of Mohammed bin Zayed University for the Humanities and member of the Education and Knowledge Development Committee in the project, stressed in statements to the Emirates News Agency, WAM, the importance of the attendance and participation of Emirati youth in the forum sessions. Its agenda discusses a number of important topics for them.

The second edition of the “Emirates Thinkers” Forum includes 14 interactive discussion sessions across major platforms, including the “Attitudes Session,” which will discuss future trends and Emirati aspirations, and the “Thought Position,” which includes dialogues with leaders, experts, and decision-makers, and main dialogue sessions. As for the platforms The sub-divisions include the “Researchers’ Mills”, which offers academic dialogue sessions to extract creative ideas, and the “Emirates Thinkers Lab”, which brings together the strategic partners of the Emirates Center with young people and academics in workshops. Interactive work that provides them with the most important skills and methodologies of the century, and “Youth Thought,” which is a platform that will include discussions in which the youth component mixes with those with experience; To discuss issues of concern to young people, and its outcomes come with a set of future solutions.

The event hosts 45 Emirati speakers, including experts, academics, youth and specialists in various vital fields, and is expected to witness the attendance of more than 650 participants from different audience categories to engage in a rich intellectual experience in which they will learn about innovative insights into Emirati thought.

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