Our Dubai innovation event condenses the rich content of our renowned three-day Toronto conference into an accelerated and enlightening two-day experience. Focused on engaging content, this day dives deep into captivating keynotes centered around industry-spanning AI advancements. Attendees will explore the catalysts behind new and emerging trends for 2024 and beyond, gaining invaluable insights to drive innovation and future success.
This is the year that AI will change your life, job and potential. As an AI company, Trend Hunter is thrilled to present our knowledge insights and best practices related to AI impacts across each category of trends.
After every major crisis and pandemic, we enter a long period of chaos: people make up for lost time, reprioritize what's important and companies enter new markets. Now layer on the exponential change of AI. Most people are unprepared and many will be disrupted. What about you and your brand? Are you ready? You could turn 2024 into the greatest career opportunity of your lifetime.
“Trend Hunter has helped so many companies by advising them on trends and teaching them how to use them, and we wanted that experience. The experience was very dynamic. It was full of examples, which we really like. You incorporated everything with examples, videos, supporting material. We care about engagement and the participants were able to really participate.”
- Nour Gaspard, Project Manager Dubai Future Academy
Our core Future Festival curriculum is brought to life by Trend Hunter's team of Futurists -- inspiring keynote speakers and workshop facilitators relied on by hundreds of the world's leading brands. Our Futurists will spark your new ideas while delivering fresh, data-driven content from our Trend Hunter machine and deep insight from delivering more than 2,000 annual custom trend reports.
COURTNEY SCHARF
Chief Client Officer
Experience in the AI Era
As the Chief Client Officer at Trend Hunter, she leads the Client Relations team, curating over 5,000 custom trend reports. Specializing in the future of leisure, nightlife, and entertainment, she explores experience in the AI era and its intersection with culture.
SEAN WATSON
VP of Sales Operations & Special Projects
Future Tech and the Next Frontier
As Trend Hunter's VP of Sales Operations & Special Projects, he leverages his tech expertise, AI knowledge, and unparalleled enthusiasm for TH's content. In strategic internal initiatives and as a keynote speaker, he unveils AI's impact on humanity's future and our evolving relationship with technology.
JONATHON BROWN
Chief Sales Officer
Innovate like a Rap Star
As Trend Hunter's Chief Sales Officer, he drives strategy for business innovation research, development, and marketing. With experience interviewing 500+ business leaders, he uncovers innovation best practices, drawing insightful lessons from hip-hop history and applying them to internal innovation frameworks.
Trend Hunter’s Megatrend matrix breaks down the world’s fast-moving trends by mapping them to evergreen consumer desires. The 18 Megatrends Matrix session seamlessly aligns these overarching trends with new phases of opportunity, providing a strategic framework to navigate the dynamic and evolving market landscape.
Embark on a nuanced exploration of healthcare technology, where the definition of wellness is undergoing a profound transformation. Witness technology's role as a catalyst for medical advancements, shaping a landscape where consumers are increasingly prioritizing both physical and mental well-being. We’ll explore how innovations, including more accessible AI, are actively redefining the future of healthcare and the way we approach holistic well-being.
Explore how AI is reshaping entertainment, tourism, nightlife, media consumption, and culinary experiences. We'll dive into evolving CPG and restaurant markets, while examining how social media and advanced AI are impacting the culinary landscape and redefining consumers' notions of "fun." By learning about evolving consumer desires for curated and connected food and leisure experiences, you’ll learn to thrive in this transformative era.
Explore the correlation between the "elements of an innovator" and the "4 elements of hip hop" (DJ, MC, Breakdancing, and Graffiti). This keynote looks to hip hop to extract innovation lessons, bridging diverse worlds for shared insights. Adapting Trend Hunter’s Create the Future framework, the session offers practical insights, providing aspiring innovators with valuable tools for the challenges of tomorrow.
Explore the accelerated evolution of technology as we dive into the latest AI advancements, automation, NFTs, and the Metaverse. As these complex innovations become more accessible to the masses, we are being propelled into a transformative era. Join us as we envision how the Super Future will be shaped by the convergence of these cutting-edge technologies.
Revolutionizing UAE's Future on Wheels
The UAE is set to shine with an incredible opportunity in its mobility scene! We’re talking about the cool and smart future of getting around. The UAE is making 25% of rides in Dubai driverless by 2030 and making half of Abu Dhabi’s public transport eco-friendly by 2030. It’s not just about getting from A to B; it’s about being a game-changer in the global race for smart and green mobility.
AI Governance in the AI Era
Just like history saw periods of brilliance after tough times, the UAE is gear-ing up for a transformative era in AI policy and governance. With policies like the UAE AI Strategy 2031, aiming to position the UAE as a global hub for AI, and the commitment to incorporating AI into education and healthcare, the opportunities are vast. It’s not just about dealing with challenges; it’s about becoming a pioneer in the AI landscape.
Schedule may be subject to change without notice until a week prior to the event.
Expo City Dubai - Al Wasl Avenue - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Conference Center
Expo City Dubai
Al Wasl Avenue - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
