New ideas, cutting edge technology and thinking
The boundaries between logistics, mobility, infrastructure and transport are falling. New, networked, integrated and inter-modal systems are being created.
The ‘Lab’ is a unique platform for disruptors and disruption. The stage for founders and true innovators, where insights into the future move firmly into the spotlight, where what is old is re-thought and what is new is put to the test.
A specifically curated programme of future-orientated pioneering projects and solutions, all connected by infrastructure and technology.
Key themes to be covered, include:
- Transformative impact of big-data in the mobility and logistics sectors
- Is urban air mobility really deliverable?
- Alternative fuels debate: hydrogen fuel cells vs. electric batteries
- GCC’s railway revealed: timelines, milestones, challenges & opportunities
Agenda
Day 1 - Tuesday November 2nd
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Opening keynote address Mohammed Al Muallem, Executive Vice President, DP World |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Disruptive trends that will shape the mobility & logistics landscape Moderator: Eleni Giokos, Anchor & Correspondent, CNN Mohsen Ahmed, CEO-Logistics, Dubai South Harj Dhaliwal, Managing Director, Middle East & India, Virgin Hyperloop Florian Lennert, Head of Mobility, NEOM Ghaith Al Darmaki, Chief of Technology, Asyad Group |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Future-proofing supply chains to deliver pandemic resilience Moderator: Eleni Giokos, Anchor & Correspondent, CNN Monika Derecque-Pois, Director General, European Healthcare Distribution Association (Belgium) Robert Sutton, Head of Logistics Cluster, AD Ports Group Amadou Diallo, Chief Executive Officer MEA, DHL Global Forwarding |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Mastering the “and” strategy: how an integrated supply chain model weathers a tectonic global shift Moderator: Eleni Giokos, Anchor & Correspondent, CNN Abdulrahman Salim Al Hatmi, Chief Executive Officer, Asyad Group |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Challenges in the hyperloop ecosystem for passenger transportation Moderator: Martin Johann Frohlich, CEO & Founder, Mother Earth Ventures Mars Geuze, Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Hardt Hyperloop Milan Chromik, CEO, Nevomo Dieter Michell-Auli, Chief Sales Officer, Deutsche Bahn E&C Andrés de León, Chief Executive Officer, Hyperloop TT Ryan Kelly, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Virgin Hyperloop |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Dubai’s emergence as the fastest growing global trade and logistics hub Moderator: Eleni Giokos, Anchor & Correspondent, CNN Abdulla Bin Damithan, CEO & Managing Director, DP World UAE & JAFZA Patrick Chalhoub, Chief Executive Officer, Chalhoub Group Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General, Dubai Customs Mohammed Shael Alsaadi, CEO Corporate Strategic Affairs Sector, Dubai Economy Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Tourism |
| 17:00 | Close |
Day 2 - Wednesday November 3rd
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Opening keynote address Capt. Maktoum Al Houqani, Chief Corporate Authority Officer and Acting Head of Maritime Cluster, AD Ports Group |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | How will new mobility solutions shape future cities? Introduction by: Khalifa Al Qama, Director of Dubai Future Labs, Dubai Future Foundation Anthony Foxx, Former US Transportation Secretary (2013-17) & Chief Policy Officer, Lyft |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Planning for cities without streets: rethinking the built environment Benoit Montreuil, Professor and Coca-Cola Chair in Material Handling and Distribution, Georgia Institute of Technology (USA) Carlo Castelli, Regional Solutions Director Cities and Places Europe, Jacobs & Co-Chair ULI UK Infrastructure & Urban Development Council Amadou Diallo, Chief Executive Officer MEA, DHL Global Forwarding Lisa Woo, Head of Placemaking - Meridian Water, Enfield Council Chris Seymour, Managing Director Middle East, Mott Macdonald |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Building a global logistics hub in Saudi Arabia Suliman Almazroua, CEO, National Industrial Development and Logistics Program (NIDLP) |
| 15:00 - 16:00 | Boxbay case study Patrick Bol, Head of Port Expansion and Special Projects, DP World |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Hydrogen in mobility and the road to net zero Amer A. Amer, Transport Chief Technologist, Aramco Faisal Kazim Senior Project Manager, Dubai Future Foundation Prof. Lourdes F. Vega, Director, Research and Innovation Center on CO2 and H2 (RICH Center), Khalifa University |
| 17:00 | Close |
Day 3 - Thursday November 4th
| 10:00 - 11:00 | Challenges in the hyperloop ecosystem for freight transportation Martin Johann Frohlich, CEO & Founder, Mother Earth Ventures Sebastien Gendron, Co-founder & CEO, Transpod Juan Vicén, Co-Founder and Marketing Director, Zeleros Hyperloop Thomas Ruelke, Chief Commercial Officer, DB Schenker Diana Zhou, Senior Director, Global Business Development, Virgin Hyperloop |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | GCC’s emergence as a drones hub Moderator: Lucy Hedges, Technology Journalist, Metro UK & BBC Khalifa Al Qama, Director of Dubai Future Labs, Dubai Future Foundation Rabih Bou Rached, CEO, Falcon Eye Drones (FEDS) Michael Anger, CTO & Founder, Unisphere Eng. Sufyan Al-Mamari, Senior Engineer Asset Management, Port of Sohar |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Disrupting the UAE mobility sector Rashid Al Ghurair, Founder, CAFU |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Future of rail Martin Johann Frohlich, CEO & Founder, Mother Earth Ventures Didar Dalkic, Adviser to Transport Minister, Ministry of Transport (Bahrain) Carlo Borghini, Executive Director, Shift 2 Rail Joint Undertaking Milan Chromik, CEO, Nevomo |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | ‘15 minute cities’… best practice in urban planning Prof. Carlo Ratti, Director, Senseable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 15:00 |
Close |
Speakers
Capt. Maktoum Al Houqani
Chief Corporate Authority Officer and Acting Head of Maritime Cluster, AD Ports Group
Robert Sutton
Head of Logistics Cluster, AD Ports Group
Amer. A. Amer
Transport Chief Technologist, Aramco
Abdulrahman Al Hatmi
Group CEO, Asyad Group
Ghaith Al Darmaki
Chief of Technology, Asyad Group
Taavi Roivas
Chairman, Auve Tech
Rashid Al Ghurair
Founder, CAFU
Patrick Chalhoub
CEO, Chalhoub Group
Eleni Giokos
Anchor & Correspondent, CNN
Thomas Ruelke
Chief Commercial Officer, DB Schenker
Dieter Michell-Auli
Chief Sales Officer, Deutsche Bahn Engineering & Consulting
Amadou Diallo
Chief Executive Officer, DHL Global Forwarding MEA
Mohammed Al Muallem
Executive Vice President, DP World
Abdulla Bin Damithan
CEO & Managing Director, DP World UAE Region
Ahmed Mahboob Musabih
Director General, Dubai Customs
Mansoor Al Malik
Executive Director Policy & Legislation Division, Dubai Customs
Mohammed Shael Alsaadi
CEO Corporate Strategic Affairs Sector, Dubai Economy
Khalifa Al Qama
Director of Dubai Future Labs, Dubai Future Foundation
Faisal Kazim
Senior Project Manager, Dubai Future Foundation
Issam Kazim
CEO, Dubai Tourism
Lisa Woo
Head of Placemaking - Meridian Water, Enfield Council (UK)
Rabhi Bou Rached
CEO, Falcon Eye Drones (FEDS)
Dimitris Bountolos
Chief Information & Innovation Officer, Ferrovial
Mars Geuze
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer, Hardt Hyperloop
Andrés de León
Chief Executive Officer, HyperloopTT
Carlo Castelli
Head of Cities Solutions Europe & Co-Chair Infrastructure and Urban Development Council, Jacobs, Urban Land Institute UK
Prof. Carlo Ratti
Director, Senseable City Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jon Michaeli
Global Head of Sales & Business Development, Matternet
Didar Dalkic
Advisor to Transport Minister, Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications
Martin Johann Frohlich
CEO & Founder, Mother Earth Ventures
Christopher Seymour
Managing Director, Mott MacDonald Middle East
Suliman Almazroua
CEO, National Industrial Development Logistics Programme
Florian Lennert
Head of Mobility, Neom
Milan Chromik
CEO, Nevomo
Eng. Sufyan Al-Mamari
Senior Engineer Asset Management, Port of Sohar
Nahid Sidki
Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Research Products Development Company (RPDC) Subsidiary of TAQNIA
Carlo Borghini
Executive Director, Shift 2 Rail Joint Undertaking
Duncan Walker
CEO and Co-founder, Skyports
Sebastien Gendron
Co-founder & CEO, Transpod
Rahul Vijay
Head of Direct Tech Deals & Supply Chain , Uber
Ryan Kelly
VP of Marketing & Communications, Virgin Hyperloop
Juan Vicén
Co-Founder & Marketing Director, Zeleros Hyperloop