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MBRF and UNDP unveil details of Knowledge Summit

2025 from New York

Over 45 sessions featuring around 130 global speakers

12October 2025- The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation
(MBRF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), during a high-
level event held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York in partnership
with the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations,
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announced details of the 10 edition of the Knowledge Summit, taking place on
19–20 November 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Center.
The event outlined the main themes of this year’s edition, which marks the
Summit’s tenth anniversary. The Summit will explore the concept of ‘Knowledge
Markets’ as an economic and social driver of growth, inclusion, and empowerment,
while presenting international best practices in sustainable development and
highlighting the role of partnerships and investment in building integrated
knowledge ecosystems.
Through its sessions, Knowledge Summit 2025 will promote global dialogue to build
fair, effective knowledge markets that support a resilient knowledge economy
capable of adapting to rapid change. Discussions will address the potential of
modern technologies such as AI, blockchain, and big data in developing practical
solutions to global challenges. The Summit will also focus on key issues, including
legislation, social transformations, intellectual property, patents, education, research,
and innovation.
His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF, said: “Knowledge Summit 2025
represents a strategic milestone that crowns a decade of impactful achievements. It
reaffirms our message of positioning knowledge as a tool for empowerment,
nurturing generations, and shaping a prosperous future. Announcing this year’s
edition from New York underscores the Summit’s global stature and its role in
advancing innovative solutions to shared challenges, promoting sustainable
development, and establishing knowledge as a fundamental human right and a
cornerstone for empowering individuals and communities.”
Dr. Abdallah Al Dardari, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Director of UNDP’s
Regional Bureau for Arab States, said: “This year’s Knowledge Summit reiterates
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