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MBRF, UNDP Unveil Details Of Knowledge Summit

2025

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(Pakistan Point News - 12th Oct, 2025) DUBAI, 12th October, 2025 (WAM) – 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, announced details of the 10th edition of the Knowledge Summit, taking place on 19–
20 November 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

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.

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 that knowledge is the
foundation for building just, inclusive, and sustainable economies and societies.

At UNDP, we see knowledge markets as powerful drivers to empower people, bridge divides,
and help countries navigate global challenges, from climate change to digital transformation.
Through our long-standing partnership with MBRF, we are working to turn knowledge into a
catalyst for inclusive and sustainable development, shaping a fairer and more prosperous future
for all.”

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