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Press Release

Over 45 sessions featuring around 130 global speakers

MBRF and UNDP unveil details of Knowledge Summit 2025

from New York

12 October 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

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Emirates to the United Nations, 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