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Press Release

MBRF and UNDP to organise 10 edition of Knowledge
th

Summit

The summit will mark a decade of global impact and future

prospective exploration

Dubai, UAE, 07 July 2025- Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Mohammed

bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) and the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) will host the tenth edition of the Knowledge Summit on 19 and 20

November 2025 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

The summit’s upcoming edition, coinciding with its tenth anniversary, commemorates a long

journey of exemplary achievements, presenting a pioneering model of innovation and setting new
standards for knowledge production and dissemination. Over the past 10 years, the summit has

established itself as the most prominent knowledge event in the region. It is also regarded as a
distinguished international platform convening the most prominent policymakers, thought

leaders, and experts in various fields from all over the world to enhance cross-sector collaboration
and create effective frameworks and policies aimed at leveraging knowledge to drive

comprehensive and sustainable community development.

The summit coincides with the UAE’s ‘Year of Community’ initiative, underscoring its

humanitarian and scientific mission of promoting the values of ambition and giving, developing
both regional and international human capital, as well as empowering communities. The summit’s

vision also aligns with national objectives aimed at consolidating the country’s leadership,
advancing knowledge and progressing towards a brighter and more prosperous future.

His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF, noted that the Knowledge Summit 2025 is

a landmark milestone in its decade-long history, as it celebrates the achievements made so far

while moving towards new horizons of global impact.