Meet us at:

Hall 30 | Stand G-100

Meet us at:
Hall 30 | Stand G-100

WHY VISIT FUTURE URBANISM EXPO?

Future Urbanism Expo is bringing together the world’s most influential urbanists, mega city developers and innovative sustainable technologies to offer a global sourcing platform towards developing intelligent, sustainable and resilient urban communities. The event is co-located with industry defining events such as GITEX GLOBAL, GITEX Impact, Ai Everything, and Global DevSlam.

This year, URB are exhibiting at the expo whilst bringing together the world’s most influential urbanists to give power talks and inspire a new generation towards sustainable developments. Our 5 day agenda is packed with educational & inspiring program, including the winner announcements for our 2023 URB Incubator, as well as the first Urban Innovation Awards.

Our work is shaping the future of urban living and we are excited to share our initiatives & projects at Future Urbanism Expo.

URB have an exciting program at Future Urbanism Expo this year. We will celebrate the 20 most influential people in urbanism through our 'Urban Power 20' initiative, as well as the next generation of urban innovators from our incubator and awards program.

Our partnership with Future Urbanism Expo will help in our mission to accelerate the world’s developments towards sustainability.

Baharash Bagherian | CEO | Author

URBAN POWER 20

Meet & hear from the 2023 Urban Power 20. These are the most influential people of the year who are shaping the future of cities and will be speaking at Future Urbanism Expo. The order is based on the sessions of each speaker and does not reflect any rankings. The aim of the Urban Power 20 is to celebrate the people who are influencing the future of cities and inspiring change.

Steven Velegrinis

Design Director, Regional Lead Cities & Urban Design | Gensler, Dubai UAE

Leila Hurstel

Board Member | Verse Estate, Dubai UAE

Petr Hlavácek

Deputy Mayor City of Prague, Czech Republic

Edward McIntosh

Regional Design Director | AtkinsRéalis, Dubai UAE

Cristiano Luchetti

Associate Professor | American University of Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Safder Nazir

SVP Public Sector, Huawei Middle East & Central Asia | Huawei Technologies, Dubai UAE

Martha Schwartz

Founding Partner, Principle | Martha Shwartz Partners, USA

Carlo Ratti

Director | MIT Senseable City Lab, Italy

Ahmed Bukhash

Director, Urban Planning | Development Authority, Dubai UAE

Jeff Risom

Partner, Chief Innovation Officer | Gehl, Denmark

Jan Vapaavuori

Former Mayor of Helsinki | Helsinki, Finland

John Shenton

Chair of Dubai Hub for the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

Christopher Fannin

Senior Principal, Managing Director | Insite, Dubai UAE

Valter Vieira

Regional Director | Aspect, Dubai UAE

Farah Naz

Director of Innovation & ESG | AECOM Middle East & Africa

William Plowman

Partner | Foster + Partners, Dubai UAE

Richard Fenne

Director | Woods Bagot, Dubai UAE

Faisal Ali Rashid

Senior Director – Energy Demand Side Management | The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, UAE

Andy Shaw

Managing Partner + Chair of the RIBA Gulf Chapter | AMA, Dubai UAE

Dr Bhakti More

Chairperson & Associate Professor | School of Design & Architecture, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai UAE

URB EXHIBITION & LOUNGE

URB are exhibiting various projects at the show, whilst also providing a lounge for our members to relax during the exhibition. Visit our exhibition at the expo & relax at our lounge. We are located in Hall 30 stand G-100.

URB INCUBATOR WINNER

The winner of our 2023 accelerator program will be announced live at the show. The URB incubator is empowering a new breed of innovators to become the next leaders of urban tech solutions. We are focused on identifying and scaling the most impactful startups that will help to achieve UAE’s Net Zero targets by 2050. 

URBAN INNOVATIONS AWARDS

The winners of the 2023 Urban Innovations Awards will be announced live at the show. The awards will recognise the best emerging talents under the age of 30 in architecture, landscape design and urban planning, with a focus on sustainability.

BOOK SIGNING

Everyday at Future Urbanism Expo, Baharash Bagherian will sign copies of his book ‘Human Centric Urban Innovations’ at the URB lounge between 14:00 to 17:00.

Books will not be sold at the event and must be purchased prior to the event.

This book provides unique blueprints of the next generation of sustainable cities, as well as the types of assets and infrastructures required to create such human centric cities. The book also illustrates innovation in urban planning, to create communities as well as assets that allow people, planet & profit to thrive in balance.

BOOK DETAILS

Title: Human Centric Urban Innovations

Publication year: 2023

Author: Baharash Bagherian

Hardcover: 293 pages

Illustrations: 161

ISBN: 978-1-7394730-9-9 

AGENDA

DAY 1

16th Oct

11:00
Expo open to public

11:40 – 12:00
Opening remarks
Baharash Bagherian
CEO | URB

12:00 – 12:20
Writing New Natures: Viewing Urbanism as a ‘Next Nature’ to Address Climate Change
Steven Velegrinis | Power 20
Design Director, Regional Lead Cities & Urban Design | Gensler

12:20 – 12:40
Intelligent Urbanism-Shaping Cognitive Cities of the Future with AI and the Metaverse
Leila Hurstel | Power 20
Board Member | Verse Estate

12:40 – 13:00
Networking

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00
URB exhibition, lounge & book signing

DAY 2

17th Oct

10:00
Expo open to public

10:50 – 11:00
Opening remarks
Baharash Bagherian
CEO | URB

11:00 – 11:20
The future is yesterday: ‘via negativa’ as a way to think about community design
Edward Mclntosh | Power 20
Regional Design Director | AtkinsRéalis

11:20 – 11:40
The ancient modernity of “the line”
Cristiano Luchetti | Power 20
Associate Professor | American University of Ras Al Khaimah

11:40 – 12:00
The Net Zero Campus – Achieving Localized Sustainability
Safder Nazir | Power 20
SVP Public Sector, Huawei Middle East & Central Asia
| Huawei Technologies

12:00 – 12:20
Networking

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00
URB exhibition, lounge & book signing

DAY 3

18th Oct

10:00
Expo open to public

10:50 – 11:00
Opening remarks
Baharash Bagherian
CEO | URB

11:00 – 11:20
Talk
Sailesh Sigatapu
Partner | Anthill Ventures

11:20 – 11:40
Closing the infrastructure gap
John Shenton | Power 20
Chair | Dubai Hub for the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

11:40 – 12:00
Simplifying Complexity: Optimistic City Making
Christopher Fannin
 | Power 20
Senior Principal, Managing Director| Insite

12:00 – 12:20
Weaving Digital Technology into Landscape Architecture
Valter Vieira | Power 20
Regional Director| Aspect

12:20 – 12:40
URB Incubator – Winner announcement

Baharash Bagherian
CEO | URB

12:40 – 13:00
Networking

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00
URB exhibition, lounge & book signing

DAY 4

19th Oct

10:00
Expo open to public

10:50 – 11:00
Opening remarks
Baharash Bagherian
CEO | URB

11:00 – 11:20
Net Zero Roadmap for our Future Cities
Farah Naz | Power 20
Director of Innovation & ESG | AECOM Middle East & Africa

11:20 – 11:40
Urban Vision: Foster + Partners’ Holistic Design Approach
William Plowman | Power 20
Partner | Foster + Partners

11:40 – 12:00
In(di)visible Cities’
Richard Fenne | Power 20
Director | Woods Bagot

12:00 – 12:20
Networking

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00
URB exhibition, lounge & book signing

DAY 5

20th Oct

10:00
Expo open to public

10:50 – 11:00
Opening remarks
Baharash Bagherian
CEO | URB

11:00 – 11:20
Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on the Development of Future Cities – Community Based Design
Andy Shaw | Power 20
Managing Partner + Chair of the RIBA Gulf Chapter
| AMA

11:20 – 11:40
The ‘Social dimension’ of future cities
Dr Bhakti More | Power 20
Chairperson & Associate Professor | School of Design & Architecture, Manipal Academy of Higher Education

11:40 – 12:00
Talk
Russell Cailey
Managing Director | THINK Learning Studio

12:00 – 12:20
Urban Innovation Awards – Winners announcement

Baharash Bagherian
CEO | URB

12:20 – 12:40
Networking

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break

14:00 – 17:00
URB exhibition, lounge & book signing

 

JOIN US

Would you like to join URB at Future Urbanism Expo?

All visitors are required to purchase tickets from Future Urbanism Expo to access the event. URB are also providing complimentary passes for our network. To qualify for a free pass, please send us an email to info@urb.ae with your request. Please note that complimentary tickets are by invitation only & subject to availability.

HOW TO GET THERE?

Future Urbanism Expo is co-located with GITEX GLOBAL at Dubai World Trade Centre in Hall 30. The easiest & recommended way to reach Dubai World Trade Center is by Metro or Taxi. Al Mustaqbal parking is the nearest paid parking garage to Hall 30.

FUTURE URBANISM EXPO - PRESS RELEASE

KEY DATES: 16 - 20 October 2023

Future Urbanism Expo will open its doors on 16th to 20th October bringing together mega projects and the world’s most influential urbanists. The global forum will host urbanism stakeholders in 5 days of high-level engagement, networking and knowledge exchange.

DWTC & URB will work together to deliver pioneering content, roundtables, experiences, case studies, summits & exhibitions to create the next generation of sustainable cities.

There has never been a greater need for smarter placemaking in the public realm with sustainable & innovative infrastructures. As such, Future urbanism will become a global hub for the most innovative minds and designs behind the cities of tomorrow.

Hosted at GITEX Global, the largest tech show in the world between 16th to 20th October 2023, Future Urbanism will be the region’s largest Sustainable Smart City Expo co-located with GITEX Impact, the region’s largest event for sustainability tech innovation, ESG strategies and services. It will bring together thought leaders across all industries to create sustainable cities of tomorrow.

URB, a global leader in developing sustainable cities, will exhibit blueprints of the sustainable cities on the show floor. Winners of the 2nd edition of the incubator for sustainable cities will also be announced during the event, as well as the winners of its Urban Innovation Awards.

CEO of URB, Baharash Bagherian, who has masterminded design of various sustainable cities currently under construction, highlights the significance of the partnership in its mission to accelerate the world’s developments towards sustainability.

“Rapid urbanisation and the increase rate of climate change is fueling new thinking in the planning of the next generation of sustainable cities. As such it has become a necessity to promote a culture of innovation in urban planning. Future Urbanism Expo is a unique platform for us to showcase our initiatives & projects. Our aim at the Expo is to transfer our unique knowledge and experiences, whilst also celebrating the next generation of urban innovators from our incubator and awards program.”

Abhishek Ganapathy, Director, Commercial – Exhibitions, DWTC explains the significance of the collaboration with URB during Future Urbanism Expo.

“At Future Urbanism Expo, we’re bringing together leading experts and innovators in sustainable urban development to pave the way for a smarter future. With a focus on mega city transformations and net zero goals, we’re excited to partner with URB to shape the next generation of urban landscapes and deliver best practices through content, knowledge and experience.”

FUTURE URBANISM EXPO takes place in the world’s most dynamic city – Dubai. It is designed to be a multi-stakeholder meeting point – from mega city developers to government entities to infrastructure planners – all coming together for a global exchange of technology innovations, solutions, ideas and insights on architecting the sustainable cities of tomorrow.