G-STIC CONFERENCE DURING WORLD EXPO IN DUBAI: OCTOBER 2021 AND JANUARY 2022

Sustainably shaping a post-pandemic world

World Expo is focused on knowledge and technologies that are crucial to achieving the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. It was therefore the perfect setting for holding the fifth G-STIC Conference, the first one to take place outside of Brussels (Belgium).

The G-STIC Conference in Dubai consisted of two parts. The first part took place on the occasion of the 76th United Nations Day from 24 – 27 October 2021. The second part of the G-STIC Conference took place during the Global Goals Week from 17 – 19 January 2022.

We were delighted to welcome 390 speakers and lay on 71 sessions, 4 workshops and 4 innovation tours. Among the many esteemed speakers, we had the honour of receiving H.E. Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi, who used his keynote address to emphasise that technology and innovation are key enablers to curbing global challenges such as climate change. Read more >

INSIGHTS OF WORLD-RENOWNED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Watch all sessions of the G-STIC Conference Dubai

Time is running out to achieve the 2030 Agenda. As the COVID-19 pandemic emerged and focus shifted to keeping people safe in the immediate term, many SDG projects were put on hold. But the 2030 Agenda needs to remain in our sight.

Drastic changes still need to be made to get the necessary technological transformations implemented. So, how are politicians, researchers and business leaders responding, in the wake of the pandemic? What challenges and hurdles stand in the way of adopting new technological innovations? Watch the videos to find out.

H.E. Lazarus Chakwera, President of Malawi

Peter Thomson, Special Envoy for the Ocean, United Nations

Leymah Gbowee, 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate

Mariana Mazzucato, University College London

Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director, European Environment Agency

Kehkashan Basu, Founder-President, Green Hope Foundation

3900 PARTICIPANTS FROM 125 COUNTRIES

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Check out the photos of the G-STIC Conference October 2021

Check out the photos of the G-STIC Conference January 2022