29TH AUGUST, 2025
AL HABTOOR PALACE, DUBAI

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THE FORUM

This forum is designed to ignite inspiration and drive among construction pioneers, entrepreneurs, hospitality visionaries, and design leaders. Through thought-provoking discussions and forward-thinking ideas, it offers a platform to explore groundbreaking sustainability solutions. Attendees will walk away empowered with actionable insights to embed sustainable practices into their projects—becoming changemakers in the journey toward a greener, more responsible future.

Exclusive Keynote:

Through thought-provoking discussions and forward-thinking ideas, it offers a platform to explore groundbreaking sustainability solutions.

Networking Playground:

As key players unite to exchange insights and breakthroughs, it sets the stage for forging strong collaborations and growing influential networks

Agenda 2025

Registration and Networking

Opening Remarks and Key Note

Panel 1: Sustainable Construction in Action

Majd Fayyad

DSM Strategy & Policy Lead,
Dubai Supreme Council of Energy

Leila Al Suhaimi

Regional Sustainability Head,
Retal Urban Development Company

Mozah Alnuaimi

Director of Productivity and Demand Management Department,
UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

Panel 2: Is Greenwashing Stalling The Journey Towards The UAE's Net Zero 2050 Goals?

Panel 3: Reducing Carbon Footprints: Sustainable Strategies for Designers, Architects, and Suppliers in the UAE

Panel 4:From Kitchen to Corner Office: Driving Sustainability Across the Hospitality Chain

Topics

Panel 1 : Sustainable Construction in Action

TALKING POINTS:
Embedding Sustainability from the Ground Up:

How developers are integrating sustainable construction practices right from project inception—choosing eco-friendly materials, prioritizing efficient land use, and planning for long-term environmental resilience.

Contractors Driving Green Practices:

How contractors are leading the way on-site by adopting low-carbon construction methods, minimizing construction waste, using renewable resources, and deploying energy-efficient machinery and logistics solutions.

Sustainability Beyond Delivery:

How sustainability efforts continue post-construction, with developers and contractors ensuring operational energy efficiency, water management, and maintenance practices that extend a building’s sustainable lifecycle.

Collaborative Path to Net-Zero Construction:

Why collaboration between developers, contractors, and project managers is essential for achieving net-zero targets, aligning with global environmental frameworks, and setting new benchmarks for sustainable urban development.

Panel 2 : Reducing Carbon Footprints: Sustainable Strategies for Designers, Architects, and Suppliers in the UAE

  1. Resilient Cities: Architects Shaping Sustainable Urban Futures Outcomes: Architects are key to creating cities that are adaptable, energy-efficient, and focused on community well-being. How can we design the UAE's cities to be resilient and sustainable?
  2. Next-Gen Materials: Building a Greener Future Suppliers are transforming construction with innovative materials like carbon-neutral concrete and recycled composites.How can these advancements redefine the industry’s sustainability?
  3. Smart Cities: Designing with Technology for Sustainable Living Designers play a vital role in integrating smart tech like IoT and energy optimization. How can technology enhance urban living while reducing environmental impact?
  4. Human-Centered Sustainability: Fit-Outs for Health and Wellbeing Fit-out specialists create spaces that prioritise both people and the planet, using sustainable materials and thoughtful design. How can interiors support human health while being eco-friendly?
  5. Sustainable Collaboration: Developers and Suppliers Driving Green Change Developers and suppliers must partner to ensure entire communities are built sustainably and with a reduced carbon footprint.How can these collaborations drive the UAE’s green agenda at scale?

Panel 3 : Is Greenwashing Stalling The Journey Towards The UAE's Net Zero 2050 Goals?

An in-depth discussion on the ESG “strategies” that may actually be doing more harm than good in the long-run for businesses in the UAE.

TALKING POINTS:
  • Clearing The Facade
    Are companies aware that they might be greenwashing? A look at what classifies as an efficient/impactful sustainability strategy, and how to identify policies that are marketing ploys at best.
  • Eco Auditors
    Who helps in identifying/flagging greenwashing? Insights into the collaborations required to create a more transparent regulatory framework for ESG policies. Is the lack of standardized reporting creating this loophole in the first place? Also, a conversation on whether businesses are fully aware of the policies that are already in place but not leveraging them efficiently.
  • Starting Troubles
    Where do businesses in the UAE – both big and small – begin with mapping out their ESG policies? How has the effect of COP28 aided the business ecosystem in this regard?
  • Hurdles for SMBs
    How can small businesses overcome the monetary hurdles of implementing ESG policies? A look at how SMBs can remain sustainable while maintaining their competitiveness.
  • Sustainability Squad
    Do companies need a team of sustainability experts? What is their scope of authority and how can businesses integrate them into the overall operations?
  • The Role Of The End-User
    With consumers being highly informed of the importance of sustainable purchases, how can firms incorporate their opinions into their ESG policies?
  • Financial Gains: Fact or Myth?
    How do the right ESG policies lead to monetary benefits, and why negating greenwashing becomes important in this regard. (For new startups and entrepreneurs, how can implementing the right ESG policies make a business investor-friendly?)
  • Building The Future
    The Net Zero 2050 Strategy aims to create 200,000 job opportunities (across the solar, battery and hydrogen sub-sectors). How can companies contribute to this goal, and inevitably the nation’s economy?
  • Tech Catalyst
    One key “enabler” identified by the UAE Government in reaching the Net Zero 2050 goals is the development of new technologies supported by R&D. What are the advanced tech solutions that businesses should be making use of (and how can they avoid jumping on the AI bandwagon?). Plus, a look at how AI and data tools can counter greenwashing by improving ESG data quality.
  • Next Steps
    What is the one immediate step businesses in the UAE now need to take to avoid greenwashing and set up impactful sustainable practices?

Panel 4 : From Kitchen to Corner Office: Driving Sustainability Across the Hospitality Chain

This panel connects the dots between day-to-day decisions, from menus and food waste to guest service and long-term sustainability planning at the leadership level.

TALKING POINTS:

    Outcomes:

  • Departmental Approaches to Sustainability
    How different departments approach sustainability, from menu design and waste management to guest experience and corporate strategy.
  • Aligning team goals with sustainability targets,
    fostering a shared culture of accountability across all levels.
  • Breaking Silos for Impact
    Why collaboration between chefs, GMs, and sustainability leaders is essential for meaningful change.
  • Measuring Success
    What KPIs, certifications, and feedback loops actually work across departments.
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The Innovate 2025 conference is meticulously designed to provide you with a rich, immersive experience that drives actionable insights & fosters collaboration from keynote presentations.

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The Innovate 2025 conference is meticulously designed to provide you with a rich, immersive experience that drives actionable insights & fosters collaboration from keynote presentations.

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The Innovate 2025 conference is meticulously designed to provide you with a rich, immersive experience that drives actionable insights & fosters collaboration from keynote presentations.

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Speakers 2024

Mohamed Amer

Regional Director of Operations,
ICC MENA

Sam Graham

Managing Director
Rider Levette Bucknall (RLB)

Anita Nouri

CEO / Founder
Green Growth Planning Consultancy LLC

Raya Ani

Founder
RAW-NYC Architects

Duncan Payne

Head of Support Services
Khansaheb

Nadine Zidani

CEO & Founder
MENA Impact

Rabih El Chaar

Co-founder & CEO
Nadeera

Rana Hajirasouli

Founder
The Surplus | Certified B Corp

Yasmine Barbier

Founder
Responsible Legacy

John Timson

Vice President Sustainability and Safety, Premium, Middle East, Africa & Asia Pacific, and Premium, Midscale & Economy Division
ACCOR

Lara Hussein

Co-founder & Soil Builder
The Waste Lab

Marc Afonso

Category Manager, International Wines (Portugal, Spain, South Africa, New Zealand, South America)
MMI

Judith Cartwright

Founder & Managing Director
Black Coral Consulting

Dima Alkawadri

Assistant Professor at The School of Textiles and Design
Heriot-Watt University Dubai

Craig Thackray

Vice President, Environment, MEA
AECOM

Diviya Naval

Manager - Design & Business Development
Al Shirawi Interiors

Joumana Hosri

A Global Ambassador for Renewable Energy and Sustainability
CEO, Sacotel Znschine

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