Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the seventh edition of the Knowledge Summit, organized by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), will take place at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 14 and 15, 2022, as well as from March 16 to 18 through virtual sessions.

The seventh edition of the summit will focus on areas of common global interests, within an agenda that will address several key topics through various panel discussions on current and future challenges, as well as explore knowledge solutions with the participation of a wide range of experts, leaders, and government officials from across the world.

H.E. Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF, said: The Knowledge Summit's topics have been carefully selected, as they represent issues of common global interest and impact. We are keen to present, through the summits sessions, broad and in-depth discussions to explore present and future challenges in all aspects and showcase the opportunities and alternatives that knowledge provides to help us achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals before 2030. These discussions are set to provide a clear picture of the practices that must be adopted in the coming years, to be adequately prepared to mitigate challenges and manage them in the best possible ways.

The summits agenda includes in-depth discussions and talks on knowledge issues related to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis that swept the world at the end of 2019 and continues to impact the community, as well as the possibility of delayed global recovery due to the emergence of new Covid-19 variants.

The summit will also host a talk on The Role and Impact of Media During Crisis: COVID-19 (as an example), which will shed light on the medias impact on the awareness and education as well as its influence on people, considering the crisis that have led to behavioral symptoms such as fear, anxiety, and tension, amidst the spread of misinformation. In addition, participants will explore, through a session titled Knowledge Drives the Future, the role and importance of knowledge in ushering the global community towards a better future and a more sustainable and prosperous economy for all.

In a session themed Pandemics and their Impact on Climate: A Double-Edged Sword, the Knowledge Summit will examine the lessons learned to mitigate climate change and the impact of pandemics on climate, in light of the global climate practices and measures applied in accordance with Paris Agreement 2050, as a result of the economic slowdown caused by the pandemic during the past years, which has, in some way, positively impacted the environment and climate due to abrupt reduction in nitrogen and carbon dioxide emissions.

The summit will further explore practices that will accelerate the virtual education system and the future of education, as well as the collaboration of the real and digital world, during a session titled Web Education 3.0 - The Metaversity, which will be followed by insightful discussions on the future of the youth in entrepreneurship in the session titled Young Entrepreneurship.