Abu DhabiThe water,, April 19, 2025 / Prnewswire / – The Ministry of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced the main panels and sessions for the seventh edition of the Abu Dhabi culture summit, the main global forum to hold April 27 to 29, 2025 To Manarat al Saadiyat.
The summit of this year, held under the theme “Culture for humanity and beyond” Gather global opinion, political decision -makers, renowned artists and creative innovators to explore the intersection of culture, technology and global governance. The three -day summit will promote the critical dialogue which focuses on the collective redesigned of human emancipation and humanism through opening presentations, creative conversations, group discussions, artist discussions as well as a series of tailor -made workshops. Participants will seek to find common ground to build a sustainable future shared. New perspectives will emerge from it tomorrow while the old ways of thinking become obsolete.
His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, President – DCT Abu Dhabi, commented: “DCT Abu Dhabi is proud to reconquer our local and international partners covering culture, design, technology and even more to the seventh edition of the ABU Dhabi culture summit, to continue to rely on the progress that we have made to identify how culture can affect positive change. An unprecedented period of technological change.”
Rita AounExecutive Director of the Culture Sector – DCT Abu Dhabi,, commented: “The summit of Abu Dhabi culture brings together cultural leaders, political decision -makers and creative visionaries to engage in critical discussions that shape the future of cultural policy and creative industries. The theme “Culture for humanity and in creative ecosystem, we are committed to creating platforms that reflect dialogue in action, strengthening cultural exchange and supporting sustainable growth in the region and beyond. “”
The top of the Abu Dhabi culture will offer a diverse range of sessions throughout the three days.
This includes keys by In GawdatAuthor and former Google X business director, Susan Buck-MorssPhilosopher and scholar; Teacher Iyad RahwanDirector of automatic learning at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Sir William SargentPresident of Frametore; Glenn D. LowryDirector of David Rockefeller at MOMA, and Koyo KouhExecutive director and chief curator of Zeitz Mocaa.
There will also be an exceptional series of Creative conversations Presenting insightful discussions with award -winning creatives such as Thomas Heatherwick, designer; Colleen Atwood, costume designer; REFIK ANADOL, visual artist and Ralph NataArtist; Ayoung KimVisual artist; as well as in -depth conversations between the PhilanthropE Maja Hoffmann and the architect Hashim’s sarcasm; and sir John AkomfrahDirector, with writer and director AMKPA AWANThebe Magu, designer and Mariam IssoufouArchitect.
A series of sessions will discuss the growing influence of AI on creativity and the digital world. These include “the AI revolution: redefine creativity in the era of machines”; “The rise of AI in creative industries”; “Should governments regulate AI to compensate for creative industries?”; “The Double Broken Blow of AI in the cinema”; “The property dilemma: safeguarding music in a digital-premier world”; “To be settled in the future: music, AI and learning”; and “Avatar transmission: from oral knowledge to digital knowledge”.
Participants can also wait for the sessions impatiently to culture as a force for good. The subjects covered will include “becoming green: what happens when cultural leaders act for the planet”; “Culture as a public good: from policy to action”; and ‘a moving horizon. Cultural anticipation. Planetary affection. Share the world ”.
On the day of opening, a round table will take place on “filling the cultural gap: the role of culture in the formation of global governance”, reflecting the sub-theme of the day, “Rethaping the Cultural Landscape”. Panel speakers include Jenny ShipleyFormer Prime Minister of New Zealand; Iveta Radičová, former Prime Minister of Slovakia and Cassam Uteem, former president of Maurice and. The panel will discuss the importance of including culture in multilateral processes and cultural dimensions integration strategies into unrelated frameworks, before the main events related to culture such as Mondiacult 2025.
After the success of the first ministerial dialogue of Mondiacult organized at the top of culture last year, the summit will host its second edition of ‘Mondiacult Ministerial Dialogue | The culture of humanity in the digital age ‘, a discussion in two parts focused on the impact of artificial intelligence on culture and human creativity, and culture and peace for a lasting future, bringing together more than 10 ministers of culture around the world. Another key session of the cultural policy of the summit is a round table on “advancing the objectives of the UNESCO culture and artistic education framework”, focusing on the sub-theme of the day, New executives to redefine culture for humanity and beyond ‘. This panel follows the “World Conference on Culture and Artistic Education”, an international rally organized by the DCT Abu Dhabi and UNESCO February 13-15 Last year, which welcomed more than 190 ministers of education and ministers of culture around the world to discuss a world framework for culture and artistic education.
Enriching the program further are other key sessions, including “a conversation: on jazz, humanity and beyond” with Herbie HancockPioneer jazz musician and goodwill ambassador of UNESCO and John RIDDING, passionate about jazz, journalist and CEO of Financial Times; “ Creative expression at a moment of disturbance ”, moderate by Al-Oraibi mineEditor -in -chief of the National, with speakers including the chief of Dubai Opera, PAOLO PETROCELLI And the award-winning designer, Lama Hourani, and a panel co-organized with the Ministry of Water Culture on “From Ruines to Resilience: A New Era of Heritage Rehabilitation”. Participants will also have the opportunity to discover the creative practices of many renowned artists in a series of exceptional creative discussions, including in particular WAEL AL AWARArchitect, Abdalla AlmullaArchitect, Alia AlshamsiPoet and artist, Omar Al GurgDesigner, Lawrence Abu HamdanArtist, Yolanda Castaño, writer, and Andrea CoteWriter among others.
The global partners of the event include UNESCO, The Economist Impact, The Design Museum, Google, Salomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation and Recording Academy. Additional partners include Image Nation Abu Dhabi, International Federation of Artistic Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA), cultural, national, club of club MadridAbraham Family House, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Berklee Abu Dhabi, Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy (AGDA), French Institute, Institute of the Arab World, Arab Gulf States Institute WashingtonABU Dhabi Natural History Museum, Teamlab, Maktaba, House of Artisans and Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute.
Several key partners have expressed their point of view on the next summit.
Ernesto Ottone R.,, UNESCO Deputy Director General for Culture, said: “From heritage to creativity, culture is an expression of humanity that connects us in time. The theme of this year challenges us to examine how technology has transformed this secular relationship. UNESCO calls on participants to exploit the power of culture towards a lasting future and centered on man.”
Tim MarlowDirector and Chief Executive Officer, The Design Museum, Londoncommented: “The Design Museum is delighted to be part of the summit of culture and this year will stage a series of discussions and discussions that turn to the conception of a more than human future.”
Nacho Floristan, Generative director AI solutions Architecture, EMEA / APAC, Google, says: “We are delighted to participate in the 2025 culture top, reflecting on the way Genai transforms our society and how we discover, we raise and create culture in the future.”
Harvey Mason Jr,, CEO of Recording Academy, added: “Culture has the power to unite, inspire and advance humanity. At the Summit 2025 culture, we are delighted to explore how music and creativity shape our future – amplifying voices, promoting innovation and connecting people through borders and generations.”
Panos A. Panay,, The president, registration of the academy, said: “While we meet for Culture Summit 2025, we are at a fascinating intersection where culture and humanity collide with an unprecedented technological disturbance. I am delighted to explore how music and the arts evolve beyond traditional borders, becoming powerful catalysts that shape our future while deepening our connection with what makes us human fast.”
Dr Jarses du Westerman,, Director and chief executive officer of the Museum and Foundation Salomon R. Guggenheim, said: “Guggenheim has always been an incubator of the future, offering a platform for artists and catalyzing conversations to explore the important questions of the day. We are delighted to return to the top of Abu Dhabi culture and to concentrate our creative imagination for this iteration on the way art, AI and other generative technologies are shaping ups of expression and cultural production.”
Kenneth CukierThe deputy editor, The Economist commented: “As the AI eats the world, the culture that would be worth is vital – an expression of our human values and our shared destiny. The impact of the economist is honored to program part of the summit of annual culture Abu Dhabi, celebrating the power of the story to shape our identities of progress and goal.”
The Summit of Abu Dhabi Culture is an annual global forum that brings international leaders of cultural and creative industries to explore the ways in which culture can transform societies and communities around the world. The forum reflects the commitment of DCT Abu Dhabi to preserve, protect and promote Abu Dhabi Rich cultural heritage while promoting creativity and innovation to build a more inclusive and sustainable global cultural future.
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