The Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders Summit returns under the theme of Resilience for a Sustainable Future and is held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment. Now in its fourth edition, the two-day event will examine how governments, businesses and institutions can strengthen their ability to anticipate change, navigate disruption and build the capabilities required for sustainable, long-term growth.
The event brings together leaders from government, business, investment, academia, and the next generation to examine how economies, institutions, and organizations can build the resilience needed to secure long-term prosperity.
In an era of technological disruption, climate pressures, geopolitical uncertainty, and rapidly evolving industries, resilience has become an economic and leadership imperative. The summit will explore how leaders can anticipate and adapt to change, strengthen institutional and organizational capability, secure critical resources, accelerate innovation, develop future industries, and invest in the people and systems that will underpin sustainable growth.
Through high-level leadership dialogues, ministerial conversations, executive exchanges, interactive discussions, and global case studies, delegates will examine the decisions shaping the future: from energy and infrastructure resilience to AI and emerging technologies, investment, natural capital, research commercialization, leadership development, and workforce readiness.
Hosted in Abu Dhabi, a global center for sustainable development, innovation, and long-term economic transformation, the summit will provide a platform for collaboration, knowledge exchange, and practical leadership. Bringing together established and emerging leaders, it will move the conversation beyond responding to disruption to ask a more important question: how do we build economies, institutions, businesses, and communities that are equipped to thrive through change while creating lasting value for future generations?