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Cities in Action Forum 2025
A blueprint for future cities
By Expo City Dubai

Register to attend the annual flagship meeting of city leaders, urban visionaries and industry experts in Expo City Dubai, the new centre of Dubai's future

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Let’s shape better cities
More prosperous, equitable, sustainable and resilient
Design the future of cities
Explore new actionable prospects
Network with urban solution providers
Take part in the programme
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Our content tracks
Empowering city leaders and stakeholders around the world
Centres of Action
Innovation Hubs
Prosperous, Nature-Positive Systems
Quality of Life Incubators
City leaders and urban visionaries
Introducing this year's speakers
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Mohamed Sefiani, Mayor of Chefchaouen, Morocco

President, World Forum of Intermediary Cities of United Cities & Local Governments

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Winston Chow, Professor of Urban Climate and IPCC Co-Chair

Co-Lead Principal Investigator for Cooling Singapore initiative

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Dr. Sarah Hill, Executive Project Director, Public Investment Fund

Adjunct Professor, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

What to expect
Opportunities to seek and scale sustainable urban solutions
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Extensive networking opportunities

With leaders, experts and decision makers from cities across MEASA and beyond

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Expert-led plenary sessions

Providing actionable insight and solutions for sustainable urban development

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Cutting-edge workshops

Designed to catalyse collaborations around some of the most urgent urban challenges

Highlights: Cities in Action 2024
A snapshot of the inaugural meeting of urban visionaries in MEASA
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People from all walks of life driving sustainable urban development

City leaders, developers, architects, corporates, think tanks, SMEs and more

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Actionable ideas for and by the Middle East, Africa and South Asia

More than 100 expert speakers, with a strong representation from the MEASA region

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Cities critical to achieving a more sustainable world

Delegates from more than 38 cities worldwide shared challenges and solutions

Videos from Cities in Action Forum 2024

'We have created something together that is both intimate and regional, driving meaningful connections for exponential change'

'We have created something together that is both intimate and regional, driving meaningful connections for exponential change'

'What should the cities of the future look like?'

'What should the cities of the future look like?'

Essential reading
Thought leadership from the Forum
We need to reengineer our urban typologies
Planning for a more sustainable town
A sustainable city is an inclusive city
Sustainability is about the human aspect too
SMEs have the solutions, but they need support
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