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Dubai leadership forum opens with 1,000 public- and private-sector leaders announced

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The Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum opens on 13 October at Dubai World Trade Centre with 1,000 government and private-sector leaders announced. Its agenda addresses AI-enabled decision-making, institutional performance and agile administration and includes leadership majlis on the future economy, future cities and the new global narrative.

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United Arab Emirates · Government Transformation, Leadership & Artificial Intelligence

Source date: 2026-10-06. This is separate from Horizon publication.

Limits and what this does not prove: Before commitment, verify: Named initiatives, programme owners, budgets and measurable delivery dates announced at the forum; Official participation or procurement routes attached to government transformation projects; Published outputs from the Future Economy and Future Cities leadership majlis.

Reviewed 2026-10-13Source published 2026-10-062 min read

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The Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum opens on 13 October at Dubai World Trade Centre with 1,000 government and private-sector leaders announced. Its agenda addresses AI-enabled decision-making, institutional performance and agile administration and includes leadership majlis on the future economy, future cities and the new global narrative.

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  • The Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum opens on 13 October with 1,000 government and private-sector leaders announced.
  • The programme covers artificial intelligence in decision-making, institutional performance, agile administration and three leadership majlis on the future economy, future cities and global narratives.
  • The event preview says future initiatives will be showcased but does not identify a funded project, procurement route or supplier-access mechanism.

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  • Named initiatives, programme owners, budgets and measurable delivery dates announced at the forum
  • Official participation or procurement routes attached to government transformation projects
  • Published outputs from the Future Economy and Future Cities leadership majlis

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The facts above are attributed to Emirates News Agency / Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Leadership Development and were checked by Horizon against the linked official record for this 2026-10-13 edition. Horizon's operational interpretation is separately identified and is not presented as a statement by the source.

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