COP28
To achieve the necessary speed and scale of change, we believe creativity must be woven into every climate action.
Humanity has arrived at a precarious state of existence. Too many of us are working in our own silos, and too many of us are waiting for others to take the lead. Humans are the cause of climate change but also the key to its mitigation and reversal.
Limiting climate change calls for:
- Creativity to play a role (in provoking, catalyzing, accelerating, and delivering solutions and changes with rigor)
- The kind of creativity that generates new, real-world solutions for the climate era.
From December 4–7, 2023, practical creativity took center stage at the inaugural kyu House at COP28. Hosted by the kyu Collective, in a converted warehouse in Dubai’s Alkersal Avenue, the four-and-a-half-day experience saw people and ideas coming together for panel discussions, interactive workshops and presentations to explore tangible solutions to climate change. Seven of kyu’s companies: ATÖLYE, BEworks, Gehl, IDEO, Lexington, Neol, and SYPartners, crafted the programming along with Public Digital, and kyu itself.
Leading climate and sustainability organizations Aspen Institute, Urban Partners, Kite Insights, Futerra, and NOW Partners joined the kyu companies in exploring a range of topics, including leveraging AI for urban design, moving from intention to impact, understanding Gen Z’s mindset around climate, and using storytelling for human connection.
- PAST SPEAKERS
Partner at SOMA MATER
Sheikh Dr. Majid Al Qassimi
Sheikh Dr. Majid Al Qassimi
SOMA MATER aims to create radical transparency across every aspect of the UAE food system through education and awareness.
Driven by data and a community-first approach, SOMA MATER facilitates conversations that support its three central pillars:
- Empowering Local Producers
- Supporting Sustainable Importers
- Informing Critical Policy Makers
Sheikh Dr. Majid Al Qassimi
SOMA MATER aims to create radical transparency across every aspect of the UAE food system through education and awareness.
Driven by data and a community-first approach, SOMA MATER facilitates conversations that support its three central pillars:
- Empowering Local Producers
- Supporting Sustainable Importers
- Informing Critical Policy Makers
Director of Global Partnerships & Thought Leadership, Urban Partners
Thure Karup
Thure Karup
Director of Global Partnerships & Thought Leadership, Urban Partners
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- City Design
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- Public Policy
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- Strategic Partnerships
A political scientist by background, he started his career in the Danish Foreign Service. In his current job with Urban partners – an urban investment company and developer active in 8 countries—
Thure manages the company’s strategic partnerships, public affairs portfolio and external positioning.
Thure Karup
Director of Global Partnerships & Thought Leadership, Urban Partners
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- City Design
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- Public Policy
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- Strategic Partnerships
A political scientist by background, he started his career in the Danish Foreign Service. In his current job with Urban partners – an urban investment company and developer active in 8 countries—
Thure manages the company’s strategic partnerships, public affairs portfolio and external positioning.
CEO, kyu Collective
Michael Birkin
Group CEO at Beeah Group
Khaled Al Huraimel
Khaled Al Huraimel
BEEAH Group is driven to secure a sustainable future for all.
By leveraging experience across future-critical sectors and modern, scalable technologies, we are advancing sustainability agendas for companies, cities and governments.
Khaled Al Huraimel
BEEAH Group is driven to secure a sustainable future for all.
By leveraging experience across future-critical sectors and modern, scalable technologies, we are advancing sustainability agendas for companies, cities and governments.
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