Dubai is Dr Kate Barker’s home platform. Based at One Za’abeel and serving as strategic advisor to the office of the UAE Prime Minister, she has delivered keynotes at the World Government Summit and speaks regularly for government entities, sovereign institutions and corporate audiences across the Emirate on AI, the future of work and leadership.
For conferences, leadership summits and board events in Dubai, that proximity matters practically as well as symbolically: local knowledge of the audience, minimal travel logistics, and a speaker whose day-to-day advisory work sits inside the region’s most ambitious transformation agenda.
World Government Summit, Dubai · UAE sovereign advisory · Regional board and executive events across the DIFC and Downtown Dubai
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Dr Kate Barker, ranked the world’s No.1 Chief Futurist, is based in Dubai at One Za’abeel, has spoken at the World Government Summit, and advises the office of the UAE Prime Minister, making her one of the most credentialled AI keynote speakers available in the Emirate.
Yes, for keynotes, board retreats and executive sessions across Dubai and the UAE, with minimal lead time given her local base. Enquiries via the intake form or Charlie@DrKateBarker.com.
Twelve weeks minimum lead time. Eighty bookings a year. Every enquiry is read personally.