14-15
november 2024
Participate
Dubai
UAE
World of opportunities
3rd international business forum
The Ritz-Carlton, JBR
The forum is held under the patronage of the Ministry of Economy of the UAE
International
Business Forum: «World of Opportunities»
The largest annual business event bringing together international business leaders to foster collaboration amid new global conditions.
A platform helping to connect internationally with business leaders and high officials.
The number one event for companies and investors looking to develop business in the Middle East, Africa, and Asian countries.
About the forum
2-day program with exclusive business, cultural, and sporting events.
New Opportunities for a New World
This November, we will place a special emphasis on foreign trade, recognizing it as foundational to international relations. The forum provides a space for leaders to engage in dialogue, addressing trade relations, global economic shifts, and initiatives to enhance international supply chains.

In addition to foreign trade, key themes will include transport and logistics, education, healthcare, medicine, tourism, investment and the creative economy. Through constructive dialogue, the forum aims to strengthen global partnerships, broaden networks, and attract interest from potential investors and leading media outlets.
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two-day event
1000
Members Offline
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Networking, Business, Culture, Sport
Event Formats
300 000
Audience reach through social media
Users:
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Prestigious
venues in Dubai
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of 3nd international business forum “World of Opportunities”
Speakers
  • H.E. Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
    Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Minister in Charge of Talent Attraction and Retention, Chairman of the Emirates Drug Establishment
  • Alexey Gruzdev
    Заместитель Министра промышленности и торговли Российской Федерации
  • Alexander Isaevich
    Member of the Board of Directors, General Director – Chairman of the Board of JSC “SME Corporation”
  • Abdullah Al Saleh
    Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Industry, UAE Ministry of Economy
  • Konstantin Mogilevsky
    Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
  • Sergey Gorkov
    Chairman of the Russian-Emirati Business Council
  • Ahmed Ben Chaibah
    Owner and CEO of Aquafun, the world's largest water park; serial entrepreneur, investor and business leader
  • Olga Petrova
    Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
  • Boris Chernyshov
    Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
  • Alexander Demin
    Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Small and Medium Entrepreneurship, Deputy Head of the "NEW PEOPLE" faction
  • Vera Podguzova
    Senior Vice President - Director of External Relations, PAO Promsvyazbank
  • Grigory Gurov
    Head of Rosmolodezh - After Demin
  • Victoria Lopyreva
    Russian TV presenter and public figure, blogger, Ambassador of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. UN Ambassador to Russia for Combating Discrimination
  • Natalya Popova
    First Deputy General Director of Innopraktika
  • Galina Yudashkina
    Creative Director of the Valentin Yudashkin Fashion House
  • Alexander Orlov
    Entrepreneur, restaurateur, co-owner of more than 130 restaurants, bath complexes in the CIS, Europe, USA, Hong Kong, UAE and other countries. Projects: Gaia, Cipriani Dubai, Tanuki, "TKH", "Orlovskie Bani" and others
  • Georgy Rostovshchikov
    Founder of the FHUB RUSSIA group of companies, FHUB SHOWROOM, President of the International Buyers Association INTERNATIONAL BUYERS HUB
  • Elena Myakotnikova
    Member of the Executive Committee (Member of the Management Board), Director of Sustainable Development, RUSAL
  • Roman Karmanov
    General Director, President of the Cultural Initiatives Foundation
  • Sultan Mohammed Al Riyami
    Head, Abu Dhabi Esports Gaming Department
  • Yuliana Slashcheva
    Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Soyuzmultfilm Studio, CEO, Gorky Film Studio
  • Dawood Al-Shezawi
    President of AIM Global Foundation
  • Alexey Vasilchuk
    A Russian restaurateur, entrepreneur, co-founder of the restaurant chain "Chaikhona N1" and the restaurant holding Restart Vasilchuk Brothers
  • Sultan Al-Qahtani
    Co-founder of Alitqan Legal Group (Kuwait)
  • Vladimir Varenik
    Founder, Indie Go Accelerator and CEO, Mensa VR gaming company
  • Bishr Oweidi
    Owner of Reviver Dubai (UAE)
  • Evgenia Markova
    Founder and CEO, JM Create&Connect Global Agency
  • Ali Bin Abbas Al-Naqi
    Founder and CEO of Vidago Artistic Production Company (Kuwait)
  • Walid Mansour
    Co-Founder and Co-CEO, MEVP, UAE
  • Faghr Qassim Ali
    Director of Media Sector Development, Sharjah Media City - Shams, UAE
  • Ekaterina Cherkess-zadeh
    Director of the Center for the Development of Creative Economy, Agency for Strategic Initiatives
  • Mikhail Smirnov
    President of the Association of Innovative Enterprises in the Energy Sector "EnergoInnovation", Doctor of Political Sciences
  • Nadiya Cherkasova
    Vice President, All-Russian Public Organization of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship "OPORA RUSSIA"
  • Talal Tabaa
    CEO and Co-founder of CoinMENA, a regulated cryptocurrency exchange at the Central Bank of Bahrain
  • Alexander Maksimov
    Honorary Representative of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Middle East
  • Alexander Shenderyuk-Zhidkov
    Senator of the Russian Federation; Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Budget and Financial Markets
  • Elina Sidorenko
    General Director of ANO "White Internet", Member of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights
  • Izzat Dajani
    Senior Expert Advisor, Lansky, Ganzger, Goeth & Partner Rechtsanwälte GmbH
  • Alexey Bokov
    Producer, founder of the School of Event Production, Vice-President of the Academy of Journalism of Kommersant Publishing House, member of the Board of Trustees of the Charitable Foundation "Our Children"
  • Alexey Yuzhakov
    Chairman of the Board of Directors of Promobot
  • Stanislav Iodkovsky
    CEO of IVA Technologies
  • Amir Idiatulin
    CEO and Founder of the architectural bureau IND
  • Anna Zeitlinger
    Global Partner, Head of Russia and CIS Department, attorney at law at Lansky, Ganzger & Partner
  • Khalid Al-Barrak
    Head of the Legal Department of the Kuwait Ministry of Higher Education (Kuwait)
  • Dmitry Krasnogor
    Co-founder of the SBN Group
  • Vladimir Kosoy
    President of the Center for Infrastructure Economics
  • Alexander Voronkov
    Vice President, Director of Rosatom - Middle East and North Africa
  • Vladimir Miklushevsky
    Rector of Mospolitekh
  • Boris Boltyansky
    Editor-in-Chief of Pravo.ru
  • Valery Tumin
    Partner and Head of the Russian Representative Office of fäm Properties

  • Rustam Romanenkov
    General Director, ANO "Arctic Initiatives" Center
  • Daniil Bisslinger
    CEO of ANO "DVFM"
  • Ekaterina Ivanova
    Deputy Director of the Roscongress Foundation for Creative and Cultural Initiatives
  • Marta Bocharnikova
    Head of the International Development Department of the ANO "Agency for Creative Industries"
  • Ekaterina Petrova
    Director of the GenerationS corporate innovation development platform, Director of Innovation and Technological Development at RVC
  • Vladimir Tatarintsev
    Director for the development of strategic projects of PJSC Rostelecom
  • Ekaterina Galanova
    Creator and Director of the Dance Open International Ballet Festival, Director and Producer of the Classics on Dvortsovaya concert
  • Alexandra Kurdyumova
    Co-founder of Futura Digital, UAE
  • Nabil Al Moalimi
    Former adviser to the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Media
  • Nikolay Lantsev
    Managing Director, Reksoft Consulting
  • Sergey Shitkov
    Vice-Rector of MGIMO, Co-Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the festival "We need Diaghilev"
  • Unathi Lutshaba
    Executive Director, South African Cultural Observatory
  • Alexander Shatirov
    Director of the RK-Investments Foundation
  • Mikhail Yurchuk
    Deputy General Director for Government Relations, UMMC
  • Stanislav Aleksandrov
    Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Association of Lawyers of Russia, State Secretary – Vice President of the Synergy Corporation
  • Evgeny Szhenov
    Scientific Director of the Scientific and Educational Policy Expert and Analytical Center, Member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia
  • Ksenia Trinchenko
    Director of the Department of International Cooperation of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
  • Oleg Yastrebov
    Rector of RUDN
  • Yulia Antokhina
    Rector of the St. Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
  • Dmitry Glushko
    Rector of the Mordovian State University named after N.P. Ogarev
  • Ivan Romanchuk
    Rector of the Tyumen State University
  • Irina Gordina
    Director, IOT Consortium of Universities
  • Alexander Nikolaev
    CEO of the online TV platform ViNTERA.TV and the HD MEDIA TV channel network.Partner of Veligera Capital, Enlightened Minds Investments (Dubai, UAE), Co-owner of the Game of Kings business Chess Club
  • Anastasia Polyakova
    Director of the Investment Club, Vice President for Development of Synergy Corporation
  • Faina Mirimova
    Head of the Program Implementation and Interregional Cooperation Department, Ministry of Resorts, Tourism and Olympic Heritage of the Krasnodar Region
  • Timur Kudratov
    Founder of Enlightened Minds Investments and World Key Concierge
The forum is an opportunity to share best practices and experience
Economics
Transport
Culture and Art
Investment and Export
foreign trade
Education
Information Technology
Healthcare
tourism
Сферы
Landscape of healthcare of the future
Window to the East: new opportunities for trade and business development in the UAE
Global cooperation in education: a desert mirage or an island of sustainable development in the world's ocean of opportunities?
Creative industries: prospects for cooperation and development of the animation and video game industry
Topics
International university-science-business ecosystem: building bridges of trust
The future of investment: trends, opportunities and challenges
The right to invest in science
Trends in international education: programs with the participation of foreign partner universities and prospects for expanding cooperation
The East is a delicate matter: how can small businesses find their place in the new ocean of opportunities
Participation packages
Business
Seating in the Business zone
Participant package
Welcoming coffee break
Networking area
List of participants
Business program records
Startup track
VIP
Access to the investment lounge: presentation of your startup to investors, participation in a pitch session
3 Standard tickets
Exhibition stand in the startup zone
Standard
Seating in the VIP area
Participant package
Welcoming coffee break
Networking area
Participant package
List of participants + private chat
Welcoming coffee break
Business program records
Networking area
Separate registration area
Seating in the Standard area
VIP lunch
30% discount on any program (except for visiting programs) of the Synergy School of Business
Light
Attendance of one full-time EMBA module of your choice from the Synergy Business School
Participation in the 1st day of the forum
Seating in the Standard area
An exclusive high-level event in the heart of Dubai. The opera ball offers the best of classical high culture and modern entertainment programs from around the world.
Immerse yourself with us in a glamorous ballroom night with first-class entertainment, culinary delights, music and dances accompanied by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Nations from Hamburg under the direction of Maestro Justus Franz, with the participation of world-class tenor Placido Domingo and world-famous soprano Sonia Joncheva.
The program includes jazz legend and saxophonist Igor Butman and famous violinist Pavel Milyukov. As a special greeting for the guests of the ball, there will be a show of the unique collection of the Mastersuit brand. The host of the evening will be a magnificent Russian TV presenter, singer and actress, "Miss Universe" Oksana Fedorova.
Date of the event:
15.11.2024
Gathering of guests:
18:30
18:30
Arrival and reception in Dubai Opera
Program of the event
19:30
Grand opening and ball with exciting performances and stars of classical and modern music in a multifunctional opera house
Russian opera ball
20:00
Exquisite gala dinner
22:00
Big opera finale and opening of the dance floor, musical event
23:00
Party after the show with a DJ, festive atmosphere, music and dancing
Diamond Package
Good view of the stage
You have the opportunity to occupy tables 55, 57, 58, 62 and 63
Membership package also includes the cost of dinner