'Building the Future Summit' to gather realty leaders, investors

Forbes Middle East is gearing up to launch the first edition of its Building the Future Summit, taking place on May 26-27, 2025, at Berklee Abu Dhabi. The summit will bring together an exclusive cohort of real estate leaders, investors, innovators, and architects from across the region and around the world.

- Inayat-ur-Rahman, Business Editor

Held in strategic partnership with the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure—represented by the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme—and Abu Dhabi's Department of Municipalities and Transport, and in collaboration with One Development, the summit will host a distinguished lineup of speakers, senior government officials, and industry leaders. Among them are: Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport; Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security for the UAE Government; Eng. Mohamed Almansoori, Director General of the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme; Dr. Omar Al Shaiba, Executive Director for Information Technology Affairs at the Department of Municipalities and Transport; Ali Al Gebely, Founder and Chairman of ONE Development; and Sherif Beshara, Group CEO of the Mohamed & Obaid Almulla Group and American Hospital Dubai.