LIVEX SPEAKERS
Meet the policymakers, investors and innovators leading the LIVEX Conference.
ADNEC Abu Dhabi
29 September - 1 October 2026
MEET THE SPEAKERS.
Every speaker brings a new perspective on livability.
Discover the people shaping the future of cities through leadership, innovation and investment.
Our line-up is growing, check back regularly for the latest speaker announcements.
Sebastian Thrun
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AI & robotics pioneer; founder of Google X, Waymo, Udacity, and Kitty Hawk; and Stanford Professor
Sally Capp AO
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Former Lord Mayor, Melbourne
Jesper Brodin
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Chair, The Earthshot Prize; Former CEO, Ingka Group (IKEA); Global Sustainability Leader
Harish Consul
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Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ocgrow Ventures
Christiana Figueres
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Co-host, “Outrage & Optimism” Podcast; Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Formerly with UN
Abdallah Abu-Sheikh
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Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Mal
Dr. Ayesha Khanna
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CEO of Addo AI and one of the world's leading voices on artificial intelligence
Alain de Botton
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Acclaimed Broadcaster, Best-Selling Author and Psychotherapist
Jim Snabe
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Chairman, Board Member at Temasek; Board Member at C3.ai; Board Member at Bloom Energy.
Enrique Penalosa
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Urban Strategy Consultant and Lecturer/ Former Mayor Bogota
Carlos Moreno
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Scientific Director
Henry Graber
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Journalist and Author of Paved Paradise
Tucker Carlson
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Founder, Tucker Carlson Network and Podcast Host, Tucker Carlson Show
Steve Chen
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Co-founder of YouTube
Adrian Grenier
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Actor, environmental advocate, founder of Earth Speed Media, investor, UN Environment Programme ambassador.
Anne Hidalgo
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Global Ambassador for the Global Covenant of Mayors and Former Mayor of Paris (2014-2026)
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