THE 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

AI & robotics pioneer; founder of Google X, Waymo, Udacity, and Kitty Hawk; and Stanford Professor

Sally Capp

Former Lord Mayor, Melbourne

Jesper Brodin

Chair, The Earthshot Prize; Former CEO, Ingka Group (IKEA); Global Sustainability Leader

Harish Consul

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Ocgrow Ventures

Christiana Figueres

Co-host, “Outrage & Optimism” Podcast; Former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Formerly with UN

Abdallah Abu-Sheikh

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Mal

Dr. Ayesha Khanna

CEO of Addo AI and one of the world's leading voices on artificial intelligence

Alain de Botton

Acclaimed Broadcaster, Best-Selling Author and Psychotherapist

Jim Snabe

Chairman, Board Member at Temasek; Board Member at C3.ai; Board Member at Bloom Energy.

Enrique Penalosa

Urban Strategy Consultant and Lecturer/ Former Mayor Bogota

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