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Giving Everyone a Voice

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Experience a structure inspired by the spirit of the UAE's founding fathers.

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Meet ordinary people doing extraordinary things and join a global community of changemakers.

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In February 1968, this nation's founding fathers met under a desert tent and shared an idea that would turn into something truly great: the United Arab Emirates. Animated by this spirit of collaboration, The Good Place by Expo Live is an exhibition space dedicated to showcasing human potential and those who work to advance it – through the Expo Live innovation and partnership programme and beyond.

With a design inspired by the tent where the UAE was conceived, the pavilion showcases social innovations conceived to improve our lives. Come and meet ordinary people doing extraordinary things – and be inspired to join our global community.


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Designed by renowned Emirati architect Ahmad Abdulrahman Bukhash, The Good Place’s structure expands the Bedouin tent shape into an elegant white canopy, folded with seven origami-like angles on each side to join at a tall peak. The tent seems to float over a clean, glass box. 

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Inside Expo: The Future is Well

The global pandemic has tested our interconnected world. Expo presents an important opportunity for all stakeholders in the health sector to design an inclusive, crisis-proof global health system that is fit for the future. The very latest health and medical technology will also be on display, including systems that are transforming how communities access healthcare and fight disease outbreaks. The programme will highlight how innovation and investment in health and wellness can contribute to a healthier, happier global community. 

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Expo Live Impact Series: Giving Everyone a Voice

Expo Live's Impact Series highlights the impact of social and environmental innovations. Taking place at The Good Place by Expo Live Pavilion, Expo Live Global Innovators join change-makers around the world to discuss their visions towards collective action and meaningful change.

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Back in 2015, United Nations unveiled the Sustainable Development Goals as a means to work towards a better future. Expo 2020 Dubai’s purpose embodies the two main pillars of these goals: sustainability and opportunity. The global COVID-19 pandemic has further proved the urgency of this global agenda. As this mega-event takes place, Expo 2020 Dubai will become the center of commitment and action in ensuring that no one is left behind. The Leave No One Behind Track of Expo 2020 Dubai's Programme for People and Planet features a tapestry of event series that spotlight the importance of opportunity for all, gender equality and much more.

Catalysing Opportunity for All

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With a focus on COVID-19’s tremendous impact on the world’s health systems, societies, and economies, this event will feature a variety of sessions centred around responding to the current and future pandemics. The topics will range from spotlighting the undeniable link between human and animal health to strengthening the resilience of health systems in the face of future pandemics while keeping equity as a key theme throughout the day. The event will also host a pandemic emergence simulation exercise where participants will be able to discuss pandemic preparedness in a ﬁctional setting.

Building Resilient Health Systems

The Next Wave Preventing and Preparing to Beat Future Pandemics

Bringing together experts from around the world to discuss lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic and chart a path forward for more resilient and equitable health systems.

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Terra - The Sustainability Pavilion - Audio Guide

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At Expo 2020, sustainability is an urgent, attainable reality, and Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion is the proof. Both immersive exhibition space and exemplar of environmental self-sufficiency, Terra is a pioneering piece of architecture that pushes the limits of renewable design.

The pavilion’s 130-metre-wide solar canopy – so vast that you could park 10 city buses head-to-tail atop it – converts sunshine into electricity for the exhibits below. Artfully funnelled natural light and local plant species, together with technologies that can reduce water consumption by 75 per cent, show the way to a sustainable future.


Inspiring experiential journey through our shared sustainable future

Two immersive paths to choose from: beneath a forest and beneath an ocean

LEED Platinum environmental features, including solar power and water recycling

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Terra is a super-sized marvel of forward-thinking design. The pavilion’s technology generates enough energy in a year to power a Nissan Leaf to drive halfway to Mars, while another system captures moisture from the air you breathe and turns it into drinkable water. Enter and take a fantastical journey through the wonders of nature, humanity’s challenges and the promise of our shared future. 


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Terra is home to five thought-provoking art installations from artists around the world, with each piece demonstrating a response to the issue of sustainability.

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Young visitors can explore a fantastical world inspired by Terra's very own octopus, Octavia.

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Expo aims to deliver one of the most sustainable World Expos in history, supporting the UAE in its journey towards a green economy. Sustainability is integrated across both our operations and programming, embracing every opportunity to create meaningful impact, and inspiring the global community to play an active role in becoming part of a sustainable future.

The Live in Balance track of Expo 2020 Dubai's Programme for People and Planet features a tapestry of event series and experiences that spotlight our relationship with the natural world, and position Expo as a critical catalyst for restoring balance with our planet.

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During the course of the pandemic, the world has experienced a period of ambiguity concerning our physical, mental and financial futures. These uncertainties caused by an “unknown” virus also brought about a new wave of social stigmas, causing many echelles of society to be negatively stereotyped and discriminated against with a wave on misinformation across various media platforms.

In order to transcend beyond these pressures, many turned to mental health exercises like mindfulness, using the practice as a buffer to counter pandemic related distress. We can cultivate mindfulness by giving attention to our present moment and thoughts as it rewires our minds to adopt more compassionate and empathetic responses to manifest the world we want, a world that values Truth Over Headlines. 

Marking Health and Wellness week at Expo 2020 Dubai, Dignified Storytelling presents “Unlocking the Mind” to help participants revisit the significance of mental health in order to achieve optimal physical health during and beyond the pandemic. Through a series of academic talks and a guided meditation session, we will learn how to rewire our thought processes.

Join us as we hear from Omar Shehadeh, Chief International Participants Officer at Expo 2020 Dubai who will touch on the stigmas created during the the pandemic and the role of media in mitigating or fuelling these threats. We will then hear from Dr. Reem Al Gurg, Director of Strategy and Institutional Excellence at MBRU, as she talks about the importance of academia and public awareness regarding stigmas created by the pandemic. The session continues with Edyta Satchell, founder and CEO Satchelle Global Wellness and Christine Kritzas, psychologist and Education Director of Lighthouse Arabia, who will shed light on the significance of mindsets and nutrition. Finally, Abeer Ayash, Wellness Professional from Home of Wellness will take us through a guided meditation session to help the audience refresh their minds.


Unlocking The Mind

During the course of the pandemic, the world has experienced a period of ambiguity concerning our physical, mental and financial futures. These uncertainties caused by an “unknown” virus also brought about a new wave of social stigmas, causing many echelles of society to be negatively stereotyped and discriminated against with a wave on misinformation and disinformation across various media platforms, causing a rise in mental health strains in various parts of the world.
 
In order to transcend beyond these pressures, many turned to mental health exercises such as mindfulness, using the practice as a buffer to counter pandemic related distress. Mindfulness is an exercise we can cultivate by giving attention to our present moment, thoughts and emotions as it rewires our minds to adopt more compassionate and empathetic responses to manifest the world we want, a world that values Truth Over Headlines.
 
Marking Health and Wellness week at Expo 2020 Dubai, Dignified Storytelling presents a session under title “Unlocking the Mind” to help participants revisit the significance of maintaining mental health in order to achieve optimal physical health. 
 
Get ready for a refresh, reset & rewire as we're joined by Omar Shehadeh, Chief International Participants Officer at Expo 2020 Dubai who will touch on the stigmas created during the course of the pandemic and the role of media in mitigating or fuelling these threats.  We will then continue the sessions with Edyta Satchell, founder & CEO Satchelle Global Wellness, Christine Kritzas, psychologist and Education Director of Lighthouse Arabia, where they will shed light on the significance of mindsets and nutrition during uncertain times. The event will close with Abeer Ayash, Wellness Professional from Home of Wellness with a guided mediation session to help the audience digest the experience and refresh their minds.

Refresh, rewire and reset the mind as we mark Health and Wellness week at Expo 2020 Dubai, Dignified Storytelling presents “Unlocking the Mind” 


During the course of the pandemic, the world has experienced a period of ambiguity concerning our physical, mental and financial futures. These uncertainties caused by an “unknown” virus also brought about a new wave of social stigmas, causing many echelles of society to be negatively stereotyped and discriminated against with a wave on misinformation and disinformation across various media platforms, causing a rise in mental health strains in various parts of the world.

In order to transcend beyond these pressures, many turned to mental health exercises such as mindfulness, using the practice as a buffer to counter pandemic related distress. Mindfulness is an exercise we can cultivate by giving attention to our present moment, thoughts and emotions as it rewires our minds to adopt more compassionate and empathetic responses to manifest the world we want, a world that values Truth Over Headlines. 

Marking Health and Wellness week at Expo 2020 Dubai, Dignified Storytelling presents a session under title “Unlocking the Mind” to help participants revisit the significance of maintaining mental health in order to achieve optimal physical health during and beyond the pandemic. Through a series of academic talks and a guided meditation session, participants will learn how to rewire their thought processes to encompass the many dimensions of the mind and to be mindful of the language we adopt when communicating with others.
 
This session will hear from Omar Shehadeh, Chief International Participants Officer at Expo 2020 Dubai, Mina Al-Oraibi, Editor in Chief of The National which will touch on the stigmas created during the course of the pandemic and the role of media in mitigating or fuelling these threats. The session will then hear from Dr. Reem Al Gurg, Director of Strategy and Institutional Excellence at MBRU, whom will talk about the importance of academia and public awareness regarding stigmas created by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will then continue the sessions with Edyta Satchell, founder & CEO Satchelle Global Wellness, Christine Kritzas, psychologist and Education Director of Lighthouse Arabia, where they will shed light on the significance of mindsets and nutrition during uncertain times. The event will close with Abeer Ayash, Wellness Professional from Home of Wellness whom will end with a guided mediation session to help the audience digest the experience and refresh their minds.


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Unlocking the Mind

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Dignified Storytelling: Unlocking the Mind

World Expos have always been meeting places for people across cultures and geographies; an opportunity to come together and celebrate human ingenuity and forge meaningful human connections. As the first World Expo to be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, and with the participation of more than 192 countries, Expo 2020 Dubai looks to take this legacy even further. The Build Bridges track of Expo 2020 Dubai’s Programme for People and Planet features a tapestry of event series and experiences that celebrate our common humanity and the vital connections that can help us prosper together as a worldwide community.

Expo Live Impact Series: Giving Everyone a Voice

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Speaker of the day

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Ilze Zaharane

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Hector Costa

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Ilze Zaharane

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Hector Costa

Health & Wellness Week.

This event is part of the
Expo Live Impact Series.

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Leave No One Behind.

Giving Everyone a Voice

Speaker of the day

Speaker

Ilze Zaharane

Speaker

Hector Costa

Speaker

Ilze Zaharane

Speaker

Hector Costa

Health & Wellness Week.

This event is part of theExpo Live Impact Series.

This event is part of theLeave No One Behind.

This event is part of the
Expo Live Impact Series.

This event is part of the
Leave No One Behind.