DUBAI – A look ahead to the major events of Friday 21 January at Expo 2020 Dubai
Global Goals Week Day 7:
Expo Walk 2020 for Climate Action with Michael Haddad
- Visitors are invited to join the Expo 2020 Walk for Climate Action, with Michael Haddad, UNDP Regional Goodwill Ambassador for Climate Action. The inspirational athlete, who has defied paralysis, will spread the message that we can all walk away from the climate abyss and preserve our planet
- Michael will also be joining us as a guest speaker tomorrow to tell us more
- 1600-1700, from the UN Hub in the Opportunity District to the Sweden Pavilion in the Sustainability District
Expo Live Impact Series: Tourism that Works for Everyone
- Panel discussion focusing on making tourism accessible and inclusive, supporting small players and developing unique experiences
- 1600-1645, Expo Live Pavilion Expo Live Impact Series: Making Charitable Giving Easy and Trustworthy
- Panel discussion on connecting people from all parts of the world through the power of giving
- 1730-1815, Expo Live
‘H2O Sounds of Earth’ Lectures on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- Learn about the SDGs from the perspective of Sonidos de la Tierra. This innovative social entrepreneurship programme seeks to promote good citizen practices and fights against poverty through the transformational power of music
- 1900-2000, Terra Auditorium
Other activities:
Outlier Series | Advancing Women’s Participation in International Trade
- 1500-1600, Chile Pavilion Desert Blues of Morocco
- Immerse yourself in the enchanting music from the southern regions of Morocco, blending modern and ancestral sounds. An iconic performance delivered by Moroccan artist OUM
- 2100-2200, Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre
DJ Khaled Mamdouh @ Expo
- DJ Khaled Mamdouh is back after his successful New Year’s Eve gig at Expo. He will be playing the deep house music that has always been a huge part of his life
- 2200-0000, Jubilee Stage
22 JANUARY Singapore National Day - 1015, Al Wasl Plaza Global Goals Week, final day: Cultures in Conversation: The Wider the Vision, the Narrower the Phrase
- How can culture interpret the Global Goals for citizens of the world that are at Expo? We invite cultural practitioners to radically challenge the conversation, and allow for artistic interpretations of these inspirational objectives
- 1500-1520, Sun Stage Other activities: Outlier Series | A light in the darkness – The personal story of Marta Borrell
- This event focuses on educational challenges at a global level, showcasing young advocates and future leaders defending out-of-the-box education policies, and aiming to highlight the importance of the quality of education and the empowerment of women
- 1500-1700, Women’s Pavilion Expo Run – second edition
- Another opportunity to be part of the most iconic run of the year
- Join us and experience the incredible route that passes a myriad of International Participant’s pavilions, the stunning architecture of Expo’s thematic pavilions in the Sustainability, Mobility and Opportunity Districts, and of course the stunning focal point of the site, Al Wasl Plaza
- 0700, 10km Race Start; 0730, 5km Race Start; 0800, 3km Race Start
- Meeting point for media to capture start of the race: Qatar Pavilion, 0630
- Finish line location: Jubilee Avenue
Maria Moreno ‘I Dance’
- Extraordinary flamenco dancer Maria has dazzled audiences at concerts and festivals across Spain, winning many awards along the way. This show comprises pieces that define her as an artist and as a person
- 1600-1715, Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre
Hit Music Festival
- After the roaring success of Hit Music Festival 2020, Expo is proud to be hosting the second edition of the world’s biggest South Indian music event, featuring the region’s biggest talent
- 1700-0000, Jubilee Stage
23 JANUARY
Luxembourg National Day
- 1015, Al Wasl Plaza Emirates 2022 World Stamp Exhibition
- The Exhibition showcases Dubai as the hub for connecting minds and creating the future
- 1000-1600, Dubai Exhibition Centre, Hall 1B South, Rooms 4, 5 and 7, 8 Dialogue: Presence of the Arabic language and culture in Mexico today: a millenary heritage
- This debate will be a dialogue about the communicating lines that have united these cultures since the beginning
- 1900-2100, Terra Auditorium Voice of Youth – Wonderland | New Zealand
- Personally directed by Parris Goebel, this production celebrates diversity and youth through song, dance, drama and the spoken word. Goebel will select 30 youngsters from New Zealand, joined onstage by a group of experienced youth performers
- 23-26 January, 1830-1930, Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre 7 Vivid Pictures from the Georgian Literature | Georgia
- Visitors are treated to a theatrical performance of Georgian literature. The beautiful, costumed performance emphasises the script based on the most important periods of Georgian literature and cultural history – from myth to Georgian avant-garde
- 2130-2230, Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre Jassim Mohamed concert
- Jassim Mohamed, the Emirati singer, performs live at Expo 2020
- 2130-2300, Jubilee Stage 24 JANUARY Cambodia National Day
- 1015, Al Wasl Plaza International Day of Education (SP)
- Showcase of the most important transformations that have to be nurtured to realise everyone’s fundamental right to education, and build a more sustainable, inclusive and peaceful future
- 0900-1800, Dubai Exhibition Centre, Hall 2A South Next Gen World Majlis | A School for My Children: Notes from the teachers and parents of tomorrow
- Event that considers the types of schools today’s young people would like to build for the children and pupils they will be raising and teaching in the future
- 1000-1300, Portugal Pavilion Education Heroes: Celebrating the Women Transforming Education, Past, Present and Future
- Joint session with France Pavilion involving female education leaders highlights how they reached their positions and who inspired them, and spotlights the next generation of education changemakers
- 1030-1330, Women’s Pavilion The Örökség National Children and Youth Folk Heritage Association | Hungary
- Each year the Örökség” Association organises solo dance competitions throughout Hungary, and every second year the National Solo Dance Festival of Children Folk Dancers. Enjoy solo dancing at its finest
- 1530-1630, Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre National Jazz Orchestra: All that Jazz | Italy
- This orchestra takes us through the history of Italian music. From the post-war period to the present day, they play the famous soundtracks of some of Italy’s greatest cinema composers – in perfect jazz style!
- 2100-2230, Dubai Millennium Amphitheatre DJ Fat Sam
- Nostalgic sounds of various music cultures mixed by Dubai’s finest DJs, including DJ Fat Sam
- 2100-2300, Jubilee Stage
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