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Future &Happiness
A Gala Dinner presented by Chess Arts Club

Future & Happiness™

An event organizing company that brings the people building the future to one table, through immersive gala evenings, premium hospitality and film, to shape a vision of a flourishing humanity.

Venue
Atlantis The Palm · Dubai
Date
Friday, 20 November 2026
Honoured guest
James Cameron
Admission
By invitation

The future is our next move.

00The Mission

To bring the world's leading minds to one table, and shape a flourishing humanity together.

New technology is giving humanity new possibilities. The boldest ideas are born at one table.

Future & Happiness brings founders, investors, scientists and cultural leaders together, human to human, to talk about where humanity goes next: in the coming year and in the coming decade.

From that conversation, the room creates one shared picture of the future.

Our themes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Longevity
  • The Future of Business
  • Happiness
A marble chess king and a green chess queen on a chessboard under the ocean, a manta ray above and candlelit dinner tables behind
Future & Happiness GalaAtlantis The Palm, Dubai
01One question to every guest

Friday, 20 November 2026Atlantis The Palm · Dubai

One question.One night.

“What future do you want to leave humanity?”

Friday
20.11
honoured guests
8
Megacampus guests
100+
chapters
3
A table by the aquarium, Atlantis The Palm: a round table laid in white beside the aquarium window, a manta ray and a shoal of fish passing

Atlantis The PalmFriday, 20 November 2026

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02Honoured guests

People who change the world.

  • Portrait of James Cameron
    James CameronCreator of “Titanic” and “Avatar”
  • Portrait of Robert Greene
    Robert Greene“The 48 Laws of Power”
  • Portrait of Wim Hof
    Wim HofThe Wim Hof Method
  • Portrait of Dave Ulrich
    Dave Ulrich“Father of modern HR”

At one table.

  • Portrait of Tali Sharot
    Tali SharotNeuroscientist, UCL
  • Portrait of Christoph Adami
    Christoph AdamiProfessor, MSU
  • Portrait of Ken Schmidt
    Ken SchmidtEx-Harley-Davidson
  • Portrait of Grigory Avetov
    Grigory AvetovFounder, Megacampus
Voices of the evening

On stage.

  • Portrait of Hatima Singer
    Hatima SingerGeneral producer of the event
  • Portrait of Ekaterina Kondratenko
    Ekaterina KondratenkoMC · leads the awards
  • Portrait of Mohammad Al Hosseini
    Mohammad Al HosseiniKeynote
  • Portrait of Gordon Einstein
    Gordon EinsteinHosts the live talk
03The evening at a glance

One night. Three chapters.

  1. Guests in silhouette before three arched windows of the Atlantis aquarium

    I · 19:00

    Welcome at the Aquarium

  2. A table laid for dinner before a tall aquarium window, a shark swimming past

    II · 20:30

    Michelin-starred Dinner Show

  3. A glowing ocean globe on a plinth in a darkened room

    III · 21:40

    Recognition Ceremony

Run of show

The evening, hour by hour.

  1. Arrival, photos with Cameron

  2. Welcome and keynote

  3. Seating at the Michelin-starred restaurant

  4. Live talkGordon Einstein

  5. AwardsEkaterina Kondratenko

  6. DJ lounge and networking

  7. Close · after-party

04Venue

An eveninginside the ocean.

Aquarium
Welcome and media zone
Dinner
Michelin-starred restaurant, all evening
Atlantis
Exclusive hospitality partner
Atlantis The Palm, Dubai: the arch of the hotel at duskAtlantis Dubai
Atmosphere

An evening inside the Atlantis aquarium.

Three aquarium windows framed by walls of violet and blue ocean projections
Welcome by the aquarium
A trident standing under a domed ceiling of ocean light, before a wide aquarium window
The trident and the deep
05Who is in the room

An evening youcannot buy a ticket to.

business owners
100+
tickets on sale
0
market cap of companies in the room
$120bn+

Guest industries

  • 28%B2B
  • 24%Real estate
  • 17%Education
  • 31%Other
A table at the restaurant, set before the aquarium windows
06Chapter I19:00

The World We Choose.

  1. 01

    Entering the future

    Ocean projections

  2. 02

    Photos with Cameron

    At the trident

  3. 03

    A message to the future

    Interviews for the film

  4. 04

    20:00 · Opening

    KeynoteMohammad Al Hosseini

The trident under the dome of ocean light
Chapter II20:30

A live talk aboutthe future of happiness.

A live conversation between tables.

  1. 01

    What does happiness look like in the future?

  2. 02

    Which innovations inspire you?

  3. 03

    What would you change on the planet?

  4. 04

    What are your ideas and projects?

The restaurant: tables under a tall chandelier, ringed by aquarium windows
Chapter III21:40

A stage of recognition.

Ceremony
Trophies for the partners
Who
Companies and personal stories
For what
A move towards happiness
Gifts
Gifts for guests from our partners
Presented by
Chess Arts Club, with the nomination partners
The ocean globe
07Trophies presented by Chess Arts Club

Each trophy has a partner.

The five chess trophies: king, queen, bishop, knight and rook in marble and green stone under the ocean
  • King

    The Grandmaster Move

    Boldest decision of the year

    Partner slot
  • Queen

    Pawn to Queen

    Women’s leadership

    Partner slot
  • Bishop

    The Happiness Move

    Innovation for happiness

    Partner slot
  • Knight

    The Knight’s Move

    Breakthrough creator

    Partner slot
  • Rook

    Checkmate

    Project or deal of the year

    Partner slot
For partners

What the partner receives.

  1. 01

    A voice in the live talk

    Present your company on stage

  2. 02

    An audience with capital

    Guests with personal capital of $8M to $800M each

  3. 03

    Your logo on the main brand wall

    The photo wall for celebrities and every guest

  4. 04

    Seats at the gala dinner

    For 1-2 representatives, as agreed

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Guests at the aquarium window
08Documentary film

A time capsule,filmed in one night.

How people in 2026 imagine the future of happiness.

Premiere · 28-30 November
Golden Dunes Dubai International Film Festival
Produced with the support of
AZ FilmZ, a Hollywood production company that has worked with Paramount, Golden Gate and Netflix.

  • YouTube

    The film, open to all

  • Interviews

    Guests’ messages to the future

  • Partners

    Credits and footage rights

A sealed envelope with a green wax seal and a fountain pen beside chess pieces by candlelight, under the ocean
09Partners

Partners of the evening.

  • Exclusive hospitality partner

    Atlantis Dubai

  • Part of the week of

    Megacampus

  • Organized by

    Future & HappinessChess Arts Club

  • Supported by

    Tech Tuesdays

  • Media partner

    Influence 33
10Future & Happiness Gala

The future isour next move.

20 November 2026 · Atlantis The Palm

A marble chess king on a chessboard under the ocean, a manta ray gliding above

Reserve a table

For owners and founders who want to bring their circle to the table.

A marble chess king and a green queen on a lit chessboard under the ocean

For brands, funds and institutions.

Direct contact

Hatima Singer

General producer · Future & Happiness

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Contracts & paymentsFuture of Happiness Events Organizing L.L.CCommercial Licence No. 1433931 · Dubai, UAE