CTRL + ALT + CREATE | The Future Begins in Dubai

For over a decade, I’ve watched Dubai transform—its skyline stretching further into the future, its culture blending deep heritage with radical innovation. Since my first visit in 2012, this city has embodied what it means to dream boldly, build fearlessly, and rewrite what’s possible. That’s why there’s no better place to launch CTRL + ALT + CREATE, a new global salon series at the intersection of artistic imagination, systems reimagination, and emerging technology.

Why CTRL + ALT + CREATE?

We’re living in an era where the old playbooks no longer work. The systems that shape our world—education, finance, governance, media—are being questioned, challenged, and in many cases, failing to serve the people they were meant for. The future doesn’t belong to those who simply optimize what exists. It belongs to those who imagine beyond it.

CTRL + ALT + CREATE is about that imagination. It’s about gathering the world’s most forward-thinking artists, technologists, entrepreneurs, and change-makers to rethink, reset, and redesign. This is not a conference, not a panel, not a networking event. It’s a collision of minds, a place where ideas spark, AI meets artistry, and new futures take shape in real-time.

Why Dubai?

Dubai is the future, happening now. It is a city that has rewritten the rules—building not just infrastructure, but possibility. It’s a place where tradition and innovation sit side by side, where moonshot thinking is policy, and where every visit reveals something newly imagined.

With Ramadan as the backdrop, we’re setting the stage for something fluid, intimate, and transformative—a mix of Iftar and Suhoor, where guests flow in and out, conversations evolve, and the night becomes a space for exploration, storytelling, and ideation.

A Global Movement

Dubai is just the beginning. CTRL + ALT + CREATE will take flight in Silicon Valley, TED (Vancouver), S?o Paulo, and Rio, each city bringing its own energy, its own perspectives, its own opportunities to rethink the future.

Backed by Visions2030 , this series is not just about conversation—it’s about action. The insights, ideas, and collaborations born in these gatherings will inform the creation of a global accelerator, a platform to fuel artists as architects of the future, ensuring the most groundbreaking ideas don’t just inspire, but scale.

Join the Movement

CTRL + ALT + CREATE is an open-source invitation to imagine new realities. Whether you’re in Dubai, S?o Paulo, Silicon Valley, or beyond—this is a call to reset, rethink, and reimagine together.

Excited to kick off in a city that has inspired me for over a decade. Dubai, let’s create.