His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
Dubai - At the EDGE conference, Shaikh Mohammed stressed that the UAE and the YPO share the common goals of driving innovation and creativity to empower people.
Published: Thu 10 Mar 2016, 11:00 PM
Updated: Sat 12 Mar 2016, 8:22 AM
The UAE has a clear vision to secure the future and progress of its people and to ensure happiness for all people living here, including Emiratis and foreigners — regardless of their sex or colour, said His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
He said this on Friday while addressing YPO EDGE, the annual flagship conference of the Young Presidents’ Organisation, being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The YPO is the world’s premier non-profit network of chief executives and business leaders connecting 24,000 members in more than 130 countries through a series of programmes around the world focussed on innovation and entrepreneurship. At the YPO’s EDGE conference, some 2,500 business executives and thought leaders will speak on subjects from politics, philanthropy and humanities.
Shaikh Mohammed welcomed the conference and stressed that the UAE and the YPO share the common goals of making the world a better place for the coming generation and driving innovation and creativity to empower people to counter ever-increasing global challenges and boost development to benefit all humanity with a focus on less privileged countries.
Since its establishment, the UAE has been taking great interest in playing effective regional and international roles, Shaikh Mohammed noted, adding that this has taken multiple forms, including development projects launched by the UAE in more than 140 countries.
"The UAE looks forward to a shift from ‘partnership’ in making a better future for humanity to ‘leadership’ in achieving this goal." Shaikh Mohammed stressed that the UAE has a clear vision for the future and progress of its people using its national innovative human resources. "We have developed plans to achieve this vision and ensure happiness of all people living here in the UAE, including Emirati people and whoever visits the country."
He highlighted the role of the world’s youth in making a better future and reiterated his confidence in their ability to create opportunities for development and progress.
He stressed that the UAE has presented a successful model for understanding and co-existence based on solid foundations of tolerance, openness, acceptance of different cultures and thoughts. This, he noted, is based on the deep conviction that diversity is a source of power.
He noted that in Dubai, nationals of more than 200 countries live and work together in complete harmony and understanding while the government seeks to make all people happy, regardless of their sex or colour.
"Our environment taught us to be always fearless and ready when challenges come up, no matter how difficult they might be, and to make relentless efforts to discover, in these very challenges, opportunities to overcome them using excellence and aptitude. Today, we have internationally-competitive institutions on which we pin great hope for the whole of our economy."
Shaikh Mohammed highlighted the importance of positive energy in bolstering the ability of people to make strides in development and progress.
"This positive spirit has always been present in the achievements made by the UAE which spares no effort to promote this spirit among its own people and encourage them to embrace it as an approach to make further success and excellence," Shaikh Mohammed added.
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