Khalfan Belhoul

Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Future Foundation

Khalfan Belhoul is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dubai Future Foundation
(DFF). Belhoul brings more than a decade of experience as a driving force in transforming businesses and organizations that contribute to Dubai's strategy of economic diversification.

As CEO, Belhoul leads the DFF strategy across its five strategic business units that include imagining and understanding the future, disseminating future knowledge, building future capacity, designing, accelerating the future, and seeing and experiencing the future. Under his supervision, Dubai Future Foundation continuously works towards achieving its vision and goals of placing Dubai as a leading city of the future, and a hub for innovation and technology.

In his current role, Belhoul’ s focus is to ensure Dubai Future Foundation acts as a catalyst in prompting change and promoting innovation. This is implemented by bringing together individuals, organizations, and government entities to turn their visions into realities, and achieve sustainable and effective business operations. Under Belhoul’s supervision, DFF is home to several initiatives that also provide the environment and resources needed to promote disruptive, positive change through prototyping, accelerating and knowledge sharing.

Prior to his role at DFF, Belhoul served as the Vice President of Strategy at Dubai Holding, where he was responsible for formulating Dubai Holding’s strategic direction and enhancing its investments and its role in the diversification of Dubai’s non-oil economy. Earlier in his career, Belhoul played a key role in setting up the Belhoul Investment Office, responsible for launching a sophisticated asset allocation strategy spanning private equity, alternative investments, real estate and conventional assets.

Belhoul holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Management Information Systems, and a Master’s degree in E-Commerce, both from Boston University in the United States of America (U.S.A). He was also awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Middlesex University Dubai, in recognition of his distinguished efforts in foresight and future design

Khalfan Belhoul currently holds various memberships
across several entities in the UAE; these include:

• Vice Chairman of Dubai Sports Council
• Board Member of Emirates Development Bank (EDB)
• Board Member of Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC)
• Board Member at Board of Governors of the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University
• Board Member at Rashid and Latifa Schools Establishments
• Member of the Higher Committee of Future Technology and Digital Economy
• Member of the Steering Committee for Metaverse Governance, World Economic Forum
• Board Member of the Seoul International Policy Advisory Group (SIPAG)

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