Our host Adrian Ellis speaks to Marjan Faraidooni, Chief of Education & Culture and Chief of HR at Expo City Dubai about how Expo City transformed itself from a major event venue into a vibrant cultural ecosystem unto itself.

References:

• Expo City Dubai: https://www.expocitydubai.com/
• Expo 2020 Dubai Museum opening: https://blooloop.com/museum/news/expo-2020-dubai-museum-opening/
• Exposition Universelle of 1867: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_Universelle_(1867)
• Exhibition Road Cultural Group: https://www.discoversouthken.com/
• 1998 Lisbon Specialised Expo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_%2798
• Expo 2010 Shanghai China: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expo_2010

Guest bio:

Tasked with making sure Dubai’s Expo 2020 delivers an enduring economic and social impact Marjan Faraidooni spends her time contemplating all-important investments in infrastructure and the redevelopment of the Expo site, while promoting culture, history and traditions around the Expo 2020 Dubai theme of ‘Connecting Minds, Creating the Future’ and sub-themes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability.

She joined Expo 2020 Dubai in March 2014 and has been leading the strategy development and execution of the legacy programme since. Prior to joining the Expo team, she served as director of portfolio strategy at Dubai Holding where her responsibilities focused on the development and implementation of strategy across investments and operating companies.

• Marjan Faridooni: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjan-faraidooni-82408111/
• Expo City Dubai: https://www.linkedin.com/company/expocitydubai/