This year the Youth Global Forum will celebrate its fifth year anniversary in the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Under the theme of ‘’Industry 5.0 vs Inclusive Development: Where is the future?’’, Dr Oualid Ali will give a keynote presentation on ‘’Industry 5.0: Where we’ve come from and where are we headed’’. He is the Founder and President of the Future Cities Council & Director of Training and the Smart Solutions Centre (TSSC) at the German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech). We sat down briefly with Dr Oualid to get his thoughts on the upcoming Youth Global Forum and to also some advice for the participants ahead of their arrival.