244. Khalfan Belhoul: How Dubai Is Becoming a Global Hub for Longevity and Human Performance

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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The future isn’t coming, it’s being built right now in Dubai, and the timeline will shock you. Take a glimpse inside the Dubai Future Foundation with its CEO, Khalfan Belhoul, where air taxis, drone deliveries, and AI-integrated infrastructure aren’t concepts but deployment-ready solutions hitting the streets within 36 months. Khalfan explains how “future readiness” means creating safe environments where technology can fail fast, regulations bend for innovation, and entrepreneurs get direct access to decision-makers who ask, “how can we change anything?” instead of “here’s why we can’t.” CLICK HERE TO BECOME GARYS VIP!: ⁠https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg⁠ Get Sheik Mohammed’s book, “The Sheik CEO“ here: https://bit.ly/4cyDrgm Connect with Khalfan Belhoul Website: https://bit.ly/4sBsmRx YouTube: https://bit.ly/47WgD8M Instagram: https://bit.ly/4tLAuQj TikTok: https://bit.ly/4tmA96T Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Q1pArg X.com: https://bit.ly/4dO20Im LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/4cOBlsT Thank you to our partners H2TABS: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠https://bit.ly/4hMNdgg⁠ BODYHEALTH: “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: ⁠http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV⁠ BAJA GOLD: "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: ⁠https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa⁠ COLD LIFE: THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eULUKp⁠ WHOOP: JOIN AND GET 1 FREE MONTH!: ⁠https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW⁠ AION: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD⁠ A-GAME: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: ⁠http://bit.ly/4kek1ij⁠ PEPTUAL: “TUH10” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠https://bit.ly/4mKxgcn⁠ CARAWAY: “ULTIMATE” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Q1VmkC⁠ HEALF: 10% OFF YOUR ORDER: ⁠https://bit.ly/41HJg6S⁠ RHO NUTRITION: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: ⁠https://bit.ly/44fFza0⁠ GOPUFF: GET YOUR FAVORITE SNACK!: ⁠https://bit.ly/4obIFDC⁠ GENETIC TEST: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Yg1Uk9⁠ Watch the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST: YouTube: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8⁠ Podcasts: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RQftU0⁠ Connect with Gary Brecka Instagram: ⁠https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo⁠ X: ⁠https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://bit.ly/464VA1H⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2⁠ Website: ⁠https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU⁠ Merch: ⁠https://bit.ly/4aBpOM1⁠ Newsletter: ⁠https://bit.ly/47ejrws⁠ Ask Gary: ⁠https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG⁠ Timestamps 00:00 Intro of Show 3:11 Building a Leading City of the Future 9:27 Dubai’s Resilience and Agility 12:40 Embracing Technology for Development 15:24 Emirati Culture and Leadership in Dubai 22:16 What is Future Readiness? 29:10 Execution of Dubai Future Foundation’s Vision 31:26 Vision of Dubai Sports Council 33:04 Dubai 30x30 Challenge Participation 37:13 Focus on the Human Being 42:51 Lessons from the Dubai Experiment 45:13 What does it mean to you to be an Ultimate Human? Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions. Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation. Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	In my position, I'm entrusted, empowered, and it's okay if there are errors and mistakes if they're done in the right way.
0:06.5	And when you have that feeling, coming top down from your leaders, there's no better feeling because it helps you become more creative, pushing the boundaries,
0:14.0	talking about longevity, to AI, genome sequencing.
0:17.0	And this is mainly our butter and that's what we do at the Dubai Future Foundation.
0:20.0	This country feels like a business, not in the sense that it's very corporate, but it's very organized.
0:26.6	The execution of everything from transportation to construction, to safety, since I've been here, it's been flawless.
0:32.6	And as you know, the nation consists of more than 200 nationalities, which is the secret source of how inclusive, how collaborative, the community is.
0:40.5	A lot of people in your sphere use this term future readiness.
0:43.7	What does this future readiness mean?
0:45.7	So future readiness for us is to ensure that we really... Hey, guys, welcome back to the ultimate human podcast.
1:06.1	I'm your host, human biologist Gary Brecker, where we go down the road of everything,
1:10.6	anti-aging, biohacking,
1:12.6	longevity, and everything in between. And today I'm in a very, very special place in the world
1:18.1	with an extraordinarily special guest. I cannot wait to run this podcast. I got a chance to sit down
1:24.4	with the CEO of the Dubai Future Foundation and the vice chairman of
1:27.6	the Dubai Sports Council, amongst many other hats that he wears. But welcome to the podcast,
1:33.0	Your Excellency, Calphan Bellhole. Thank you, sir. Great to be with you. Great to be on your
1:37.7	podcast and great to see you again. You look nice and young and healthier than ever, my friend.
1:44.3	Thank you, man, I'm 55 going strong, you know.
1:46.9	Keep going.
1:47.9	You might have I start with a little personal story
1:49.7	because this is a little surreal to me.
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