The first ever Asia Pacific conference on giftedness in the gulf region got underway in Dubai. The five day long conference is aimed at promoting the world class standards and best practices for the gifted and the talented students from the region.

Focus is on the empowerment of youth and encourage the gifted and talented among them, The theme this year is “Nurturing Talent, Growing potential “ to capitalize on the human potential at an early stage and nurtuting the talent through education.

One of the highlights is the Children and Youth Summit ,where the gifted or talented children in the 9-18 year age group are groomed to excel in their respective fields. These include engineering exploration, new inventions program, robotic systems design, innovation house, high tech chamber for 12 plus age group with an Intelligence Quotient ,IQ of 130 plus. 

In addition there are special sessions for those who wan to excel in leadership , dance, music ,arts and crafts and wild life activities .These sessions are being conducted by renowned experts from all over the world.

The event has been organized by Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness for the development and education of gifted and talented children in Asia-Pacific region. APFG consists of scholars, teachers, parents of gifted or talented children, and those interested in development of gifted and talented children and gifted education. Members of the APFG are from Australia, China. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand ,United Arab Emirates etc.