Dubai’s Smart City Vision is set to be showcased at a summit, which will be attended by more than 350 delegates in the emirate next week.

Endorsed by Dubai Municipality, the Arab Future Cities Summit will take place on November 10 and 11 at the Sofitel, The Palm Resort and Spa.

The summit is a high-profile international gathering of government authorities, developers, urban planners, investors, academics and cutting-edge technologists aimed at giving direction to smart city development across the Middle East region, and a platform for organisations to showcase their achievements, upcoming projects and smart technologies.

It will cover issues like ‘Digital Strategies for a Successful Smart City’, ‘Smart Security Using Security Analytics and Threat Intelligence’, healthcare, ‘Building Design and Sustainable Urban Planning’, ;eSystems of Logistics and Transportation’, ‘Big Data for Smart Cities’, ‘Energy Consumption’ and ‘E-Government.’

A panel of professionals and educators will discuss Future Cities Sustainable Development in the Arab World, Intelligent Transport Systems and Smart Building Design, and Sustainable Urban Planning.

Abdulla Rafia, assistant director general - engineering and planning sector, Head of The Sustainability Committee, Dubai Municipality will present on ‘The strategic plan, projects and initiatives to transform Dubai into a Smart City’.

The summit will also see leading innovators and experts from SAP, Autodesk Middle East, Tronic Smart City, Thales , Renault , Huawei Tech, ZTE Corporation, Robotina, Algo Consulting Group, Waseela Telecom, Armada Electromechanical, GET Group Holdings, Diyar United Company, Cubic Art Technologies, Atlantech, ISYX Technologies, Omnix, Imex Systems Inc., iTech Management Consultancy, Lafon Technologies, ITQAN for Smart Solutions, Emirates Technology Company, Green Parking UAE, Digital interiors and Helles Gruen DMCC. - TradeArabia News Service