Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management, has signed up as a Gold Sponsor to the upcoming Arab Future Cities Summit Qatar in Doha, which will focus on making future cities in the Middle East work better.

The fourth edition of the annual event will be held at the Ritz-Carlton on April 13 and 14.

“With the world battling the energy challenge, Middle East cities must evolve to revitalise their economies, environment and resources while giving its people a high quality of life through smarter strategies and solutions,” said Ghassan Bhargouth, country president - Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, Schneider Electric, who will be speaking at the event on Efficient, Livable, Sustainable Smart Cities.

“Proper urban planning, strategic collaborations between global and local stakeholders and investments in science and technology will help each component of our city to be healthier and thrive in the long-term. Needless to mention, it will boost commercial investments.

“The summit is the ideal platform to network and exchange ideas with leading industry and government leaders- including tried-and-tested best practices implemented to embed our cities with the pulse of dynamic technology. As our governments move toward innovation and knowledge-based economies, let us make best use of this summit to transform our smart city visions into reality,” he added.

Brad Hariharan, regional director, Expotrade Middle East, organisers of the conference, said: “Schneider Electric’s commitment towards ensuring a greener, sustainable future, ties in perfectly to the theme of the Arab Future Cities Summit Qatar, an ideal platform for knowledge sharing on building smart cities of the future in the Middle East. It gives us great pleasure to announce this partnership and we look forward to a lasting relationship with Schneider Electric.” – TradeArabia News Service