Dubai Industrial Park, the dedicated industrial hub within Dubai Wholesale City and member of Tecom Group, will participate in the inaugural Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) which opens in Abu Dhabi, UAE, today (March 27).

The event will run until March 30, at the Paris-Sorbonne University.

Dubai Industrial Park said that its attending senior representatives will shed light on the fundamental challenges in the region’s manufacturing sector.

The event is hosted by the UAE Ministry of Economy and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and will offer a global platform for industry leaders and companies to shape the future of manufacturing.

The exhibition will showcase UAE’s manufacturing capabilities with the goal of boosting regional and international partnerships.

The event will additionally feature key debates on challenges and opportunities in the manufacturing sector.

The visitors will get the opportunity to learn more about Dubai Industrial Park’s unique and comprehensive services, currently offered to over 700 businesses across seven key industrial subsectors which include food and beverage, base metals, transport equipment and parts, machinery and mechanical equipment, logistics, chemicals, and mineral products.

Abdulla Belhoul, chief executive officer of Dubai Wholesale City, said: “The main drive behind economic competitiveness is the capacity of a country’s industry to innovate and upgrade.”

“The summit aims to encourage economic sustainable growth and innovation across diversified industries. By facilitating international businesses, foreign direct investments (FDI) and global exchange of knowledge and technology, the UAE have been successful in creating an enabling ecosystem for the manufacturing sector, making it a major contributor to the sustainable development process,” he said.

“We believe this forum offers an excellent networking and knowledge-exchange platform, through which will be able to better serve our existing and potential customers, and extend our support to Dubai Industrial Strategy, specifically FMCG and machinery and equipment's (M&E) sectors that we are leading in the strategy,” he concluded.

The summit aims to define a global vision for manufacturing by offering a platform for industry professionals as well as government leadership to discuss implementation of international best practices.  

Over 1,200 delegates expected to attend, including heads of state, government leaders, ministers, policymakers and executives from 2000 companies across the GCC region, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service