Thousands of technology professionals attended the opening day of the two-day Internet of Things Expo (IoTX) and the one-day Gulf Enterprise Mobility Exhibition & Conference (Gemec) in Dubai, UAE.

IoTX witnessed a jam-packed conference audience engaged in a series of discussions focussed on how firms can capitalise commercially on the booming regional Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem.

Younus Nasser, assistant director general, Dubai Smart Government Office, delivered a keynote address outlining that people’s happiness is the entity’s ultimate success indicator.

“Technology today can deliver city-wide social happiness and as we transform Dubai into the world’s smartest city, the Smart Dubai blueprint will define smart city transformation,” said Nasser.

Headline Gemec discussions focussed on how heightened enterprise mobility will transform companies’ customer engagement strategies and how forensics, access controls and authentication can limit mobile security threats in a mobile embedded world. Ashi Sheth, manager Enterprise Platforms of Netflix, delivered the keynote address.

A new umbrella identity collecting Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (Gisec), IoTX, The Big Data Show and Gemec, the exhibition element of Future Technology Week collects more than 180 exhibitors displaying innovative solutions and products on the show floor.

Future Technology has attracted a high-profile contingent of the world’s leading technology companies including AdvanTech, BT, Cisco, Dark Matter, DELL, Ericsson, GE, Huawei, Intel, Microsoft, Pacific Controls and SAP amongst others.

Future Technology Week runs until March 31 at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), with IoTX concluding on March 30, the two-day Gisec opening on March 30 and the one-day The Big Data Show running on March 31. – TradeArabia news Service