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Middle East’s most prominent manufacturing and trade event, the Future Manufacturing and Trade Summit, hosted by Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED), and organised in collaboration with Expotrade Global, will be held 3-4 October 2018 at Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai.
The Summit will focus on the technologies and trends that are shaping the region’s industry and trade as well as provide insights on potential areas of future manufacturing practices that can be adopted and aligned with the Dubai Industrial Strategy (DIS) 2030. The event will also showcase, in a side exhibition, innovation & technology related services providers that support future manufacturing practices.
This year’s edition of the Summit seeks to engage more than 800 manufacturers and government representatives to discuss the challenges and opportunities in the manufacturing and trade sector, which continues to be one of the key economic drivers in the region. In the UAE, technology plays a vital role in promoting exponential growth in the industrial sector throughout the region.
Engineer Saed Al Awadi, CEO, Dubai Exports, said, “As a key contributor to DIS 2030 and in line with Dubai’s to become a global platform for knowledge-based, sustainable and innovative industries, Dubai Exports is delighted to again host this Summit with the active participation of the DIS Committees and global technology innovators who will discuss topics like the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), Factories of the Future, Digital twinning, and Use of Robotics, among others.”
Over 40 subject matter experts, many from the Fortune 500 Companies across USA, France, Germany will participate in the event as speakers and panelists. Uwe Hinsen, VP - 4.0 Manufacturing, BASF; Karl Suni Vatnhamar, Director of Manufacturing, Corys Packaging; Ali Idrees, Manufacturing Director, MEA, Mondelez; Erwin Bamps, CEO, Gulf Craft Inc; Delel Chaabouni, CIO - Middle East and Africa, Pepsico; Muhammed Ashraf, CIO, Masaf; Yasir Jamal, Vice President, Supply Chain - Middle East and North Africa, Unilever; Thomas Tengström, Quality Director, NIMR Automotive; and Issam Abughali, Supply Chain Director, Schindler Group are some of the confirmed speakers at this event.
The Summit will provide a knowledge sharing platform for all the attendees, and will share real-world examples highlighting the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation in the manufacturing sector. The programme agenda covers topics focusing on the role of technology & innovation in the industrial sector, Dubai Industrial Strategy, logistics 4.0, Artificial Intelligence, and the rise of robotics, amongst other topics.
Mr. Brad Hariharan, Regional Director, Expotrade Middle East, said, “Driving innovation in the manufacturing sector through cutting-edge technology is one of the primary objectives of the summit. In its third year, the Future Manufacturing and Summit 2018 remains a unique platform to discuss the future trends in manufacturing and fundamental strategies to boost trade and economic development.”
DP World and Jebel Ali Free Zone are supporting the event as the Official Freezone Sponsor, Epicor as Platinum Sponsor, Daifuku and Taiprora as Gold Sponsors, Al Saja’a Industrial Oasis as Silver Sponsor and Shinka Management as Lean Consulting & Training Partner. Joining them are networking sponsors, Omron, SICK, Phoenix Contact, Immensa Technology Labs, Advantech, Acme, and Leuze Electronic.
More information on the Summit is available at http://www.manufacturingtrade.com/. Follow the Summit on social media with the hashtag #FMTS2018.
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