The “Big Five” exhibition opened with the participation of 1,200 exhibitors from 50 countries

Mansour bin Mohammed: Dubai continues to assert its leadership as a major center for exhibitions and conferences in the region

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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, affirmed that "Dubai, thanks to the leadership's directives, continues to confirm its leadership as a major center for economic activities in general in the region, and for the exhibition and conference sector in particular."

His Highness said, during his opening yesterday morning, accompanied by the Director General of the Dubai World Trade Center Authority, Hilal Saeed Al Marri, the 42nd session of the "Big Five" exhibition, that "the emirate's success in creating a safe atmosphere that ensures safety for all exhibitors and participants from around the world, contributed To accelerate the return of this vital sector to its strong momentum during a record period.”

His Highness pointed to the emirate's long experience in hosting and organizing global events, and the confidence it has gained by following the best international practices in the field of preventing the emerging "Corona" virus, as well as the great success of the vaccination campaign.

The "Big Five" is the largest event of its kind in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia in the field of the construction industry with its various components, and brings together under one roof the most important companies concerned with all disciplines involved in this field, in order to present the latest products, technologies and ideas, and to discover new bridges of cooperation Through it, it is possible to create more opportunities for the sector's prosperity and growth for its multiplicity and diversity of forms.

The exhibition continues until September 15, and is the only exhibition of its kind in the world to be held with the direct attendance of the global construction sector in 2021, and attracts more than 1,200 exhibitors representing 50 countries.

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In detail, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum stressed that “Dubai, thanks to the leadership’s directives, continues to assert its leadership as a major center for economic activities in general in the region, and for the exhibition and conference sector in particular, and that the emirate’s success in creating a safe atmosphere that ensures safety for all exhibitors. And participants from all over the world contributed to accelerating the return of this vital sector to its strong momentum during a record period, and accelerating the recovery of various sectors of the global economy, as these occasions provide ample areas for meeting to discover more channels and opportunities for cooperation and partnership.”

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During his inspection yesterday, His Highness was briefed on a number of pavilions of the "Big Five" exhibition in its 42nd session at the Dubai World Trade Center, which coincides with the launch of the new season of exhibitions and conferences in Dubai, on the most prominent components of the current session, which is witnessing a huge international participation of more than 1,200 exhibitors. From 50 countries from around the region and the world, while Dubai continues to consolidate its success in resuming the activity of major exhibitions, by ensuring a safe atmosphere, thanks to the strict application of preventive measures, and providing all the necessary capabilities, to ensure the health and safety of exhibitors and visitors, and giving them the atmosphere that enables them to achieve their goals. To participate in peace and comfort.

During the visit, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum listened to an explanation by the officials of the various pavilions about the latest methods, standards and specifications for the construction of mixed-use buildings, the prevailing global trend towards adopting the smart building model, and the growing role of information technology and digitization in this field, in At a time when hopes are growing that the construction sector will enter a new phase of recovery and growth, contribute to strengthening the movement of the global economy, and support development plans in the post-Covid-19 phase.His Highness expressed his appreciation for the efforts made to reassure exhibitors and visitors of their safety, through the preventive measures applied in all aspects of the event, stressing that "Dubai's success in restoring the activity of major exhibitions to its strong momentum is the result of the emirate's long experience in hosting and organizing international events, And for the confidence it has gained by following the best international practices in the field of preventing the emerging (Corona) virus, as well as the great success of the vaccination campaign, all of which have combined to achieve a strong return to this vital sector, which in turn constitutes one of the elements of enabling a sustainable global economy.

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His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's tour of the exhibition included a number of pavilions of Arab and foreign countries and international companies, which were keen to attend this year's session, especially as it is the first to attend directly within the construction sector since the beginning of the "Covid-19" pandemic.

His Highness also visited the pavilions of a number of Emirati companies participating in the 20 national pavilions, through which Emirati companies showcase their advanced capabilities in the field of construction equipment and technologies.

9 exhibitions, 3 summits and 70 dialogue sessions

In conjunction with the "Big Five", nine specialized exhibitions will be held covering all activities related to the field of construction and building. The events held on the sidelines of the exhibition include a series of important dialogue meetings to exchange knowledge and discover opportunities, including:

The World Building Leaders Summit, the Future of Facades Summit, and the Future Construction Technologies Summit, in addition to 70 panel discussions and workshops hosting around 150 global speakers, highlighting a variety of important areas, such as artificial intelligence, sustainability and project management.

virtual version

Parallel to the attendance event of the "Big Five", a virtual version of the exhibition will be held via the Internet, to facilitate participation for those who were unable to attend directly from different parts of the world.

Mansour bin Mohammed:

• "The emirate's success in creating a safe environment that ensures safety for all exhibitors and participants, contributed to accelerating the sector's return to its strong momentum during a record period."

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