During the closing ceremony of its first edition in Sharjah Publishing City, participants at the Creative Publishing Café confirmed that young people, with their qualifications and aspirations, are able to promote the cultural investment sector through the opportunities offered by the state in the knowledge and book industry. . The closing ceremony of the exhibition, organized by the Sharjah Book Authority, as part of the celebration of the title of Sharjah International Book Capital 2019, honored the participants in the event, and included: Sharjah Center for Entrepreneurship «Shera», Sharjah Foundation to support entrepreneurship «Ruwwad», Sharjah Council For young people. The Chairman of Sharjah Book Authority, Ahmed Bin Rakad Al Ameri, said: “Sharjah's cultural march and the project laid by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, believe that building a knowledge-based civilization project starts from investing in new generations. Building on the potential and ambitions of young people, the exhibition was an opportunity to identify the opportunities offered by the emirate to young investors in the cultural sector ». He added: “The effort led by the Sharjah Book Authority is spread across the various pillars of the cultural work in general, not only organizing the third largest book fair in the world (Sharjah International Book Fair), or even establishing the first publishing city in the region, or other initiatives. The annual events, but also aimed at the cultural business sector, and provide everything necessary to promote its industry at the local and Arab levels ».
Over the course of five days, a series of panel discussions were organized.