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One-day day event to focus on infrastructure, industrial and social infrastructure developments
Abu Dhabi - The 3rd Al Gharbia Development Forum to be held at the St Regis Resort & Hotel on Saadiyat Island on 12 May 2015 will focus on theemerging investment and business opportunities in the Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi's Western Region and the location of the majority of the emirates oil and gas assets.
Held under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan , the Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, the Al Gharbia Development Forum is being organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) in partnership with MEED. About 500 delegates are expected to participate in the event.
The Al Gharbia Development Forum will highlight the region's investment priorities in petrochemicals, oil and gas, critical infrastructure, transport, housing, mixed use projects including retail, manufacturing, education, healthcare, agriculture and food processing as well as government and community services.
Speakers will include HE Mohamed Hamad bin Azzan Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Ruler's Representative Court in the Western Region, and representatives of key stakeholders that have supported the Al Gharbia development initiative since it was launched in 2013. They include government agencies and businesses most heavily involved with major projects in the Western Region.
"The Forum aims to stimulate investment that will ultimately contribute to Western Region's prosperity and economic growth," says MEED Events Chairman Edmund O'Sullivan. "This is the only event dedicated to developingthe economy of the Western Region and it will comprehensively examine what has been achieved and what is to come."
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About the third annual Al Gharbia Development Forum
Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler's Representative in the Western Region, the Al Gharbia Development Forum is an annual event dedicated to emerging investment and business opportunities in Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi's Western Region, which is poised to become the UAE's next development hotspot.
The Forum, organised by MEED, is an initiative by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) and it showcases a range of critical investment opportunities identified in Al Gharbia's Investment Roadmap. These include various services and development projects within key economic sectors such as petrochemicals, oil and gas, infrastructure, transport, housing, mixed use projects like retail, manufacturing, education, healthcare, agriculture and food processing as well as government and community services.
Year on year, the forum commands the attention of Abu Dhabi's government leaders, the private sector and international investors as it defines the agenda for businesses in Al Gharbia over the next few years. This May, speakers will include H.E. Mohamed Hamad bin Azzan Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Ruler's Representative Court in the Western Region, and representatives of key stakeholders heavily involved with major projects in the Western Region.
For more information about the forum or to book your place please contact:
Lara Masri
T +971 (0) 48180290
F +971 (0) 4 368 8025
E lara.masri@meed.com
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