Event will reflect Abu Dhabi's development as a lucrative business hub
Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi Media Summit (ADMS) 2014, powered by twofour54, today announced the theme for this year's event as 'Driving and Sustaining Future Media in MENA and Beyond'. This year's edition will take place at the Rosewood Hotel, Al Marya Island, Abu Dhabi, from November 18-20.
This year's theme highlights the recent developments in the media industry in the MENA region and further afield. The summit will focus on the future of media and technology and discuss the impact it has on different interactions between corporations, communities and government entities with their target groups. It will take advantage of global expertise and developments and explore ways to adapt to these changes in other regions.
H.E. Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman, Abu Dhabi Media Summit and Chairman, Abu Dhabi Media Zone Authority, said:"As part of Abu Dhabi's evolving role as a dynamic regional commercial hub for the media and entertainment sectors, we look forward to welcoming industry leaders from around the world to the Summit to engage in conversations at the forefront of the media business."
This year's theme represents a change in direction for summit and will cover topics such as the content, its distribution and development funding& Financing.The event will reflect the growth of the capital city, Abu Dhabi and its development as a lucrative business hub for the UAE and the Middle East and North Africa. saidNoura Al Kaabi, the Chief Executive Officer of twofour54.
According to industry analysts, the global media and entertainment industry was valued at $2.1 trillion experiencing 5.5 per cent annual growth up to 2017. In the Middle East the industries was set for a growth of 10 per cent and emerge as the sixth fastest growing market for the same period.
Centred on Abu Dhabi's emergence as a global media hub, the summit will feature a unique combination of high-profile sessions, closed-door discussions and private conversations, bringing together top-tier global media and entertainment players and their counterparts in fast-growing markets.
The exclusive summit, which has previously drawn some of the industry's biggest names including Bill Gates, Tim Berners-Lee, Rupert Murdoch, James Cameron and Eric Schmidt, has grown to become one of the world's most preeminent events for the media and entertainment sector.
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About Abu Dhabi Media Summit
Abu Dhabi Media Summit is one of the largest gatherings of global leaders in the field of media and entertainment and has quickly established itself as an essential date on the global media leadership calendar.Powered by twofour54, the invitation-only event hosts a select number of industry leaders, building upon Abu Dhabi's position as the Arab world's creative and media hub.
Bringing together top-tier global media players and their emerging market counterparts, the summit sessions are a mix of high-profile keynote speakers, fireside chats and panel discussions with an intimate approach allowing conversations and robust discussions. Attendees come from the Arab region and further afield and the summit places a strong emphasis on local participation and community engagement by offering workshops to the general public.
Now in its fifth year, the annual three day event will take place from 18-20 November 2014 at Rosewood Hotel, Al Marya Island, Abu Dhabi.
For more information please visit: www.admediasummit.com
About twofour54
twofour54, the commercial arm of the Media Zone Authority - Abu Dhabi, is a leading media and entertainment hub in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that nurtures the creative energies of media professionals and young entrepreneurs through guidance, relevant tools and important infrastructure. As part of its mission to help Arabs realize their ambitions across different media platforms, twofour54 provides financial support through ibtikar, training and networking opportunities through tadreeb, and world-class production facilities through intaj.
twofour54's Abu Dhabi campus is home to over 300 local, regional and international media and creative companies including Ubisoft, Cartoon Network, Sky News Arabia, CNN, Flash Entertainment, Sports 360, Reed Exhibitions, Charisma, Tahadi and Jawaker and is an important contributor to the emirates' economic growth and diversity.
twofour54 also powers the annual Abu Dhabi Film Festival and Abu Dhabi Media Summit to drive the development of a vibrant media and entertainment industry.
For more information, visit: www.twofour54.com
For further information, please contact:
Mohammad Al Okour, twofour54: D: +971508815000, E: mohammad.alokour@twofour54.com
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