Dubai - United Arab Emirates, November 19th 2013: INDEX Holding hosted an award ceremony yesterday to honor its strategic and media partners who played a significant role in the success and progress achieved by INDEX Holding throughout the years. The ceremony took place at the Address - Dubai Mall on the sidelines of the Big Entertainment Show (BES) which was inaugurated yesterday by HH Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. The BES hosted more than 120 companies form 55 countries and attracted more than 4,000 visitors and participants.
H.E. Ibrahim Bumelha, Cultural and Humanitarian Advisor of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Est., accompanied by H.E. major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director of Dubai Naturalization and Residency Administration, along with Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, Chairman of INDEX Holding and Mr. Charles Riotto, President of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association (LIMA) handed the trophies and certificates to the sponsors, supporters and representatives of governmental entities and media organisations.
The ceremony was also attended by Mr. Saad Saleh Al Hudaifi, Channel Director and Acting Executive General Manager at JCC, H.E. Fahad Al Gergawi, Chief Executive Officer at the Foreign Investment Office of Department of Economic Development and Dr. Mansour Al Awar, Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Rashid E-University in addition to a number of representatives from governmental organisations.
INDEX Holding provided trophies to all sponsors and supporters for the BES show in its 6th edition, and in addition, INDEX also provided certificates of gratitude to all of the following strategic and media partners: Department of Economic Development, Drydocks World, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai Police, Dubai SME, Emaratech, Hamdan Bin Rashid E-University, His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum - The Private Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Interior - Naturalization & Residency Administration, Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian & Charity Est, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Award for Medical Sciences, UAE Government, UAE Red Crescent, Al Bayan Newspaper, Al Emarat Al Youm Newspaper, Al Itihad News Paper, Al Khaleej Newspaper, Dubai TV, Abu Dhabi TV.
On this occasion, Dr. Abdul Salam Al Madani said: "we are keen to follow the wise vision of HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates and HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai and their highnesses the supreme council members and rulers of the emirates. We are also fortunate to have the perfect environment and infrastructure that helped us to succeed in all fields and the pleasure to represent the UAE regionally and internationally."
"Throughout our journey, INDEX received a lot of recommendations and awards, and lately INDEX Holding was ranked third at the Dubai SME 100 awards which is a premier ranking of Dubai's 100 top performing SMEs. INDEX was chosen to be third among more than 3000 SMEs in the UAE. This award was a recognition for the premium role that INDEX played since its inception in all fields including Health Sector, conferences and exhibitions, trade, Information Technology and investment which has a great impact on the national economy." Added Dr. Al Madani
Dr. Al Madani also said during the ceremony: "INDEX would have never reached this level regionally and internationally without the support of our strategic partners from governmental entities and also the support of media organisations. We strive to enhance the partnership between public and private sectors to promote the UAE regionally and internationally and this comes from our belief in the capabilities of the UAE which owns a lot of leading projects all over the world, and is one of the leading markets in the Middle East."
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