UAE - Italy Business Forum

GEM were appointed by the Italian Trade Commission to run their UAE Business Forum at the Grand Hyatt hotel.

The event was a 3 day forum, which saw over 350 Italians fly into Dubai from the Energy, water, environment, Infrastructure and ICT sectors.

The Forum brought senior Ministers and government bodies together to discuss partnerships and alliances between Italian and UAE companies for some major projects happening in the UAE.

H.E Luigi Di Maio, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Social Policy of the Italian Republic and H.E Sultan Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates lead the presentations and discussions relating to current and future strategies and projects.

GEM were tasked with all logistical arrangements, the transportations schedule over the 3 days, which included numerous site visits across the UAE to various UAE project sites, such as the EXPO 2020 site and Dubai science park. We were also in charge of all AV set up, branding, registration, Hostess management and décor.

GEM took control of all last minute requests such as VIP lunches, last minute transfers and assisted with delegate acquisition.

The event saw over 580 people attend and was deemed a massive success by the client.

“On behalf of the Ministry of Economy, I would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for the great efforts you, your respected team and the entire Italian side in cooperation with the UAE team at the MOE in working jointly for the last three months on the preparations and the remarkable success of the UAE-Italy Business Forum in Dubai on 15 April 2019. Appreciation is extended also the below listed entities and staff who contributed to the success of the event.”

“On behalf of ICE Dubai, I would like to express our sincere gratitude for working with you on this high profile event, It was successful with your professional dealings and cooperative spirit. I am confident that this was a learning experience in sharpening our skills and we look forward to continuously work together on future projects. “