Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Public Education and Advanced Technology, and Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), witnessed the signing of 16 sponsorship agreements ahead of the third Make it in the Emirates (MIITE) Forum.
Organised by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) in cooperation with ADDED and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the event will take place on 27th and 28th May, 2024, at the Abu Dhabi Energy Centre under the theme “Investment, Sustainability, Growth”.
MIITE Forum’s sponsorship categories comprise, the Diamond Category, which includes Dubai Industrial City, Emirates Development Bank (EDB) and Mubadala; the Gold Category, which includes PureHealth, Tawazun Economic Council, Emirates Steel Arkan, AD Ports Group, Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB); and the Silver and Bronze Categories, which include TAQA, EDGE, Dubai Investments, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) and UAE Space Agency.
Key Partnership
Dr. Al Jaber emphasizes the Make it in the Emirates Forum's alignment with UAE's vision to support industry and technology investment, promoting advanced technologies and local industries' growth. The forum facilitates industrial partnerships and procurement localization, driving sector advancement as per national strategies. Al Zaabi underscores the importance of industry in achieving developmental goals, highlighting Abu Dhabi's industrial strategy. ADNOC's support for MIITE Forum aims to stimulate domestic manufacturing and innovation. The event focuses on industrial progress, clean energy, investment attraction, and technological transformation, with MIITE Awards recognizing industrial pioneers' contributions.
Empowering and Incentivising
The second MIITE Forum and exhibition featured the inaugural MIITE Awards, which celebrated visionaries, sustainability champions, and game-changers contributing to the UAE's evolution into a global manufacturing hub. The prestigious awards honoured winners under 10 categories across five fields: ICV, Sustainability, Factory of the Future, Industry Enablers and Strategic Partners, and Leadership and Talent
The Forum embodies MoIAT's commitment to empowering and incentivising national and global companies within the UAE's industrial sector. By showcasing their success stories, the forum supports Emirati youth, entrepreneurs, and startup owners in launching their projects and exploring potential investment opportunities.
News Source: Emirates News Agency
