Business & Money | Sunday 21 October, 2018 3:00 am |

The Gulf Industry Fair 2019 will focus on the 4.0 industrial revolution and its relevance to the GCC economic diversification, according  to the organisers, Hilal Conferences and Exhibition  

Gulf Industry Fair 2019 is held under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The event takes place from February 5th – 7th 2019 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. 

Jubran Abdulrahman, Managing Director of show organizers Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions (HCE), says: “The move towards the new era of industry 4.0 will change the way that industrialization will be perceived. There is a trend towards automation and data exchange in manufacturingtechnologies“ 

“The Gulf Industry Fair will be providing a platform through the exhibition and the Forum to highlight the future of industry which will be a marriage of traditional manufacturing products and supplies with “Internet Of Things Technology”“ adds Exhibition Director , Ahmed Suleiman

The Gulf Industry Fair 2019 format features the Exhibition and the Gulf Future Industry Forum.

The Exhibition will feature companies specializing in the Aluminium, Energy & Environment, Industrial Metals, Industrial Processes & Manufacturing, Ports & Maritime, Industrial Facilities & Logistics, Training for industry and Fire & Safety Sectors.

“Gulf Industry Fair 2019 is taking place at a transformative era for the global economy with greater interest in bilateral trade, this is reflected in the country pavilions that we will be hosting at the Fair.” Adds Abdulrahman “Currently we have groups from Holland and Pakistan confirmed and are in discussions with groups in India, Germany and Turkey”

 

The Gulf Future Industry Forum will take place during the exhibition and will focus on policy issues, products and services for Future Industry with leading thought discussions. The Forum will combine presentations of solutions to challenges as well as leading thought discussions.  The Forum’s dedicated panels will cover Environmental Impact of Industrialisation, Renewable Energy, and a dedicated panel promoting Women in business In Industry through Skills and Training Capacity Building.

Supporting organizations for GIF 2019 includes Middle East Solar Association, Trade and Development Authority of Pakistan, Women in Business International AHK Saudi Arabia, India’s PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Bahrain Industrial Association