The 5th Smart Grids and Smart Meters Summit will be held on October 28 and 29, 2015 at the Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai.
The conference-led exhibition will bring together the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region’s smart grid and energy authorities. The confex will turn its attention towards implementation of smart grids to enhance the use of energy efficient and renewable technologies, M2M technology, renewable sources and sustainable technology-led solutions. The event will support integrated and coordinated strategies needed to meet energy sufficiency objectives.
The confex, fully supported by the UAE Minister of Energy - H.E. Eng. Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, will gather the key decision makers involved in major utility infrastructure projects not only in the UAE but Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, Lebanon and Egypt as well.
A number of government officials and representatives from around the region have been invited to speak at the event, including Marco Christiaan Janssen as director of Dewa; Scott Minos, Senior Policy & Communications Specialist from the US Department of Energy; Sabah Mashaly, Undersecretary For Developing Performance And Political Communication at Ministry of Electricity & Renewable Energy in Egypt; Mohamed Nagib Omara, a Technical Advisor to The President at the Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation.
An exhibition, running alongside the conference, will accommodate over 30 exhibitors divided into four themed zones: Smart Grids, Power, Water and Waste Solutions.
