{"id":16534,"date":"2019-10-07T10:16:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T06:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=16534"},"modified":"2019-10-07T10:16:11","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T06:16:11","slug":"the-largest-deal-making-sessions-at-retail-congress-in-mena-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/the-largest-deal-making-sessions-at-retail-congress-in-mena-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"The Largest Deal Making Sessions At Retail Congress In MENA 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year the Middle East Council of Shopping Centres & Retailers (MECS+R) will be celebrating 26 years in the region; offering retailers and shopping malls the largest platform to connect, meet and learn with industry professionals and service providers within the retail industry all under one roof for two days of industry leaders\u2019 speeches, education, networking and deal-making while exploring new business opportunities.<\/p>\n

Last year alone, there were more than 600+ successful meetings conducted at the Deal Making sessions. This year the council aims to exceed last years connections; current companies onboard the deal making sessions include; Unified, Line Investments, Tamdeen Group, Landmark Group (Oasis Mall), Yardi, Salhia Real Estate Company, ASWAQ, The Leisure Way & Blachere Illuminations.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cOne of our most successful portion of the Retail Congress has been the \u201cDeal Making Sessions\u201d <\/em>which has been designed to add value and enhance networking opportunities, the Retail Congress MENA hosts these sessions to facilitate one-on-one meetings, this unique platform offers professionals to meet the decision makers from the retail and shopping mall industry <\/em>to maximize successful connections!\u201d <\/em>says <\/em>David Macadam – CEO, MECS+R<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Other highlights of this year\u2019s conference include, 2 days of lively discussions and engaging presentations by globally renowned keynote speakers; David Rowan<\/strong> \u2013 Former Editor in Chief of Wired\u2019s UK<\/strong><\/em>;<\/strong> who is the author of Non \u2013 Bullshit innovations: Radicals from the World\u2019s Smartest Minds (Transworld 2019), a global quest for bold corporate innovation in the face of technology-led disruption & the second Keynote speaker is Cate Trotter – Head of Trends from Insider Trends, London<\/em><\/strong>; <\/em>Cate combines unique, powerful insights with solid data, presenting them in a no non sense way. She uses inspirational case studies to show how audiences can tap into these trends and get ahead.<\/p>\n

Along with the incredible speaker line up which includes the likes of Younus Al Mulla \u2013 Chariman, MECS+R, David Macadam \u2013 CEO, MECS+R, Vishal Mahajan \u2013 GM, Outlet Mall, Robert Junk \u2013 Partner, AFES, Wail Al Balkhair \u2013 CEO, Sahat Property, David Blair \u2013 Global CEO, Fitch, Scott Ellis \u2013 Retail Industry Lead, IBM ME, Avijit Yadav \u2013 CEO, Tamdeen Mall Management, Alexander Cross \u2013 Senior Director, Drooms, David Junk \u2013 Managing Partner, AFES, Mazen Qandeel \u2013 Executive Director, Granada, Dina Sinadi \u2013 Head of Greenhouse, Chalhoub Group, Owen Farrow \u2013 Leader Consumer Industry, IBM ME, Steffan Schaack \u2013 SVP, Drooms, Arthur Carmazzi \u2013 Author & Founder, Directive Communications, David Allison \u2013 Founder, Valuegraphics, Baiju Kurieash \u2013 CEO & MD Buz Management & Richard Dean, Master of Ceremony & Speaker \u2013 Dubai Eye.<\/p>\n

Retail Congress MENA:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date \u2013 27th<\/sup> \u2013 29th<\/sup> October 2019<\/p>\n

Venue \u2013 Ritz Carlton Hotel, DIFC, Dubai, UAE<\/p>\n

RETAIL CONGRESS MENA Proud Sponsors & Partners: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Platinum Sponsors <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CELS Events & Afkar Lighting<\/p>\n

Gold Sponsors <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 \u2013 Dalma Mall, Mall of Dilmunia, Assima, Salhia, BackLite Media, Tamdeen Mall Management, Red Sea Mall, Sahat, Al Othaim Leisure & Tourism Company, Line Investments & Property LLC, Aswaq Management & Services & Abdullah Al Othaim Investment Co.<\/p>\n

Silver Sponsors <\/strong>\u2013 Unified Real Estate Development Company, Yardi, Kinan, Retail Emotions, Granadia, Buz Marketing, Al Hokair Group<\/p>\n

Bronze Sponsors <\/strong>\u2013 JLL, Al Majid Property, Blachere Illuminations, Shurooq, Xpandretail, Retail Consulting Group, Dubai Retail & V- Count<\/p>\n

Support Partners<\/strong> \u2013 Crystal House Sharjah, AZDEF & AZAB Production, Cityland Mall, Dhamani, Oleander, Careem, Pathfinder, Procurement Plus & Samha<\/p>\n

Official Airline<\/strong> \u2013 Emirates<\/p>\n

Technology Sponsor<\/strong> \u00a0\u2013 Hypermedia<\/p>\n

Media Partners<\/strong> \u2013 Selfie TV, Trending Business Insights<\/p>\n

Official Exhibition Contractor<\/strong> \u2013 Kingsmen Middle East<\/p>\n

To register for Retail Congress MENA, please contact the MECS+R Office at +971 4 359 7909.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the Retail Congress MENA: Lea Venezuela, Director of MECS+R at +97143597909 or lea@mecsc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

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