The inaugural edition of Smart Living City Dubai 2014, a biannual event that focuses on highly successful local and international smart startups, will take place next week in Dubai, UAE.

Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, the event will run on September 15 and 16 at Jumeirah Emirates Tower.

Organised by Tasweek and Inside Investor, Smart Living City Dubai 2014 will be held under three broad themes – high-level discussion panels, exhibition of local and international Smart solutions, and master classes for participants.

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, will deliver the opening remarks while the welcome speeches will be given by Masood Al Awar, CEO, Tasweek Real Estate Marketing and Development, and Kamran Saddique, president and CEO, The City Innovate Foundation.

With 16 exhibitors and 39 speakers from all across the world, the event will offer high-level networking opportunities to global investors, corporations, foundations, researches and cities with senior representatives from the Government of Dubai.

“With many of the world’s leading cities gradually making a move to become smart cities, there is a need to address key challenges of a smart city such as smart urban development, building smart technology infrastructure, and integrating key government services under one smart platform,” said Al Awar.

“Dubai is one of the leading examples of a city that is aiming to become a smart city in the next three years. In line with Dubai’s Smart City initiative, we are launching Smart Living City in the emirate to offer a channel to brainstorm about planning, implementation and management of the process. We are upbeat that visitors will find the event interesting and informative as well as open up avenues for more interaction between public and private sector.”

The keynote will be presented by  Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general, Dubai Municipality on ‘Dubai’s Smart Urban Development’; and Dr Mansoor Al Awar, chancellor, HBMSU on ‘Future of smart Education’; and Hani Al Hamli, secretary general, Dubai Economic Council on ‘Public Private Partnerships’.

 The workshops will be conducted by the members of some of the world’s most prestigious institutions including Stanford Engineering School, MIT Media Labs and New York University.

“Makook Smart Living looks forward to its participation at the first ever edition of Smart Living City Dubai 2014. We strongly support Dubai’s vision of a smart city which will further enhance the quality of life of its people. We are looking forward to being able to interact with stakeholders from Internet of Things space, including government departments and commercial entities with an aim to form strategic business-to-business alliances to further accelerate Dubai’s transition to a smart city,” said Nasri Tehini, CEO, Makook Smart Living.

“We are confident that our presence at the exhibition will prove immensely beneficial for us and generate positive interest for our solutions for a connected living,” Tehini concluded. – TradeArabia News Service