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Dubai / Emirates Business
Experts in diverse aspects of energy management will converge in Dubai for the sixth Annual EmiratesGBC Congress on October 17 and 18 to discuss strategies
for promoting sustainable built
environments.
Organised by Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, the annual Congress will be held at the Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre hotel, under the theme ‘Urban Energy: Powering Smart, Happy and Efficient Cities.’
The event has received strong support from industry stakeholders with AkzoNobel as Principal Sponsor and Majid Al Futtaim as Venue Sponsor. Also on board as Supporting Associations are Clean Energy Business Council, Emirates Environmental Group, EWS-WWF and Middle East Facility Management Association (MEFMA).
The Congress will commence with welcome addresses by the Congress Moderator Holley Chant, Executive Director of Corporate Sustainability, KEO International Consultants; Saeed Al Abbar, Chairman of EmiratesGBC; Eng. Aisha Al Abdooli, Director of Green Development, Ministry of Climate Change & Environment; and Rajiv Rajgopal, Regional Director, AkzoNobel Middle East and Africa.