Mideast’s largest construction event begins on November 26

Dubai / Emirates Business

The largest construction event in the Middle East, The Big 5, returns with a brand new look and mission to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from November 26-29.
Under the theme “Shaping the Future of Construction”, the 39th edition of The Big 5 will introduce never seen before technologies and innovative solutions, organisers dmg events announce.
Running from November 26-29 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the event will shed light on rising entrepreneurs who promise to disrupt the construction sector. It will address gender diversity in the workplace by supporting the women who are pushing the industry forward. Once again, it will pave the way for new partnerships and investments, connecting professionals from around the world, in Dubai.
This year, five exhibitions will run as part of The Big 5, creating one mega event for the entire construction life-cycle: HVAC R Expo – the new event dedicated to the HVACR industry; The Big 5 Solar – bringing solar solutions for construction; the Urban Design & Landscaping Expo (UDLE) – the region’s only event dedicated to landscaping, infrastructure and urban development; The Big 5 Heavy – the leading event dedicated to infrastructure and heavy construction in the Middle East; and Middle East Concrete (MEC) – the region’s largest event dedicated to concrete.
In total, over 2,500 global exhibiting companies and 30+ official country pavilions will display 360-degree building solutions and innovative products at the event, catering to the needs of the entire regional construction industry and showing a growing interest in the expanding UAE and GCC markets.
Also, more than 100 local and international industry experts will participate at The Big 5 2018 speaking at 5 high-level summits and 100+ workshops across the four days of the show.
Covering an area as big as 16 football fields one next to the other, The Big 5 will showcase thousands of construction products and solutions clustered in five dedicated sectors: MEP services, Building Interiors & Finishes, Building Envelope & Special Construction, Construction Tools & Building Materials, and Construction Technology & Innovation.
The mega construction event will hold The Big 5’s FutureTech Construction Summit, on November 26. Under the theme of “Empowering Innovation in the Construction Ecosystem”, the summit will explore future trends and technologies for the construction industry. Speakers from Virgin Hyperloop One, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco, Faithful+Gould, ASGC, AECOM, 3D Generation, Meraas and Mont Hill, just to name a few, will take part in panel discussions and thought-provoking presentations.