March 2018
Gulf Industry Magazine updates you with the latest calendar of events from the Middle East.
MIDDLE EAST ELECTRICITY 2018
March 6 to 8, 2018
MEE is the region’s leading international trade event for the power industry, with dedicated product sectors for power generation, transmission and distribution, lighting, and solar at the co-located Solar Middle East exhibition.
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
WOOD TECH & DESIGN EXPO
March 5 to 8, 2018
Wood Tech & Design Expo offers the wood industry the perfect platform to showcase their products and network with thousands of dedicated buyers. The event will also host the International Wood Conference focusing on innovative design-led wood solutions and a series of free to attend CPD certified workshops.
Jeddah Centre For Forums & Events, Saudi Arabia
MIDDLE EAST RAIL
March 12 to13, 2018
Middle East Rail is an event featuring the railway and metro industries. The conference will cover designing, planning, building and maintaining future rail networks. Middle East Rail will once again deliver an unrivalled conference, hosting over 200 speakers. As the leading rail conference for the regional markets, it will extend its project overviews into the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia. It is the only regional rail conference and exhibition run in partnership with the UAE government.
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
GPCA PLASTICON
March 14 to15, 2018
The GPCA Plasticon, organised by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) will focus on the changing regulatory environment and pressures on the plastics industry to adopt more sustainable practices that reduce plastic waste in landfills and the oceans and help realise the superior environmental benefits that plastics has to offer.
The Oberoi Dubai, Dubai, UAE
MIDDLE EAST COATINGS SHOW DUBAI
March 19 to 21, 2018
The only dedicated coatings event in the Middle East and Gulf Region for raw materials suppliers and equipment manufacturers for the coatings industry.
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
THE BIG 5 HEAVY
March 19 to 21, 2018
The Big 5 Heavy is a new, independent and international large-scale exhibition dedicated to the heavy construction industry which will comprise of five focused product sectors – concrete, construction and commercial vehicles, mining and quarrying, foundations and geotechnical and road construction.
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
SURFACE DESIGN MIDDLE EAST
March 26 to 29, 2018
The Middle East and North Africa region’s premier event for covering, flooring and surfaces.
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, UAE
RESTAURANT SHOW
April 14 to 15, 2018
Over 5,000 decision-makers and professionals in the restaurant build, design, furnishing, and equipment technology sectors will be attending the Restaurant Show, the region›s only dedicated event for restaurants and food and beverage outlets.
The Address Dubai Marina, Dubai, UAE
PAINTEXPO
April 17 to 20, 2018
World´s leading trade fair for industrial coating technology.
Exhibition Centre Karlsruhe, Germany
GULF CONSTRUCTION EXPO
April 24 to 26
Gulf Construction Expo (formerly called gulfBID expo) will be ‘Building for the Future’ through the definitive showcase for the Construction and Building Materials sector. This international Expo for construction machinery, building material and construction vehicles — provides the construction sector in the GCC with a professional platform for networking, investment and the exchange of ideas and information
BIECC, Bahrain
LEBANON INTERNATIONAL OIL & GAS SUMMIT (LIOG)
April 24 to 25, 2018
The 2018 summit will delve further into the opportunities that are present in Lebanon’s energy sector as well as address the challenges and the road ahead for companies and investors in the field.
Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand Hotel, Lebanon
ARGUS ASIAN SOLID FUELS 2018 CONFERENCES
April 25 to 26, 2018
Argus has rebranded its annual Asian petroleum coke conference to the Argus Asian Solid Fuels conference to better address market changes.
Mumbai, India
WEST AFRICAN MINING & POWER INDUSTRIES (WAMPEX)
May 30 to June 1, 2018
Providing the West African mining and power industries with introductions to new suppliers, new technologies and new techniques in respect of mining machinery, earth moving equipment, crushers, materials handling and all primary requirements including site management.
Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana