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5/27/25, 8:27 AM 'Make it in the Emirates' concludes with new industrial projects valued over AED11 billion | Emirates News Agency
Thanks to the National ICV Program, the industrial sector created over 22,000 jobs for UAE nationals by

the end of 2024. The Industrialists Career Fair alone helped place 2,500 Emiratis in private sector roles.

Young Emiratis actively participated throughout the fourth edition of Make it in the Emirates, presenting
breakthrough ideas, SME projects, and AI-powered technologies to support industrial transformation.

Youth-led exhibitions highlighted the intersection of entrepreneurship, national development, and smart

manufacturing.
The event also saw the announcement of Made in the Arab World – UAE Edition, part of the seventh cycle

of the Youth Solutions initiative by the Arab Youth Center. The initiative promotes youth-led industrial

startups, scalable innovation, and sustainable development across the Arab region.

Throughout the platform, young entrepreneurs shared experiences and advice — inspiring the next

generation of industrial leaders and building momentum for the UAE’s startup ecosystem.
Success Partners

A wide range of partners supported this year’s edition:

-Investment Partners: IHC, Mubadala
-Sector Enabling Partner: Tawazun Council

-Enablement Partners: Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Abu Dhabi Exports Office, Emirates Development

Bank, KEZAD Group, NMDC Group

-Sector Partners: EDGE, EMSTEEL, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Silal, Agthia, Al Dahra
-Associate Sponsors: Arab Basalt Fiber Company, RAK Ceramics, Etihad Credit Insurance, e7 Group,

Envision, NEOX

-Financing Sponsor: First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

-Industrial Partner: Airbus
-In-Country Value (ICV) Champion: Baker Hughes

-AI Zone Sponsor: Technology Innovation Institute (TII)

-Supporting Sponsors for Start-Up Competition: Yokogawa, HUB71
-Entrepreneurship Content Partner: Stratecis

-Knowledge Partners: Roland Berger, Oliver Wyman, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research

(ECSSR), Trends Research & Advisory

-Lanyard Sponsor: Pipetec

-Outreach Partner: Mexican Business Council in UAE
The fourth edition of Make it in the Emirates built on the achievements of previous years, advancing the

goals of the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology. It strengthened the UAE’s position in

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