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The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has announced the agenda and
official slogan for the fourth edition of Make it in the Emirates, one of the UAE’s comprehensive
economic programmes. The event will take place from 19-22 May 2025 at the Abu Dhabi
National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi) under the theme Advanced Industries.
Accelerated.
The announcement was made during a press conference organised by the Government Media
Office at Emirates Towers and attended by His Excellency Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry
and Advanced Technology.
Held at a pivotal time for global economies, the 2025 edition of the event demonstrates the
strategic emphasis the country’s leadership places on industrial development as a cornerstone
of economic growth and technological advancement.
The press conference was also attended by His Excellency Omar Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT); His Excellency Mubarak Al Nakhi,
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture; His Excellency Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Managing
Director and Group CEO of ADNEC Group; Mohammad Ali Al Kamali, Chief Trade and Industrial
Officer at Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO); and Dr Saleh Al Hashmi, Director of Commercial
and In-Country Value Directorate at ADNOC. The event gathered local and international media,
highlighting widespread anticipation for the largest industrial gathering in the GCC region yet.
Hosted by MoIAT, organised by ADNEC Group, and held alongside strategic partners the
Ministry of Culture, ADNOC Group, and ADIO, Make it in the Emirates 2025 represents a bold
evolution in the UAE’s industrial landscape, supported by ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi’s world-
class infrastructure and logistics capabilities.
In a speech delivered at the press conference, His Excellency Dr Al Jaber said: “All that the UAE
has accomplished is built on the legacy of our Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan
Al Nahyan, and the forward-looking vision set out by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed
Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
bin Rashid recently emphasised the importance of the industrial sector and the role of Make it
in the Emirates in advancing national industry and UAE-made products.
“With the continued guidance and support of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Presidential Court, we have
intensified efforts to modernise the UAE’s industrial sector and contribute to building a
diversified, competitive, and knowledge-based economy. Make it in the Emirates was launched
under the umbrella of the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology to connect
investors and manufacturers with local opportunities and offtake agreements, while also
promoting national products and facilitating more job opportunities for Emiratis in the
industrial sector.
“Make it in the Emirates was launched under the umbrella of the National Strategy for Industry
and Advanced Technology to provide a platform that brings together investors and
manufacturers to benefit from offtakes and procurement opportunities, as well as to showcase
local products and jobs for Emiratis in the industrial sector. Industry is a key driver of economic
diversification and a catalyst for building national capabilities and creating jobs.
MoIAT launched the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology in 2021 with the
aim of, increasing the industrial sector’s contribution to GDP, developing a solid legislative
framework that supports a competitive, resilient, high-quality, and sustainable industrial sector,
ensuring the sustainability of supply chains in vital industries such as food, pharmaceuticals,
chemicals, energy, electrical equipment, electronics, space technologies and building materials,
accelerating the adoption of advanced technologies and transforming the UAE into a regional
and global hub for future industries.
His Excellency Al Jaber said: “The fourth edition of Make it in the Emirates is taking place at a
time when the world is facing many geopolitical challenges and shifting trade and tariff policies.
These changes impact supply chains and the movement of goods and raw materials, ultimately
affecting industrial and economic dynamics. These global shifts are testing the capabilities,
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