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MEFMA to shed light on latest regional FM issues & growth drivers at Saudi Arabia Confex 2017

The Middle East Center Administration Organization (MEFMA) will place the limelight anew on a variety of modern problems and development vehicle drivers that are influencing the continuously climbing regional facilities management (FM) industry when it holds this year's edition of the premier Saudi Arabia Confex.

Ready to occur from October 9 to 10, 2017 at the Movenpick Hotel in Riyadh, the occasion will collect world-renowned FM experts and leaders to deal with significant subjects of national and worldwide importance-- consisting of sustainability, smart cities, innovation, disruptive innovations, work production chances, and human resources development-- head on. The Riyadh occasion is to be staged against the background of the growing KSA FM community, which, according to industry reports, currently makes up 55 per cent of the whole Middle East FM sector. The local market's value currently stands at USD 20.3 billion.

Ali Al Suwaidi, Vice President of MEFMA, claimed: "The upcoming Saudi Arabia Confex 2017 will certainly reveal the considerable duty of integrated, high quality, and specialist FM services in today's world of rapid technical innovations, connection, and smart efforts. Taking part global choice and policy makers along with key stakeholders will certainly talk about, among others, the latest global FM patterns and growths to determine which of these factors are greatly changing the local and regional FM communities and how FM specialists such as ourselves could better capitalize on chances to improve the Middle East's competition in terms of proficiencies, knowledge, and solutions."

"In the KSA market, specifically, we will certainly dig much deeper to establish the best methods to strengthen the FM community to earn sure that it is aligned with the objectives and objectives of Saudi Vision 2030. Provided its significance, KSA Confex 2017 will see the top-level involvement of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the High Compensation for the Advancement of Arriyadh. We waiting to an exciting edition this year," Al Suwaidi included.

Activities for MEFMA's Saudi Arabia Confex 2017 will certainly be divided throughout 2 days- workshops to be hung on the initial day, meeting and exhibition on the second day. The discussions during the workshop, 'Facilities Administration Benchmarking to extra Lasting Investments,' will certainly be led by Peter Prischl, Managing Director - Drees & Sommer International. Prischl will certainly give an overview of FM benchmarking, its goal and approach, in addition to existing a worldwide benchmark study to own home its relevance. The Managing Director will additionally look into the KSA FM market in regard to Vision 2030 and lasting financial investments.

2nd workshop, which is entitled, 'The Transformation right into Saudi Smart Cities-- Vision 2030,' will certainly be led by Al Suwaidi, that will certainly clarify the present status of KSA's smart city campaigns, the function of FM ideal methods in smart city transformation, and the significance of stakeholders' monitoring method.

This year's version will certainly be staged in partnership with key sponsors INITIAL (Platinum Sponsor), Al Mahmal Facilities Services (Gold Sponsor), TAMAM (Silver Sponsor), SETE Saudia (Developer Sponsor) and Merali's (Workshop Enroller) among others.

MEFMA, a charitable company that stands for the Middle East's FM community, intends to deal with industry worries and provide a platform for all members and stakeholders to share their proficiency, sights, and understandings regarding a series of industry-related topics-- from sustainability to the impact of digital transformation.

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