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The first energy digitalisation summit to take place in Dubai

Event News

The Energy Digitalisation Summit Middle East (EDs ME), first digital transformation, IoT and big data conference for the oil and gas industry, will take place from 12-13 December 2017, at Fairmont the Palm in Dubai

The summit is expected to bring together buyers and sellers from across the global energy and technology sector to meet and discuss the latest industry trends.

In addition, the conference also provides opportunity to the participants to formulate strategy for the largest energy digitalisation and data analytics operations throughout the Middle East.

Some of the key focal areas will include:

· Driving the digital economy through energy

· Big data and analytics for enhancing productivity and optimisation across the value chain

· Women leaders in tech and energy

· Tech in energy investment landscape

· Big data in the oil patch panel session

Speaking about the importance of IoT in oil and gas industry, Global Event Partners, the organiser of the conference, said that the energy market is already reaping the benefits of the digital revolution and it is reported that IoT in the energy industry will be worth US$22bn by 2020.

Dan Grogan, event director and managing director of Global Event Partners, said, “The Energy Digitalisation Summit is working directly with the energy industry throughout the Middle East to feed the needs and challenges of the IoT and IIoT and data analytics integration.”

According to him, “Dubai is the perfect hub for the first Energy Digitalisation Summit due to its global position as a world leader in the application of smart technology.”

The organiser has also brought together a main steering committee of industry representatives to drive the agenda for the event.