Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS) is poised to accelerate business connections, collaboration and knowledge sharing in the Gulf region, one year after its opening in 2024.
Following the success of the first conference, BIAS plans to collaborate with industry leaders to enhance the show’s thought leadership conference program in 2024. The inaugural Bahrain International Air Show (BIAS) conference program in 2022 focused on key issues across aerospace. Aviation and space sector in the Kingdom of Bahrain and its wider region.
The program featured dignitaries, subject matter experts, industry leaders and a diverse range of speakers, including Captain Waleed Al Alawi, Chief Executive Officer of Gulf Air; Heidi Grant, President of Business Development, Boeing Company. Dr. Mohammed Al Asiri, CEO of NSSA. Nancy Jiujin Schlegel, vice president of international government relations at Lockheed Martin. Mr. Mohamed Yousif Al Binfarah, Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Airports Company; Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi, Director-General of the UAE Space Agency; Sue Donahue, CEO, DHL Global Forwarding, Arab Cluster.
BIAS, in collaboration with Manama Air Power Symposium, Karman Worldwide, and other key partners including NSSA, is organizing a program for 2024 that will focus on the industry’s key challenges and opportunities.
Over two days of content, the program will feature four forums: 1) Airlines and Airports, 2) Space, 3) Defense, and 4) Diversity and Inclusion. Topics include sustainability and innovation, emerging advances in SAF in the EMEA region, infrastructure investment demands, international cooperation for sustainable space operations including active debris removal, and commerce in the Middle East. These include space launches and accelerating gender equality in this field. Contributing to future workforce challenges.
A high-demand opportunity for networking and doing business in the region, the BIAS Supreme Organizing Committee has been secured by companies such as Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, Thales and Gulf Air, and will host 65 of the exhibitors’ luxury chalets. reported that more than % were sold. their spot.
Commenting on the demand for air shows, Yousif Mohamed Mahmoud, Executive Director of Bahrain International Air Show Group, said: “The continued investment in air shows by major international and regional aerospace leaders demonstrates the supportive role that BIAS plays in the industry and our needs.” , to help you share your knowledge. We are excited to welcome leaders from around the world to Bahrain again next year. ”
In October, the show unveiled the air show’s new brand identity, which embodies the Kingdom of Bahrain’s position as an innovative global hub for the aerospace industry. The commission is focused on the next decade and beyond, and the new identity affirms the show’s core values of alliances, innovation and international trade, and will highlight the progress of both the event and the Kingdom of Bahrain. It is characterized.
BIAS will be held from November 13-15, 2024 at Sakhir Air Base, Bahrain.
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