Marhaba and Greetings,

Welcome to the Autumn edition of The BUZZ, keeping you in the loop with the latest news and updates at Epoc Messe Frankfurt, from a business and social perspective.

With the hot and humid summer now a fleeting memory, the office is all but back to full capacity after many took their extended holiday breaks over the last three months.

The conference team has already got the season off to a flying start, with the 3rd Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Conference and the BOHS Worker Health Protection Conference kicking off proceedings last month.

Then it’s onto the highly anticipated inaugural GCC Car Modifications Conference this week, while the hugely successful Light Middle East marked the launch of the new season of what will once again be a series of record-breaking exhibitions.

One notable milestone in the last three months is that we reached the 100 mark of employees at Epoc Messe Frankfurt. We now have 102 employees on board, and will add more team members as we continue to grow our busi-ness.

It’s shaping up to be another standout year for us, and we would like to once again take this opportunity to show our appreciation for all of your hard work.

Meanwhile we hope you enjoy this edition of The BUZZ and we encourage you to share your feedback and input to keep this as an interactive platform for all to enjoy.

Best regards,

The Management Team

Autumn 2014

Inside:

⇒ Looking back - show reviews

⇒ Looking forward - New Conferences

⇒ Leatherworld team on path to success

⇒ Epoc Messe Frankfurt gets behind local SMEs

⇒ Saudi autoafter market hits top gear

⇒ Team in Focus

⇒ 100th employee

⇒ Staff News

⇒ Messe Frankfurt Art competition

Message from the Management Team

Looking back – show reviews

Term: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery. Definition: ‘The branch of surgery con-cerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal (bone, joint, or muscle) sys-tem of foetuses, infatns, children, adolescents, and young adults.’ The latest developments of the above were in sharp focus at the 3rd edition of the Pediatirc Orthopaedic Surgery Conference, which took place last weekend in Dubai, and as well attended by more than 150 delegates from across the Middle East. An expert faculty of 21 speakers from all over the world delivered presentations and case studies covering the head to toe (literally) of pediatric orthopaedic surgery, engaging the audience with interactive discussion and lively debates.

Paperworld Middle East

5th edition Mar. 2 - 4 , 2015

Intersec

17th edition Jan. 18 - 20 , 2015

Light Middle East

9th edition Nov. 3 - 5, 2014

Leatherworld (NEW!) Middle East

1st edition May 4 - 6 , 2015

Beautyworld Middle East

20th edition May 26 - 28 , 2015

The BOHS Worker Health Protection Conference took place in Abu Dhabi im-mediately after the Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Conference, wrapping up a busy couple of weeks for the conference team. More than 100 occupational health and hygiene professionals from throughout the region attended the four-day summit, all eager to learn the latest issues that affect worker health and wellbeing.

Among the highlights from the 20-strong expert speaker panel was a case study presentation from the world’s largest gas-to-liquids plant in Qatar, and the latest occupational health and safety regulations from the Abu Dhabi Occupational Health & Safety Centre (OSHAD).

Another standout show from our rapidly-growing conference team! Materials Handling Middle East

8th edition Sept. 14 - 16, 2015

Automechanika Dubai

13th edition June 2 - 4 , 2015

CONFERENCES * Light Middle East Conference Nov. 3 - 5, 2014 * GCC Car (New) Modifications Nov. 24 - 25, 2014 * 1st Virology (New) Conference 2015 * Managing (New) Human Assets in Energy Forum 2015

The magical Light team has got the new exhibition season off to a flying start with the 9th edition of Light Middle East , having laid down the marker with an amaz-ing show that was capped off with the glittering Light Middle East Awards ceremony.

The show’s 29 per cent growth in exhibitor numbers – 326 this year – was matched by the 26 per cent year-on-year increase in visitors (6,300) and was a beacon of shining light at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

For an event that three years ago was originally planned to be a conference with a few exhibitors on the side, Light Middle East has developed into a full-fledged ex-hibition, and growing. Another piece of wizardry from Jasmeet and his team….what will they have in store for us next?

Materials Handling Middle East

8th edition Sept. 14 - 16, 2015

Automechanika Dubai

13th edition June 2 - 4 , 2015

CONFERENCES * Light Middle East Conference Nov. 3 - 5, 2014 * GCC Car (New) Modifications Nov. 24 - 25, 2014 * 1st Virology (New) Conference 2015 * Managing (New) Human Assets in Energy Forum 2015

Not willing to rest on their laurels, the conference team has launched another two targeted shows in its ever-expanding portfolio. Taking place in 2015, the 1st GCC Virology Conference is the first conference of its kind in the Middle East, and will attract a lot of attention with highly relevant topics from how the SARS outbreak was controlled, to the latest diagnostics for the current headline grabbing virus, Ebola.

Paperworld Middle East

5th edition Mar. 2 - 4 , 2015

Intersec

17th edition Jan. 18 - 20 , 2015

Light Middle East

9th edition Nov. 3 - 5, 2014

Leatherworld (NEW!) Middle East

1st edition May 4 - 6 , 2015

Beautyworld Middle East

20th edition May 26 - 28 , 2015

Looking forward – New Conferences

The Managing Human Assets in Energy Forum will also take place next year, where regional HR bosses in the energy and utilities industries will come together to strategise on how to attract and retain talent in an industry that needs to em-ploy 120,000 new employees worldwide.

Leatherworld team on path to success

A major milestone for the Leatherworld team occurred last month, when they signed on their first official exhibitor for the show. Italian company Real Piel SRL signed the dotted line on 14 Octo-ber, and they will soon be joined by more than 120 other exhibitors in the coming months. Congratu-lations to Mohamad & Co. on their first step to success!

Materials Handling Middle East

8th edition Sept. 14 - 16, 2015

Automechanika Dubai

13th edition June 2 - 4 , 2015

The Saudi automotive after-market was in sharp focus in September as Gazi and co. had more than 85 senior in-dustry figures salivating about the Kingdom’s potential busi-ness opportunities at the 4th bi-annual Automechanika Dubai Network event.

Held at the EMF office, the business lunch was a big success, with two presentations from market experts highlighting the growth of the Saudi autoafter-market trade, leading to engaging discussions about the capitalising on its unique business climate.

Needless to say, the overall feedback from all who attended was very positive, and Saudi will remain a big talking point for the auto aftermarket sector, which is the largest in the Middle East.

Epoc Messe Frankfurt gets behind local SMEs

Saudi auto aftermarket hits top gear

In September Epoc Messe Frankfurt extended an agreement with Dubai SME that will give UAE start-ups an opportunity to shine at Intersec 2015 free of charge. The ongoing partnership will see a dedicated Dubai SME Pavilion at Intersec for the second year in a row, where ten locally owned small businesses will rub shoulders with the world’s largest safety & security firms.

The agreement was signed by Abdul Basit Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME, and Ahmed Pauwels, who said that SMEs are the backbone of our economy, adding: “We are looking at the possibility of extending this agreement across our entire portfolio of nine exhibitions to boost the business potential of the small and medi-um enterprise sector across a diverse range of industries.”

CONFERENCES * Light Middle East Conference Nov. 3 - 5, 2014 * GCC Car (New) Modifications Nov. 24 - 25, 2014 * 1st Virology (New) Conference 2015 * Managing (New) Human Assets in Energy Forum 2015

Name the graveyard

Sailing the seven seas in search of plunder and booty! This edition of Buzz will be featuring the “Trio” our Sponsorship team. Insiders say their secret to landing the big spon-sorship deals is to give free hairstyling advice.

Messe Frankfurt Art competi-tion

Can you guess what our in-house contemporary artist is depicting in this latest abstract of-fering? Send your suggestions to TheBuzz@uae. messefrankurt.com with subject: Messe Frankfurt art competition.

We’ve finally come to a winner for the highly anticipated Name the Graveyard competition. By popular vote, the final winning name is MF Bus Stop , submitted by Natalie from marketing, who, for all her creativity, is the proud new owner of a Mont Blanc card holder!

Team in focus - Sponsorship

Steering the vessel from its helm is Arthur Tolentino (middle) - Head of Sponsorship and his comrades Ravi Ramchandni (right side) - Sponsorship Sales Manager and Dishan Isaac (left side) - Sponsorship Sales Manager.

Congrats!

Much of the EMF office spent their well-earned summer holidays in exotic global locations, while others spent memorable moments with family and friends closer to home. Whatever the case, many had sent your favourite moments for us to include in this edition. Here’s a photo collage of your best memories over the summer break.

EMF Summer breaks

“My crazy gang” #family Benjamin Redwood

“Me and my nephew ready to burn rubber on the dance -floor” Benjamin Redwood London

Farhat Kazi & Family Prague and Italy

Fighting the Mighty Zambizi Prabin Prabhakaran

“Way too close for comfort” By Prabin, Africa

Potential road kill!! Gavin and team Jebel Al Jais

Fuad trying to prove Newton wrong

Fuad Firoz Ras Al Kaimah

Loida Vasquez Maldives

Angelica Realubit China

Mark Panesa & Family France

Jhiezel Casupanan Australia

Ruby de Gracia Turkey

Christina Marshall Marketing Manager

Jillaine Casupanan Team Assistant - Intersec

Wajahat Hussain Telesales Manager

Muhammad Asim Khan Procurement Manager

Naveed Ahmed Chana Telesales Executive

Hassan Merchant Team Assistant - Conference

Saba Azam Telemarketing Executive

The Messe Maideners - Meet the team

Nargis Mumtaz Telesales Executive

Congratulations to Zolaikha and her hus-band for their second baby, Muhammad Jasem Raeissi who was born on 4th September.

Saneesh is now a daddy!

Welcome to our world!

Sarah Franco Telemarketing Executive

Tung Son (Tommy) Le Sales Coordinator

Saneesh and wife’s first born Noor Al Haya arrived on 16th of Octo-ber. Congratulations!

Rubesh Kumar Sales Manager

The Epoc Messe Frankfurt team continues to grow, and we officially passed the 100th em-ployee mark on the 16th September 2014, when Ms. Saba Azam joined as Telemarket-ing Executive. The office now employs 102 staff, and counting!

100th

employee

Jasmeet’s second child Mansimar Bakshi arrived on 3rd of July 2014. The proud parents are blessed with another baby girl. Both mom and baby are in good health. (photo to follow on the next edition)