WorkSmart CEO Ahmed AlHujairi said that Exhibitions and Conferences Industry is growing regionally and globally, referring to the growth of the sector globally which holds about half a million exhibition worth 300 billion dollars yearly.
AlHujairi stated his remarks on the margin of signing the Joint Project between "WorkSmart" and "Daily Public Relations".
"We are happy to sign the partnership agreement with our Media Partner Daily Public Relations, we will be getting along together effectively to expand further horizons, particularly with the proliferation of the company's activities in the Gulf." AlHujairi said.
AlHujairi clarified that the company seeks to offer its services in the Exhibitions and Conferences Industry of the institutions and companies in Bahrain and Gulf, in particular, that the private sector has been developing regionally and globally, supporting the industry in the region and hosting Expo 2020 in Dubai."
Daily Public Relations CEO "Mahmood Al Nasheet" said that the new agreement with WorkSmart is a new start for the company to expand its horizons, and the Bahraini companies which we are happy to be part of their successes and achievements".
We are pleased to be a motivator factor for the Exhibitions and Conferences Industry, specifically with the government initiatives that encourage the economic diversification within the Vision of 2030", it's a pleasure for us to support the Bahraini investor informational, his presence at the local and gulf exhibitions contributes him to be acquainted with the investments in the Kingdom of Bahrain.", Mr. Al Nasheet said.
Mahmood Al Nasheet said that the Local Exhibitions and Conferences Industry is observing an upward phase, Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority data showed covering 95 events in 2013with the participation of 3600 viewers. The event sleased area is 2.2 million square meters, and the visitors' number of 450,000. The figures show that the Exhibitions and Conferences Industry is already a significant contributor at the local level."
The revenues of Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority in 2012 to total of 1.6 million byan increase equal to 36% compared to the year of 2011 when the income reached 1.1 million.
He also mentioned that the industry takes a major part in Saudi Arabia, the official statistics estimates the number of conferences visitors in Saudi Arabia in 2012 by more than 305 million visitors of a spending rate exceeded 2.4 billion.
It's worth mentioning that Saudi Arabia has more than 600 facilities for exhibitions, conferences and meetings, and over 1,200 licensed organizers ofexhibitions and conferences by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce.