Wise Media’s third event in the Emirates became ID WORLD’s annual EMEA Summit, welcoming 415 delegates from 35 countries, including 51 CEOs, government ministers and senior dignitaries.

Wise Media’s annual EMEA summit on automatic identification and wireless technologies, ID WORLD Abu Dhabi 2010, opened its doors in the UAE on May 3, under the patronage of UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H.H. Sheik Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Over the two days, ID WORLD Abu Dhabi, its forums and special initiatives saw attendees convene to share their knowledge and contribute to the 7 working groups of the regional thought leadership symposium from more than 35 countries. ID WORLD Abu Dhabi hosted the Citizen ID Forum, the Transportation Security Forum and the Asset Tracking Forum that, in the last four years, took place as separate events in Berlin, Rome, Vienna, Istanbul, Milan, Amsterdam, Paris and twice in Abu Dhabi. The event had both a global and regional focus on automatic identification and wireless technologies with a concentrated conference program of plenary sessions, breakout seminars and workshops, as well as a two-day exhibition. Also at the event, Wise Media’s newest initiative, Postal Innovation, was launched to resounding success with a two-day conference attended by major postal operators and innovators from around the region. In addition, the NFC Academy Conference, returned to the region – as part of the event - after its high profile launch in Abu Dhabi in February 2009.

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ID WORLD Abu Dhabi 2010 opened its doors under the patronage of H.H. Sheik Saif Bin Zahyed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, endorsed by the European Commission, Emirates Identity Authority, and Abu Dhabi Police.

ID WORLD Abu Dhabi brought together government representatives, law enforcement and border control authorities, cargo and passenger carriers, hubs and transportation authorities, logistics and postal services operators, auto id vendors and security providers, to discuss strategies in enhancing the reliability of our security and ICT infrastructures as well as plans in adopting smart technologies to achieve security and mobility.

More than 400 leaders and technology experts gathered to discuss tested strategies, best practices and innovations in elevating the automatic identification industry in the Middle East to a whole new paradigm.

Over 2 days, the event gave stakeholders across the entire ICT value chain a deeper insight into different strategic, technical and operational issues surrounding automatic identification adoption and implementation.

ID WORLD Abu Dhabi 2010 - the annual EMEA summit, ran over two days in May. A focused conference program of plenary sessions, breakout seminars and workshops, as well as exclusive networking initiatives, ensured that delegates and exhibitors received maximum value from their participation.

The leading players in security, automatic identification, wireless and mobility convened to communicate, share and exhibit their knowledge, experience and innovations at ID WORLD Abu Dhabi. This guarantee of maximum exposure to a highly targeted audience helped further shape the future of global and regional security and tracking infrastructures.