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The UITP MENA Transport Congress & Exhibition 2018, which will be held by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) from 23 to 25 April this year 2018, has attracted a broad spectrum of sponsors at the local, regional and international levels. This diverse cast of sponsors represents highly experienced and long-serving businesses and organisations. 

Mohammed Obaid Al Mulla, Member of the RTA Board of Executive Directors and Chairperson of the Organising Committee of the Congress and Exhibition, said, “since its first sessions, the event had made successes represented by attarcting numerous leating public transport authorities and organizations from the world over, especially that the theme of this year’s congress is ‘Pioneering for Cutomer Happiness.’ This theme is impactful not only on clients, but also on authorities and organizations, as it would attract more people to use public transport modes including metro, buses, tram and marine transport,” said Al Mulla.   

“The event attracted (5) sponsors, namely Al Naboodah VDL Group, the Official and Major Sponsor, Al Futtaim Group as a Platinum Sponsor, Gold Sponsors: Volvo, RATP Dev, Juma Al Majid (Hyundai) Company as a Bronze Sponsor. It also attracted other sponsors including Dubai Taxi Corporation, Cars Taxi, Metro, National and Al Arabia Franchise Taxi companies.” 

global businesses in the fields of trade, industry, services … etc. will enrich this leading international experience; which has proved successful from day one. Engaging this array of reputed sponsors will play a key role in attracting participants from the region and far afield. The public transport sector is one of the key components of the development drive in the UAE, especially Dubai,” added Al Mulla.

“The participation of numerous sponsors, representing prominent local and international companies in a number of economic, commercial, industrial, service and other vital fields, would enrich this pioneering global experience, which has been a success since the first session. The role of the public transport sector is one of the most important aspects of the progress and growth witnessed by the UAE in general and the Emirate of Dubai in particular on all fronts,” he continued. 

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Al Naboodah Group Enterprises VDL Bus & Coach, the Official and Major Sponsor said: “Together with our local partner Al Naboodah Group Enterprises VDL Bus & Coach is a strategic player in the public transport sector in the Middle East region. We strongly believe that our buses add significant value to city and regional transport by providing public transport solutions that meet the needs and demand from the market. Participating at the UITP MENA exhibition gives us the excellent opportunity to meet our customers and other stake holders of the public transport sector and to learn about the trends in the market.”

Al-Futtaim Group (Platinum Sponsor) said in a statement, ““Our sponsorship of UITP MENA (Union Internationale des Transports Publics) is crucial to our business because this congress provides a unique platform to understand the impact of sustainable urban mobility in the public transport sector. We are very thankful to RTA, our long-term partners, for giving us the opportunity to take part in the growth of this nation’s low carbon transportation. Since 2008, Al-Futtaim Toyota has been leading the green mobility movement with the introduction of Camry Hybrid Electric to fleet operators in an effort to drastically reduce CO2 emission and improve air quality.