Abu Dhabi: The fifth Abu Dhabi Media Summit to be held from November 18 to 20 will discuss driving and sustaining future media in Mena (Middle East and North Africa) and beyond.

The summit to be held in the Rosewood Hotel on Abu Dhabi’s Maryah Island will shed light on new developments that have taken place in the media recently, in addition to the future of media and technology in the Middle East, North Africa and other regions. The summit will also focus on local community involvement through workshops.

The summit, which is sponsored by Twofour54 and builds on Abu Dhabi’s reputation and status as the centre of innovation in the Arab world, will host a number of media industry leaders, leaders in the media sector and their counterparts in the global emerging markets, together with a number of personalities from the Arab region and neighbouring countries.

Noora Al Ka’abi, CEO of Twofour54, said that the theme of the summit this year marks a change in trends where three main subjects will be addressed such as digital content and the distribution of the content and the necessary funding for its development.