London: Leaders from aviation, aerospace, defence and space industries will meet in Abu Dhabi, at the second Global Aerospace Summit this April to debate the most crucial issues their sectors are facing.

The invitation-only strategic forum for senior international industry leaders in aviation, aerospace, defence and space is hosted by Mubadala Development Company and organised by Streamline Marketing Group. The Summit will run from 7-8 April 2014 at the St. Regis Hotel, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, and is expected to attract more than 1,000 senior level executives from across the world, making it one of the most important industry forums this year. It will focus on the challenges of driving industrialisation and growth while adapting to global socio-economic change.

Speaking at a London media event ahead of the Summit, Homaid Al Shemmari, CEO of Aerospace and Engineering Services at Mubadala, said: “We look forward to hosting our peers and partners in Abu Dhabi and sharing with them the continuing story of our progress towards becoming a global industrial hub for aviation, aerospace, defence and space.