Millions of people will begin converging in Dubai this week as Expo 2020 Dubai, the world's biggest event due to kick off on Friday, 1st October 2021, under the motto Connecting Minds, Creating the Future. "We are ready to welcome the world and herald a new era of international collaboration," says His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed also reaffirmed the UAE's readiness to welcome the world to Expo 2020 Dubai and herald a new era of international collaboration. His Highness made these remarks as he visited the Expo 2020 Dubai site recently.