Dubai: The UAE’s Higher Committee for Hosting the 2020 World Expo in Dubai held a meeting on Wednesday chaired by Shaikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates airline & Group and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Hosting the 2020 World Expo in Dubai.
With only six months remaining of the country’s bid to host World Expo 2020, the Higher Committee reviewed final preparations for the 153rd International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE) General Assembly meeting in Paris next month. This will be the penultimate opportunity for each candidate city to present a compelling case to the voting members of the BIE ahead of their final decision in November this year.
In attendance were: Mohammad Ebrahim Al Shaibani, Director-General of the Dubai Ruler’s Court, who serves as Deputy Chairman; Reem Al Hashemi, UAE Minister of State and the Committee’s Managing Director; Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director General of Dubai Municipality; and Helal Saeed Al Merri, Director General of Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing and CEO of Dubai World Trade Centre.
