ABU DHABI NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS COMPANY
THE GROUP - 2020
ADNEC GROUP
VENUES
EXHIBITIONS
HOTELS
SERVICES
The Group at a glance ECONOMIC Economic Impact
Number of visitors
Events
To The Emirate of Abu Dhabi Since its establishment in 2005
Since its establishment in 2005
Since its inception 15 years ago
AED
36.9
19.8
Billion
3887
Million
SUSTAINABILITY
EXCELLENCE
Tons of Materials Recycled
Litres of Bio-Diesel Produced
ADAEP Excellence Awards Won
Customer Satisfaction
1444
2500
3
95.3%
Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC), a subsidiary of “ADQ”, is a contributor to the development of the business tourism sector in Abu Dhabi and is playing a vital role in the emirate’s ambition to become a leading destination for business meeting and events to achieve its long term goals of economic growth and diversification.
OUR VISION
OUR VALUES
TO BECOME THE LEADING EVENTS DESTINATION FOR RENOWNED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS AND CONFERENCES IN THE MENA REGION.
OUR VALUES SHAPE THE CULTURE OF OUR COMPANY AND GUIDE US IN EVERYTHING WE DO. THEY STEER OUR BEHAVIOURS AND INSPIRE WORK ACCOUNTABILITY.
OUR MISSION TO INCREASE BUSINESS TOURISM FOR ABU DHABI BY CREATING A PLATFORM THAT ENABLES EVENT ORGANISERS TO REALISE THEIR GOALS OF CONNECTING PEOPLE VIA WORLD-CLASS EVENTS AND VENUES AND DELIVERING BEST-IN-CLASS SERVICES TO EXCEED STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS.
STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE
WORK TOGETHER
CREATIVE & INNOVATIVE
PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT WE DO
Board of Directors
HAMAD HAREB AL MUHAIRI Deputy Chair
HUMAID MATAR AL DHAHERI Managing Director & Group CEO
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi Chairman MAJID SULTAN AL MAIL Board Member
KEVIN MURPHY Board Member
Management Team
AHMED AL OBAIDLI
SALAH AL JAEEDI
MIKE HENDERSON
SAEED AL SHAMSI
Saeed Al Mansoori
KHALIFA AL QUBAISI
Chief Operations Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Group Chief Strategy and Finance Officer
Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri Managing Director & Group CEO
Chief Human Capital Officer
Executive Director - IDEX
Chief Commercial Officer
The Group
Our Venues
ABU DHABI NATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE
AL AIN CONVENTION CENTRE
EXCEL LONDON
Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre is a multi-award winning venue offering organisers of exhibitions, conferences and events outstanding facilities spread over a total space of 142,226 square metres.
Al Ain Convention Centre provides the city of Al Ain with an exceptional venue for exhibitions, conferences, weddings and other special events.
London’s largest international exhibition and convention centre, was acquired by ADNEC in 2008. The 100,000 square metre venue includes the Capital’s only International Convention Centre; ICC London which includes the UK’s largest fully-flexible auditorium for up to 7,000 delegates.
This includes versatile spaces suitable for medium to large scale conferences of up to 6,000 people, 12 exhibitions halls, 21 meeting rooms, a stunning banqueting facility, as well as outdoor space which includes a grandstand and an impressive Marina. A complete venue solution, ADNEC also boasts a range of restaurants, cafés, shops, business facilities and six on-site hotels offering c.1,800 rooms
It is built in a unique architectural style that is in harmony with the city’s existing architecture with a marquee-style roof. It offers combined (indoor and outdoor) event space of 20,000 square metres.
Excel also boasts London’s largest banqueting hall for up to 3,000 guests as well as conference facilities which can accommodate 50 to 1,200 delegates.
The Group
Our Exhibitions
CAPITAL EVENTS ADNEC Group’s event organising arm, CAPITAL EVENTS proudly organises some of the most significant events in the region.
IDEX
NAVDEX
UMEX AND SimTEX
ADIBS
SIAL
First held in 1993, IDEX, the largest tri-service defence exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2019.
NAVDEX is part of the world’s leading joint defence exhibition and co-located with IDEX. NAVDEX demonstrates the latest technology across land, sea, and air sectors of defence.
The events showcase the MENA regions industry leading and growing unmanned and simulation systems segments. Ideally positioned to provide a professional platform for manufacturers to share important views and experiences with key-players in the field.
ADIBS provides a world-class platform for UAE and international companies from the marine industry to display, discuss and demonstrate their products and services to government officials, special guests, media, boating enthusiasts and high-net-worth consumers. ADIBS 2019 evoked a sense of the rich maritime tradition of the UAE. Apart from the sophisticated marine leisure vessels, there are also fishing and diving equipment companies displaying their wares.
SIAL Middle East is a joint venture between CAPITAL EVENTS and Comexposium.
IDEX takes place biennially, and is organised by CAPITAL EVENTS in association with the UAE Armed Forces GHQ.
It is a unique platform to establish and strengthen relationships with government departments, businesses and armed forces.
Also, to promote the defence, environmental, civil and humanitarian benefits of unmanned and simulation systems.
SIAL has established itself as one of the largest fairs for the food and beverage in the hospitality industry in the Middle East and the MENA region for 10 years.
The Group
Our Hotels
ANdAZ CAPITAL GATE HOTEL - ABU DHABI
ALOFT ABU DHABI HOTEL
ALOFT LONDON EXCEL
Located in the iconic Capital Gate tower, the five star ANdAZ Capital Gate hotel provides 188 rooms and unsurpassed views of the city and coastline. It was the first ANdAZ hotel in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The on-site hotel is directly connected to ADNEC.
Owned by ADNEC and operated by Marriott International, Aloft Abu Dhabi is the largest Aloft hotel in Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
In 2011, ExCeL London opened the UK’s first Starwood Aloft hotel. Aloft London ExCeL was built by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company and is linked to the ICC London ExCeL.
The four star hotel offers 408 rooms over 12-storeys and is connected to ADNEC by internal walkways.
The four-star, 252 room hotel is located right next to the Prince Regent DLR station and is just minutes away from London City Airport, Canary Wharf, and from the O2 Arena on the Emirates Air Line cable car
The Group
Our Services
ADNEC SERVICES LLC
CAPITAL HOSPITALITY
ADNEC Services LLC launched in 2015, and is a fully integrated business unit of ADNEC, offering a dedicated single point of contact for organisers, exhibitors and retailers, for setting up, connecting and activating stands, exhibitions and other conferences spaces within ADNEC venues, which can be delivered seamlessly within an overall one-stop approach. In addition to this ADNEC Services can also fully project manage events.
Capital Hospitality, part of ADNEC Services LLC, was launched in 2015, to deliver exceptional hospitality experiences, which combine international and local knowledge, to produce a 5-star hospitality service offering that is second-to-none.
The Group
Our People
Number of Nationalities
34
Emiratisation Rate
72.4%
Gender Ratio
34% Male 66%
Females
Average Employee Tenure
6.9 Years
Employee Average turnover rate Below
5.0%
Employee Satisfaction Average
Average Training Hours Per Employee
Employee Happiness Average
85%
39.4
80%
We know that talent will determine our ability to achieve our vision and strategic goals. It is only by allowing all our people to reach their full potential that our collective objectives and vision can be fulfilled. We believe in sustainable growth and Emiratisation, we are dedicated to attracting and nurturing the best talent, as well as maintaining a collaborative, engaging and creative environment, in which our people can thrive and grow.
ADNEC'S
Sustainability
Weight of food composting produced
54 tons
Electricity consumption
22.2 MWh
Chilled water
20,788,178 m3
Weight of materials recycled
1444 tons
CO2 emission savings from recycling
1516 tons
SUSTAINABILITY MEMBERSHIPS
ADNEC is committed to sustainability initiatives that not only make an impact to the business itself but also to the wider community. ADNEC has developed a sustainability team supported by the CSR and Green Teams. ADNEC is also a member of three external green initiatives: ufi Sustainability Development Committee, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group. Our in-house sustainability initiatives include:
Recycling used cooking oil onsite to create biofuel to power onsite diesel powered engines i.e. cherry pickers and forklifts.
Reducing plastic wastage, all our on-site restaurants have gone plastic straw free
Reverse vending machine (rvm)
Composting food waste
Using Smart Bins which are designed to facilitate crowd sourcing of the waste sorting process
REVERSE VENDING MACHINE (RVM)
LIQUID FOOD COMPOST
ROBOTIC SCRUBBER DRYER
SMART BINS
Recycling exhibitions material
Utilising Robotic Scrubber Dryer that has many unique features towards sustainability
ADNEC'S
Awards & Accolades
101
ADNEC has won regional and international awards since demonstrating our commitment to excellence.
2007
ê AIPC Innovation Award - The Hive ê Event Catering Team of the Year Caterer Middle East
2019
ê Wireless Implementation of the Year Award ê EFQM Award in “Innovation in Customer Experience”
Sustainability Award
2018
Best Venue MESE Awards 2018
2017
MEES Awards 2017
Sustainability Award AEO Excellence Awards
ê EFQM Award in “Innovation in Circular Economy’
Sustainability Award AEO Excellence Awards
2016
Best Meetings and Conference Centre Business Destinations
2015
Best Congress and Convention Centre Middle East Business Destinations
Commercial High-rise Development Arabia Property Awards
CONTACT DETAILS
ABU DHABI NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS COMPANY KHALEEJ AL ARABI STREET
P.O.BOX 5546, ABU DHABI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
TEL: +971 2 444 6900 FAX: +971 2 444 6135