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IFZA partners with World Free Zone organisation IFZA Dubai, the UAE’s most dynamic and truly international Free Zone, has announced its support of the 2023 Annual International Conference & Exhibition, hosted by the World Free Zones Organization (World FZO), taking place from 1-3 May 2023. The signing ceremony took place on 14 February 2023 at IFZA Headquarters and was attended by Dr. Samir Hamrouni, World FZO CEO, and Martin G. Pedersen, IFZA Chairman. The World FZO’s flagship annual international conference draws more than 1,000 delegates from 120 countries each year. It facilitates an in-depth exchange of ideas and information as well as holds strategic discussions among the Free Trade Zone and investor community through addresses, keynote speeches, and panel discussions. Previous editions of the conference were hosted in Montego Bay (Jamaica), Barcelona,
and Cartagena among others. This year, participants will focus on the theme: ‘Global Trade 2.0: Zones, An Ecosystem of Trust Driving Prosperity’, and how a Free Zone’s network of trust can be leveraged to drive competitiveness, attract FDIs, and gain buy-in from the public and policymakers. The two-day event will focus on five-panel discussions, which highlight themes on designing, building, and sustaining ecosystems of trust, mitigating and managing disruptive events, keeping zones dynamic to deliver prosperity, navigating the changing rules of corporate governance, and the digital tools used to help build trust. The event also includes a special session on achieving net zero targets and decarbonization of Free Zones. At the conference, IFZA will be participating in several thought leadership discussions alongside global industry leaders.
Martin G. Pedersen, IFZA Chairman and Dr. Samir Hamrouni, World FZO CEO.
AiFlux and Software AG collaborate to propel energy sector transformation AiFlux Limited, creator of intuitive technology platforms for the energy sector to unlock the true value of heavy assets, has entered into a full-spectrum partnership with Software AG to jointly fuel opportunities in the sector. The collaboration will augment transformational initiatives and allied industries resulting in the creation of fully connected and simplified enterprises. The partnership is a result of successful capabilities created through Cumulocity IoT and Integration, across AiFlux’s enterprise-wide systems. Under the extended collaboration, both companies will jointly deliver high-level digital expertise and best practices to enterprises in the energy & utilities industry and across government entities. This will be extended through the well-proven capabilities of Software AG’s suite of solutions delivered via the SiteFlux
(Left to right) Mr. Hani El Kurd, CEO of, AiFlux and Rami Kichli – Senior Vice President, of Middle East and Turkey for Software AG. Connected Resources SaaS platform, founded on Cumulocity IoT. Both companies will facilitate customers to achieve a truly connected status by unlocking maximum business growth potential for energy, utilities, and public sector enterprises. The energy sector is in transition, experiencing fundamental change at a rapid pace – from rapidly declining renewable energy costs to widespread electrification and technological breakthroughs, thereby driving this energy transition. These changes are urging compa-
nies to focus on improving asset and industrial efficiencies for enhanced revenue generation and effective resource utilization. With joint aspirations and common goals of AiFlux and Software AG, they aim to facilitate sustainable simplified truly connected enterprises and the creation of end-to-end fully digital ecosystems. Software AG’s Cumulocity IoT and analytics along with the webMethods Integration stack is highly regarded and consistently ranked as leaders by multiple industry analysts such as Gartner and Forrester to name a few.
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