2,500 participants on the first day of "Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit 2025"

Abu Dhabi, June 17 / WAM / The first day of the Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit 2025 witnessed today in the capital, Abu Dhabi, with the participation of 2,500 participants, strategic initiatives and fruitful discussions that highlighted the ambitious and future vision of Abu Dhabi to develop infrastructure.

The summit activities started with an opening speech delivered by His Excellency Muhammad Ali Al -Shurafa, head of the Municipalities and Transport Department in Abu Dhabi, in which he emphasized the pioneering role that the emirate plays in drawing the features of the future, as he focused on the integrated relationship between economic growth and the quality of life, stressing Abu Dhabi’s commitment to excellence in both sides through a global infrastructure.

The first day of the summit succeeded in launching an active dialogue that reviewed Abu Dhabi’s ambitious vision in the field of urban development, where the discussion sessions embodied the importance of strategic planning, digital transformation, and economic empowerment, in building sustainable future cities that put the human being at the heart of their vision.

In the session “Development of the City of City, the most suitable for living in the world”, His Excellency Ahmed Jassim Al -Zaabi, head of the Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi, along with His Excellency Muhammad Ali Al -Shurafa, participated in discussing the relationship between investment, infrastructure and decent living.

His Excellency Al -Shurafa announced during the session, a new initiative, by launching the Livex Livex and Investment Exhibition next year.

For his part, His Excellency Al -Zaabi highlighted the pivotal role played by the strategic development of the infrastructure in consolidating the economic growth and diversification of Abu Dhabi, pointing to the growth of the construction sector by more than 40% during the past five years, and its contribution to GDP from 76.7 billion dirhams (equivalent to 7.8% of GDP) in 2020 to to 2020 to 2020 to 2020 to 2020 to 2020 to 2020 107.4 billion dirhams (9.1% of GDP) in 2024.

His Excellency stressed that the concept of infrastructure in Abu Dhabi goes beyond material assets, to reflect the emirate’s position as a world -class smart city, enjoying an advanced digital structure, smooth communication, health care services, education and housing at the highest global level, which contributes to upgrading the quality of life and enhancing investment attractiveness at the same time.

For his part, His Excellency Eng. Maysara Mahmoud Eid, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Center for Projects and Infrastructure, reviewed the five -year strategic road map of the center, which is based on four main axes: sustainability, expanding private sector participation, promoting local content, and adopting normative building systems, in order to support the development of a sustainable and comprehensive urban environment. The summit witnessed a discussion of the collection of a group of leaders of urban, investment and development sectors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, where they reviewed how the emirate reformulates the concept of urban growth associated with lifestyles, as His Excellency Dr. Saif Sultan Al -Nasiri, Acting Undersecretary of the Municipalities and Transport Department, affirmed in this context, on the role of smart infrastructure and integrated planning in promoting movement, quality of life, and community cohesion.

While His Excellency Badr Al -Alamah, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Investment Office stressed the importance of strategic investment partnerships in empowering innovation, promoting sustainability, and diversifying the economy.

Dr. Mohamed Abdullah Al -Zaabi, CEO of Miral, highlighted the role of developing recreational and tourist destinations in consolidating the position of Abu Dhabi as a global capital that reflects the highest level of life, as tourism and entertainment intersects and developing urban areas and cities to generate sustainable economic and social value.

Adel Al -Buraiki, CEO of “Al -Dar Projects”, talked about the importance of consultation and cooperation between the public and private sectors in implementing large -scale and useful projects centered around man in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, explaining how these projects contribute to keeping pace with population growth while preserving cultural identity and environmental priorities.

A large part of today’s activities focused on innovations and technologies that reformulate the infrastructure scene, where the sessions reviewed the transformative capabilities of advanced construction methods, artificial intelligence, and construction information modeling (BIM) in accelerating soft housing projects, re -visualization of urban systems, and promoting project planning and management.

Global offers, including the Hong Kong experience in modern construction, constituted a valuable inspiration on digital transformation and standard approach that enhances the role of urban development as an essential element in building future cities.

The first day sessions discussed the role of global partnerships in infrastructure and how Abu Dhabi regional priorities contribute to international best practices in supporting comprehensive growth and addressing complex urban challenges.

The first day was concluded with a discussion session titled “Empowering Local Economics: The National added Value Program and the program of empowering small and medium -sized companies”, with the participation of a group of officials, where they discussed the pivotal role played by local added value programs and the Abu Dhabi program to enable small and medium companies in supporting supply chains, developing national competencies, and achieving economic diversity.

The summit also witnessed a wide participation of international cooperation partners, including the International Association for Project Finance “IPFA”, Mexican Business Council/Symx, Turkish Contractors Association, International Landscape Engineers “IFLA”, International Federation of Consulting Engineers “Fedic”, Emirates Green Buildings Council, and the International Federation of Real Estate “FIABCI”.

The summit is supported by a group of partners represented in the main partner, “Cities”, the real estate partner “Al -Dar”, the strategic partners “Bloom”, the Abu Dhabi Investment Office “ADIO”, “Al -Ittihad Trains”, the government partner “Abu Dhabi Police”, the platinum partner “LED Development”, the Diamond Sphere “Etihad Airways”, the silver partners “Blaryari” and “Fujairah National Bank”.

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