The UAE will participate in the Web Summit which will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, on November 6-9.

Dubbed as the largest tech conference in the world, the Web Summit started as a simple idea in 2010 to connect the technology community with all industries, both old and new, until it has grown to become the largest technology conference in the world.

The UAE participates in the event with a delegation comprised of executives from the Ministry of Economy and representatives of a number of local and federal departments, entrepreneurs, investors and SMEs owners, with the objective of enhancing the awareness of UAE entrepreneurs about global innovation trends and showcasing the latest technologies developed by the country over the past years.

Preparatory meetings have been held recently to ensure the delegates are fully geared for the global event.

The delegation will be led by Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of Foreign Trade and Industry at the Ministry of Economy who has underscored the ministry's keenness to forge constructive partnerships with the SMEs Board to organise the visit in a way that best serves the interests of the country's industrial sector in line with the UAE Vision 2021 and the fundamentals of the Nationals Agenda, which are primarily aimed at diversifying sources of income and establishing an innovation-based economy.

The summit is expected to bring in up to 60,000 participants, and representatives of 15,000 companies from 60 world countries.