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I have been amazed by the quality of the visitors. Our initial intention in being at the show was as branding exercise for our relatively new company, in fact by lunch time on the first day, we had already achieved what would normally be sold in a week. Additionally, we have attracted several large investors wishing to work closely with us in the future. We are definitely coming back next year.
Julie Mason, General Manager, Barclays Real Estate Your marketing has been very strong and the conference very visible from Europe.
Jonathan Hull, Senior Director, European Investment, CB Richard Ellis We did not expect to get that much interest, it was a very good brand building exercise. We have signed with a Kuwaiti dealer at the show and have been approached by dealers in Libya, Iraq and Bahrain for representation. We have been approached by a number of universities to give lectures on smart technology. We have met very high quality media contacts to explain what our technology was and the future. Yes, we are looking at a bigger stand for Cityscape next year. Asedco, our Saudi distributor made fantastic strategic alliances with several Saudi exhibitors to introduce smart technology in Saudi. Architects and engineers showed high interest in our products.
Firas Mazloum, Managing Director, Asia and Africa, Digitcom Smarthome This is our second time at Cityscape, it has grown enormously since last year. We were very pleasantly surprised at the number and quality of visitors and exhibitors. Cityscape was well organized and we have received a number of worthwhile enquiries from KSA and regional players, which we trust will lead to future business. We will definitely be back next year with a much bigger stand.
Reg Barichievy, General Manager, Tajheez Property Services, a division of the Dar Al Riyadh Group We had an excellent show, the quality of the conference was very good. We will be back next year with a bigger stand and are looking at supporting the conference programme again.
Bassem El Khoury, Marketing Director, IFA Hotels and Resorts We had a good show, we have conducted business with several inc=vsors from the Gulf countries and we met with potential investors as well. We have signed a strategic alliance with Emaar to develop our projects in the Kingdom at Cityscape and look forward to next year’s show.
Dr. Abdul Aziz Turkestani, Vice-President, Marketing and Planning, Al Oula (KSA) We had a tremendously good show, We were actually taking orders on the stand although the outlets are not yet available for lease. The visitor base was very good, this is not just an architectural show anymore but a well diversified industry event. We have already booked our stand for next year and are tripling our presence to 54m2.
Mohammed N. Khammas, Managing Director, Dubai Outlet Mall This is our second time at Cityscape. The exhibition, which is very well organized, has been very good for us. There was a good regional industry attendance, we will definitely be back next year.
Mohammad Al Shatti, Member of the board, WJ Real Estate Cityscape has been a really good platform for us to promote our seven million sq metre development Khobar. It has drawn good interest from a large number of visitors including investors, contractors and consultants. We will definitely come back next September.
Eng. Youssef Al-Jarallah, Khalid Shobili Group Cityscape gave us the opportunity to present our various projects to a very high quality audience. This week we introduced the Mekka Meridien Towers project, which is the first time-share complex open to non-Saudis. The response has been tremendous, we have had thousand of enquiries from across the region. Next year we are coming back and will showcase more development projects.
Mohammad Tajeddin, PR Media Adviser, Saudi Amjad We came here for the first time this year and were very impressed by the quality of visitors and exhibitors alike. It is the best exhibition we have attended in the Middle East so far. We got a lot of interest from regional players especially from Saudi and Kuwait and have now decided to open an office in Dubai. Lebanon has already booked a bigger stand for next year, and we will as a company showcase more projects.
Victor A. Najjarian, General Management, C.A.R.E. Group (Lebanese pavilion) It’s been a hugely successful show. We had the opportunity to meet everyone in the industry in one location: developers, architects and designers, all together. We have made quality contacts, which hopefully will convert into business. We are strongly considering coming back next year.
David McBryed, Managing Director, Planters Cityscape was definitely worth coming to, we have had an amazing number of enquiries for Putrajaya, the AED 20 Billion project we came to promote. We have also met with some serious potential investors. We would definitely want to come back next year as we believe the Middle East has enormous potential.
Wan Hashimi Albakri Wan Ahmad Amin Jaffri, Director, Putrajaya Holdings, Malaysia It was a very good show, we did a lot of business on the stand after the announcement of our two latest projects: Stars Island and Emirates Industrial City. We have met a lot of potential investors form the region but also had strong interest from Iran and Europe. We will of course be back next year.
Eng. Taher Abulaila, Project Manager, Al Hanoo Holding Company We have had very strong interest for our residential projects and have met potential investors from Europe, Iran, India and of course Saudi Arabia.
Liz Fox, Corporate Communications Consultant, Dubai Sports City Just a quick note to let you know how impressed I was with Cityscape. I have been to so many events around the world - I have lost count! I have to admit, I was very impressed with the constant stream of visitors/delegates in the exhibition hall throughout the course of the event. Through speaking with various delegates they were impressed by the speakers as well, especially the snappy presentations (time limited).
David East, Associate Publisher, Financial Times Business Just wanted to thank you for a great event. The professionalism of the event, quality of speakers, and sheer knowledge gained was amazing. As our first foray into sponsoring and exhibiting, it was great and I regret not making use of all of the other presented opportunities.
Wael Al-Lawati, A/CEO, Waterfront Investments Everybody who took part in the exhibition and conference from our side definitely believe that Cityscape was very useful.
Olga Andreeva, Director, Krasnodar Krai Economoic Development Agency As things were VERY chaotic for me this past week, I just wanted to say I think you did an extraordinary, AMAZING, job for Cityscape.
Barry Didato, Director of Strategic Investments, His Highness Prince Faisal Bin Fahad Bin Abdullah Bin Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud I would like to express my appreciation and gratitude to your wonderful and informative event.
Husam Labadi, Vice President, CESSCO Ltd. A note of congratulations for a very successful and well organized event. You have every reason to be well pleased. I think the formula of short sharp presentations works very well and would encourage you to persevere with it. The Gulf also is clearly going to be of major interest to investors, developers and occupiers for the next decade and clearly you are excellently poised to take advantage of that high profile.
Nicholas Brooke, Chairman, Professional Property Services Group I have already attended Cityscape and really thrilled of what I have seen. It is well orgnized and well prepared for.
Eng.Farouk Mukhallalati Bsc.Civ.Eng.UK, CEO MASS CONSULT Thank you for inviting me for the cityscape exhibition. I attended the show and my opinion is that it was excellent. I hope to be there next year.
Al Accad Hotel Supplies, Managing Director, Sultan AL Accad
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