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17 companies from 10 countries
and 14 speakers from 7 countries
created an international informa
tion platform for technical textiles
and related technologies not only
for safety, health and protection,
but also many other industries.
Based on the positive experiences
and feedbacks we will come back
next year," said Michael Jaenecke,
Director Brand Management
Technical Textiles & Textile Pro
cessing, Messe Frankfurt Exhibi
tion GmbH, Germany. n
East Symposium, the Safety De
sign in Buildings Conference, the
Mobile Phone Crimes Conference
and the International Water Mist
Association Seminar.
"We have made an interesting
and promising first step into this
region. The first Techtextil Middle
East Symposium and the Techtex
til Pavilion at Intersec 2014, both
integrated in the 16th edition
of Intersec, received a positive
resonance by the exhibitors and
the participants of the symposium.
exhibitors is the Commercial &
Information Security section.
This year it featured 15% more
exhibitors than the previous
edition with some key areas of
interest for visitors being the in
tegration of security systems into
one platform and the continu
ous migration from analogue to
digital.
Exhibitors within the Com
mercial Security section in
cluded some of the world's largest
security players, who all consider
Intersec a must attend exhibi
tion in their annual sales cycle.
Tarek Ismail, Director of Sales,
Middle East for Tyco Security
Products, said: "Intersec is a great
show, growing every year, where
we meet our VIP customers and
showcase the top latest technolo
gy." Furthermore, Martin Cowley,
Channel Manager of IDIS, stat
ed: "Intersec is a fantastic show
for us because it brings together
the whole security buying chain
in a way that few other security
shows can," and Erika Görge,
Bosch, said: "For us it is a great
success. It is an absolute must for
Bosch to be here at Intersec."
Also commenting on Intersec's
global stance was Marwan Khoury,
Marketing Manager, Middle East
& Africa for Axis Communica
tions. He stated: `We are seeing
tremendous growth at Intersec,
not just from the security market,
but from the other markets com
ing in as well, especially the end
customers. We hope to be a part of
Intersec for years to come, not just
as an important trade show in the
Middle East, but on a global level
as well."
Conference Series
Also taking place alongside Inter
sec was a series of successful con
ferences and seminars covering
many key areas. This included the
IOSH ME Occupational Health
Seminar, the Techtextil Middle
Spread out across 9
halls, Intersec 2014
got underway with an opening
ceremony presided over by chief
guest HH Sheikh Mansoor bin
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Mak
toum. HH Sheikh Mansoor later
toured the exhibition extensively,
accompanied by Major General
Khamis Al Mazeina, General
Commander of Dubai Police.
The opening delegation was
joined by senior government au
thorities and a particularly strong
representation from Dubai Police,
Dubai Police Academy and UAE
Civil Defence, along with organ
iser, Epoc Messe Frankfurt.
Ahmed Pauwels, CEO of
Epoc Messe Frankfurt comment
ed on the success of Intersec,
stating: "This region continues
to be one of the most exciting
markets for the safety, security
and fire protection industries and
this is reflected in the growth of
Intersec. The exhibition enjoyed
proactive business activity by
authorities from across the region
as well as governmental support
from the UK, Germany and Italy,
to name but a few."
"It has been growing from
strength to strength in recent
years, but after the major success
of this most recent edition we can
well and truly say that Intersec
is an essential trade exhibition
for the international security
fraternity."
Key areas
Encompassing four key focus
areas: Commercial & Informa
tion Security; Safety & Health;
Fire & Rescue and Homeland
Security & Policing, Intersec
2014 according to the organisers
attracted a wide representation of
international exhibitors and trade
visitors from the safety, security
and fire protection industries.
The section at Intersec which
attracts the largest number of
Proving its worth as a truly international trade fair
and leading exhibition in its field, the 16th and larg-
est ever edition of Intersec recently concluded in
Dubai. The show saw 1,213 exhibitors from 54 coun-
tries and welcomed 24,853 trade visitors from 131
countries. The top five visiting countries were Saudi
Arabia, Iran, Oman, Qatar and India.
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25,000 visitors at Intersec Dubai security fair
B.S.I.´s general manager Kevin Chen
was present at the show.
Gian Massimo Dalle, product manager,
and Eric Assouline, export manager,
both at CDVI.
Fabrizio Leonardi from CIAS
Elettronica S.R.L attended the show.
QNAP Security´s Alin Wu, sales mana-
ger surveillance, enjoyed the exhibition.
Brad Choi, senior
sales manager,
business and mar-
keting sectors, at
Suprema.
From Videotec
Alessandro Fran-
chini, marketing
and comunication
manager.
Happy Hoda El Imam and Rachel
Marley from Tyco Systems.
Also happy Ted Ghali, vice president
and managing director sales EMEA at
Genetec.
Miles Chen, dept. manager, interna-
tional sales department, at Vivotek.