For the
first time ever, the world’s largest summit on the Islamic economy is coming to
German-speaking Europe . Global Islamic Economy
Summit to hold Round Table at HALAL HANNOVER.
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The
conference was first announced by Deutsche Messe in the summer of 2019, HALAL
HANNOVER, a new business and knowledge-sharing platform for the German-speaking
halal community, has already made a name for itself well beyond Germany
The event’s
conference programme has been officially endorsed by Dubai Islamic Economy
Development Centre (DIEDC) and has garnered further international influence
with the addition of a Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES) Round Table, set to
take place on 6 March 2020.
The event has
assumed greater significance as it will mark the first time the international
series of round tables on the Islamic economy, which is establishing a presence
in German-speaking Europe .
Each GIES
round table that takes place outside the UAE features experts from the UAE and
the host region, providing an opportunity for dialogue and knowledge exchange
between the Muslim and non-Muslim stakeholders of the Islamic Economy.
Owing to
their geographic location, many Islamic countries are reliant on food imports
from the West. The UAE is a case in point. As the home of a major international
airport and some of the world’s leading seaports, the emirate of Dubai serves as the entry point for the large volume of
goods – including halal products – that the country imports from Europe . Since 2013, DIEDC has been successfully working
on implementing the strategy of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to
establish Dubai
The GIES
round table at HALAL HANNOVER will serve as a precursor to the next Global
Islamic Economy Summit (GIES), to be held in Dubai
“The GIES
round table is a major boost for HALAL HANNOVER,” said Christoph Schöllhammer,
Deutsche Messe’s director for HALAL HANNOVER. “Dignitaries, thought leaders and
decision-makers from the international halal industry will gather at the event
to discuss the benefits, opportunities and challenges of the international
market for halal products and services.”
The round
table will take place from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 6 March 2020 in the
conference area of Hall 19/20 at the Hannover Exhibition Centre.
The
conference component of HALAL HANNOVER will feature a varied and well-balanced
line-up of speakers and topics. Spanning three full days, the event will
provide a unique opportunity for attendees to explore current trends and
developments in the halal economy and network with industry experts from Austria , Belgium ,
Croatia , the UAE, Germany , Malaysia ,
Spain , Switzerland and Turkey