Expo 2020 Dubai welcomes South African participants

Attendees from more than 130 countries heard from senior UAE officials on opportunities to collaborate through Expo 2020 Dubai and the benefits of participation in the first Expo to be hosted in the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia (MEASA) region.

The event, which was organised with the involvement of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the governing body for World Expos, brought together the representatives of nations to update them on Dubai’s plans for Expo 2020,

the progress made so far on the journey to hosting the global mega event and the opportunities that the Expo offers to participant nations. Dubai aims to host more than 180 countries at its World Expo.

South African pavilion

South Africa and South African business is invited to Expo 2020 Dubai, as participants and to register as suppliers. Held over six months from October 2020, Expo is a global mega event to celebrate human ingenuity with the theme: ‘Connecting Minds; Creating the Future’. It will showcase country and commercial exhibitors from an estimated 180 states.

South Africa will have an individual pavilion to display itself to 25 million visitors and generate business opportunities and access to regional markets. It can promote its achievements, products, ideas, innovations, its national brand and promote itself as a tourism, trade and investment destination.

This is the first time the ‘Expo’ will be held in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region with 70% of all visitors to come from outside the UAE. The Expo site covers 438 hectares, adjacent to Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport, the site is bigger than New York’s Central Park.

South African businesses can register as suppliers on Expo 2020 eSourcing portal. For more information, click here.