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The Oi brand does not rest on its audience for each event, for example at the team are also building audiences laurels, and in fact you have recently Oi Americas in San Diego, over 90% of from key SE Asian markets including expanded, again? the audience have never visited another Japan, Malaysia and South Korea. Oi in

Yes, it is very exciting to be able to Oi event before, a very important dis- London is the key global meeting spot, announce a new edition of Oceanol- tinction to continue to develop in order connecting businesses, government and ogy International Middle East, which to deliver value to the companies invest- academic institutions together. will be taking place in Abu Dhabi from ing in each event. Oi China in Shang- Bring on the next 50 years!!

the September 7 to 9, 2020. We have an hai is predominantly Chinese although established of? ce in the UAE and have been running the World Future Energy

Summit in Dubai for many years, with existing partnership with different areas of government in the region already es- tablished.

As we see at each Oceanology event, science, technology and innovation help drive effective solutions as different in- dustries and governments look to the world’s oceans as a solution for sustain- able and responsible resource develop- ment.

With the Arabian Gulf and Indian

Ocean region increasing its footprint across different marine environments

Reed Exhibitions and Oceanology In- ternational is perfectly aligned to help answer these challenges. At the end of our 50th anniversary, we are excited to bring this event and the connections it can facilitate between the international community and regional stakeholders to the Middle East, alongside established our events in London, San Diego and

Shanghai.

So with a global brand, what are the central concepts that tie together the Oi event no matter where it sets up for business?

If we look across the entire portfolio of Oi events it is the technology that binds them together as the requirements for better and more sustainable ways of working in the world’s oceans increases.

There are different areas of focus in each region when it comes to use of technol- ogy however I think you could still say that tall of the events are driven by the

Marine Science, Ocean Observation,

Offshore Energy and Ocean Resource sectors, even if the proportions that at- tend at each event differs slightly. We are always looking to develop a unique www.marinetechnologynews.com

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