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Organised by: In partnership with: We education 14-16 MARCH 2017 HALLS 5 – 8 DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE SHOW BROCHURE W W W.G ESS DUB AI. COM S E RV ING TH E E D U CAT ION CO M M U NITY Knowledge Partner: Supported by: GESS DUBAI – THE BEST RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR YOUR BUSINESS Now entering its 10th year, GESS Dubai returns to halls 5 – 8 at Dubai World Trade Centre. GESS enjoys the full support of the Ministry of Education and enables the full spectrum of educational suppliers and solution providers to access key decision makers in the education sector from across the Middle East. With the biggest show to date in 2016, companies are using GESS Dubai as a platform to launch their products in the lucrative Middle East education market, seeing the show as the most effective way to reach out to a targeted audience. An exciting marketplace, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments have been reserving a large portion of their budget's towards the development of the education sector. The total number of students in the GCC education sector is projected to reach 15 million in 2020. The number of private schools has grown annually by 2.9%, with the number of students in private schools expected to cross 3 million in 2020. With more than 500 educational projects collectively worth above US$ 50 billion under various stages of development across the region, the GCC education sector is set to witness significant growth*. GESS is the perfect platform to present your products to this burgeoning education market. *Alpen Capital GCC Education Industry Report May 2016 A TARGETED AUDIENCE OF EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS READY TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU • • More than 11,500 educational professionals attended (up 15% from 2015) our largest attendance yet Visitors from 74 countries – a truly international reach • • 72.32% of all visitors influenced or had final purchasing authority 550+ Exhibiting companies representing 39 countries. W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M AN EVENT WITH TRULY INTERNATIONAL SCOPE AND REACH World-class organisations and government institutions partner and visit GESS each year, as it provides the perfect platform for them to reach out to key stakeholders and decision makers in the region. This year these included: • • • • • • • • • • • • • ABEGS (Arab Bureau of Education for Gulf States) ACTVET (Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training) ADEC (Abu Dhabi Education Council) ADVETI (Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute) Ajman Education Zone BESA (British Education Suppliers Association) Didacta Dubai Education Zone Dubai International Academic City Fujairah Education Zone Hamdan Bin Rashid AL Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) KHDA (Knowledge and Human Development Authority) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • KOTRA (Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency) Ministry of Education Egypt Ministry of Education Iraq Ministry of Education Kuwait Ministry of Education Oman Ministry of Education Qatar Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Singapore Ministry of Education Turkey Ministry of Education United Arab Emirates Ras Al Khaimah Education Zone Sharjah Education Council Sharjah Education Zone Teachers Skill Forum UKTI (UK Trade Investment Umm Al Quwain Education Zone US Commercial Service Worlddidac INTERNATIONAL VISITOR BREAKDOWN BAHRAIN (GCC MEMBER) 3.10% OMAN (GCC MEMBER) IRAN 4.28% PAKISTAN 4.06% IRAQ 1.18% QATAR (GCC MEMBER) 3.83% JORDAN 2.43% SAUDI ARABIA (GCC MEMBER)20.35% KUWAIT (GCC MEMBER) 6.19% REST OF THE WORLD 40.56% LEBANON 1.77% W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M 12.24% YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE FULL RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS NURSERY / PRE-SCHOOL / KINDERGARTEN / EARLY YEARS K12 SCHOOL UNIVERSITY 10% 4% 6% PRIMARY 8% VOCATIONAL COLLEGE EDUCATION ZONE/GOVERNMENT BODY CONSULTANCY / NON-EDUCATION COMPANY 31% 22% 3% 3% 2% SECONDARY ACADEMY /COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION 1% SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY/ OWNER SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOL PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS 30% 70% IT / ICT NETWORK TECHNICIAN OR MANAGER HEAD OF DEPARTMENT / YEAR / SUBJECT HEAD TEACHER / PRINCIPAL / DEAN 11% 3% 7% 4% 6% TEACHER / LECTURER 5% SCHOOL MANAGER/ BURSAR ADMINISTRATOR / DIRECTOR / CEO / OWNER MARKETING CONSULTANT 24% 14% 7% 8% 3% 3% 5% GOVERNMENT ADVISOR / SUPERVISOR EDUCATION OFFICER PURCHASING/ STUDENT TEACHER / PROCUREMENT TEACHER TRAINER MANAGER DEPUTY / ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 10% BREAKDOWN OF VISITORS TO GESS FROM THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR 2014 2015 38% 53% 62% PRIVATE 2016 30% 47% 70% PUBLIC W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M JUST A SELECTION OF THE CORE VISITORS TO GESS DUBAI, YOU JUST WON’T SEE AT ANY OTHER EVENT Abu Dhabi Education Council ADEC..................................................... Academic Quality Improvement Officer Abu Dhabi Education Council ADEC............................................................................................Cluster Manager Abu Dhabi Education Council ADEC...................................................................................Facility Design Officer Abu Dhabi International Pvt School................................................................................ Procurement Manager Aga Khan Early Learning Centre............................................................................Director and Senior Manager AGS Muscat................................................................................................................................................Principal AIS......................................................................................................................................... Head of Department Aj Group of Schools........................................................................................................ Group Finance Manager Aj Group of Schools.................................................................................................................Managing Director Ajman Academy.......................................................................................Finance and Administration Manager Al Alameen International Schools...........................................................................................................Principal Al Ameer Secondary School for Boys......................................................................................................Principal Al Arabia for Education Development............................................................................ Purchasing Supervisor Al Dar University College..................................................................... Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Al Farabi Colleges..............................................................................................................................................CEO Al Hussan Education & Training Group.............................................................................. Owner and President Al Ittihad Pvt School.............................................................................................................Purchasing Manager Al Shamkah KG............................................................................................................................. School Principal Aldar Academies.............................................................................................Corporate Procurement Specialist Alibdaa School..........................................................................................................................Owner & Principal Alkifah Pvt Schools........................................................................................................................ Board Member Alnabaat Alhsan National School...............................................................................................Director General Ambassador School..................................................................................................................................Principal American Grammar School & Colleges..................................................................................Managing Director American School of Dubai........................................................................... Director of Educational Technology American University of Kuwait.................................................................................................Assistant Director Applied Technology High School.............................................................................................................Principal Arcadia Preparatory School.............................................................................................................Vice Principal Aspam Indian International School........................................................................................Managing Director Australian International School....................................................................................................Head of School Barney Home Nursery...............................................................................................................................Director Binshafi Groups for Education.........................................................................................................................CEO Blossom Nursery....................................................................................................................................... Founder Brighton College Abu Dhabi....................................................................................... Deputy Head Prep School British International School Ajman.........................................................................................................Principal Canadian International School................................................................................................................Principal Credence High School LLC...................................................Finance and Administration Department Manager Deira International School............................................................................................... Procurement Manager DPS Academy............................................................................................................................................Principal Dubai Arabian American Pvt School.......................................................................................................Principal Dubai British School..........................................................................................Head of Technology Integration Dubai College............................................................................................................................................... Bursar Dubai English Speaking College............................................................................................Head of Innovation Dubai International School......................................................................................................................Principal ECAE Emirates College for Advanced Education...................... Head Procurement & Purchasing Department Elite American School.......................................................................................................... Head of Department Emirates College for Advanced Education...........................................................Procurement and Purchasing Emirates International School......................................................................................... Procurement Manager Emirates National School................................................................... Procurement and Contracts Department Fitya School...........................................................................................................................Purchasing Manager Fortes Holdings........................................................................................................................Purchase Manager Fujairah School..........................................................................................................................................Principal Gems AKNS.........................................................................................................................Director of Curriculum Gems American Academy........................................................................................................... Head of Science Gems Education........................................................................................................ Senior Procurement Officer Gems Education................................................................................................................................ Principal CEO Gems Education...........................................................Senior Manager Professional Learning & Development Gems Education.....................................................................................................Senior Procurement Manager Gems Education CIS Dubai..................................................................................Learning and Pedagogy Coach Gems Jumeirah Primary School.......................................................................................................Head of Year Gems Modern Academy...................................................................................................................Vice Principal Gems Modern Academy...........................................................................................................................Principal Gems New Millennium School............................................................................................ Head of Department Gems Our Own Indian School..........................................................................................................Vice Principal Gems Wellington International School...................................................................................................Principal Gems Westminister School......................................................................................................Facilities Manager Gems Winchester School..........................................................................................................................Principal Georgetown University Qatar.................................................................................Chief Facilities and IT Officer German International School Sharjah............................................................................Head of Administration Gulf International School.........................................................................................................................Principal Hadramout University....................................................................................................................................Dean Hartland International School...............................................................................................................Purchaser Heriot Watt University..................................................................................................Associate Head of School Hessa Bint Mohammeh School................................................................................................................Principal Home Grown Childrens Eco Nursery..........................................................................................................Owner Institute of Applied Technology...................................................................................... Procurement Manager International Programs School.................................................................................................................Director Iranian School.................................................................................................................................................Head Jana Dan International School.........................................................................................................................CEO Jumeirah English Speaking School..........................................................................................................Director Latifa School for Girls.....................................................................................................................Assistant Head Little Gems International....................................................................................................... Executive Principal Little Smarties Preschool............................................................................................................. School Principal Liverpool City College...............................................................................................................................Principal Liwa International School........................................................................................................................Principal Lycee Francais International.....................................................................................................................Director Madariss Al Azhar............................................................................................................................School Owner Mahrah Bint Ahmed School........................................................................................................ School Principal Majid Alawal School..................................................................................................................... School Principal Mershed Primary School..........................................................................................................................Principal Military Technological College........................................................................................ Procurement in Charge Modern College of Business & Science.....................................................................................................Director Multinational School Riyadh.................................................................................................. Executive Principal Nad Al Hamar School................................................................................................................................Principal National School.................................................................................................................................Vice Principal Nawabegh Al Riyadh International School...........................................................................................Chairman New Indian Model School.................................................................................................................Vice Principal Next Generation School............................................................................................................................Principal Nord Anglia Education.......................................................................................................... Regional IT Director Olive International School Doha...............................................................................................................Director Our Kids School....................................................................................................................... Head Procurement Pakistan Education Academy..........................................................................................................Vice Principal Qassim University........................................................................... Dean of University Development Deanship Qatar Finland International School.......................................................................Administrative Vice Principal Raffles International School..............................................................................................Deputy Head Teacher Raffles World Academy.............................................................................................................Dean of Students Rahpooyan Iran.................................................................................................................................................CEO Rajagiri International School...................................................................................................................Principal RAKAAG....................................................................................................................................Director & Principal Ras Al Khaimah Academy.......................................................................................................Purchase Manager Ras Al Khaimah Private School...................................................................................................................Owner Regent International School.......................................................................................... Executive Head Teacher Repton New English School................................................................................................... Executive Manager Rosary School.................................................................................................................................Purchase Head Ruwad Assalam Pvt School........................................................................................................................Owner Ryan Schools..............................................................................................................................................Director Sabis............................................................................................................................................................Director School of Research Science......................................................................................................................Principal Sharjah American International School..................................................................................... School Principal Solomon International School................................................................................................Managing Director SRM University................................................................................................................................ Vice President Swiss International Scientific School Dubai...................................................................Procurement Executive Taleem............................................................................................................................... Procurement Manager Tanweer Educators Professional Development..............................................................................................CEO The British School Al Khubairat.................................................................................................................. Bursar The Philippine School...........................................................................................................Managing Directress United School of Baniyas.........................................................................................................................Principal University of Sharjah............................................................................................................. Purchasing Director Victoria English School.......................................................................................................................Headmaster Victorian International School of Sharjah...............................................................................................Principal Yas Academy School.................................................................................................................... School Principal Zayed University...................................................................................................................... Purchasing Officer W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M GESS DUBAI – THE SOURCE FOR THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY Over 60% of our visitors come to GESS to keep up to date with new products and innovation and its essential that our marketing, tone and branding reflects this. 40% of all visitors attend our free conference sessions so it’s key to communicate the breadth of content to our audience. Our targeted and effective campaign is designed to do just that, to reach the right visitors that our exhibitors want to see. Improved content and design of the GESS DUBAI WEBSITE resulted in 44,170 unique users, an increase of 20% for the same period in 2015. GESS VISITOR CAMPAIGN ADVERT with a cohesive look and feel across all marketing collateral, the advert was designed to ensure engagement from the education industry, emphasise our unique content and worldwide relevant of the brand. DIRECT MAIL pieces were targeted to key job functions including head teachers, directors, heads of department and key private school groups. We keep our copy as lively and engaging as possible and our 2016 creative helped to reinforce this around the concept of “Shaping the Future of Education”. This helped us “With a total impressions of 11,975, the time spent per user is on average 2:17 minutes for GESS Dubai Newsroom. In our opinion this is a very good number and signifies that the content you published was of interest for the users. We liked the #GESSTalks series a lot, congratulations!” Benjamin Blaser, CTO & Co-Founder | Newsroom Discoverer “This is the first year that we pushed out, short, insight videos for both speakers and exhibitors onsite, under the umbrella of the GESS Talks brand. The idea was to create really valuable content that resonated with the visitor audience, engaging them in a different way to attend the event. Pushing the content out quickly on TV screens around the venue as well as on social media and show emails during the day as part of a cohesive marketing approach. We’re already working towards 2017 to create something truly innovative and exciting.” Ewan McIntosh – CEO, NoTosh increase attendance from our core job function of Head Teachers / Principals year on year of 13.69% EMAIL MARKETING we find that emails are an effective way for us to communicate to our audience. All emails are personalised with links to targeted information within the website and are produced in English and Arabic. With an average of 18.90% unique opens and an average open rate of 4.05% delivering us 23% of prereg. GESS TALKS for the first time our monthly newsletter brand was extended to an onsite feature at GESS Dubai 2016. Short interviews were exhibitors and speakers were conducted by Ewan McIntosh, education expert and GESS speaker, as well daily highlights videos were pushed out via our website, social media and on screens using Newsroom software around the venue. Creating engaging content that gave insight into the show and encouraged potential visitors to attend by promoting the content and products on offer at the show. Our onsite blogger created innovative content in the form of testimonial videos, pictures and articles engaging with exhibitors, speakers and visitors. Utilising the #GESStalks feed this worked particularly well on our Instagram feed and gave our content a personal touch to appeal to our audience of teachers. W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M SOCIAL AND DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS – CREATING A BUZZ AND SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT GESS Regular posts on Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Instagram including key hashtags for the event and creation of infographics on Facebook to really engage with our education audience. 3,550 1,079 122,351 25,638 LIKES MORE LIKES GAINED FROM 17 FEB TO 15 MARCH 3,616 352 FOLLOWERS NEW FOLLOWERS IN THE LAST 28 DAYS PEOPLE REACHED POST ENGAGEMENT 40,463 60,355 ACCOUNTS REACHED BY #GESS2016 IMPRESSIONS DIGITAL CAMPAIGN Our digital marketing campaign was designed to target key educational professionals across the Middle East region, using both Google remarketing and Facebook advertising. We gained an impressive 9,115 clicks to site, over 14,129 post engagements and 577,419 impressions. W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M EXHIBITOR MARKETING SUPPORT – TO MAXIMISE YOUR PRESENCE AT GESS DUBAI Each year we provide free of charge marketing support to ensure our exhibitors get brand exposure to our visitor audience and maximise footfall to their stand. EXAMPLES OF MARKETING COLLATERAL Personalised digital invite Examples of #ExhibitorTuesday Exhibitor info pack Welcome back @Knowledgehubdxb stand P20 THANK YOU FREE see School Radio, Matrix, Abilix, Schoology & FOR CHOOSING TO EXHIBIT AT GESS 2016 TO ATTEND SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION ManageClass #exhibitortuesday As part of the package of signing up for GESS, we are offering a FREE marketing service for our exhibitors. This is our way of helping you get as much exposure as possible in the run up to the exhibition. See @LGGulf stand A25 #GESS2016 experience information display products & solutions for THE LEADING EDUCATION EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST 1-3 MARCH 2016 education #exhibitortuesday DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE TÜV RHEINLAND GMBH INVITES YOU TO ATTEND GESS DUBAI 2016 COME AND SEE US ON STAND E30 Welcome back @Promethean to #GESS2016 TO BENEFIT FROM FREE MARKETING PLEASE COMPLETE THE FORM BELOW AND SUBMIT 1 – 3 MARCH 2016 DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE NEW ZA’ABEEL HALLS 4-6 stand M64 visit & experience first hand the COMPANY NAME: STAND NUMBER: GESS and GEF continue to provide a platform for educational professionals across the Middle East to discover new and innovative products and to meet and discuss a range of topics about the education industry. MAIN CONTACT Register now for FREE: www.gesseducation.com/joinus MARKETING CONTACT Modern Classroom #exhibitortuesday http:// EMAIL ADDRESS: ow.ly/i/gzVOx EMAIL ADDRESS: BOTH GESS AND GEF ARE FREE TO ATTEND FOR TRADE PROFESSIONALS ONLY TUESDAY 1 MARCH 2016 WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2016 THURSDAY 3 MARCH 2016 PR CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: 10:00-18:00 10:00-18:00 10:00-16:00 SUBMIT W W W . G E S S E D U C A T I O N . C O M W W W . G E S S D U B A I . C O M The Show Preview Personalised digital banner The preview was sent via the show news emails to engage visitors and give them a little insight into what they could expect to see from GESS 2016. Through the hotspot PAPAGEI.COM IS EXHIBITING AT GESS DUBAI 2016, DUBAI, UAE FREE 1 – 3 MARCH 2016 DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE, NEW ZA’ABEEL HALLS 4-6 feature on dotmailer (email marketing COME AND SEE US ON STAND C23 suite) over 50% of the click-throughs SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION TO ATTEND THE LEADING EDUCATION EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST were on the show preview. SHAPING THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION ELMO EUROPE SAS - has been a leader in education technology for more than 90 years LG Electronics Middle East and Africa – invites you to experience the ideal Information Display products and solutions for educational environments at GESS 2016 THE LEADING EDUCATION EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Stand I40 Stand M70 LG’s product line-up is optimized to deliver educational content and information across any school or campus. This line-up includes 84” 10 point built-in touch ultra HD display that provides immersive picture quality and performance for learning environments. The superior interactivity provided by its IR spread technology is an effective tool for facilitating active participation. Other products on show at the LG booth include 55” & 65” display with touch overlay; LG’s webOS platform and many more innovations to create a better learning experience. For more information visit www.lgecommercial.com SHOW PREVIEW Craftbox – supply crafts to Schools, Nurseries and Learning Centres Stand E50 1-3 MARCH 2016 NEW ZA’ABEEL HALLS 4 – 6 DUBAI WORLD TRADE CENTRE UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS HIGHNESS SHEIKH MOHAMMED BIN RASHID AL MAKTOUM, UAE VICE PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER AND RULER OF DUBAI A Winther AS - Dedicated to the production of educational trikes and bikes. W W W . G E S S D U B A I . C O M Organised by: In Partnership with: Knowledge Partner: Register your free visit at gessdubai.com/RegisterMe Supported by: Page 1 Stand M42 A. Winther A/S showcasing two brands Winther and Gonge. The Winther brand develops educational trikes and bikes for outdoor use complemented by the Gonge brand, which develops indoor toys and educational products. Both brands stimulate children’s play and physical and social development. All products are of excellent quality and beautifully designed. But most of all they share the company’s overall philosophy; Learning by Moving.” Register your free visit at gessdubai.com/RegisterMe We have Paint, Paper and Glue along with all the crafts items learning facilities would use such as Pipe cleaners, sequince, big tubs of glitters, google eyes, beads, buttons, poster paper rolls, borders and well about 1400 products in total. We have made some good friends in our time while doing business and regularly supply about 230 schools. We still have lots of work to do, but happy to get going. We are new, we just celebrated our 2nd birthday, but we are going strong? All our products are immediately available in our warehouse in Dubai. We also have a shop/ showroom available for all teachers to come and have a look to see, touch and feel the products for themselves. Parents are of course, most welcome. Page 3 W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M The company’s cutting-edge innovations are shaping the future of visual communications. Foremost among these innovations are teaching tools for dynamic classroom presentations. ELMO’s groundbreaking visualisers/ document cameras and classroom presentation solutions benefit students by enabling instructors to incorporate stimulating highresolution visuals into their lesson plans. ELMO will showcase its wide range of classroom solutions including the popular interactive visualiser L-12iD, wireless slate, interactive pen and its brand new wireless presentation system – CRI-1 interactive communication box at GESS 2016. For more information about ELMO presentation and education products, please visit http://www.elmoeurope.com Audience Systems – Exhibiting for the first time this year at GESS, Audience Systems is a British designer, manufacturer and installer of high quality seating for theatres and multipurpose spaces. Stand M12 The company specialises in retractable seating; tiers of seats which fold away at the touch of a button to free up space for meetings, rehearsals or events. Visit the stand for a bespoke, free, instant 3D seating design for your hall or theatre. With seating already installed in many schools and universities in the Middle East, Audience Systems are also looking for new representation in some countries. Advance Tech Controls Pvt Ltd – leads the industry by delivering unique turnkey educational lab equipment and devices that offer unmatched educational value. Stand H44 All in One DSP Educational Practice Board The All in One DSP Board is an easy-to-use development tool for beginners and experienced users alike for creating low power solutions for Signal Processing, Audio processing, Image processing, Video Processing. The on board features justifies this board as an ideal and latest development platform for the DSP lab. All-in-one General Purpose Board The All in One General Purpose Interfacing kit enables the learner to interface various off chip devices to micro controller board and learn various protocol implementations as well as drive the devices and control them. Heat pump is a device that provides heat energy from a source of heat to a destination called a “heat sink”. The Unit designed to move thermal energy opposite to the direction of spontaneous heat flow by absorbing heat from a cold space and releasing it to a warmer one. • Evaluate the COP of the system of heating & cooling cycle, calculate CARNOT COP. • To plot the actual Refrigeration Cycle on P-H chart. • To study various components and controls used in heat pump. Register your free visit at gessdubai.com/RegisterMe Page 6 TARGETED INITIATIVES TO ENSURE THE RIGHT PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS ATTEND GESS Official support KHDA with an onsite stand and the GESS Team in attendance as a partner at all KHDA events to spread awareness of the event to key private school teachers Partnership with Teachers Skill Forum run by the IB group in Jordan Sponsorship and collaboration with SPARK (teach meet group in UAE) culminating in Dubai Lead Meet on the first day of GESS Dubai with attendance of over 100 principals, deputy principals and heads of department 3rd edition of GESS Education Awards – 360 tickets were sold with entries and attendees from over 38 countries and key private schools and universities. Four of the categories were sponsored by key names in the education industry such as Taaleem, NoTosh, Spektron and ISTE The GESS VIP Club brings together the Gulf’s leading education professionals to network with GESS exhibitors. Membership is by invitation only and is limited to head teachers and procurement professionals that have direct purchasing authority or who influence the buying process. The community has grown rapidly since it's inauguration in 2011 and today we have over 1,200 leading educational professionals Extensive free of charge CPD accredited conference providing relevant and up to date content for our audience of educators. We regularly meet and speak to the members of the teaching community to ensure we have the speakers and content that they want to see “GESS gets better every year. The quality of the speakers and current topics relating to the best in 21st century learning are relevant and useful to our schools in the region. Ideas and techniques for implementation are given so observers have practical ideas to take away with them. Having such a variety of suppliers under one roof and access to ordering equipment and devices translates into the ability to take the ideas learned in sessions and making them a reality in our schools. Once again… Well done!” Stephanie Bernier, Head of Arts, Design * Technology, Victoria International School of Sharjah “GESS and GEF go from strength to strength and is growing to serve the regions rapidly expanding education market.” Clive Pierrepont, Director of Communications, Taaleem “GESS Dubai is a hub for an open exchange between people, organisations and practises, it’s a place for people to share innovation and new ideas, and brings together people from around the world to look critically at education.” Linda Rush, Vice President for Professional Learning, GEMS Education W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M A PASSION FOR EDUCATION - A WORLD CLASS EVENT FOR THE EDUCATION INDUSTRY 91.67% 94% of our visitors rated GESS as good / excellent for finding new products of visitors would recommend GESS to their colleagues 87.92% of exhibitors were successful in 92% of visitors surveyed rated the information meeting their overall objectives at the show available before GESS as good to excellent 79.17% of exhibitors will exhibit in 2017 90% of visitors surveyed rated GESS as important 77.4% of exhibitors would recommend GESS to another company to very important for the development of their school DON’T JUST TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT… EXHIBITOR “It was great! GESS has an excellent team for all detailed works. It was a successful exhibition, which receives most of the professional educators, decision makers. We look forward to seeing you in 2017. Thank you again to all of the team members for their efforts. One of the Best Global Education Exhibitions.” Dr Lilin Huang, Huang’s Trade & Technology “It has been a great experience exhibiting in GESS 2016. We met a lot of decision makers who are investing in transforming education to create an intelligent learning environment. We are fired up to exhibit again in GESS 2017.” Mohamed Saeed, Mentorina R&D “We at Almotahida Education Group never miss GESS Dubai. In fact, GESS Dubai is one of our most recommended education events and we are always sure to encourage clients, partners and other companies about GESS. The organization of the event is second to none and the organization staff are a pleasure to deal with. Our business from GESS and our exposure to other companies and clients makes this our must-attend event each year.” Lanie Nation, Al Motahida “GESS Dubai is the only platform for educational business in the Middle East and it’s becoming even more important.” Laurenz Wohlfarth, Sales Director, FisherTechnik “This has been our most successful year at GESS for making key contacts with Emiratis and international influencers from the various industries. We have met with people from Egypt, Ethiopia, Yemen and Kenya among other countries.” Hassan Yassine, Middle East Area Export Manager and Rida Mortada, Middle East Branch Manager of Jeulin. W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M “This is our first time and we have had the pleasure of meeting many new schools and educationalists, to explain how our services can assist school improvement and cost efficiency. Great Event!!” Tina Brown, Chief Executive, School Business Services. “We come back to GESS because is the ideal place to meet schools not just from the UAE but also Government Ministers and stakeholders that are working throughout the region to share good practise and case studies.” James Neil, International Director, GL Education “At GESS you always meet the right people who are interested in new and innovative products. Most important of all, government bodies visit the GESS exhibition.” Bilal Al Mokaddem, Area Sales Manager, Hohenloher VISITOR “This has been a fantastic opportunity to experience some of the innovative resources available to education providers in the UAE.” Head of Secondary, GEMS WIS “GESS & GEF is an annual event that should not be missed, many educational supplies and innovative ideas are showcased where all school leaders are aware of the need to continue their progress and up-to-date implementation of the 21st century skills.” Supervisor Curriculum Specialist, Institute of Applied Technology “It was an interesting event, full of meetings with people whose expertise could support work at our school (supplies & solutions).” Administrative Vice Principal, Qatar-Finland International School “It is genuinely useful to meet suppliers face to face to learn about current and new products.” Head of Science, Repton School “Great variety of vendors, great to see so many suppliers now having a presence in the UAE.” Principal of Primary/ ICG, Al Sahwa Schools, Muscat “With an excellent array of international exhibitors as well as good quality visitors from across the gulf region, GESS Dubai was certainly worth attending.” Chief Executive Officer, Tablet Academy (UK) “GESS provides a wonderful opportunity to gain insight into the latest innovation and educational developments.” Deputy Head Teacher, King School Al Barsha “A very positive experience, I’ve heard several speakers and have been very impressed by their presentations. The variety of suppliers is amazing, congratulations GESS. I look forward to the next event.” Head of Department – Creative Arts, Reach British School “GESS is a must visit for every educator. Exhibitors showcasing recent advances in educational resources and technology. Interactive workshops addressing various issues related to education in 21st century. KUDOS to the organizers for creating such a platform.” APSAM Indian International School, Sharjah W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M BE PART OF SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY Taking a stand at GESS Dubai is crucial to your growth in the Middle East, contact us now to reserve your place at this exciting event and take advantage of what will be your most powerful sales platform of 2017. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT: LONDON DUBAI Jonnie Wicks Event Manager Andy Hortor Sales Manager Tel: +44 (0)20 8846 2920 Tel: +971 (0) 46033314 Mobile: +44 (0)788 466 4938 Mobile: +971 (0) 551567396 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SUPPORTED BY: Organised by: Follow us: @gesseducation Facebook.com/GESSDubai W W W. G E S S D U B A I . C O M