(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The pavilion welcomed its first group of visitors after the conclusion of the official opening ceremony.
Milan — Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum president of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority chairman of Dubai Airports chairman and chief executive of Emirates airline and Group and chairman of the Higher Committee for Expo 2020 Dubai on Friday opened the UAE pavilion at the Milan Expo 2015.
He was accompanied by Shaikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan chairman of Abu Dhabi transport department and chairman of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority; Reem Ibrahim Al Hashemi Minister of State and managing director of the Dubai Expo 2020 Higher Committee; Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Sultan Al Jaber Minister of State; and Mohammed Al Abbar chairman of Emaar Properties.
Salem Al Ameri commissioner-general and deputy director general of the National Media Council (NMC) which is organising the pavilion welcomed the UAE delegation.
The pavilion welcomed its first group of visitors after the conclusion of the official opening ceremony. Emirati ambassadors and Italian hostesses guided people towards a series of media cubes where they learnt first about the challenges that the UAE faces in terms of the Expo theme and later about some of the solutions that are being applied to meet those challenges.
Visitors were impressed by presentations in the form of mini-feature Family Tree and digital theatrical performance of Future Talk. They explored the Future Business UAE exhibition discovered the ‘Secret Life of Date Palms’ a display curated by Dubai-based Cultural Engineering and discussed plans for Dubai Expo 2020.
Focusing on the Milan Expo theme of ‘Feeding the Planet Energy for Life’ the UAE pavilion explores this theme from both national and international perspectives.
Built on a 5000 square metre site and with a gross area of 3500 sqm with 1175 sqm dedicated to exhibition and visitor experiences the UAE pavilion is one of the largest at the World Expo. Architects Foster + Partners designed the building with sustainability in mind so that it can be shipped back to the UAE and rebuilt as a permanent structure. — Wam
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