Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) has won the Best Venue award at the Middle East Event Show (MEES) Awards. The MEES awards gather leaders in the MICE and live events industry to honour outstanding individuals, teams, and companies that have conceptualised and delivered the best event experiences across the region.
Through its commitment to excellence, ADNEC has established itself as a hub for numerous high-profile events, conferences, exhibitions and trade shows, attracting millions of visitors and exhibitors from around the world.
ADNEC’s outstanding achievement at the MEES Awards highlights its ongoing commitment to elevating the events industry and cementing Abu Dhabi’s position as a leading destination for exhibitions, conferences and events in the Middle East. We are honoured to be recognised by industry peers and experts for our continuous pursuit of excellence in providing state-of-the-art facilities and world-class event experiences.”
Mr. Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNEC, shared.
In 2022, ADNEC hosted 11 new exhibitions, some of which were held for the first time in Abu Dhabi and the Middle East, bringing the total number of exhibitions and events hosted by the Centre to 211, an increase of 225 percent compared to 2021.
In 2022, the centre hosted 24 major international conferences, nine of which held for the first time in the Middle East. ADNEC Group also won 10 bids to organise and host prominent international conferences which will be held for the first time in Abu Dhabi and the region, marking a growth of 400 percent over the previous year.
ADNEC Group and its subsidiary entities have now garnered a combined total of 162 international awards.