Monday Feb 16 2015
dmg events Middle East and Asia, the Dubai based event organisers responsible for events, including ADIPEC and BIG 5, have announced the opening of new offices in India. Basing its headquarters in Mumbai and opening offices in Bangalore, dmg events aims to widen its product offerings by focusing on new growth opportunities and niche industry verticals besides bringing its portfolio of existing world-class events and exhibitions to India.
dmg events already have a proven track record of managing successful events in India and the 3rd edition of the international building & construction show, The Big 5 Construct India www.thebig5constructindia.com is taking place in Mumbai in September 2015. The Big 5 Construct India 2015 is jointly organized with dmg’s partners the Federation of Indian Chambers Of Commerce and Industry www.ficci.com and follows the same format as the The Big 5 events in Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Indonesia.
Speaking of dmg’s plans for the Indian market, Mike Allsopp, Senior Vice President, Middle East, India and Asia, dmg events said ‘with an energetic and visionary new government looking to stimulate key sectors of the Indian economy, dmg events are looking forward to taking advantage of the opportunities that will emerge’. He also announced the appointment of Mr. Sajid Desai as the Country Director to spearhead the India operations for dmg events. “Sajid is an experienced professional who is well versed in operating in the Indian market with over two decades of experience in business-to-business, special interest and business-to-consumer industries in exhibitions, events, media and online. I wish him every success as he takes over the India operations for dmg events”, he added.
Sajid Desai, Country Director, said, “With the new government focusing on economic growth and developing key sectors of the economy, now is a great time to be coming to India. We also look forward to developing our strong association with FICCI in strengthening our position in construction and in other sectors.”
