The event is timely given that 78% of CIOs from logistics, manufacturing and trade companies in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) region are currently engaged in, or about to start, a formal digital transformation program, and much of their success may hinge on the type of platform they adopt, according to a recent report

The summit will focus on disruptive technologies and ways to design Digital Factories, from additive manufacturing and IoT, Industrial data analytics to applications, cloud adoption and migration, digital platforms such as virtual and augmented reality.

The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), a joint initiative of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), has announced aerospace multinational Thales as an industry partner.