MECSC records largest exhibitor participation for RECon MENA 2014

Council doubles registered exhibitors from last year’s event

Reflecting the stature of its importance to the regional retail industry by connecting businesses across the sector, the Middle East Council of Shopping Centre has announced its largest exhibitor lineup for RECon MENA 2014, the pre-eminent educational and networking conference for shopping centre industry professionals, retailers and owners in the Middle East & North Africa set to take centre stage next month, as it registered double the number of exhibitors compared to last year’s event.

There are 53 exhibition spaces at RECon 2014, including major names in retail and development from across the MENA region and Europe. A highlight of RECon 2014, the exhibition aspect of the event is a respected platform where companies and conglomerates showcase their new products and services to conference delegates. Ultimately, it is where ideas flourish, connections are made and deals are inked between complementary businesses.

“Last year, exhibition space sold out two weeks prior to the event and in light of that, we tried to make available more space to accommodate a larger number of exhibitors this year. But even with bigger allocations, RECon MENA 2014 still sold out long before the event started, which is quite an overwhelming achievement for the MECSC. This kind of acceptance and trust in the Council by the very industry that it caters to is tremendously encouraging. All of us are charged with renewed vigor to make this event a distinguished success,” said MECSC CEO David Macadam.

Meanwhile, RECon 2014 keeps its reign as the most respected retail industry event in the region as it ropes in some of the biggest names in the business as sponsors without whom the staging of such a high-profile conference would not be possible. RECon 2014 Platinum Sponsors, Hamat Property Co. and Arabian Centres, extend their support alongside Annual Sponsors The Pearl Qatar and Kinan.  Intimaa, Red Sea Mall, Aswaq Management and Services, Shurooq and Al Othaim Mall signed as Gold Sponsors
while Yardi, Amer Malls and Muscat Grand Mall were announced as Bronze Sponsors. With the region’s most successful airline, Emirates as Official Airline Partner, the RECon 2014 owes its continued success to the support of the most recognized names in the industry.

RECon MENA 2014 is scheduled to be held at Ritz Carlton, DIFC from 12th – 14th October 2014 and is open to all industry professionals and not limited to conference delegates, interested participants can visit www.mecsc.org for more information.