01 August 2016

The potential for saving energy, reducing maintenance and saving costs by adopting modern lighting technologies will be highlighted at the Middle East Smart Lighting and Energy Summit to be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE, next month (September 26 and 27).

Organised by global conference producers Expotrade, the fifth edition of the summit will run at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers.

The two-day summit will feature a series of speaker sessions, panel discussions and case study presentations that will highlight topics pertaining to Abu Dhabi City Municipality’s sustainable lighting strategy, energy-efficient lighting solutions creating smart living spaces, technologies and real projects of open smart streetlight solutions. Also in the limelight will be LED (light-emitting diode) as the preferred choice for large-scale projects, internet of things (IoT) combining with lighting for a digital lighting era, natural light architecture, light pollution and the impact of streetlight on natural environment, building future cities of the UAE with best quality of street lighting and the use of solar power in lighting.

Speakers include renowned experts Martin Valentine of Abu Dhabi City Municipality; Stephane Le Gentil of Etihad Esco; Paul Nulty of Nulty Lighting; Lee Barker-Field of Aecom; Paul Miles of LightTouch PLD; Dr Simon Hugh Miller of Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council and Gerald Strickland of Middle East Lighting Association (MELA). They will emphasise upon different energy-saving models and the developments in the lighting industry in the Middle East region.

In the UAE, the Abu Dhabi government has taken substantial measures in moving from conventional lighting systems to the installation of energy-efficient LED street lights across its city. 

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