World Future Energy Summit - WFES 09

Background

Now in its second year the prestigious World Future Energy Summit (WFES 09) has made huge progress in becoming a globally recognised event. The  event invites leadership to come together to discuss key issues around sustainable and alternative energy solutions and technologies. An international exhibition also showcases the latest developments in future energy solutions allowing exhibitors to meet the key decision makers within this growing industry at one time in one place.

This years summit was held in the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) in Abu Dhabi and attracted over 16,000 visitors from 79 countries including royalty, ministers, heads of state and company CEO's from all over the world.


Solution

With teams from both our UK and Abu Dhabi offices Revelation worked alongside the organisers, Turret Middle East, as production management partner.

This role took on a vast amount of responsibility for tasks including:
  • Summit Production Management
  • Speaker Preview Room technical management
  • Exhibition floor feature and seminar room support
  • Management and direction of all AV equipment and technical support for the show
  • Branding representation
  • Video production and output of media to the world's press
  • Web based press area for worlds press to access presentations and audio files of all presentations
    Stage management of the main plenary sessions and breakout rooms at the summit
  • The pre production, stage management and show calling of the Opening Ceremony attended by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
  • Live streaming of the conference to Bloomberg Newsroom in the UK and the USA
  • Edited video output to CNBC Europe and Arabia
  • Video conferencing from Abu Dhabi across the world for numerous VIP exhibitors including Deutsche Bank
  • Management of the Closing Ceremony featuring the former Prime Minister of Great Britain, Tony Blair
  • The servicing of 80 exhibition stands with AV equipment and technical support

With the WFES firmly established brand, this was represented at the conference as a huge widescreen projection making the entire conference set completely animated, complete with rotating windmills, panning clouds, presentations and videos animating on and off the massive screen.

The summit provided the perfect platform to showcase some of the latest technologies including LED stairs to the stage, 8 projector widescreen High Definition Projection and cutting edge sound systems.

A total of 180 technical crew have been involved in the event all managed by the team from Revelation and headed up by MD, Matt Sims.


Results

 The entire event was heralded as a global success with everyone involved being thrilled with the outcome. The development of plans for the next summit are already underway with Revelation teams in the UK and the Middle East closely involved.

"As Operations Director for what is, in the words of Tony Blair, 'The premier future energy summit of the world', a professional and strategic production partner is crucial. Revelation are my production partner of choice.  The team has become integral to the successful and professional delivery of this event. 

The Revelation team are world class and deserve to be part of a world class event that is the World Future Energy Summit".
Operations Director, Turret Middle East

"Again, Revelation Event Management performed an outstanding role for the World Future Energy Summit.  Our partners of choice really went above and beyond, something we have come to expect now. The 2009 event challenged the entire team with autocue systems, world renowned speakers, royalty and politicians, an award spectacular, large exhibition and several different audio visual equipment suppliers to manage.  All of this in the Middle East. Revelation Event Management - our partner of choice - year after year after year".
VIP Management, WFES