Department of Community Development
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Community Development promotes social welfare in health, family cohesion, housing and inclusion.
DCD’s priority is to provide a good life for everybody, to have strong and tolerant families, and to embrace all of the community — a community which is active and responsible to achieve all of these aspirations.
This entails social support, housing, sports and entertainment activities, social participation and volunteer work.
Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau
Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau’s main mission is to champion the emirate as a dynamic global business events leader. Since March 2013 it has driven and supported the development and promotion of business events throughout the emirate efficiently, effectively and transparently, and in partnership with all its stakeholders.
Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau is a ‘one-stop-shop’ offering solutions, help with planning the event and share local expertise. Key assistance includes researching bid opportunities, facilitating tailored bid strategies to ensure competitiveness, providing destination promotional collateral and boosting delegate numbers through the authority’s international offices.
Abu Dhabi Convention and Exhibition Bureau’s groundbreaking Advantage Abu Dhabi initiative is aimed at catalysing and seeding innovative and viable business events aligned to the Abu Dhabi Government’s 2030 Economic Vision.
Thorn Lighting
With nearly 100 years’ experience in manufacturing and supplying dependable, efficient and high-quality solutions, Thorn Lighting make light work for you. Our extensive portfolio of products and technologies ensure that we can meet the needs of all applications and when it comes to sport, we know lighting, inside out. From stadiums to recreational facilities, Thorn Lighting’s knowledgeable people provide best-in-class support for customers, whether that’s electrical contractors, installers, specifiers, end users, municipalities, lighting designers or planners. So if you’re looking for a partner who champions sustainable, connected and responsible lighting, then put simply, Think Thorn.
TwelfthMan
TwelfthMan is a creative brand and marketing agency that combines a love of sport with a passion for brand and design.
TwelfthMan creates brands identities, digital experiences and quality content for many of the world’s largest sports federations, governing bodies, clubs and competitions.
Bylder Suite
Stand out from the crowd with the bylder Suite – the one-stop digital solution for all your presentation and brand asset management needs. bylder Presentations enables you to create the most eye-catching, impactful and on-brand presentations with ease. It can also dynamically host your digital content such as marketing guidelines, rules and regulations, broadcaster manuals and internal communications through the bylder Publications platform. Keep and access brand assets in one easy-to-use, central location on the bylder Asset Management platform, allowing the user to access an interactive version of your brand guidelines and download the files they need. bylder’s customised partner management tool, bylder Partner Portal, meanwhile, makes managing partnerships and co-operating on projects efficient and transparent.
Wasserman Live
Wasserman operates at the epicenter of sports, music, entertainment and culture, serving talent, brands and properties on a global scale. Wasserman Live specializes in delivering branding and signage, custom fabrication, live event production and experiential operations across sports, music, entertainment and culture. Working with the world’s most iconic properties and brands, we elevate live events to make them unforgettable.
Ethara
Ethara is setting the standard of excellence in entertainment, sport, culture, event services, and asset management regionally and internationally. With offices throughout the region, the company employs over 300 professionals who offer an unrivalled wealth of expertise, experience, knowledge, and skills. Ethara, meaning ‘thrill’ in Arabic, manages an impressive portfolio of assets, including Yas Marina Circuit, Etihad Park, Etihad Arena, and the Yas Conference Centre. The company works with leading events companies, IP owners, and entertainment partners locally and internationally to deliver world-class, first-to-market events and experiences.
OVG Middle East
Stern at NYUAD
Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi is a one-year full-time MBA program offered by NYU Stern in partnership with NYU Abu Dhabi. It is the only full-time MBA program in the MENA region offered by a top US business school. The program is designed to prepare students to be future business leaders who can positively impact society on a local and global scale.
Qantara Sports
Qantara Sports is a global sports consulting firm with significant expertise in the areas of Sports Education,Sports Recreation and Facility management, Sports Governance, Sports Policy, Sports Tech, Sports Business, Sports Development, Sports Tourism, Sports Diplomacy and Inclusivity.
With more than 20 years of global experience, in addition to 15 years in Europe and 7 Years in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qantara Sports uses deep industry expertise and rigorous analysis to deliver and implement successful nationwide projects and help private and public sports organizations achieve practical results with real impact.
Sport360
Founded in 2010, Sport360 is the premier sports information and news provider in Middle East & North Africa. Initially launched as a newspaper in the UAE, the brand established itself in the digital realm by introducing strong online platforms that have attracted a significant number of sports enthusiasts from the region.
The Mettleset
The Mettleset is a multimedia platform and online community dedicated to sharing stories of underrepresented athletes and underreported sports from the Middle East and beyond. With a mission to diversify the sporting ecosystem, it is one of the first and only sports media platforms in the Middle East to put women in sport first, while also shining a light on niche sporting communities such as action and endurance sports.