Make it in the Emirates 2026, the UAE’s premier industrial platform, concluded its fifth edition, spotlighting the nation’s dynamic industrial sector and its continued drive to expand and innovate.
The four-day Make it in the Emirates 2026, hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Abu Dhabi Investment Office, ADNOC Group, and L’IMAD, and organized by ADNEC Group, welcomed 146,329 visitors, a 19 percent increase from 2025.
The event featured 1,245 exhibitors across 12 sectors, occupying 88,000 square meters at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. More than 200 agreements were signed across offtakes, investments, projects, financing, and enablement programs.
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology
“There is a great difference between those who focus only on surviving crises and those who seize them as opportunities and turn them into new beginnings. In the UAE, we do not simply endure hardships. We emerge from them stronger. From the UAE, opportunities begin. And from the UAE, industries launch to the world. Build with us. Invest with us. Make it in the Emirates.”
Aligned with the UAE’s industrial strategy, Make it in the Emirates 2026 serves as a hub where advanced technology, national ambition, and execution come together. The platform plays a key role in strengthening local manufacturing, expanding industrial value chains, and enabling companies of all sizes to produce, scale, and export from the UAE.
On the closing day, it was revealed that the sixth edition of Make it in the Emirates will take place on 3-6 May 2027, promising another showcase of the UAE’s industrial innovation, advanced technologies, and manufacturing capabilities, as per the reports.
