Trade Mission to Arab Health:
Delegate Information

Dubai, UAE: 28 January - 2 February 2024

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is pleased to announce that we will be taking a delegation of companies from the UK to Arab Health in Dubai, UAE.

Please find below more information on this visit and an application form to complete, should you want to participate.  Please note that places are limited and your place is not confirmed until you have received an email confirmation from us.

Meet the mission leaders
		Louise Stock Healthcare & Life Sciences Sector Specialist Adviser , DBT Midlands Region. Contact Louise: Tel: +44 (0)7769 301805 Email: Louise.stock@businessandtrade.gov.uk
		Dr Rashmi Raju Healthcare & Life Sciences Sector Specialist Adviser, DBT Northern Powerhouse Region. Contact Rashmi: Tel: +44 (0)7592 271728 Email: rashmi.raju@businessandtrade.gov.uk
		Barbara Hollyhead International Trade Adviser - Healthcare and Life Sciences, DBT Southern England Region. Contact Barbara: Tel: +44 (0)7592 271519 Email: Barbara.hollyhead@businessandtrade.gov.uk
Your International Trade Adviser should be your first port of call for any enquiries, and to help best prepare for the trip.

Attendance and Visitor Passes

Arab Health is a paperless ticket event.

Visitor passes were free prior to the 4th January 2024. 

If you have yet to register for your pass, there is now a fee of 100 AED to purchase your tickets until the 28th January.  The price increases to 200 AED from the 29th January 2024.

We advise you to register in advance to avoid queues.

Your visitor pass is valid for 4 days.

The visitor pass gives you access to:

• 24 Halls
• 3,450 exhibitors
• Smart Hospital and Interoperability Zone - explore innovative & sustainable health tech
• Cre8 - a new student entrepreneurship competition
• Innov8- new start-ups, new ideas, new products for a better tomorrow
• Transformation Zone - home for new ground-breaking products & solutions
• Interactive workshops and product showcases

DBT UK regions will be providing delegates with UK Government lanyards with business card holders.  These will be distributed to those of you who are attending the Welcome Dinner on Sunday 28 January or can be collected from the DBT stand in Hall 2 stand G19 during the week.

Whilst there are no mandatory events or receptions you must attend, we do ask that you either arrange to have a chat with your regional adviser on stand to see how things are going and if DBT can help.  At the end of the visit, a link to complete a Trade Mission feedback survey.  It takes less than 5 minutes to complete and helps DBT to review what worked well, things that can be improved as well as feedback from delegates on future market visits and/or markets of interest.

To keep up to date with activities taking place during Arab Health you can download the Arab Health app available on android and IOS devices.

 

DBT and Healthcare UK Stands

Hall 2.G19: The UK Pavilion

This stand is where the DBT UK regions – the Midlands, Northern PowerHouse and Southern region delegates will have 121 meetings with overseas commercial officers and where meeting tables can be pre booked.

Book a meeting table on the stand
There are tables available on the stand available to use for meetings.  The tables are required to be booked.  Slots of 30 minutes are available from 10am – 6pm Monday to Wednesday and 10am – 5pm Thursday.

Tables can be pre-booked until Friday 26 January at 12 noon when bookings will be suspended and reopened in market on Monday 29 January at 10am.  Please use Whatsapp to book meeting tables.

Hall 6.B70: Showcase

Hall 2.D12: Export Collaborative

 

DBT UK regions – Midlands – NPH and SER regions e-brochure
The e-brochure has been shared with all attending overseas commercial officers as well as stakeholders and distributors. 

Please click here to view the eBrochure.

 

Stand Adviser Support
Louise Stock will be attending Arab Health for the duration and available on stand.  To book a 121 meeting with Louise on stand please contact Louise directly via Whatsapp or via email before the COP on Thursday.

 

Social Media and PR
If you planning to make any announcements, launching a new product/service, signing an MoU or secure an order, or would like to be interviewed about the market visit and support from DBT Midlands please let Louise know. 

DBT Midlands will be using social media to promote the regions presence at Arab Health on LinkedIn and X (formerly twitter). Here are the social media to be used:

X
@tradegovuk_Mids
@tradegovuk_nph
@MedilinkINT
#ArabHealth
#TradegovukEvent

LinkedIn
@Department for Business and Trade
@British Embassy UAE
#Midlands
#ArabHealth24
#DBTGlobal
#Healthcare UK

Literature, Products and Luggage
There is no facility to display literature, products, and store luggage on the stand.

Meeting with commercial officers and DBT organised seminars

To request meetings with DBT overseas offices attending, you must be registered on Swapcard.

You should receive a link to access your Swapcard account within 24hours; if you do not receive log in details please email DBTHealthcare at DBThealthcare@brayleinoevents.com.

All commercial officers and registrations for DBT seminars can only be completed through Swapcard.

In market activities

Sunday 28 January - UK regions ‘Welcome reception dinner’

Venue: Towers Rotana Hotel, Sheikh Zayed Road.
Time: 19h00 for 19h30 start
Metro stop: Financial District Metro stop
Dress code: Smart casual / informal

The meal will be located on the 4th floor and there will be signage at the hotel.

A buffet meal with soft drinks will be provided and the approx. finish time will be around 21h00. 

If you are unsure if you registered interest in attending this please contact your regional lead.

 

Tuesday 31 January – British Embassy Reception 19h00 - 21h00

The companies who have been selected to attend will have already received an invite from DIT UAE Events DBT team.

Please ensure you have RSVP’d to if you would like to attend.  It is important when RSVP’ing you indicate the exact name on your photographic ID.

Only individuals on the guest list will be permitted entry to the Embassy.

• Companies will be responsible for making their own way to the Embassy
• Security measures will be in place
• Large bags and holdalls are not permitted
• Photographic ID will be required to be shown

Seminars and workshops organised by DBT Healthcare UK
Venue: World Trade Club - Level 33, Sheikh Rashid Tower, Dubai World Trade Centre

Monday 29 January
13h00 – 14h30              Next Generation Surgery
15h30 – 16h30              Healthcare Education and Training Opportunities in Saudi Arabia

Tuesday 30 January
11h00 – 12h30              Building better mental health for all
13h00 – 15h00              Innovations in Cardiovascular Prevention and Treatment

Register to attend via Swapcard.

Seminars and workshops organised by a 3rd party

Tuesday 30th January
09h30 – 12h00              Investor Driver & Drags

Investor appetite is growing to tap into lucrative opportunities addressing the rising demand for health and life sciences products and services. Looking across trends in deals we have seen in the past 12 months in the healthcare space, there are key areas where value can be easily built, but many more where value is lost on exit which are specific to healthcare assets.

This discussion will address the key challenges, risks and opportunities in the sector and ways to encourage investment in healthcare to accelerate innovative partnerships, secure growth and achieve better patient outcomes.

Wednesday 31 January
18h00 – 21h00              Addlesshaw Goddard event, Amazónico Dubai

DBT UK regions has received an invite to a networking event organised by AGS.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP here.

**Please note this networking event is not a DBT organised activity and it a 3rd party event.

TradeAide offer
Trade Aide is committed to helping UK companies successfully enter new markets, starting with the UAE. In advance of Arab Health 2024, Trade Aide is offering companies a special deal of just £40 for a subscription to its UAE Knowledge Powerpack™ (instead of the normal £4,000 for 12 months). This will last until the end of March 2024.  The Knowledge Powerpack™ provides a research pack of essential and highly practical information, giving companies that use it a head start in setting up and and trading in a new market. 

Register at www.tradeaide.co and at checkout, use the discount code DBT99.  

**Please note DBT is not associated with Trade Aide and do not endorse the offer.  Companies should conduct their own due diligence if this is of interest.

Healthcare World
Healthcare World have shared details of their organised activities and have extended this invite to the DBT delegation. 

HW have advised places are filling up fast so if it is of interest register asap. 

They have organised sessions on Monday 29th January in the Smart Hospital Zone which are:-

1. Sustainability in Middle Eastern Healthcare 12.00pm-1pm
2. Clinical Benchmarking and Data - Monday 1.30pm -2.30pm
3. The Healthcare Data Continuum from Population to Precision 3pm-4pm
4. The NHS of the Future 4.30pm-5.30pm

The Smart Hospital zone can be accessed by both exhibitors and visitors.

UK activity on the ABHI stand
Organised by the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), the ABHI stand (Hall 2 (H2.E30) will be hosting simulations and presentations that will run for the full four days at the show.

Details on the seminar programme can be found here.
 

Communication in market

A Whatsapp group will be set up over the few days; reminders, updates and updates to the schedule will communicated using Whatsapp. If you have selected not to be included within the group, your reginal lead will contact you by Whatsapp individually or by text message.

Note from Friday 26 January to Friday 2 February regional leads will not be able to access their emails.

The preferred communication is via the Whatsapp group or personal message or mobile number.

Final Preparations

• Follow latest FCDO travel advice for UAE
• Ensure mobile phone has roaming and consider adding a data bundle & bringing battery power charger.
• Notify bank & credit card company you are travelling.
• Ensure you have travel insurance in place for Dubai and to covers activities you plan to do whilst in Dubai.
• Check passport validity and entry requirements for the UAE.
• Have a copy of your passport details either paper or take a photograph in the event your passport is lost or stolen.
• If you take prescription medication, please refer to the FCDO website of requirements to take medication into the UAE.
• If you are planning to take a taxi from the airport in the UAE, there is a dedicated taxi rank.  In the arrivals hall you may be offered a taxi, these taxis may not be licensed.  All taxis are fitted with metres and the driver will have ID.  There are a number of taxi apps available such as careem and Uber taxis can also be booked.

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