Etihad Aviation Group, a diversified global aviation and travel company, is considered to be one of the world’s most acclaimed aviation brands. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE and a division of the group, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. Etihad Airways flies to over 84 destinations with a fleet of 100 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, serving over 17 million passengers in 2019. In recent years, the organisation has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme, aviation training and Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service.

GAL is a leading regional provider of integrated aviation lifecycle solutions. The Company manages several maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) and logistics service contracts in the UAE with an expanding internationally footprint. In partnership with the world’s largest original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and MRO service providers, we are able to provide a wide range of service solution delivering improved fleet readiness and efficiency. 

Established in 2007, GAL is a subsidiary of EDGE in its Mission Support cluster. In partnership with the world’s largest original equipment manufacturers and MRO service providers, the Company provides its clients with exceptional levels of fleet readiness and efficiency. GAL offers high value, world-class aviation MRO, supply chain, engineering, technical training and professional service solution to its clients, allowing them to develop and grow their core operations.

With over a decade of experience supporting various rotary and fixed wing aviation platforms and strong relationships with leading OEMs and MRO service providers, GAL is able to address the unique platform and/or operational support needs of our clients. We offer a wide range of tailored technical solutions, including performance-based support options to ensure our customers achieve improved readiness and availability along with enhanced operational efficiency.

GAL seeks to become the partner of choice for aviation support services to defense and commercial customers in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

The UAE Space Agency is a federal agency that is organizing, regulating and advancing the UAE space industry. It is focused on raising national capabilities and the use of space technology in the UAE. As such, the Agency is helping the nation achieve its diversification plans and is supporting the creation of a knowledge based economy.
The main aims of the UAE Space Agency are:

• To organise, regulate and support the space sector in the country and to enhance its position in this area.
• Encourage the development and use of space science and technology in the country and advance within the industry.
• The establishment of international partnerships in the space sector and to enhance the role of the state and its position in the space sector.
• Contribute to the diversification of the national economy through the space sector.
• Raise awareness of the importance of the space technologies, enhance national capabilities and encourage peaceful application of space research.

Visit www.space.gov.ae to find out more information.

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2019 it generated revenues of € 70 billion and employed a workforce of around 135,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world’s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Airbus has a significant presence in the Middle East and Africa. For more than four decades, its commercial airliners, helicopters, military aircraft and satellites have operated throughout the region.

Airbus has also invested in the regional industrial footprint through numerous commercial agreements and partnerships in several countries such as UAE, Tunisia and Morocco directly by Airbus or Airbus suppliers. In the UAE, Strata, a Mubadala company, produces composite components for the A330, A330neo, A350 XWB and A380 aircraft while Tawazun Precision Industries (TPI) manufactures metallic parts for the A320, A320neo and A330 programmes.

The Italian Space Agency (ASI) was founded in 1988. Its purpose was to coordinate all of Italy's efforts and investments in the space sector that had begun in the 1960s. ASI has became one of the most significant players in the world in space science, satellite technologies and the development of mobile systems for exploring the Universe. Today, it  has a key role at the European level where Italy is the third contributor country to the European Space Agency. ASI’s strong relationship with NASA has led to its participation in many of the most interesting scientific missions of recent years. One  has been the construction and activities of the International Space Station. Thanks to ASI's efforts, the Italian scientific community has had unprecedented successes in recent years in astrophysics and cosmology. ASI has also significantly contributed to space exploration. One of ASI most important programme is Cosmo-SkyMed, aimed at improving our knowledge of the Earth, but ASI also has the leadership in the European programme VEGA, the small rocket fully designed in Italy.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the United States, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 110,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services.

The company has had a presence in the Middle East for over five decades. Along with physical defense products and technological solutions, Lockheed Martin works with its Middle East partners across several capacity building programs that are formulated to assist the region with its development goals and help navigate an increasingly complex world.

For additional information, visit our website: www.lockheedmartin.com.

Yahsat is a leading fixed and mobile satellite services operator offering integrated satellite communications solutions to over 150 countries across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South America, Asia and Australasia.

Yahsat’s fleet of 5 satellites reaches more than 80% of the world’s population, enabling critical communications including broadband, broadcasting, backhauling and mobility solutions.  Yahsat provides a wide range of C, Ku, Ka, and L-band solutions for land, maritime and aero platforms to consumers, governments and enterprises. Its businesses consist of Yahsat Government Solutions, YahClick (Powered by Hughes), YahLink, Yahlive and Thuraya.

In 2020, Yahsat commenced construction of T4-NGS, the next generation telecommunications system for Thuraya, which is due to be in service by 2024.

Yahsat is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE and is wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company.

For more information, visit: www.yahsat.com; Follow us on Twitter: @yahsatofficial

Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau drives and supports the development and promotion of business events tourism throughout the emirate efficiently, effectively, and transparently, and in partnership with all its stakeholders. Its main mission is to champion the emirate as a dynamic global business events leader. Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau can assist with any planners’ needs and acts as a one-stop shop, offering free advice, help with planning and local knowledge. Key assistance includes researching bid opportunities, assisting with a tailored bid strategy to ensure competitiveness, providing destination promotional collateral and boosting delegate numbers through the authority’s international offices. The Abu Dhabi Convention & Exhibition Bureau team provides co-ordination with local partners, and helps arrange introductions to key Abu Dhabi stakeholders, secures support from mainline industry and tourism leaders, and assists with government liaison, researching appropriate venues, offering PR and marketing support, and providing innovative activities and pre- and post- conference ideas. Our ground breaking Advantage Abu Dhabi is aimed at catalysing and seeding innovative and viable business events aligned to the Abu Dhabi Government’s 2030 Economic Vision.

Mynaric is the leading manufacturer of high-speed and data-secure wireless laser communication products and services to interconnect satellites, UAS, aircraft or high-altitude platforms with each other or with the ground.

Globally, the need for fast and ubiquitous network connectivity is advancing inexorably. Data networks are today largely based on infrastructure on the ground which cannot be expanded arbitrarily for legal, economic or logistical reasons. The future therefore calls for an expansion of the existing network infrastructure into air and space.

With our wireless laser communication products, Mynaric is positioned as a pioneer in this growth market and our space, air, and ground terminals are serially produced to ensure reduced costs and allowing for large scale deployment with short lead times. They are designed to meet the demanding conditions of air and space applications and offer world class performance in terms of data rate, power consumption, size and weight.

We have enjoyed a close and enduring relationship with the United Arab Emirates, built on a solid foundation of Raytheon Technologies providing trusted solutions to the Emirates for national security, civil defense infrastructure and training across multiple strategic initiatives for more than three decades.

The company marked the 30th anniversary of its partnership and presence in the UAE in 2017 with the creation of Raytheon Emirates, a wholly owned subsidiary incorporated and headquartered in Abu Dhabi. The new subsidiary is focused in the areas of cybersecurity, effectors, air and missile defense and sustainment as well as enabling technology.

Driven by Raytheon Technologies’ values, Raytheon Emirates is committed to growing a diverse workforce to include UAE national technical talent and executive leadership. This commitment supports Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030 and includes fostering a cyber-secure digital transformation of the UAE for economic diversification, growth and development of a highly skilled, productive Emirati workforce.

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 84,000 employees and holds, alone or in partnership, world or European leadership positions in its core markets. Safran undertakes research and development programs to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and Innovation roadmap.

Sanad is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company PJSC (Mubadala). Based in Abu Dhabi, Sanad provides holistic MRO services and lease finance solutions across the global aerospace, industrial and energy sectors via a multi-faceted business portfolio comprising Sanad Aerotech, Sanad Capital and Sanad Powertech.

Leveraging more than three decades of experience in the aviation industry, Sanad’s industry-leading reputation for precision, quality, reliability, innovation and technology makes it an integrated service provider of choice for sustainable growth, leasing and engineering excellence.

Sanad’s continued investment in key technologies, capabilities and asset classes are the foundations of a future strategy based on employing 4th Industrial Revolution technologies that optimise the advantages of data and enable customers to take their operations to new heights.

Deriving its name from the Arabic word for support, Sanad’s customer-driven ethos is embodied in its brand promise: to be there for customers where and when it matters most.

To learn more about Sanad or Mubadala, please visit: www.sanad.ae or www.mubadala.com

About Strata
Strata Manufacturing PJSC (STRATA) is a composite aero-structures manufacturing facility based in the heart of Nibras Al Ain Aerospace, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The company was established in 2009, with production beginning in 2010. Strata has partnerships with the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers such as Airbus, Boeing and Leonardo-Finmeccanica Aero-structures Division as well as a Tier one supplier to Pilatus, FACC AG, SAAB and S.A.B.C.A.

Strata is wholly owned by Mubadala Investment  Company PJSC (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi global investor and is part of the Aerospace, Renewables & ICT  platform that aims to advance the development of a leading aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi.

Strata manufactures various parts on Airbus, Boeing and ATR aircrafts:

Virgin Galactic is a vertically-integrated aerospace company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers, as well as a manufacturer of advanced air and space vehicles. Using its proprietary and reusable technologies and supported by a distinctive, Virgin-branded customer experience, it is developing a spaceflight system designed to offer customers a unique, multi-day, transformative experience. This culminates in a spaceflight that includes views of Earth from space and several minutes of weightlessness that will launch from Spaceport America, New Mexico. Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company believe that one of the most exciting and significant opportunities of our time lies in the commercial exploration of space and the development of technology that will change the way we travel across the globe in the future. Together we are opening access to space to change the world for good.

Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 85,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services.

Founded in 2010, AMMROC is a joint venture between EDGE, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation (a Lockheed Martin Company). Headquartered at Al Ain Airport, emirate of Abu Dhabi, UAE. AMMROC is a regional leader in the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of military aircraft sustainment. Boasting industry leadership, engineering excellence, innovative technology and a highly skilled workforce, AMMROC offers unrivalled aircraft readiness, superior fleet deployability and unparalleled safety standards for existing and future customers. We are currently the world’s only third-party MRO service provider executing a national Air Force fleet-wide Performance Based Logistics program.

AMMROC is the only Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules authorized Service Centre within the region. AMMROC further delivers unique capabilities to modify and weaponise the Sikorsky UH-60 BLACK HAWK rotary-wing aircraft – one of the world’s most battle-tested helicopters – into a mission-ready, multi-role combat helicopters. AMMROC has established a comprehensive Black Hawk depot MRO hub, inclusive of 49 components for repair and overhaul. AMMROC offers one of the region’s largest military and civil MRO hangar capacities within the region inclusive of a dedicated state-of-the-art strip / paint shop.

Collins Aerospace Systems is a leader in technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defense industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio and expertise to solve customers’ toughest challenges and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. With 2019 net sales of approximately $26 billion, the business has 78,000 employees across more than 300 locations globally. It is one of the four businesses that form Raytheon Technologies. For more information, visit CollinsAerospace.com.

Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defence to civil security. With operations on every continent, Saab continuously develops, adapts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.

Our aim has always been to stay on the forefront of technology, which is made possible through investments in research and development and various collaborations.

We develop innovative, high-tech and cost efficient systems to increase security for societies and individuals.

Saab has around 17,000 employees. Annual sales amount to around SEK 35 billion, of which we re-invest about 22 per cent in research and development.

For Saab, global relationships and partnerships are a way to bring people, technologies and businesses together, but also to contribute to national and international security. By acting sustainably in working to create profitable long-term growth, we build trust among shareholders, customers, employees and society, and contribute to a more secure world.

www.saabgroup.com

Honeywell is a global Fortune 100 company with technologies that help everything from aircraft, buildings, manufacturing plants, supply chains, and workers become more connected to make our world smarter, safer, and more sustainable. Honeywell Aerospace products and services are found on virtually every commercial, defense and space aircraft in the world. With an unmatched heritage of innovation that spans more than a century, our aim is to solve the greatest challenges CEOs, pilots, operators, passengers, finance, maintenance and cabin crews face - and transform the way we all fly. We deliver improved fuel-efficiency, more direct and on-time flights, safer and more comfortable travel, better flight planning and traffic management. We do this through one of the industry’s broadest and most advanced portfolios including world-class engines, cockpits, cabin design, wireless connectivity and enterprise performance management services, while providing world-class customer service, repairs and technical support.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 505,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

AlixPartners is a results-driven globaal consulting firm that specializes in helping businesses respond quickly and decisively to their most critical challenges – from urgent performance improvement to complex restructuring, from risk mitigation to accelerated transformation. These are the moments when everything is on the line – a sudden shift in the market, an unexpected performance decline, a time-sensitive deal, a fork-in-the-road decision. We stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients until the job is done, and only measure our success in terms of the results we deliver. We partner with you to make the right decisions and take the right actions. And we are right by your side. When it really matters.

The Defense Services Marketing Council (DSMC) is a marketing incubator organization that specializes in accelerating the growth of companies within the international Defense, Space & Security industries. DSMC is celebrating our ongoing service to the most recognized Defense, Space & Security companies in the Middle East and around the globe. Together we have set a new standard for the intelligent exploration of best business development and marketing practices and trends in the Defense, Space & Security arena. The Council was formed to serve as a catalyst to help its Members bring innovative, value-added programs to their shared, best customers - organizations at the very top of the decision-making matrix. lt also serves as a forum for discussion of critical issues, trends and best practices in business development, marketing, advertising, and public relations.

EY-Parthenon professionals are global leaders in strategy consulting. EY-Parthenon teams are committed to bringing unconventional yet pragmatic thinking together with clients’ smarts to deliver actionable strategies for real impact in today’s complex business landscape. Innovation has become a necessary ingredient for sustained success. Critical to unlocking opportunities is the EY-Parthenon balance of strengths — specialized experience with broad executional capabilities — to help you optimize your portfolio of business, uncover industry insights to make investment decisions, find effective paths for strategic growth opportunities and make acquisitions more rewarding. EY-Parthenon methodologies, along with a progressive spirit, can deliver intelligent services for clients, amplify the impact of strategies and make EY-Parthenon consultants the global advisors of choice for business leader.

IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for customers around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. The industry expertise of our people and solutions, together with a commitment to delivering value to every one of our customers, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 3,700 employees and growing ecosystem of partners support more than 10,000 customers around the world to challenge the status quo and realize their competitive advantage. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com.

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 157 countries with over 276,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com.

Established in the Middle East for 40 years, PwC has 22 offices across 12 countries in the region with around 5,600 people. (www.pwc.com/me).

Roland Berger, founded in 1967, is the only leading global consultancy of German heritage and European origin. With 2,400 employees working from 35 countries, we have successful operations in all major international markets. Our 52 offices are located in the key global business hubs. The consultancy is an independent partnership owned exclusively by 250 Partners.

SkyWorks provides a full complement of asset management, investment banking and advisory services globally to the aviation industry. SkyWorks is a leading aircraft servicing, remarketing, and technical advisory firm serving owners and operators of commercial aircraft. SkyWorks is also a premier advisory and investment banking firm with key activities including aircraft order campaigns, arrangement of lease and debt financing, aircraft evaluations, restructuring advisory, and network and fleet planning. SkyWorks’ services have encompassed over 10% of the global commercial jet fleet. SkyWorks operates globally with offices in Greenwich, CT., Dublin, and Singapore, with headquarters located at 283 Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich CT. 06830, Tel. +1 (203) 983-6677. www.skyworks.aero

Since its establishment in 1884, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has built the foundations for the development of the entire manufacturing industry. MHI has especially played an important role in the space development in Japan, from the N-I rocket in 1970’s to current launch vehicles, H-IIA and H-IIB. From 2007, MHI began to provide launch services for both commercial and government missions with the H-IIA Launch Vehicle, and from 2013, H-IIB was added in the lineup. Today, MHI is also working on the development of Japan’s next generation launch vehicle, H3, a much more customer-oriented launch vehicle scheduled to debut in 2020. To become the best player in the global market, MHI will continue to push our utmost efforts on the development and sales activities for MHI Launch Services.

Satellogic is the first vertically integrated geospatial analytics company, driving real outcomes for its customers with planetary-scale insights they can trust.

Satellogic’s low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation, platform, and data science teams work together to deliver end-to-end solutions at the right cost. The company makes sense of the data so customers can focus on the big decisions at hand.

With more than 180 satellite engineers, AI experts, and solution specialists, Satellogic is on a mission to deliver a fundamentally better picture of the planet and the many forces that reshape it every day. The company brings space down to earth for large enterprises and governments of all sizes who need to see for themselves how our world is changing.

Satellogic. Now you see.

To learn more, please visit: www.satellogic.com

French Space Command (FSC) embodies French ambitions in the Space domain, as stated in the Space Defense Strategy presented July 25^th by the French Armed Forces Minister. Our armed forces have been using space for many years, mainly for strategic intelligence purposes and to support land, air and sea operations. Because of emerging threats, Space must now be the fifth domain of action in which our military strategy will be rolled out. In order to develop the next generation capabilities, FSC can be supported by a large ecosystem of expertise and companies.

AV is the biggest European cluster dedicated to aeronautic, space & drone sector gathering 850 members from industry and research including 550 SMEs, large corporate groups, research establishments, engineering schools and local authorities. The objective of AV is to leverage the competitiveness and visibility for its members through several offered services such as networking, innovation and business development.

CLS is a global company sharing a common purpose: designing and deploying space solutions to understand and protect our planet and its inhabitants.

Working for more than 20 years with the armed forces, CLS designs and deploys solutions dedicated to defense and security activities (Geo-Tracking solutions, data collection, satellite telecommunications).

Built upon over four decades of metal-forming experience, Repkon offers high-precision manufacturing alternatives through advanced in-house capabilities in strategic technologies, such as flowforming, cold swaging, shear forming, hot spinning, forging and ex-proof presses for defence and aerospace.

Repkon provides optimum solutions in the Aerospace Industry for the following products: Drive Shafts for Jet Engines, Drive Shafts for Helicopters, Aero - Hydraulic Cylinders, Accumulators and Pressure Vessels.

Repkon’s rotary cold-forging machines produce tubes with profiled inner sections, manufactured in a single-pass operation for small-caliber rifle, automatic machine gun, and handgun barrels of 5.56, 7.62, 9 and 12.7mm calibers.

Repkon is focusing on producing 105mm and 155mm Artillery Shells and Cartridge Cases, flowformed short-, medium- and long-range rocket bodies, in particular those with a diameter of 70,- 122, -300- and 610 mm; drag bombs (MK Series) with Hot Spinning technology; and 40mm grenade launcher barrel with ‘free’ flowforming.

thyssenkrupp Aerospace is a leading global developer and implementer of supply chain solutions for the Aerospace industry. Our 2,000 passionate employees optimize and coordinate the delivery of raw materials to our customers and their subcontractors out of our 44 distribution and processing facilities located in 22 different countries. We provide tailor made supply chain solutions to OEMs and their various Tiers all around the world thanks to our proximity and understanding of their local requirements. Our value to them is to save cost and time.

EQUITY-I is focused on developing proprietary deals with strategic tie-in to the growth economies of the GCC. The firm was founded by partners who came from top tier firms Merril Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Emerging Markets Partnership and SW Source Capital. The three partners have over 70 years of combined experience with over $2 billion transacted.

Typically we partner with industry leaders, entrepreneurs and top management to fully develop each niche business. The sectors that we currently are focused on are natural resources, regional technology and special situation healthcare opportunities.

The firm is based in Dubai, UAE.

GLAVKOSMOS is a subsidiary of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos. The key objectives of the company are the promotion of the Russian space industry's achievements onto the world market and management of the complex international projects.

For more than thirty five years, GLAVKOSMOS has successfully managed foreign economic activitiy in the area of rocket and space technology. Under the contracts of GLAVKOSMOS more than 120 international contracts were performed as well as more than 140 secondary payloads were successfully placed into orbit by the Soyuz-2.1 launch vehicles.

Today GLAVKOSMOS is the chief contract integrator for all the Russian companies involved in the project Soyuz at the Guiana Space Center. Within that Russian-French project 23 launches from the Guiana space center have been conducted so far.

The company currently is managing several significant and complex international projects, that involve contribution of many enterprises of the Russian space industry cooperation. A wide range of the company's activities includes turnkey solutions for the creation of satellite systems for various purposes, launch services, human spaceflights to the ISS, Earth observation services, telecommunication, export of Russian space industry products and services.

www.glavkosmos.com