Zenith Events, Dubai together with JD Events, USA is organizing the second annual Dual-Automation & Self-Service Show & Conference, incorporating KioskCom Middle East & Vending Middle East. The Expo will be taking place on February 12-13, 2007 at the Crowne Plaza, Dubai.
For the first time, the World’s longest running self-service trade show will be held in Dubai as KioskCom Middle East, alongside the World’s biggest associations supporting the parallel held expo Vending Middle East; both trade shows and conferences providing opportunities to network, and delivering business solutions focusing on interactive self-service programs in a number of fields, including: retail, finance, hospitality, tourism, healthcare and gaming.
The Middle East is a rapidly growing market for kiosks and self-service technology, with the sector increasing at a rate of 15% per year. This market increase reflects the retail boom in the region, as the area strives to deliver results to a population of over one million consumers.
The global vending and kiosks industry is currently valued at US$30 billion, and is expected to grow by 69 percent in 2007.
Countries such as the United States of America and Japan are leading the way in embracing solutions that will have positive impact on cost-of-sale and customer satisfaction; as a result, the vending industry is a retail channel of key importance in many product and service categories.
With the new generation of high-technology machines and self-service solutions being showcased at KioskCom Middle East, and Vending Middle East, the expo is expected to attract over 3,000 visitors, buyers, importers, distributors, and traders from the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, North Africa and CIS countries.
“The first edition of the Dual-Automation & Self-Service Show received an immense response from the Dubai Government, exhibitors, visitors and the media. We are delighted to have the backing of KioskCom Middle East in making the next edition of this exhibition a bigger and more enhanced event. With the insight, expertise and support of KioskCom, we have been able to gather the most comprehensive product range from around the world”, said Ms Kavita Dabrai, Director, Zenith Events.
Vending Middle East shall display and educate the trade on the technological updates in self-service equipment and products such as beverage vending, bottled water vending, chocolates vending, shoe-shine vending, first aid vending, gifts vending, pay phones, postage stamp vending, newspaper and magazine vending.
Meanwhile, KioskCom Middle East – to be held alongside Vending Middle East – will showcase procurement solutions that include hardware, software and other network applications required to upgrade machines to make them user-friendly and fully automated. These range from enabling kiosks to offer bill payment transactions to informative services, improving business efficiency and return on investment.
“Some of the leading industry players which are participating and attending include APW, Kiosk Information Systems, Aptec, Japan Cash Machine, Walvyn Group, Selftech Worldwide, Ultimedia, Hemisphere West Europe, Electrone, XN Asia, Slabb Middle East, Custom Engineering, Emirates Photo Marketing, Fujifilm, 3M and Zupera Technology, featuring a range of dual automation and self-service solutions – bringing all the manufacturers, suppliers and vendors of various fields under one roof”, commented Sarita Lakhiani, Project Executive, Zenith Events.
“As the Middle East has recorded impressive growth in the number and usage of self-service solutions, hosting the world’s largest and longest running trade show was a natural progression.” added Ms Kavita Dabrai, Director, Zenith Events.
“The expo will help highlight new advances in technology and self-service that will boost consumer usage of vending machines and kiosks. Self-Service are popular to help companies increase customer satisfaction, improved customer service and decrease wait-time and they are also known to be cost-effective. Hence, this is needed today in the Middle East region for the comfort and convenience it provides.” she further added.
The biggest brand name in the Kiosks industry, KIOSK, are the Platinum Sponsors for the expo and conference, with Mr. Peter Snyder, International Director of KIOSK himself, speaking at the conferences.
The conferences shall feature an array of International Speakers, including topics such as Generation of Revenue from Self-Service, ATM Best Practices, Risk Management, Past, Present and Future of Kiosks, the Most Popular Kiosks and more.
The trade show and conference is supported by the Self-Service & Kiosk Association, ATM Industry Association (ATMIA), the Worldwide Vending Association (WVA), European Vending Association (EVA), National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) and the Japan Vending Manufacturers Association (JVMA).
The expo and the conferences held alongside are free of charge from 10.30 am – 7.00 pm on both days.
About Zenith Events
Zenith is a Dubai-based organizer of international meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions. Staffed by industry experts and professionals, Zenith delivers a comprehensive range of events services – from concept development, to planning and execution. Along with a network of credible and competent suppliers, Zenith Events offers an unrivalled value and guarantees hassle-free execution of events – from small corporate meetings to regional and international exhibitions. Aside from the Middle East Vending and Kiosk Expos, Zenith has also managed events such as: Middle East International Commercial Vehicle Show and the Middle East Natural & Organic Products Expo.
