While most companies in the region would claim to be a great place to work, not many have the evidence to back it up. However, Encore UAE can legitimately claim this title, with the company once again achieving year-on-year engagement certification in the Great Place to Work survey for the third consecutive year. “This remarkable achievement is a testament to our unwavering dedication to creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, feel appreciated, listened to, and respected,” commented General Manager Martin Lubach. “It reflects everything we stand for as a business, especially in our local operations.” With Encore UAE scoring…
Author: Peter Iantorno
Ever since Saudi Arabia emerged as an international event-hosting nation, the subject of Nitaqat – or Saudisation – has been a hot topic among those with a vested interest in the development of the country. As easily the biggest driving force in the Saudi Arabian live events industry, it’s no surprise that MDLBEAST is once again at the forefront of the issue, with its recently launched BEAST ED initiative aiming to develop the next generation of Saudi events professionals. “We are determined and dedicated to the task of putting young Saudi talent into the right positions to take us forward,”…
While the drone show is still a relatively new development in the overall historical context of live events, the massive growth in popularity of the medium in recent years has seen it become de rigueur at major festivals, opening ceremonies and even corporate events all over the world – with the Middle East proving to be a particularly fertile breeding ground for the most advanced examples of the technology. So far, the most common form of drone show has been a large outdoor spectacle, with a massive fleet swarming to produce incredibly detailed and often animated images as well as…
Some people are destined to work in the industry, and in the case of NMK Electronics’ Costandino Drimakis, that couldn’t be truer. While his school friends were out at shopping malls, the beach, or playing football, a young Dino was busy learning his trade in the family business. “I grew up in this industry,” he began. “Being Greek, my parents made me do what Greek parents do, and that was work in the business from an early age. I started making coffees and doing filing, then progressed to handling a few small demos and sales. It felt like a very…
Robyn Isherwood and Amy Morris joined forces for the first time amid the pandemic, when the former booked the latter as one of the entertainment partners at the world’s first socially distanced festival, held at Gisburne Park in the UK. What followed was a meeting of minds – and, perhaps more crucially, energy levels – that resulted in the formation of a new shared company, Creative Events Collective (CEC), with the aim of elevating entertainment experiences worldwide. With Isherwood’s company Encore Lifestyle specialising in luxury events and Morris’s Pop Up Global known for providing top-level entertainment, the duo combined to…
In its 28 years in the business, Gallowglass has recruited and trained more than 15,000 live events industry personnel in the UK and around the world, and with its latest venture in Saudi Arabia, that figure is set to rise exponentially. The company has partnered with Saudi Government organisation Sawaeed to develop a comprehensive training programme aimed at enabling young Saudi nationals to participate in the country’s growth in the events industry. “The future of events in Saudi Arabia is poised for significant transformation, driven by the country’s ambitious Vision 2030, which aims to diversify the economy away from oil…
What are some of the key features of the Axient Digital PSM? Axient Digital PSM delivers a rich blend of technologies that combine to provide the most comprehensive and scalable in-ear monitoring system ever made. Some of its key features include superior performance and digital RF, exceptional audio quality with digital inputs, management and remote control with ShowLink and Shure’s Wireless Workbench software, flexible and scalable with wide-tuning transmitters and receivers, and four powerful and future-proof transmission modes, including WMAS capabilities. With this extraordinary combination of features, Axient Digital PSM elevates flexibility, scalability and reliability to unprecedented levels and allows…
What is SnowWhite, and what industry need does it address? SnowWhite is an EventTech SaaS – a piece of cloud-based software that encapsulates the variety of work processes that surround the production of an event from the perspective of the organiser. It is a software that serves as common platform for all the needs of those planning and producing events. What are the main benefits to the end user? SnowWhite brings superior efficiency to an industry that is still lagging behind many others when it comes to use of technology behind the scenes. It’s widely known that the events industry…
UAE clubbers have never been short of options, with many an Ibiza mega-club making the country its second home, from Blue Marin to Pacha. Adding its name to the UAE’s Ibiza club lineup is Ushuaïa Dubai Harbour Experience – an epic new residency created by The Night League and Studio A by Addmind Hospitality that promises to deliver ‘an open-air musical spectacular unlike any the region has ever seen’. And the venue has certainly set out on the right foot, with its opening month seeing enormous shows from both Calvin Harris and Adriatique. One moment that particularly captured the public…
Taking place in Africa for the first time ever, The Earthshot Prize rolled into Cape Town in early November, with Prince William leading a weeklong celebration of innovation in environmental solutions. The culmination of the event was a star-studded and spectacular ceremony that saw five incredible innovators recognised for their achievements and awarded grants of £1 million each to accelerate their initiatives. With the eyes of the world focused on the project, event producer Don’t Look Down assembled an outstanding cast of creatives and technicians to ensure that the event was a worthy showcase of the very best that the…
Held in early October, the third edition of the Saudi Arabia’s largest annual national sporting event, the Saudi Games, saw more than 9,000 athletes competing in 52 sports. With the opening ceremony taking place not in a traditional stadium but in Riyadh’s Boulevard City, Lighting and Stage Designer Steve Wary was charged with creating an aesthetic to get the games off to a dynamic start. The location presented a great opportunity to use the LED screens already present on the buildings, which served as the backdrop for a centrally positioned stage big enough to host the impressive parade of athletes…
From the outside looking in, the anniversary of a bank would hardly be worth a second mention. However, in the case of Türkiye İş Bankası – commonly known as İşbank – the company represents so much more than simply a place to deposit money. “It’s not just a bank; the fortunes of İşbank are intertwined with those of the Turkish Republic,” stated Cem Görk, founder of event agencyCPMistanbul. “It’s much more than simply a financial institution; it supports the arts, sports, charities and plays a major role in the development of the country.” With such an important institution marking its…
