Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, August 28, 2016: The Middle East Smart Lighting and Energy Summit, the leading lighting and energy summit in the region, held under the patronage of Abu Dhabi City Municipality, today announced that Philips Lighting has joined the summit as a Gold Sponsor. The fifth edition of the summit is scheduled to be held on 26-27 September at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi.

Featuring keynote sessions, panel discussions and case study presentations, the summit will explore the latest trends, best practices and developments in lighting within the region and across the globe. The summit will also lay emphasis on smart lighting systems and its interconnection with smart cities. In line with this, Mr. Rami Hajjar, General Manager, Philips Lighting Middle East will deliver a presentation on Connected Lighting systems and how these empower cities to become smart cities. Delivering energy efficient, sustainable connected LED lighting systems and services, Philips Lighting provides a wide range of feature-rich technology and expertise that enables the transformation to smart cities. This can be achieved via connected street lighting and architectural lighting; indoor positioning in retail stores and Power over Ethernet connected lighting for smart offices.

Mr. Rami Hajjar said, “Having pioneered the delivery of world-class quality energy-efficient LED lighting, we are now taking light beyond illumination, into a digital world in which it connects people, places and devices. Looking ahead, at Philips Lighting we foresee a day when all our bulbs and fixtures will be digital and network-ready. Using open standards, our lighting innovations will connect seamlessly to benefit our customers, the environment and improve lives.”

The summit will provide a unique platform to over 400 lighting professionals from across the region. Attendees present will gain valuable insight on Philips connected lighting systems and services - indoor positioning for retail, smart ofices and Philips ActiveSite for city beautification will be showcased at the summit.

Announcing the partnership, Mr. Brad Hariharan, Regional Director, Expotrade Middle East, organizers of the summit said, “Philips Lighting has been at the forefront of introducing innovative lighting systems and services and its participation at the summit reaffirms the common vision shared. We are thrilled to have it join us as a repeat sponsor for this year’s edition of the summit and look forward to a long and fruitful association.”