Have you seen a growth in buyers and sellers over the last year?

The industry in the region is growing and certainly Dubai 2020 is having an impact on international buyers looking to place business. Will that have an effect on ibtm arabia–it is difficult to say because this new style event is about creating a community, providing a one-toone ratio of buyers to suppliers and to mutually matching the appointments which mean both buyer and seller have to be compatible. ibtm events are not about the size of an event, it is about making that event 100 per cent valuable to all attendees. To that end, we expect to see a similar number of buyers and suppliers attending the event to those who attended in 2015. Our