Khaleej Times

Khaleej Times to host excellence awards

- Staff Report — business@khaleejtim­es.com

dubai — Khaleej Times will host the Infrastruc­ture and Real Estate Excellence Awards on December 5, 2017, in Dubai. The award will showcase everything that the UAE represents: a futuristic vision, wise leadership combined with class and elegance.

Nominees will be shortliste­d based on their performanc­e on parameters set and judged by Ipsos Business Consulting, a global growth strategy consulting firm. The nominees will be further evaluated by a panel of judges and by people’s choice, through voting.

Speaking about the initiative, Vinay Kamat, editor of the UAE’s leading English daily, said: “Khaleej Times has always focused sharply and intensely on sectors which have redefined the UAE’s economy. Realty is, without doubt, one of the economy’s biggest propellers — its brightest beacon. It has marked itself globally by architecti­ng newer lifestyles and communitie­s. Put simply, realty is an inseparabl­e part of life, living and family.

“It’s time we acknowledg­e realty’s unique significan­ce in the UAE. We are, therefore, pleased to announce the Infrastruc­ture and Real Estate Excellence Awards in partnershi­p with Ipsos Business Consulting. The awards will recognise firms that are key contributo­rs to national goals, and also have set global benchmarks.”

The cornerston­e of the UAE economy has been its ability to develop world-class infrastruc­ture. This has got accentuate­d by the developmen­ts and preparatio­ns that are afoot for Expo 2020.

The UAE has never shied away from taking the first step to test and more importantl­y, deploy the latest technologi­es in record time. This makes the

The awards are to recognise, felicitate and celebrate the excellence of firms behind delivering the projects that contribute to the developmen­t of the uae Karthik Ramamurthy, Regional director and head — consulting, Ipsos Business Consulting

nation a torchbeare­r for best practices when it comes to infrastruc­ture developmen­t.

“The Infrastruc­ture and Real Estate Excellence Awards was conceptual­ised by Khaleej Times and Ipsos Business Consulting. The awards are to recognise, felicitate and celebrate the excellence of institutio­ns and firms behind delivering the projects that contribute to the developmen­t of the UAE,” said Karthik Ramamurthy, regional director and head — consulting, Ipsos Business Consulting.

“This is for the first time in the history of this nation that these awards would be given based on overall excellence in execution of projects and not solely based on opinions or financial performanc­e of the organisati­on,” he added.

The nomination for the awards has started and will close on November 16, 2017. The organisers — Khaleej Times — will soon announce the jury.

To know more about the Infrastruc­ture & Real Estate Excellence Awards, visit www. khaleejtim­es.com/RealEstate­Awards or email: awards@khaleejtim­es.com

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