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Wood at Expo 2020 Dubai

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Innovating for a shared future

Wood as an Official Partner of the UK Pavilion is delighted to support Expo 2020 Dubai. During the six-month event we will look to inspire visitors through diverse talks and events that will focus on unlocking solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges including the climate emergency, energy transition, and role of digital in enabling resilient outcomes.

Andrew Stewart

“Expo 2020 has designed a progressive programme, which looks to the future, and explores how we can unite and take personal and collective responsibility to improve quality of life for generations to come.

“At Wood, we recognise the unstoppable momentum towards a net-zero future, and we see it as our role to apply our global expertise and the talent of our workforce to engineer practical solutions to these unprecedented challenges. The themes and discussions throughout Expo 2020 and the UK’s Pavilion and programme offer an ideal platform to share practical and technical solutions. Support for this event also further signals our commitment to the UAE.”

Andrew Stewart
Executive President of Strategy & Development at Wood

Hear from our experts:

Wood is supporting the UK Pavilion’s thought-provoking event programme across a wide range of topics:

Wood Speaker Event Date Venue
Naeem Farooqi
Global Director Zero-Emissions Mobility
Change in the air - powering our future and protecting the planet 22 Nov 2021 UK Pavilion
Craig Shanaghey
President of Operations for Europe, Middle East & Africa
The global energy transition – why is it important? 18 Jan 2022 Register
Craig Shanaghey
President of Operations for Europe, Middle East & Africa
2022 WiSER Forum
Energy Access for All: Empowering Women to Accelerate Sustainable Development
18 Jan 2022 Virtual
Darren Martin
Chief Technology Officer
Can AI contribute to solving the biggest challenges we have such as climate change? 20 Mar 2022 Register

Global Goals Week

On 15–22 January 2022 for the first time in its history, Global Goals Week leaves the UN General Assembly and comes to life at Expo 2020 Dubai.

Wood proudly supports The Global Goals World’s To Do List campaign, highlighting the clear and unified messages that the world can no longer ignore. We are the main sponsor of Sustainable Development Goal 7, Affordable and Clean Energy, where we aim to lift the communities around us using our energy and expertise to improve lives.

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UK at Expo 2020

Situated in the Opportunity district, the UK Pavilion offers visitors an experience that takes them through the story of how the UK’s role in AI and Space is impacting humanity, with augmented reality experiences and an enriched digital journey.

Under the theme of ‘Innovating for a Shared Future’, the UK’s presence at Expo 2020 Dubai will explore solutions to global challenges, profile British businesses from the world of travel, food and drink, fashion, education and more.

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Towards the next 50

Since 1985, Wood has been providing innovative consulting, engineering, and project management solutions to some of UAE’s most iconic and complex projects in the energy sector.

As the nation embarks on its ambitious journey to a net-zero future, we remain a committed partner in taking the UAE’s energy sector to new frontiers in the next 50 years.

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United by our common purpose to unlock solutions to the world’s most critical challenges, we are future ready, now.