Expotrade Middle East, organizers of the Middle East Smart Landscape Summit announced the dates of the eighth edition of the event, to be held on 7-8 April 2020 at Sofitel Dubai The Palm Resort & Spa.

Husain Al Saeedi, Director Of Technical Services Operations Dept, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Josep-Ramon Ferrer Escoda, Executive Director, Community and Livability, NEOM, Robert Shakespeare, Group Design Director, Landscape Architecture, Cracknell, Morne Fourie, Executive Director – Design & Masterplanning, PIF Holding Entity, KSA and Matthew Utley, Principal, Grimshaw Architects, will headline the two-day summit.

Apart from the developments in the region’s landscape sector, the event program agenda will also emphasize on themes such as stadiums, golf courses, outdoor lighting, and sports facilities. Over 15 topics highlighting the implementation of sustainable strategies at Expo 2020, UAE’s ‘Green Growth Strategy’, the inclusion of green roofs & walls, use of artificial turf for high-quality sporting facilities, and the effective use of waste management for landscape restoration, amongst others, will feature in the two-day conference program.

More than 45 international and regional senior industry experts will participate as speakers and panelists, to share insights on trends and developments, challenges that communities face and opportunities present in urban planning and landscape architecture through case studies, panel discussions and standalone presentations.

Mr. Brad Hariharan, Regional Director, Expotrade Middle East, said, “The event in its eighth year marries sustainability and visionary government leadership, with an engaging agenda that promises to bring together an impressive lineup of renowned experts and an exciting schedule of presentations, case studies and panel discussions. Over 400 landscape architects and urban planners from across the Middle East region will learn the latest innovations, programs and various landscape design techniques deployed in urban landscape architecture.”

Featuring panels on the evolving role of a landscape designer, building sustainable cities, innovative landscape design in the development and maintenance of recreational & sports facilities, reinventing green livable cities in the Middle East, and preserving iconic landmarks, the conference focuses on the theme building healthy natural environments and sustainable communities.

Over 400 urban planners, landscape architects and designers, sustainability experts based across the GCC will attend the conference. To know more on the event, log on to http://www.landscapesummit.com.