Conference · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Middle East SME Forum

Banking, Finance · Management · Business consulting

Official website
Next editionNot confirmedLast edition we have: 21–22 Oct 2014
Last venueAbu Dhabi International Exhibition CentreAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · where the 2012 edition was; venue not yet confirmed
RunningSince 2011Irregular · 3 editions on record
Last checked12 Nov 2026Organiser website checked
We haven't confirmed the next dates yet. The last edition in our records was 21–22 Oct 2014 at Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre. Check the organiser's site: fleminggulf.com. Are you the organiser? Correct this listing.

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Editions on record
3first in 2011

About Middle East SME Forum

5th Annual Middle East SME Forum is a collaborative knowledge sharing platform to exchange the unique ideas on the latest updates of trends, best practices and success stories of Small and Medium Enterprise.

Innovative SME Businesses, business Start-ups, financing barriers, government support towards SME & start-up business development, business development education for young entrepreneurs are the current industry issues faced in SME sector. The conference agenda has been designed to cater these burning issues.

HONOURARY KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Abdullah-Saeed-Al-Darmak90120H.E. Abdullah Saeed Al Darmaki

Chief Executive Officer

Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

► Howard Gaunt , Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank

Executive Vice president, Head of Corporate and Business Banking Group

► Samer I. Asfour, Royal Hashemite Court

Director – Economic & Social Affairs: Office of His Majesty King Abdullah II

From our listing of this edition. Details may have changed since.

Editions

YearDatesWhereExhibitorsVisitors
201421–22 Oct 2014Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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201217–18 Sep 2012Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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20113–4 Oct 2011Park Rotana Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Past editions from the bvents archive (2008–2019) and organiser figures where they were published.

Questions

When is Middle East SME Forum?

The next dates haven't been confirmed. The last edition we have on record was 21–22 Oct 2014.

Where is it held?

The 2012 edition was at Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The organiser hasn't confirmed the venue for this edition yet.

How often does it take place?

Irregular, judging by the 3 editions on record since 2011.

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