ABU DHABI'S WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD IN LONDON

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 1, 2008 - Abu Dhabi has burst onto the scene of the events and exhibitions industry by winning 'Best Launch Event' at the prestigious Association of Event Organisers Excellence awards in London, June 4th. The AEO excellence awards are the top accolade in the events industry and were presented in front of 2,000 of the industry's top professionals.

The World Future Energy Summit is considered one of the world's leading conferences and exhibitions on global energy policies and the development of alternative and renewable investment and infrastructure. The event attracted royal princes from the local region and overseas, heads of state, numerous energy and environment ministers, heads of businesses from 77 countries, 220 exhibiting companies and over 11,000 visitors over 3 days.

'The patronage and support of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was the defining factor in our great success' said Richard Hease, chairman of Turret ME, the event organisers. Under his leadership, the MASDAR initiative announced the world's largest investment fund in alternative and renewables, a staggering $15bn.

'Awards of this nature are a great vote of confidence in the UAE capital' said H.E. Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman ADNEC and of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.

Plans are currently in progress for the second summit to be held 19-21 January 2009 with speakers Dr Gerd Leipold, International Executive Director, Greenpeace International and Hans Jorgen Koch, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Climate and Energy, Denmark already confirmed. The full programme is expected to be announced at the end of this month.

'We are also looking at the potential for launching a series of smaller forums in other continents to extend the brand beyond the GCC region and the annual summit in a similar way to the Davos series of events' said Lynne Evans, Event Director 'Bilbao, Copenhagen, Reykjavik and Frankfurt have been short-listed as potential host cities for the first in the series and we are hoping to be able to make some further announcements soon.'
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ABOUT THE WORLD FUTURE ENERGY SUMMIT
The World Future Energy Summit held its inaugural event on 21-23 January 2008 in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of H.H. General Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The first summit in January brought together 11,272 attendees from 77 countries, 213 exhibitors from 23 countries, over 80 speakers and 423 international and regional media.

Hosted by Masdar, WFES 08 took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre with Credit Suisse as the Principal Sponsor. The Platinum Sponsors are BP, Shell, Standard Chartered and Merrill Lynch and the Gold Sponsors are International Power, Total, Dolphin Energy and Occidental. Please visit the official website for additional information,www.WorldFutureEnergySummit.com

For further information or to apply for a press pass contact Lindsey Bredin, PR Manager - l.bredin@turretme.com tel: +971 2 406 4261 / +971 50 379 0348

ABOUT TURRET MIDDLE EAST
Turret Middle East is a leading organiser of conferences and exhibitions in the MENA region and a foundation partner of the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. The company organises some of the region's biggest events ranging from trade exhibitions such as ADIPEC, Gastech, and the World Future Energy Summit to consumer shows such as the International Fine Art and Antiques Fairs and Taste, a gourmet food event.

ABOUT MASDAR
The Masdar Initiative is Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted, multi-billion dollar investment in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies in renewable, alternative and sustainable energies as well as sustainable design.

Masdar is driven by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC), a wholly owned company of the government of Abu Dhabi through the Mubadala Development Company. In January 2008, Abu Dhabi announced it will invest $15 billion in Masdar, the largest single government investment of its kind. For more information about the Masdar Initiative, please visit www.masdaruaae.com.