TheOverview•Manufacturers play a crucial role in the economy, accounting for about 17% of global GDP. They
generate wealth for investors, pay taxes to government and employ half a billion people globally.
They are far too important to be allowed to fail. But they are drifting into crisis.

•Driven by the digital revolution, convergence is everywhere breaking down barriers: between
different technologies and between different domains of knowledge, such as electronics andbiology. Convergence is disrupting established business models, delivering threats for some,
opportunities for others and question-marks for businesses, governments and civil society.

•What’s urgently needed is a global, cross-industry forum for business and political leaders toseek order in the chaos. They need to ask fundamental questions, find transformational answers
and take action for the benefit of business, society and the environment.

•A world first, Global Manufacturing & Industry Summit will offer a voice and a venue for leaderswith vision to shape the future of manufacturing. The launch and First Edition is to be held overthree days in Abu Dhabi, with a personally- invited audience of 1,200 delegates. Funded byglobal businesses as founding partners, strategic partners or sponsors, it is intended that theSummit will meet every two years.

•GMIS will deliver a voice for transformational ideas, a venue for the generation of new networks
and cross-industry partnerships, a showcase for pilot projects arising from cross-industry
research, and a post-Summit Report with recommendations for action to be submitted to global
stakeholders.

•GMIS is hosted by the UAE Ministry of Economy and the United Nations Industrial DevelopmentOrganization (UNIDO)•UNIDO’s purpose in co-hosting GMIS is to pursue its aim of fostering inclusive and sustainableindustrial development across the world through technical co-operation, analytical andpolicy advisory services, standard-setting and compliance and partnership. The Sustainable
Development Goals, which relate to industrialization, innovation and economic growth, havebeen agreed by all member countries of the United Nations.

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•The UAE Ministry of Economy’s aim is to promote the role of manufacturing in the UAE’s
diversification from oil and gas, especially timely in light of the current high volatility in energy
prices. In January 2016, the government announced its intention for manufacturing to more thandouble its contribution to GDP from 11% today to 25% over the next 10 years. In 2015 values
alone, this represents an increase of AED 250 billion ($68 billion), a huge opportunity for global
businesses and investors, which GMIS partners will be ideally placed to exploit.

•The First Edition will feature an exhibition of UAE and other GCC manufacturing, plus a B2B
networking platform that will bring together investors, buyers and suppliers for potential technicaland commercial partnerships, to run in parallel with the Summit itself. Abu Dhabi in particularis funding manufacturing interests all over the world through its Mubadala investment arm. Aknowledge broker centered between the emerging East and the developed West, between
the affluent North and the poorer South, Abu Dhabi is an ideal strategic location for GMIS.

•To generate input for the Summit, there will be a GMIS Global Roadshow: a series of workshops
for C-suite leaders from government, business and civil society. Visiting 10 major cities wewill build a starting point for discussion on trends, challenges and potential solutions for themanufacturing sector, capitalize on opportunities for innovation and creativity, and explore how
industry stakeholders can develop mutually beneficial partnerships. These partnerships areimportant, as we are seeking concrete outcomes, not just contributions to the debate.

•First Edition will be produced in association with The Economist.

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