31
JANUARY-FEBRUARY. 2020 | @Halal
Events
World Halal Expo 2020
to take place in Nigeria
It will be a platform for
the halal industry to stay
globally competitive
THE first edition of World Halal Expo 2020 will
be held in International Conference Center
Abuja, Nigeria on Mar 12-13. The Expo is being
jointly organised by My Events International
Sdn Bhd and Malaysia-Nigeria Business
Council.
The event will comprise four main com-
ponents, namely Trade and Investment
Exhibition, World Halal Dialogue, World Halal
Awards and Cultural Shows. In line with sup-
porting the government’s initiative to produce
an effective halal network, this two-day event
will be filled with activities for the business
sectors to benefit by opening vast opportuni-
ties, both in local and international markets,
to showcase their products and services. This
event will assist to facilitate the need to build
competitiveness in order for them to stay
globally accepted.
World Halal Expo 2020 will also bring
together an array of exhibitors covering the
main sectors and industries in halal like food
& beverage, education, healthcare & pharma-
ceuticals, tourism & hospitality, agriculture,
science & technology, Islamic banking, hotels
and restaurants, jewelleries & gifts, fashion &
textile and many more.
WORLD HALAL DIALOGUE
One of the activities to look forward to is
the World Halal Dialogue RAHMATAN LIL
ALAMIN that aims to encourage high-level
talk and raise major concerns over the Sustain-
able Development Goals (SDG’s) in the Halal
industry worldwide. The goal of these conver-
sations is to generate new perspectives and
incubate meaningful connections between
leaders and industry experts from different
continents. It is designed to inspire leaders
and inventors between countries and industry
players. Field trips will also be organised for
the foreign participants and exhibitors to
leading supermarkets for retailing and to the
Chamber of Commerce in Abuja. This will pro-
vide them with the insights of other resources
and opportunities and simultaneously share
knowledge and exchange ideas.
WORLD HALAL AWARDS
The World Halal Awards will also take place
during the expo. It is a high profile recogni-
tion given to global halal leaders, experts and
manufacturers that have contributed towards
sustainability development goals (SDG’s)
locally and globally. The event also aims to
foster friendship and build new bridges in
business.
“Competition everywhere has become
more intense now, so we all need to keep forg-
ing ahead, not just remain at par, but to be
ahead of the game. As organisers, we are only
here to help provide the platform for the halal
industry to stay globally competitive, at the
same time make new friends,” said Organis-
ing Chairman Shahul Hameed Dawood
The World Halal Expo in Nigeria is
expected to bring more than a 100 compa-
nies worldwide and over 1,000 prospective
Halal Expo is an annual
event organized in
cooperation with the
Islamic Centre for
Development of Trade
(ICDT), the Standards
and Metrology Institute
for Islamic Countries
(SMIIC), with the support
of Ministry of Trade of the
Republic of Turkey and
other related ministries
and public institutions of
the Republic of Turkey.
Why Abuja,
Nigeria?
• Nigeria has the 10th largest proven
reserves of petroleum in the world and is a
member of the Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries (OPEC), making Nigeria
the largest economy in Africa. Petroleum
products are the primary export, about 90 per
cent of Nigeria’s exports
• Halal certification is considered a key
enabler for the successful development of the
Nigerian halal industry
• Of the 1.216 billion total population in Africa,
the Muslim community represents 635.67
million
• Total population of Nigeria is 202 million and
over 50 per cent of the population is Muslim
• Nigeria has one of the world’s highest
economic growth rates averaging at 7.4 per
cent according to the World Bank