Mashreq - Headline sponsor

Mashreq is one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE. Founded in 1967 as Bank of Oman, it has played a pioneering role in the industry, particularly in retail banking. It was the first to launch such products as travellers’ cheques, credit cards and ATMs. Reflecting its successful record, Mashreq has received numerous international awards. Along with an extensive branch and ATM network in the UAE, Mashreq has 26 overseas offices in 11 countries across Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. It provides a comprehensive range of international financial services and is capable of handling all commercial banking and trade transactions efficiently. Mashreq aims to be world-class in every facet of its business, including its social responsibility to the community it serves. The bank has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 certification by the British Standards Institute for its operations group.

Hyder Consulting

Hyder Consulting is a leading multinational design and engineering consultancy, offering infrastructure, property and environmental solutions. With more than two centuries of operational experience, it is renowned for developing many of the world’s iconic projects, each providing evidence of its engineering excellence and success. These include the world’s tallest building, Burj Khalifa, Dubai; Crystal Palace, London; Tower Bridge, London; Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia; and Emirates Towers, Dubai. 

Hyder Consulting is a global enterprise. In addition to its headquarters in London, it has international client-facing offices in five regional centres in the UK, Germany, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Hyder has access to international resources of approximately 4,500 staff worldwide, of whom more than 1,750 are located in the Middle East.

Ramboll

Ramboll is an international engineering and design consultancy and provider of management consulting services to both the public and the private sector. With more than 12,500 specialists in close to 300 offices in 35 countries, Ramboll combines local experience with a global knowledge base constantly striving to achieve inspiring and exacting solutions that make a genuine difference to our customers, the end-users, and society as a whole.

A value-based company with an aim to be recognised as a leading sustainable-society consultant, Ramboll has five offices based in the region – in the UAE (Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Qatar (Doha) and Saudi Arabia (Jeddah and Riyadh) – with more than 550 professionals specialising in oil and gas services, structural engineering, building services, sustainability and environmental services, transport infrastructure and transport, and masterplanning.

Drake & Scull International

Drake & Scull International is a global industry leader delivering state-of-the-art projects and solutions across its main high-performance sectors: general contracting; engineering; rail; oil and gas; infrastructure development; and water and wastewater treatment. Through its operations, Drake & Scull provides integrated design, smooth functionality and efficiency from start to finish. In infrastructure development; waste-to-energy; data centres development; mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP); and renewable energy, Drake & Scull continues to be at the helm, driving the market forwards through its people, passion and innovation for more than 130 years.