With the quick growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) catalysing an international rise in information volumes, this month's Internet of Things Expo (IoTX) and The Big Data Show at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) will explore how advanced connection, wise cities digitalisation and cloud-based control of devices, people and business operations are poised to transform the area's company landscape.

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), public and private sector investment across the Middle East and Africa's public security and security, telecommunications, banking, energy, transportation, manufacturing, customer and Smart Cities markets will drive the region's IoT market to an evaluation of US$ 10.9 billion in 2019-- up from US$ 5.1 billion last year.

High penetration of mobile devices in the GCC combined with the broad availability of the most recent generation of mobile networks are driving regional IoT jobs aimed at providing mobile services to end users and, consequently, developing unfathomable amounts of new data while doing so. In this environment, regional company deal with a race against the clock to enhance their operations, establish new company designs and provide innovative services to their consumers.

"More information has been developed in the past 2 years than in the whole history of the human race; the development in IoT products and resulting surge in big information are transforming conventional business models" said Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President, Exhibitions & Events, DWTC. "Our IoTX and the Big Data Show supply segmented conference and exhibit platforms for companies to check out innovative innovations and solutions upgrades that will increase monetisation avenues and benefit their clients.".

Future Technology Week - which runs 29-31 March across four halls at DWTC - will collect and display numerous 'pipeline innovations' and services featured within IoTX, The Big Data Show, the Gulf Information Security Expo & Conference (GISEC) and the Gulf Enterprise Mobility Exhibition & Conference (GEMEC). The program is supported by Dubai Smart Office as Smart City Partner to drive awareness on Dubai's Smart City initiative.

With more than 6000 decision-makers, 500 delegates, 70 speakers and 100 exhibitors, IoTX at Future Technology Week will check out patterns such as IoT blueprint technologies, linking the inapplicable, wearables, customer behaviour, alleviating pervasive risks and disruptive hardware.

The event will feature an interactive conference, ingenious tech exhibit, certified security training sessions, a Microsoft sponsored hackathon, record the flag code breaking competition and business owner platform called the Hive supported by Dubai SME, Wamda Capital and Astrolabs.

More than 1,500 local magnate are also expected to attend The Big Data Show, which will highlight technologies-- consisting of clever cities, industrial data, advanced analytics, commercial applications, huge information security and huge data at work - that embrace and enhance big data and analytics practices and techniques.

The Big Data Show will also host the Microsoft sponsored 2nd yearly Hackathon held under three styles: Smart Transportation, Smart Environment and Smart Cities.

High-calibre speakers at the IoTX conference consist of Karine Dognin-Sauze, Deputy Mayor, Greater Lyon; Dr. Janusz Bryzsek, founder of Exo systems; Jonny Voon, Lead Technologist - Internet Technology, InnovateUK; Dilip Rahulan, Executive Chairman & CEO, Pacific Controls; and Mark Hughes, President, BT Security Enterprise, BT Global Services; Eric Eifert, Senior Vice President - Managed Security Services, DarkMatter. Other key speakers include Geoff Moore, Chief Technology Officer, Red Solutions; Rutger Reman, President of Industry & Society, Ericsson Middle East; Safder Nazir, Regional Vice President, Huawei; Irfan Khan, Chief Technology Officer, SAP Global Customer Operations, amongst others.

IoTX has attracted sponsors including Pacific Controls as Keynote Sponsor; Huawei, Intel Corporation, and SAP as Diamond Sponsors; Advantech B&B SmartWorx, Dell, and Ericsson Middle East as Platinum Sponsors; General Electric and NOMD as Gold Sponsors; and Cybercom, Red Solutions and Zoho Corporation as Silver Sponsors. The Big Data Show has attracted Microsoft as the Hackathon & Business Intelligence Analytics Partner.

As part of Future Technology Week, IoTX opens on March 29 and concludes on March 30, the one-day GEMEC runs on March 29, GISEC opens on March 30 and ends on March 31, and the one-day The Big Data Show operates on March 31. Meanwhile, the exhibit section runs for 3 days from March 29 to 31.

Future Technology Week and its associated segmented exhibits and conferences are strictly trade-only events open to business and trade visitors just. Visitor participation to Future Technology Week exhibitions is free of charge but conference participation is charged on either a single conference or 'season pass' basis.