The CEMC is was held under the patronage of his Highness General sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE's Armed Forces. The pioneering initiative of the UAE's National Crisis and Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) is aimed at raising awareness in the UAE and the region about crisis preparedness.

Top official including ministers, ambassadors, military attaches and senior officials from the public and private sector attended the conference. Some of the countries represented by the delegates were the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, Canada and the US.

HE Mohammed Khalfan Al Romaithy, general manager of NCEMA, said: "This is the first time that a conference of this scope is being held in the region on crisis and emergency management. Although this is the very first edition of the CEMC, we are very pleased with the tremendous response that we have received from domestic and international circles. We are delighted that there is so much interest in crisis and emergency management, and we are sure that this cenference will add great value and bring new insights to this region."

"This conference is one of the very first initiatives undertaken by NCEMA and focuses on a topic that affects the security and safety of people and countries in the region," he added.

The speakers will cover a wide variety of topics ranging form national security and counter terrorism to preparedness, transborder pandemics, and the role of technology in crisis and emergency management.

The platinum sponsors of CEMC were Etisalat, Sorouh Real Estate, Al Qudra Holding, First Gulf Bank and AL Faoh Palm Sector Development Company. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank was the main registration sponsor. Aldar Properties was the sponsor of the CEMC gala dinner for speakers, special invitees and conference delegates. CEMC Abu Dhabi was organized by Reed Exhibitions Middle East on behalf of NCEMA.