Make it in the Emirates 2027 · Abu Dhabi
Manufacturers come to Make it in the Emirates to meet procurement teams, investors and offtake partners. Their stand has to explain a factory in a few square metres. Lazulite's Dubai workshop builds modular and custom stands for metals, chemicals, food and Industry 4.0 exhibitors. Tangible tables, sensor floors and kiosks come from our own range. Our 2026 work at ADNEC ran from Bluecherry's stand for Etihad Rail to the host ministry's exhibit. The sixth edition opens on 3 May 2027.
Show facts
Make it in the Emirates is an annual industrial show hosted in Abu Dhabi since 2022 by the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.
Show details checked: 9 November 2026
MIITE is where MoIAT reports on Operation 300bn, its 2021 plan to raise manufacturing's GDP contribution to AED 300 billion by 2031. The starting figure was AED 133 billion. Exhibitors span 12 sectors, from metals and machinery to pharma, handicrafts and maritime. Federal buyers attend because the National In-Country Value Programme is becoming mandatory for federal entities.
Four hubs sat among the 2026 stands. The Intelligence Hub showed AI, robotics, drones and batteries across 1,400 square metres, by invitation only. Startups pitched in the Industry NextGen Hub, while the Quality Hub covered standards, certification, accreditation and metrology. House of Industry told the UAE's industrial story through immersive displays.
MoIAT counted 146,329 visitors in 2026, up 19 per cent, and 1,245 exhibitors on 88,000 square metres. More than 200 agreements were signed, with KEZAD, RAKEZ and ADNOC among the parties. SMEs, startups and entrepreneurs made up 61 per cent of exhibitors. Buyers ask about capacity, certification and local content, so bring the papers that answer them.
The sixth edition opens on Monday 3 May 2027 and closes on Thursday 6 May, per MoIAT and miite.ae. It keeps a spring slot: the 2023 forum began on 31 May, and 2026 ran from 4 to 7 May.
ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi hosts the sixth edition, as it hosted the fifth. In 2026 the show took Halls 1 to 11, the ICC Hall, Conference Halls A and B and Capital Suites 1 to 21.
ADNEC Group had not published a 2027 exhibitor manual on 9 November 2026. It will set dates for drawings, builder registration and venue service orders after you book space. Custom MIITE builds need six to ten weeks of workshop time before build-up, so brief us by late February.
Planning timeline
Fourteen weeks before 3 May
Space booked on miite.ae and stand number received
Ten weeks out
Custom brief with product list, ICV certificate and buyer targets
Seven weeks out
Drawing pack sent to ADNEC Group for review
Five weeks out
Latest point to order a modular stand
Build-up days
Stand tested and dressed for Monday's 9am doors
Metals, machinery and construction materials exhibitors bring real product to MIITE, from steel sections to valves and tiles. Our Dubai workshop draws each plinth for a sample's weight and size.
House of Industry used interactive displays in 2026, so nearby stands compete with a ministry-scale exhibit. A Tangible Table brings up a part's specification when a visitor sets the sample down. Floor sensors with LiDAR let an LED surface follow footsteps across a tile display.
ICV Day held more than 260 matchmaking meetings in 2026, and many buyers arrive with booked slots. Event Registration & Badging Systems hold those bookings, and an Interactive Kiosk greets each guest. Contacts are filed as federal buyer, prime contractor, investor or distributor.
The 2026 halls opened from 9am to 5pm on all four days. Our engineer arrives before the doors, checks each screen, sensor and table, and stays to the close. The person who installed the kit fixes any fault.
MoIAT's 2026 procurement drive aimed to localise nearly 5,000 products. Line up the parts you now make in the UAE on a lit shelf. A code on each opens its datasheet on an Interactive Screen.
ICV Day took over the second day of MIITE 2026. Show your ICV certificate, score and local spend on a Dynamic LED Table, where a procurement officer can check each figure.
A production line cannot travel to ADNEC, but its layout can. A Miniature Model with Projection Mapping takes investors through your plant station by station. An indoor LED video wall plays footage from the real floor.
Robotics and drones sat in the 2026 Intelligence Hub, which ran by invitation. A Kuka Robotic Arm on your own stand shows automation to every buyer in the aisle.
At ADNEC shows, plans the organiser approves pass to ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi for a second check under venue regulations. ADNEC Group will set the MIITE 2027 submission date in its manual. Our pack shows structure, finishes, sample weights and every electrical point.
The MIITE 2027 manual, not yet public, will say how builders register. Lazulite registers the company and lists each crew member as soon as that route opens.
Capital 360, ADNEC's in-house arm, lists stand build, audio visual production and rigging among its services. Lazulite drafts each MIITE stand's power, rigging and internet needs. We then place every venue service order for the exhibitor, using the ordering channel the 2027 manual specifies.
Your brief lists the samples you will bring, your ICV certificate and the buyers you want to meet, and the layout gives each a place.
Plans, elevations and electrical points go to ADNEC Group, then the venue, and each comment is closed in the next issue.
Tables, sensors and content run together in our workshop before the stand is trucked to Abu Dhabi.
Our crew installs and checks everything in the manual's build-up days, ready for doors on 3 May.
After the halls shut on 6 May, we take the stand down, return your samples and pass on the meeting records.
Heavy samples, working machinery and interactive tables drive most MIITE stand budgets. Typical rates per square metre at ADNEC: AED 1,000 to 2,000 on modular MIITE work and AED 1,500 to 3,500 on joinery built to order.
Stand space goes through the Enquire to Exhibit form on miite.ae, which offers a sales brochure but publishes no space rate. Power, rigging and internet are ADNEC charges. We size all three, order them for you and show each venue charge separately. UAE VAT is 5 per cent.
Trucking a press or packing line to ADNEC costs more than a scale model of it. For MIITE's four days, a hired indoor LED video wall comes in at a typical AED 300 to 650 for each square metre, each day.
Budget bands
Compact
An SME stand near 12 square metres, which typically costs MIITE first-timers AED 30,000 to 70,000
Standard
A stand near 36 square metres, which typically costs MIITE manufacturers AED 80,000 to 200,000
Flagship
An island near 100 square metres, which typically costs MIITE industrial groups AED 300,000 to 650,000
Ranges checked: November 2026
Pricing note: These ranges are indicative, for planning only. Your final quote depends on your requirements, stand size, show duration and the resources your stand needs. They exclude organiser space, venue charges for power, rigging and internet, and VAT.
Rent vs custom
Rent
Hired screens, kiosks and tables for a first MIITE
Custom build
Joinery drawn to your products and production story
At the 2026 edition, four exhibitors used Lazulite: ADAFZ, MoIAT, Bluecherry for Etihad Rail, and Sdeira Group with RAK Ceramics. ADAFZ's Touch & Throw game linked its tablet and LED wall by cable, away from show Wi-Fi.
Operation 300bn and ICV targets appear on many MIITE stands, and a ministry host notices a wrong number. Each figure on your screens is checked against a source your team approves.
ADNEC is a road trip from Dubai Production City, so each MIITE stand is assembled and tested at our workshop first, then installed in sections.
Trusted by
Defence suppliers return to ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi for the January show, from 25 to 29 January 2027.
The energy exhibition comes back to ADNEC in Abu Dhabi from 1 to 4 November 2027.
Aerospace makers meet at Dubai World Central in November 2027, from the 15th to the 19th.
Can't find your answer? Speak with our Dubai team.
No. It began in 2022 as the Make it in the Emirates Forum, and the 2023 edition ran over two days. By 2026 it was a four-day exhibition across 88,000 square metres of ADNEC, with 12 sectors and four hubs. Plan a full trade stand, staffed every day.
Let's build it together
List the samples you will bring to ADNEC and the buyers you want to meet, then send that list with your MIITE stand number. You receive a first concept with an indicative cost range, and the quote is fixed once you approve the design. Call +971 50 173 8408 when ADNEC Group confirms your space.
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