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Arab Health 2020 – Dubai

January 2020

Event date: 27th January 2020

HGF will be exhibiting at Arab Health 27th – 30th Jan 2020 in Dubai. Arab Health is the largest gathering of healthcare and trade professionals in the MENA (Middle East, North African) region.

Visit the HGF stand – Hall 2 stand D32.

HGF Partners Vanessa Stainthorpe and Kieran Killough will be attending Arab Health 27th – 30th Jan 2020. They will be available throughout the conference to offer their expert advice on how you can protect, exploit and defend your intellectual property assets.

To arrange a meeting please email Anita O’Neil at [email protected] advising of your preferred day, time and location.

Arab Health 2020 takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 27th – 30th Jan 2020 and is expected to welcome more than 4,250 exhibiting companies and over 55,000 attendess from 159 countries.

For more information on Arab Health visit www.arabhealthonline.com.

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