The one-year countdown to Expo 2020, billed as the greatest show on earth, begins on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Organisers hope the global meeting of minds will put the Emirates firmly on the map of world-leading innovators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Under the banner \u2018Connecting Minds, Creating the Future\u2019, more than 190 countries will come together to showcase their latest in cutting-edge technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event aims to inspire entrepreneurs as well as transform lives as creative thinkers seek to tackle issues ranging from climate change to plastic pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur once in a lifetime celebration – the largest event ever staged in the Arab world – is set to welcome millions of visitors,\u201d organisers said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey will experience warm Emirati hospitality at its finest, as well as the UAE\u2019s values of inclusion, tolerance and cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExpo 2020 aspires to create a meaningful legacy that will benefit generations to come, both locally and globally, spanning everything from innovations and architecture to friendships and business opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Expo 2020 Dubai will kick off on October 20 next year, with organisers expecting some 25 million visitors over six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World-leading businesses, universities and scientists from Silicon Valley to India\u2019s Bengaluru will descend on the city to soak up its vision and insight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first World Expo was held in 1851 at London’s Crystal Palace and was known as The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It displayed about 100,000 objects, many of which owed their origins to the industrial revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then, other global fairs have seen the unveiling of dozens of groundbreaking inventions the world now takes for granted.
Alexander Graham Bell\u2019s first demonstrated his telephone at the Philadelphia World Fair in 1876.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in 1889, Alexandre-Gustave\u2019s Eiffel tower was chosen as the monument to be built in the centre of Paris to mark the exhibition\u2019s elaborate entrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most recent Expo, held in Milan, Italy, in 2015, saw the launch of solar trees and energy saving elevators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next year, organisers will be showcasing wind-up LED lights to transforms communities without electricity in Africa as well as new software allowing blind computer users to better understand what is on the screen in front of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dubai was announced as winning the bid to hold next year\u2019s event back in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hundreds of fireworks filled the sky surrounding the Burj Khalifa, the world\u2019s tallest tower, as the victory was made public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next week, marking the one-year countdown, even more celebrations are planned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Live shows will be held at the Louvre Abu Dhabi as well as a variety of other entertainment staged in downtown Dubai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am proud of our teams who earned this victory for Dubai with two years of hard work, dedication and commitment,\u201d Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe event is one of the largest global gatherings that will bring together the world\u2019s greatest minds to discuss how we can shape the future.\u201d
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