LIVE: ISO Annual Meeting 2022

ISO Annual Meeting underway

Technologists, entrepreneurs, and leaders from business and government alike have come together in Abu Dhabi today for the ISO annual meeting. The hybrid event is always a highlight of the international standards calendar but has reached new heights this year with a greater number of participants than ever before.

With over a thousand people joining in-person and some four thousand online, ISO, together with the Abu Dhabi Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), has succeeded in putting together a programme that appeals to many who may not previously have thought of themselves as standardizers.

The importance of collaboration, and a wider view of the role of standards, was a prominent theme in the opening remarks of Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi, Undersecretary of MoIAT, who said "this week's meeting is vital not just to the global industrial ecosystem, but more broadly to trade, economies, and climate action."

His Excellency Al Suwaidi's comments were further reiterated by the ISO leadership as President Ulrika Francke took to the stage where she inspired delegates, asking them to "drive the spirit of collaboration forward at national, regional and international levels."

The Annual Meeting, which features an unprecedented number of participative workshops this year, was officially opened as ISO Secretary-General, Sergio Mujica, told delegates in his concluding welcome to expect a packed and highly collaborative few days.

The ISO Annual Meeting 2022 runs from 19 to 23 September. Find out more and join us virtuall y in Abu Dhabi.