The 6th Dubai Customs Week will run this year from 23 to 31 January, under the slogan “Customs Innovations for Tomorrow’s Generations”. The event, organized by Dubai Customs for the 6th year in a row, will take place in conjunction with the International Customs Day, which is observed annually on 26th January.
The Dubai Customs Week raises common awareness around customs role in sustaining development, boosting the national economy and protecting the society.
There will be 23 events throughout the customs week including the opening ceremony, which will see the participation of the Federal Customs Authority. Several awareness Customs departments and centers will organize awareness activities to educate clients, partners and society about Dubai Customs future plans and projects, as well as its major innovations and IPR efforts. There will be certain activities to honor distinguished clients at customs centers, and the new plans to develop customs services provided to passengers at Dubai airports will be discussed with strategic partners.
Dubai Customs will hold a forum on the International Customs Day, which will include a speech by the H.E. Secretary General of the World Customs Organization and a speech by H.E. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director General of Dubai Customs, CEO of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation. A panel discussion titled “Customs Innovations for Tomorrow’s Generations” will be the highlight of the day, and it will cover hot topics including the latest AI trends and the role of the youth in developing the customs sector.
The World Customs Organization is dedicating 2023 to nurturing the next generation, and promoting a culture of knowledge-sharing and professional pride in customs.
“The 6th Dubai Customs Week keeps pace with the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, which aims to double foreign trade and lure more direct foreign investments into the country,” said Khalil Saqer bin Gharib, Director of Corporate Communication Department, head of the 6th Dubai Customs Week Organizing Committee. “The event will shed more light on Dubai Customs’ creative projects and systems that facilitate trade and investments, and it will foster communication with clients and society at large. We will also have a panel to discuss the role future generations can play in developing the sector. We will engage our strategic partners, clients and business representatives in the events of the Customs Week in the best possible way through the several activities that Dubai Customs will organize at the main building and at customs centers in the emirate. There will be certain awareness events to target the younger generations at schools and universities in line with the WCO’s 2023 slogan.”