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WETEX 2026 Health and Safety Conference to highlight emerging technologies shaping workplace health and safety · DEWA Podcasts

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  WETEX 2026 is spotlighting how emerging technologies
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  can reshape workplace health and safety, with
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  the Health and Safety Conference as one of its
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  key features. The event is part of the 28th Water,
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  Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition,
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  organised by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority
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  from 20th to 22nd October 2026 at the Dubai World
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  Trade Centre. under the directives of His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the
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  patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed
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  Al Maktoum. The conference will bring together
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  global experts and senior executives to discuss
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  occupational health and safety in schools, homes
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  and workplaces with added focus on well -being,
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  emergency preparedness and emerging risks. A
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  major emphasis is the role of artificial intelligence
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  and emerging technologies in managing risks.
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  especially in high -risk environments, while
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  improving quality of life through a robust governance
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  framework. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr,
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  MD and CEO of DEWA and founder and chairman of
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  WETEX, said, WETEX supports the Dubai Social
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  Agenda 33 and the National Strategy for Well
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  -Being 2031, which aims to make the UAE a global
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  leader in quality of life. The Health and Safety
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  Conference at WETEX highlights the latest developments,
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  innovations and technologies that help strengthen
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  a culture of health and safety, protect people
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  and safeguard property and the environment, both
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  in the workplace and across society. The conference
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  also connects directly with the UN Sustainable
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  Development Goals, especially Goal 3 on Good
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  Health and Well -Being and Goal 11 on Sustainable
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  Cities and Communities. Key discussions will
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  cover trust in AI systems, transparency, ethics,
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  compliance, psychological safety, data -driven
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  prevention, workforce well -being, robotics,
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  and leadership that turns safety data into action.
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  In short, WETEX 2026 is presenting health and
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  safety not as a side topic, but as a core part
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  of a smarter, safer, and more resilient future.