ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company), Organizer of IDEX 2011, the Middle East & North Africa region's largest defense and security exhibition, has selected the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA) to organize the Gulf Defense Conference (GDC) , the official conference of the show, to be held at the Armed Forces Officers Club in Abu Dhabi on Saturday 19th February 2011.

Mohamed Al Mashgouni, IDEX 2011 Show Director said: "We are pleased to appoint INEGMA as the organizer of the upcoming Gulf Defense Conference (GDC), which will once again run alongside IDEX. INEGMA enjoys strong credentials as an organizer of specialized events, and we look forward to working with them to enhance the GDC's established reputation as one of the most strategic events for the global defense industry."

"INEGMA is honored to have been chosen to organize the conference of the most prestigious defense show in the region and we commit to holding a high caliber event keeping in practice with INEGMA's standard of work," said Riad Kahwaji, INEGMA CEO. "GDC will feature senior commanders from around the world as speakers, addressing an audience with high-level military delegations from over 40 countries."