The deadline decides
We commit to agreed opening dates — and decline when the timeline won’t allow clean work.
From a team of six and one room to 480 events in 27 countries
Eventazia was founded in Dubai in 2011 because its founders kept seeing the same thing at every show: halls full of people and empty of meaning. We started with one question that still governs every project — what should change in a visitor’s mind after they leave?
2011
founded
480+
events delivered
27
countries
164
people
Our story
A company built on the floor, not in the office
We spent our first three years subcontracting: building booths for larger agencies and learning from their mistakes and our own. In 2015 we turned down our first large project because the deadline meant shoddy work — and that decision, not the projects we accepted, is what built our reputation.
In 2017 we opened our own fabrication workshop in Al Quoz Industrial Area, Dubai. We cut our reliance on outside contractors, reduced delivery time by 40%, and could finally accept the late changes others often refuse.
What hasn’t changed since day one: we take full responsibility for everything we sign up to. We don’t pass a client to a supplier at the first problem, and we don’t hide costs behind a “miscellaneous” line.
2011 — the start
2017 — our workshop
2022 — our third office
3
offices and a workshop
From 2011 to today in seven milestones
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2011
Founded
A team of six in a single room in Dubai. The first contract was an 18 m² booth for a software company.
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2014
Our first fully managed show
An industrial show with 60 exhibitors — the first time we owned the plan, operations and marketing instead of a single booth.
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2017
The workshop
2,200 m² in Al Quoz Industrial Area, Dubai, with in-house carpentry, metal and print teams. Delivery time fell by 40%.
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2019
Expansion
We opened our Abu Dhabi office and delivered our first project outside the UAE: an energy conference in Muscat for 1,400 delegates.
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2022
Identity & digital content
We opened our Sharjah office and stopped referring clients to outside agencies. Event identity and digital coverage became part of the same contract.
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2024
The impact report
Every project is now delivered with a report measuring attendance, engagement and return — not just closing photos.
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2026
Today
164 people, three offices and 480 events across the region.
Four rules we turn projects down for
These aren’t slogans on a wall — each one has cost us at least one contract.
Transparent pricing
Every line in the quote shows its cost. No “miscellaneous” line, no surprise invoices after the event.
Measured or not claimed
We agree success metrics before signing and report on them afterwards — even when they don’t flatter us.
One point of accountability
One account manager from start to finish. A supplier’s problem is ours, and we don’t pass it on to the client.
Who stands behind the decisions
Mohammed Hussein
Co-founder & CEO
Audit and Finance Manager with over 20 years of experience in the Financial and Administration sectors.
Farah Mohammed
Design Director
Internal Designer and head of the Design Department.
Heba Abdelrahman
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Fifteen years in Media and Events Management. Owns the hour-by-hour schedule and never leaves the site before opening.
Want to see how we actually work?
Explore our projects with the challenge, the solution and the result — not just photos.