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UAE NEWS
Canon hosts Partners’ Conference
Canon Middle East and celebration of CMET’s part- establish a common under-
Turkey (CMET), success- ners from across the region standing with our partners
fully hosted its annual and offered an opportunity on how the future world will
regional Partners’ for dialogue, discourse and look like and pay attention
Conference for the Middle appreciation of the resil- to the new changing behav-
East and Turkey region at ience and determination of iors of the customer of
the iconic Museum of the the partners, in facing and tomorrow. We want our
Future in Dubai on 10th overcoming the challenges partners to really embrace
November 2022. of the COVID-19 pandemic the future and what it holds
The 2023 event theme period. Complimented by a in terms of technology and
reiterated, strengthened, focus on streamlining organ- social change, and we are
and further built upon the izational and operational here to support them every
‘New Customers, New Canon hosted the event at the Museum of the Future in Dubai efficiencies and solid gov- step of the way. I want to
World’ theme, with an ernance, CMET’s 2023 road-
approach to “RETHINK, like hybrid working models tinguished panel of experts map is also underscored by thank all our partners for
REVIVE and REACH” and shifting consumer shop- including Amrita Sethi – the the mindset of living “Our their patience, resilience,
which takes the company a ping patterns, underscored UAE’s first NFT Purpose” which is a strong and persistence in forging
step closer to the ‘Customer by the need for long-term (SoundBYTE) artist, Dr Jane reflection of Canon’s philos- ahead, in spite of the chal-
of Tomorrow’. The confer- sustainable solutions. Thomason – Futurist, and ophy of KYOSEI – Living lenges of a global pandemic
ence provided a framework CMET hosted a Frontiers Baha Hamadi of the Deep and working together for the and as we emerge in a new
for discussing the changing of Innovation session to Knowledge Group, where common good. era, Canon remains com-
industry trends and deep dive into the Metaverse they shared their knowledge Venkatasubramanian mitted to implementing ini-
addressed the new customer ecosystem titled: “A and discussed the influence (Subbu) Hariharan, tiatives that welcome a
behaviors that are reflective Glimpse of what’s possible – and impact of the Metaverse Managing Director of prosperous future and sus-
of the “new normal” - a new the evolution of new busi- on the evolution of custom- CMET commented: tain and strengthen its rela-
reality that is also being ness into the new world”. ers and businesses in the “Through our Partners’ tionships with its partners,
fueled by additional factors The session included a dis- future. The event was also a Conference, we want to customers and employees.”
“New World New Customers is our customer-centric theme”
Canon Middle East and tomer behaviors and new that we are operating in a
Turkey (CMET), hosted its customer segments, but “new world” that is fueled
annual regional Partners’ we’re also having to custom- by rapid digital transforma-
Conference in Dubai on 10 ize our business strategies to tion, hybrid working models
November 2022. meet these new needs. With
Venkatasubramanian a focus to “RETHINK” and and shifting consumer
(Subbu) Hariharan, “REVIVE” our approach to behaviour, and our core
M a n a g i n g “REACH” our goal of getting 2023 focus is on serving the
Director, Canon Middle closer to the customer of needs of the “new custom-
East and Turkey, says that, tomorrow, we are optimistic ers” with the Canon ecosys-
“ “N e w Wo r l d N e w that we will be successful tem, which is unique in its
Customers” is our customer- and able to unlock new busi-
centric theme and is under- “Our 2023 approach is encapsulated in ‘Rethink Revive Reach’” ness opportunities for the offering of providing a prod-
scored by our 2023 approach behaviors. We are operating erations for doing business. future. uct, solution or service for
to “RETHINK, REVIVE and in a never-before-seen busi- There is no denying that we “No doubt, the needs of any customer segment, the
REACH” to take Canon businesses are growing, and customer of tomorrow. At
closer to the “Customer of ness environment where are now encountering a the pace of innovation is the same time, we will con-
Tomorrow”. We are now in a hybrid working models, “New Customer in a New accelerating, and our focus is tinue streamlining organiza-
new era that can be classi- shifting consumer shopping World” – which has far- on ensuring that we are
fied as “the new normal”, patterns, and long-term sus- reaching implications on ready for the “customer of tional and operational
with changing industry tainable solutions are top of how we do business. Not tomorrow”. efficiencies with solid gov-
trends and new customer mind and important consid- only are we witnessing cus- He adds, “we recognize ernance.
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