EC News DeskGEC Media Group announced ESM as the official venue partner for the much-anticipated Tech+ Championship 2021 to be held in Dubai. GEC Tech+ Championship will raise the curtain in October and will be held at GEMS Modern Academy, Nad Al Sheba. This event is the information technology industry’s first corporate multi sports challenge. It will challenge participating corporates to excel as a team and rise above their competition with skill, collaboration, professionalism, and sportsmanship.
ESM is the largest sports facility management group in the United Arab Emirates and is responsible for regulating a variety of professional sports and enrichment programmes for every age group and delivers full event management services in a safe environment. Their main objective is to ensure all sports content and activities is delivered at the highest level and to enjoyed by all users.
Speaking on the new collaboration, Ronak Samantaray, CEO, GEC Media Group said, “We are pleased to announce this partnership with key players in the sports facility management space, namely ESM. GEC Media Group has adopted a corporate wellness and fitness approach in the last 24 months, well before the onset of the pandemic. For business executives taking time out to meet the rest of the industry in a spirit of competitive fair play sports, is part of the de-stress approach that is being increasingly advocated and adopted by key human resource and wellness leaders. GEC Media Group will continue to play a key role in this area through Tech Plus Championship, Reboot, and other upcoming fair play, competitive sports initiatives.”
James Bowring, Commercial Director, ESM commented, “We really believe in this initiative as it is great move forward for the tech industry to provide a high-quality sporting stage for the many individuals who work in this sector. The teams will have a vast range of sports to choose from and we are proud to host many of the events in our venue as the ‘Official Venue Partner’. Our business is underpinned by integrated online systems, developed by our in-house team and they cannot wait to compete in the competition with like-minded individuals”.
GEC Tech+ Championship supports businesses and employees to achieve a better work life balance, boost productivity and company performance, foster health, fitness, and happiness in the workplace, reduce health care and insurance premiums, increase brand engagement and loyalty, raise company morale through team building, promote brands, and network with like-minded professionals.
GEC Tech+ Championship 2021 earlier also announced Dubai Eye and CITY 101.6 as the official Radio Partner, Toshiba and Kioxia as title sponsors, Al Ain Farms as official refreshment partner and Prime Healthcare as healthcare partner. The championship will host over 13 different sports and activities plus loads of food and beverages and entertainment avenues for everyone to have a great time out.
The one-month long action-packed sports and networking event will witness over 3,000 participants, 13 sports activities, federation accredited officials, live updates of matches and scoring, world class venues, healthy food and beverages, joy village for family and kids, awards and team recognitions, and CSR activities.
The face-to-face event to be organised with all the safety guidelines announced by the Emirates of Dubai.
