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[[Nabil Habayeb - President and CEO, GE Middle East and Africa] ]
[We have been in this region since the '30s]
[All of this area was a desert.]
[They used to time their trip based on high tide and low tide,]
[and the Dubai-Abu Dubai road was a dual carriage highway.]
[Now when you take a look at the development that this part of the world has gone through,]
[their leaders want to leave legacies for the generations to follow for a long time,]
[and that's part of the whole partnership that we have developed with Abu Dhabi.]
[They decided to invest to create this zero-emission carbon-neutral city ]
[[Khaled Awad - Director Property Development Unit]]
[This city is going to become the destination for clean technology companies. ]
[GE was one of the partners that were interested in being part of this new initiative,]
[which is leveraging the energy experience that was based on oil and gas,]
[and using the other resources that we have, oil is not needed by cities or buildings.]
[Oil is needed for petrochemicals and plastics and other things.]
[We're trying to show a model of urban development ]
[that is not damaging the environment, that is environmentally responsible.]
[>> Imagine a city that has 50,000 people with no cars, with transportation systems ]
[and a metro system that is powered by solar energy, and buildings have ]
[zero waste discharge, a city that's totally powered by the natural resources]
[[Nabil Habayeb] These are the kind of imaginations that we need to put at work.]
[We're going to be one of the first anchor tenants in the city.]
[It will be the first ecomagination center for GE, and along with that, ]
[could develop renewable energy products that we could export on a global basis. ]
[There is a certain know-how which Masdar is really eager to get from other people]
[who have been a pioneer in the business since decades of time,]
[and GE is one of these top-notch leaders in the market.]
[[Nabil Habayeb] Masdar in Arabic means "the source.]
[I hope that the world's scientific community will look at Masdar as a playground ]
[to focus on using the source of energy that we have on this planet.]
[[Khaled Awad] GE I think and Masdar are in the same direction, ]
[as far as where the future lies.]
[There is no reason why, in 10 years from today, cities can still be developed]
[in the old conventional way.]
[If you went to our offices, you would see that there are positive vibes coming from]
[working in a zero-carbon city and being a pioneer here and developing]
[something that the whole world needs.]
[[Nabil Habayeb] Building partnerships in this region is all about building relationships.]
