The organizers of the leading international technology exhibition, SmartEx, announced on Tuesday that the upcoming 2019 event will be held on April 10 until April 13 and is expected to deliver a bigger and better innovative platform for the IT industry in the region. SmartEx comprises hundreds of international and local brands representing different aspects of the technology sector, including, security, administrative information systems, automation, retail e-commerce, communications, accounting technology, education technology and many others. On the sideline, the exhibition will host several free educational workshops and seminars. Jason Rizk, the executive director of MICE Lebanon explained that the vision of the organizing firm is to re-establish Lebanon as a technology hub in the region through SmartEx. Year after year, he said, the expo provides an annual meeting venue for the industry and professionals allowing them to exchange ideas and learn about the state-of-the-art trends in the sector. (Al Mustaqbal, January 9, 2019)