Mohammad Athar

Making Districts, Making Markets: Industrial and Innovation Real Assets

The core message of this fireside chat was that Abu Dhabi’s industrial real estate opportunity is shifting from land provision toward productive economic platforms. Emma Brain framed the discussion around the industrial lands, logistics, infrastructure, and existing districts that sit behind Abu Dhabi’s broader growth story. Mohammad Athar argued that renewed investor interest is being driven by uncertainty in global supply chains, evolving production networks, the growing role of technology in manufacturing, and Abu Dhabi’s clear focus on the non-oil economy. In his view, investors are looking for locations that offer supply-chain predictability, assets that can deliver over long periods, and connectivity into wider global networks.