Faces of the Expo: It’s now time to give back

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Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2w0sdgv  See more videos at https://gulfnews.com/videos  Bringing the next World Expo to life is a diverse workforce of 67  nationalities – representing an incredible mix of cultures, backgrounds and worldviews. Highlighting the message of diversity and tolerance are three members of the Expo 2020 team, each of whom explains how their lives have been touched by the UAE.  #Dubai #people #Expo2020 #Expo2020Dubai #UAE #GulfNews

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00:00Every individual who works for the Expo project contributes in their own way a legacy

00:06to what Dubai and the UAE will showcase when the time comes.

00:10What we want to achieve for Expo 2020 is that when a visitor passes through those gates

00:15with all the wonderful architecture that they see around themselves,

00:19they should feel like they're at home.

00:20I think Expo is just one of those lifetime opportunities

00:25that anyone who lives at the same time that Expo is happening should be there.

00:32What happened was back in 2016, I found the website and I registered my interest

00:38because there they have careers.

00:40At that time there wasn't any, there weren't many posted.

00:44So they said register your CV and we'll connect you so that you'll be in a database.

00:49Applied every now and then when a position came up but nothing really materialized.

00:55But back in November of 2017, I got a call saying we found your CV in the database

01:01and to my surprise, oh that system works.

01:04I got to know about Expo through the radio actually.

01:09They said that, they advertised saying they're looking for apprentices

01:14and it was a nine-month program.

01:17It was the first of their kind they were offering back in 2016 when I graduated.

01:22When I quit my job in 2000, well actually last year,

01:29beginning of 2018, I said that if I ever go back to events,

01:33it has to be something major like Expo 2020.

01:37The Expo is collaboration of different talented individuals

01:43who want to showcase the world what the UAE has to offer.

01:46It can mean a lot of things to different people,

01:48but for me it just showcases the country's dedication

01:51to uniting all these different nations together

01:55and to bring them in one setting for six months

01:59in the spirit of unity, collaboration and connecting minds as our theme says.

02:05To create a better future, it's a legacy in itself to be working for Expo.

02:10We've got people from over 65 plus different nationalities here at Expo 2020

02:15and when all of them collectively come together from different parts of the world,

02:19the platform and the knowledge they share, it's truly a unique experience.

02:23I don't think I would have got this anywhere

02:25even if I went around the world across my career.

02:28If I try to describe it, I think you know the saying

02:31that the grass is always greener somewhere else?

02:34When you're an expo, it's like you're on the green grass,

02:36like there's nowhere else you would rather be because that is the place to be now.

02:40The UAE is a blessing because back from supporting our family growing up,

02:4625 years my mom has been here and it really helped our family back then

02:51and then now I'm here and still the UAE is still a blessing, is still helping us out.

02:57So one word would be, I would just say it sums up the UAE is a blessing,

03:02not for me, not just for me, but for everybody who's here.

03:06Basically I was born in India and I came to Dubai when I was four years old.

03:11I've been here ever since, I'm 24 years old now,

03:14so it's been about over two decades I've been in Dubai.

03:17This is essentially home.

03:19The main messaging that Expo is giving the world is kind of the same messaging you can give

03:25as a person who works here, as a person who lives here,

03:28I'm just promoting this as the hub for all things future, all things new.

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