We Think From Inside Your Organisation
We understand what your organisation is trying to achieve and recommend what it genuinely needs.
UAE Government and Corporate Growth Partner
We Work Like Part of Your Organisation.
OTTO is a UAE based events, media, advertising and experience partner. We turn your objectives, audiences and operational requirements into clear strategies, engaging experiences and measurable outcomes.
Government Communications.
Events.
Media.
Digital.
Brand Experiences.
- UAE + GCC
- Regional understanding and delivery
- Government + Corporate
- Institutional and commercial thinking
- Strategy + Delivery
- One accountable partnership
- 2 Founders
- One shared standard
01THE NAME
The Meaning Behind the Name
Built on Balance. Designed for Continuous Progress.
OTTO is the Italian word for eight. The number represents balance, continuity and infinite possibility. Turned on its side, it becomes the infinity symbol, reflecting ideas, partnerships and opportunities that continue to evolve.
For us, OTTO balances strategy with execution, creativity with operations, government understanding with commercial thinking, and two founders with one shared standard.
02WHY OTTO
A Strategic Extension of Your Organisation
Because We Understand the Responsibility Behind the Brief.
Every brief is connected to a wider organisational objective. For a government entity, it may involve public trust, service awareness, stakeholder engagement or strategic priorities.
For a private business, it may involve growth, reputation, customer experience or commercial performance. OTTO begins by understanding that wider objective, then builds the right combination of strategy, communication, media, events and experiences around it.
We Understand the UAE Environment
Local awareness, bilingual communication and government protocol shape relevant, responsible delivery.
We Connect Strategy With Execution
Planning, creative, media, suppliers, production and operations move under one coordinated direction.
We Take Ownership
Your objective becomes a shared responsibility, with senior involvement in the decisions that shape delivery.
We Focus on What Comes Next
We identify practical opportunities to keep improving the communication, experience or initiative.
What We Do
Capabilities Designed Around Organisational Objectives.
Every engagement begins with understanding what the client wants to improve, communicate, launch or achieve. We then create the right combination of services around that objective.
01
Government Communication
Clear, accessible communication for government initiatives, services, achievements and public engagement.
Discuss Your Objective
02
Events and Institutional Experiences
Events planned and delivered around your identity, objectives, audience and expected level of protocol.
Share Your Brief
03
Media and Advertising
Media strategies that connect your organisation with the right audience through the most effective channels.
Discuss Your Campaign
04
Digital and Content
Connected digital and content systems that improve visibility, understanding and audience engagement.
Shape Your Strategy
05
Brand and Business Elevation
Positioning, communication and brand experiences that strengthen how your organisation is understood and remembered.
Request CredentialsSelected Experience
Experience Built Across Government, Corporate and Public Facing Environments.
OTTO is built on the previous professional experience of its founders across government events, national platforms, corporate engagements and regional brand experiences.
Selected projects include experience delivered by OTTO’s founders during previous professional roles. They demonstrate the senior expertise behind OTTO and are not presented as projects contracted directly to OTTO unless clearly stated.
Supporting Government Excellence
Turning Government Priorities Into Experiences People Can See, Understand and Trust.
Who We Support
Built for Organisations With Public, Institutional and Commercial Responsibility.
Our work is shaped around the environment, stakeholders and outcomes of each organisation we support.
Our Shared Responsibility
More Than an Agency. Part of Your Organisation.
We understand your objective, take ownership of it and deliver it as though it were our own.
Founder Partnership
Senior Involvement From Objective to Outcome.
Our founders remain involved in understanding the objective, shaping the recommended direction and overseeing the critical decisions that influence delivery.
Co Founder · Events & Operations Director
Ahmed Simary
Ahmed brings 13+ years of event, operations, and project delivery experience across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and the wider GCC.
Co-Founder · Creative & Media Director, OTTO
Account Executive · New Media Academy
Bassant El Behery
Bassant shapes the creative and communication layer of OTTO, leading concepts, narratives, content direction, campaign messaging, and brand storytelling.
Selected Experience
Experience Across Government, Corporate and Regional Platforms.
The organisations below reflect previous professional experience delivered by OTTO’s founders. They are not presented as direct OTTO clients unless clearly stated.
- Aramco
- Emaar
- ADNOC
- Expo 2020
- Formula 1
- UNESCO
- UNDP
- Porsche
- Abu Dhabi Government
- Majid Al Futtaim
- DAMAC
- GITEX Global
- ADNEC
- Microsoft
- Dubai Airshow
- RTA Dubai
Government Excellence
How OTTO Supports the Government Excellence Journey.
We translate strategic priorities into clear and engaging public facing experiences that strengthen visibility, participation, institutional reputation and public value.
Strategic Communication
Institutional objectives, government initiatives and service information translated into clear bilingual communication.
Stakeholder Experience
Smoother journeys across events, campaigns, digital platforms and public facing touchpoints.
Service Awareness
Services, eligibility requirements, benefits and processes explained clearly to the communities they serve.
Public Engagement
Initiatives and campaigns that encourage awareness, participation, feedback and stronger stakeholder relationships.
Institutional Reputation
Achievements and initiatives presented through credible narratives, content, media and experiences.
Measurable Outcomes
Clear objectives, audience actions and performance indicators that support continuous improvement.
Credentials
Your Objectives. Our Shared Responsibility.
You may have a complete brief, or only an organisational objective, challenge or opportunity. Share it with OTTO and we will help shape a clear way forward.
Contact
Bring Us the Objective. We Will Help Shape the Way Forward.
Share your objective, challenge or opportunity. We will identify the right approach and develop a clear scope around your audience, requirements, timeline and expected outcomes.
Discuss Your Objective
Share the context, audience, timeline, location and any available reference material.
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Ask for credentials, relevant experience, or a short capability introduction.
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Location
Dubai Design District
Building 7, Dubai, United Arab Emirates