The 43rd edition of GITEX Global, the UAE’s renowned annual technology event, commenced on October 16 and will run until October 20. This year’s event has seen a significant expansion across two vast venues: the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Dubai Harbour.

At the DWTC, over 6,000 exhibitors are showcasing their innovations, while at the Dubai Harbour venue, the “Expand North Star” startup tech event, hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, took place from October 15-18, featuring 1,800 startups from over 100 countries.

GITEX Global’s comprehensive ecosystem comprises 10 co-located shows, including AI Everything, GITEX Impact, Future Urbanism, Global Devslam, Superbridge Summit Dubai, Expand North Star, Fintech Surge, Future Blockchain Summit, and Marketing Mania. With 41 exhibition halls spanning 2.7 million square feet, there’s been a 35% increase in exhibition space compared to the previous year, accommodating leading technology giants and startups specializing in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, mobility, sustainable tech, and more.

Throughout the five-day event, attendees can expect a packed schedule of conferences, live workshops, exclusive networking opportunities, and the opportunity to explore the latest technological innovations in action.

What’s New?

• GITEX Global: Bigger and better than ever.
• GITEX Cyber Valley: Focus on mitigating rising cyber threats, featuring discussions, CISO Lounge, cyber workshops, and collaborative hackathons.
• AI Everything: Uniting the global AI community to explore the transformative landscape of technology in business and society.
• Global Devslam: Supported by Coders HQ, offering access to coding experts and scholarships to support talent.
• GITEX Impact: Fostering advancements in sustainability tech, ESG investments, and more.
• Future Urbanism: Propelling the urban revolution to create intelligent, sustainable, and resilient urban communities.
• SuperBridge Summit Dubai: Fostering unity among leaders from rapidly expanding economies, creating new opportunities for innovation.
• Expand North Star: Showcasing startups from over 100 countries, providing mentorship and pitch competitions.
• Fintech Surge: Focusing on embedded finance, customer experiences, and global fintech strategies.
• Future Blockchain Summit: Featuring networking opportunities, growth funding competition, and insights into blockchain technology.
• Marketing Mania: The region’s sole marketing and creative technology trade exhibition.

Quick Showcase

• Avaya: Demonstrating AI-powered customer and employee experiences.
• Pure Storage: Showcasing storage solutions for various data repositories.
• Cloud Box Technologies: Highlighting digital transformation solutions, including a security operations centre (SOC).
• Liferay: Facilitating custom digital solutions for organizations.
• Sophos: Showcasing advanced cybersecurity solutions, including managed detection and response.
• SolarWinds: Presenting full-stack observability products and IT solutions.
• SentinelOne: Demonstrating solutions to combat malware attacks in cloud environments.
• ManageEngine: Showcasing a suite of over 60 IT solutions.
• Minnapad: Highlighting blockchain technology’s impact on intellectual property.
• Extreme Networks: Discussing data sovereignty and network management.
• Islamic Coin: Showcasing a Sharia-compliant, ethics-first cryptocurrency and its unique features.

GITEX Global 2023 is a platform for industry leaders and innovators to showcase the latest advancements in technology, discuss key trends, and collaborate on shaping the future of the tech industry.

What’s New?

• GITEX Global returns with even greater scale.
• GITEX Cyber Valley: This event focuses on how cybersecurity can address the growing threat of cyber attacks and includes key components like:
  • GITEX CISO Lounge: An exclusive platform where the top 150 chief information security officers from various industries collaborate, exchange industry insights, and tackle common challenges.
  • Cyber Workshops: These workshops provide valuable insights into proactive strategies for combating modern cyber threats, offering effective approaches to safeguard organizations.
  • Collaborative Hackathons: Featuring hackathons involving tech companies, with over 500 participants engaging in five challenges aimed at addressing global tech issues and finding solutions to combat cyber threats.
• AI Everything: The fifth edition, led by the Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence and the Office for Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications in the UAE, serves as a global gathering, uniting the AI community, including major enterprises, public sector representatives, and AI professionals, as they navigate the evolving landscape of technology reshaping both business and society.
• Global Devslam: Supported by Coders HQ, an initiative of the UAE government and endorsed by the Python Software Foundation, Global DevSlam offers exclusive access to C-level visionaries, government dignitaries, and a diverse international coding community. The event continues to provide scholarships to support talented individuals worldwide in coding and development.
• GITEX Impact: In conjunction with the expanded GITEX Global, GITEX Impact fosters advancements in climate solutions, ESG investments, sustainable finance, and collaborative public-private ventures. Attendees can explore influential tech communities driving progress in various domains, including Sustainability Tech, ESG Strategies, AI, robotics, HealthTech, DeepTech, EdTech, FinTech, Metaverse, Web3, coding, future mobility, and more.
• Future Urbanism: This segment takes a central role in advancing the urban revolution and shaping the cities of the future. It brings together urban visionaries, developers of megacities, and sustainable technologies to create a global hub for sourcing solutions to construct intelligent, sustainable, and resilient urban communities.
• SuperBridge Summit Dubai: This summit establishes connections and fosters unity among leaders from rapidly growing economies. It’s a cornerstone of an international investment roadmap, accelerating entrepreneurial innovation across government, business, society, and culture in collaboration with GITEX Global and Expand North Star.
• Expand North Star: Over four days, Expand North Star showcases some of the top startups from over 100 countries, along with welcoming 1,000 VCs. The event offers a content program that delves into the significant stories of 2023, including a focus on generative AI startups, with over 70 unicorn founders sharing their insights. This platform empowers startups through mentorship, product showcases, meetings, pitch competitions, and conference sessions.
• Fintech Surge: This segment places a strong emphasis on embedded finance, enhancing customer experiences, and establishing benchmarks for global fintech strategies. The event features presentations on technological advancements in paytech, insurtech, regtech, wealth and asset management, and digital banking, delivered by more than 100 global financial services firms.