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GITEX Global · Expand North Star

DEC 7–11, 2026 Dubai World Trade Centre (7 Dec) & Expo City Dubai (8–11 Dec) · Dubai · UAE mega Official site ↗ + Add to calendar

One of the world's largest tech shows, with Expand North Star hosting the startup and investor programme.

Dubai metro area VC-backed companies1,235$1B+ companies17Enterprise value$59BNew startups a year444

More speakers and attendees

  • Andrew Feldman CEO · Cerebras Systems Speaker · Source ↗
  • Cesar Maklary Co-Founder & President · Fluidstack Speaker · Source ↗
  • Chiara Marcati Chief AI Advisory & Business Officer · AI71 Speaker · Source ↗
  • Dr. Jörg Goschin CEO · KFW Capital Speaker · Source ↗
  • Dr. Najwa Aaraj CEO · Technology Innovation Institute (TII) Speaker · Source ↗
  • Dr. Peter Koerte CTO & Member of the Board · Siemens AG Speaker · Source ↗
  • Ekaterina Zaharieva Commissioner for Startups, Research & Innovation · European Commission Speaker · Source ↗
  • Evan Solomon Minister of Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation · Canada Speaker · Source ↗
  • Greg Jackson Founder & CEO · Octopus Energy Speaker · Source ↗
  • Jack Hidary CEO · SandboxAQ Speaker · Source ↗
  • Jim Keller CEO · Tenstorrent Speaker · Source ↗
  • Keith Strier Senior Vice President Global Markets · AMD Speaker · Source ↗
  • Omar Sultan Al Olama Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications · UAE Speaker · Source ↗
  • Paul Palandjian CEO & General Partner · O'Leary Ventures Speaker · Source ↗
  • Peng Xiao Group CEO · G42 Speaker · Source ↗
  • Ramin Hasani CEO · Liquid AI Speaker · Source ↗
  • Sam Altman Co-Founder & CEO · OpenAI Speaker · Source ↗
  • Sanjay Poonen CEO & President · Cohesity Speaker · Source ↗
  • Taavi Madiberk CEO & Co-Founder · Skeleton Technologies Speaker · Source ↗
  • Tanuja Randery Vice President & MD - EMEA · AWS Speaker · Source ↗

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