GITEX GLOBAL is the world's largest and most established large-scale tech, startup and AI exhibition, moving for the first time to Expo City Dubai in 2026 for a reimagined edition. The week opens on 7 December with the full-day GITEX Scale Summit at Dubai World Trade Centre, followed by four days of expo and dealmaking (8-11 December), reuniting with Expand North Star as one mega event.

Date

December 7–11, 2026

Location

Expo City Dubai (Dubai Exhibition Centre) & Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Format

In-Person

Status

Upcoming

Expected Attendance

200,000+

Pricing

Paid

Organizer

Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)

• ✓CEO
• ✓CIO
• ✓CTO
• ✓Government Leader
• ✓Investor
• ✓Startup Founder
• ✓Technology Buyer
• ✓Policymaker

For a CTO or CIO, GITEX offers unmatched access to 6,800+ exhibiting companies, frontier AI/quantum/infrastructure technologies and 200,000+ executives from 180+ countries, plus direct engagement with government leaders and investors shaping the global digital economy.

• ✓GITEX Scale Summit (7 Dec) on AI trajectory, governance, data sovereignty and investment
• ✓Four-day GITEX GLOBAL Expo (8-11 Dec)
• ✓New tracks on compute/power/AI infrastructure and quantum computing
• ✓GITEX MOVE
• ✓Startup and investor matchmaking via Expand North Star
• ✓Speakers including Sam Altman (OpenAI), Geoffrey Hinton, Peng Xiao (G42) and Andrew Feldman (Cerebras)

• ★The world's largest and most established tech and startup exhibition, in its 46th year
• ★First-ever edition at Expo City Dubai, the world's largest indoor events venue (2.2M sq ft, part of a $2.7B expansion)
• ★Co-located with Expand North Star, reuniting tech leaders, founders and investors as one mega event
• ★40% of attendees are C-level, with 400+ government entities participating
• ★Global reach with 200,000+ tech executives from 180+ countries