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GITEX 2021: DWTC all set to host the 41st edition of the world’s biggest tech show

DWTC will host the 41st edition of GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything, the world’s most complete, experiential technology event

Dubai World Trade Centre makes final preparations for the 41st edition of GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything, which will take place from 17th-21st October at Dubai World Trade Centre.

GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything is set to host over 3,500 exhibitors, with 140 participating countries and will be the world’s most complete, experiential technology event, uniting international innovators in artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud, big data, cybersecurity, Blockchain, quantum computing, Fintech and immersive marketing.

These themes will be explored across six events – GITEX GLOBAL, Ai Everything, GITEX Future Stars, the Future Blockchain Summit, Fintech Surge and Marketing Mania – which will collectively create an unrivalled global tech spectacle.

In a bid to accelerate the digital roadmaps of the Middle East and Africa, GITEX GLOBAL will host the GITEX GLOBAL Leaders Vision conference from 17th-19th October, which will hear from 33 government leaders and experts from 9 countries. GITEX GLOBAL Leaders Vision will host days dedicated to the technological roadmaps of Africa (17th), Saudi & the GCC (18th) and the UAE (19th), and will hear from a range of government ministers.

More than 600 startups and partners in the entrepreneurship ecosystem from over 60 countries will participate at GITEX Future Stars, while GITEX GLOBAL will host over 130 government entities and over 400 global investors.

A series of major announcements that will benefit national and regional homegrown tech are lined up for the week, including the Middle East launch of the She Loves Data chapter and a major partnership between GELLIFY and Azimut that will benefit regional tech startups.

Global innovators will participate at GITEX GLOBAL for the first time, including Terminus, the AIoT firm redefining smart cities; Stripe, the world’s top Fintech unicorn; Zoom, the videoconferencing platform that enabled remote work during the pandemic; Snowflake, the pioneering unicorn who reinvented cloud data solutions; and TeamViewer, whose software is installed on more than two billion devices.