GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything is all set to drive international transformation. As the United Arab Emirates prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, GITEX Global x Ai Everything, the major technology sourcing and networking event of 2021, will return for its 41st edition from the 17th to the 21st of October at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).
GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything will bring together international innovators in artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud, big data, cybersecurity, Blockchain, quantum computing, Fintech, and immersive marketing for the world’s most comprehensive, experiential technology event.
These topics will be addressed throughout six events – GITEX GLOBAL, Ai Everything, GITEX Future Stars, the Future Blockchain Summit, Fintech Surge, and Marketing Mania – resulting in a global digital extravaganza unlike any other. As part of GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything’s bid to encourage innovators from around the world, new programmes promoting young entrepreneurs, women in tech, and tech developers will make their debut at the event.
GITEX Future Stars, one of the world’s largest tech startup events of 2021, will host over 700 startups from more than 60 countries along with a network of more than 400 international investors and VCs, and will put an increased spotlight on the transformational potential of Fintech and Blockchain.
GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything comes after the announcement of the UAE’s Projects of the 50, which will deliver new national initiatives that will enhance innovation, digital economies, and Fourth Industrial Revolution applications, and will celebrate the region’s digital transformation achievements in a landmark.
GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything will use a marquee platform to highlight the technological aspirations, initiatives, and collaborations of government officials from across the Middle East and Africa in honour of the UAE’s Golden Jubilee. The inaugural GITEX GLOBAL Leaders’ Vision conference will feature ministerial-level discussions on technological achievements, collaborations, and initiatives that will reshape the region, as well as influential discussions on the emergence of innovative economies across the GCC and Africa, with each day of GITEX GLOBAL dedicated to a specific national or regional technological roadmap.
GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything will provide global game-changers with a platform to shape the future, with over 4,000 exhibitors – 35 percent of whom will be visiting the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia for the first time – over 140 participating countries, and over 200 government ministries in attendance, representing a range of industries.
Terminus, the AIoT firm redefining smart cities; Stripe, the world’s top Fintech unicorn; Zoom, the video conferencing platform that enabled remote work during the pandemic; Snowflake, the pioneering unicorn who reinvented cloud data solutions will all take part in regional events for the first time exclusively through GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything.
In 2021, GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything will be the only major technology event in the world to feature every major technology player, trend, and vertical, with technology leaders such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Huawei, Dell Technologies, Ericsson, Intel, Avaya, Honeywell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Red Hat, Etisalat, du, Lenovo, and Cisco, covering sectors such as smart cities, cybersecurity, and cloud computing.
Fida Kibbi, Vice President and Head of Marketing and Communications Ericsson Middle East & Africa, said: “Digital transformation is accelerating and GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything is an opportunity for visitors to witness the latest advanced technologies and their positive impact on our world. At GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything 2021, Ericsson is re-affirming the importance of innovative thinking and imagining the unlimited possibilities that technology can create. We are highlighting this by demonstrating the consumer and enterprise value proposition of 5G technology. As a conduit for technologies, 5G is a key enabler of the digital transformation and the platform of the many innovations that we will see in the near future.”
Jiawei Liu, CEO, Huawei UAE said: “Huawei has long been a strategic partner to GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything as the ideal regional and international platform to connect with our industry stakeholders, share best practices, and look at how we can meet the needs of a fully connected, intelligent world. This year’s exhibition is particularly meaningful as it runs during the period of Expo 2020 Dubai, and as the UAE itself celebrates its 50th Golden Jubilee. Under the theme of ‘Dive into Digital’, Huawei will showcase how Cloud, 5G, and other emerging technologies can transform all industries to be more efficient, versatile, and resilient. Aligned with Huawei’s green strategy, we will also announce various new products and solutions developed to support carbon-neutral environments. Moreover, we are excited to host another edition of our Huawei Arab Innovation Day, bringing together international thought leaders on the ICT innovations of tomorrow.”
GITEX Future Stars will bring together the most promising global innovators to ignite positive technology change at the junction of three of the world’s fastest growing startup ecosystems — the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia.
GFS will host international pavilions from Japan, South Korea, Nigeria, Brazil, Poland, Bahrain, Oman, India, Portugal, Hungary, Israel, Sweden, Serbia, Ukraine, and Pakistan, as well as the largest-ever show presence from France and Italy, with over 50 startups, and a cluster of startups hosted by The World Bank.
Over 450 leaders will speak live on stage at GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything’s international conference lineup, featuring over 350 hours of thought-provoking debate.
Attendees will hear from global tech experts, including Dr. Daniela Rus, Director of ComputerScience & ArtificialIntelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Yuan Qi, Chief AI scientist and Chief Data Officer; Head of Financial Intelligence DAMO Academy, Ant Group;Dr. Seth Dobrin,Global Chief AI Officer, IBM; Dr. Simon See, Global Head, AI Technology Centre, Nvidia; Shameer Khader, Senior Director, AI, Astra Zeneca; Ott Velsberg, Government Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia; HE Maxim Parshin, Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, Russian Federation; George Hotz, Founder and CEO, Comma ai; Ernesto Ciorra, Chief Innovability Officer, Enel Group; HE Dr Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti, Head of Cyber Security, United Arab Emirates Government; Oleksandr Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, Republic of Ukraine and Andrew Garrihy, Global CMO, DiDi Chuxing.
The first ever GITEX YouthX youth engagement programme will contribute to the cultivation of young tech talent with a creative programme aimed at bringing them closer to the practitioner ecosystem, reinforcing the region’s building blocks of creating homegrown technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
The programme has four pillars to engage students from high school to post-graduate level, including the Unipreneur initiative, which will give startups from universities such as King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and UAE University the opportunity to engage with leading international investors and government-level experts; the Youth X Bootcamp, a curated programme of workshops for students from high school to post-graduate level; and the Unipreneur initiative, which will give startups from universities such as King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and UAE.
GITEX Worldwide x Ai Everything will host the global finals of the TiE Women pitch competition, where female-led firms from over 40 cities will pitch on stage for cash prizes, mentorship, and investor networking opportunities, in support of boosting possibilities for female tech leaders.
“GITEX GLOBALx Ai Everything, as the world’s largest technology event of 2021, is proud to host an array of innovative, global companies who are making their debut at the show and in the region. These companies have chosen GITEX GLOBAL x Ai Everything – and Dubai – to make their first foray into a vibrant market that has vast digital ambitions. GITEX GLOBAL is a super connector that creates thousands of meetings and business opportunities for them, and our other exhibitors and visitors, playing a vital role in the international technology ecosystem. The UAE’s leadership understands the importance of a creative and sustainable digital economy, and the projects of the 50 will empower future human capital development and a new cycle of economic, social and political growth,” said Trixie LohMirmand, Executive Vice President, Events Management, DWTC.
