Global tech leaders unite to propel future-critical sectors at GITEX GLOBAL 2025

GITEX GLOBAL returns for its landmark 45th edition from 13–17 October at Dubai World Trade Centre, uniting over 6,800 tech enterprises and 2,000 startups from 180 countries.

Recognised as the world’s largest tech and AI event, this year’s focus is on transformative sectors including biotech, physical AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, and data centres.

Running alongside, Expand North Star marks its 10th edition from 12–15 October at Dubai Harbour, hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy. The show will gather 2,000 of the most promising global startups, alongside more than 1,200 investors with US$1.1 trillion assets under management.

Among the headline exhibitors at GITEX GLOBAL are Alibaba Cloud, AMD, AWS, Dell, e&, G42, Google, HPE, Huawei, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Salesforce, Siemens, and Snowflake. New participants this year include Cerebras, Datadog, Mitsubishi, Qualcomm, Rital, ServiceNow, Tata Electronics, Telecom Italia, and Tenstorrent.

Trixie LohMirmand, EVP of DWTC, the organiser of GITEX globally, shared, “Future-critical sectors including data centres, biotech, quantum, and robotics are where AI ingenuity is converging with humanity’s most pressing challenges. GITEX GLOBAL 2025 gives new impetus to these transformative technologies, while continuing to being the harbinger of innovation-led progress across industries and global economies.”

This year also marks record international participation. Brazil joins as Country Partner with its largest-ever tech delegation, alongside Serbia and Pakistan as key partners. New pavilions debut from Canada, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, and Türkiye.

Additional highlights:

Super Data Centres - The AI Factories of the Future

With global data centre investments set to exceed $500 billion in 2025 (BofA Research), GITEX GLOBAL welcomes one of the biggest global investors in this sector, O’Leary Ventures, building the world’s largest AI data centre industrial park in Canada.

Adding a regional perspective, Hassan Alnaqbi, CEO of Khazna, MENA’s largest hyperscale data centre provider and a G42 company, leads the discussions on whether infrastructure, energy and policy can scale fast enough to keep pace with giga AI factories.

GITEX Digi Health & Biotech - The Next Frontiers of Medicine

Breakthroughs in gene editing, mRNA vaccines and AI-led drug discoveries are driving biotech spending towards $1.7 trillion in 2025 – setting the backdrop for the fastest AI deployment in this sector. At GITEX GLOBAL, Trevor Martin, CEO of Mammoth Biosciences, presents how CRISPR, their Nobel winning gene-editing technology, is using AI to potentially cure genetic diseases.

Matt Angle, CEO of Paradromics, the company behind the world’s first successful computer-brain implant, dives into decoding thought with AI and neurotech. Adding to this momentum, South Korean startup HurayPositive unveils AI-powered SaaS to deliver precision medicine for one million patients with chronic conditions.

Physical AI in Motion

At GITEX GLOBAL, Tensor unveils the world’s first personal robocar, hailed as “agentic AI on wheels,” while K2 introduces humanoids and industrial robotics concepts. With the robotics AI market projected to quadruple to $94 billion by 2031, physical AI is rapidly becoming a foundation for industry productivity.

GITEX Quantum Expo (GQX) – Advancing Quantum Readiness

On the show floor, IBM introduces Quantum System Two, a major step towards large-scale fault-tolerant systems capable of solving computing scale challenges. Prof. Mark Thompson, Co-Founder of PsiQuantum, a $6 billion unicorn, outlines the path towards quantum sovereignty. Among the headline exhibitors is also IONQ, the world's first public pure-play quantum computing company trading at the New York Stock Exchange.

Ai Semicon - The Chips Behind Sovereign AI

AMD will present its Instinct™ GPUs and EPYC™ CPUs, built to handle the most demanding AI workloads and energy-efficient data centre deployments. Jim Keller, CEO of Tenstorrent, the $2.6bn AI chipmaker on the Forbes AI50 List, expands on this theme with his talk on “Taking Control of Your Sovereign AI Future,” as semiconductors become a key geopolitical lever.

Startups, Scaleups & Unicorns Lead in AI Supercomputing

Expand North Star will host more than 40 unicorns this year, reinforcing the UAE’s position as a hub for global scale-ups. Highlights include Cerebras unveiling the world’s largest AI supercomputer (built with G42), Fluidstack presenting the first 1GW decarbonised AI supercomputer, and Xpanceo showcasing prototypes of AI-powered smart contact lenses advancing AR, healthcare, and consumer hardware simultaneously.

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