GITEX GLOBAL 2025 Closes With Highest-Ever International Turnout

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 concluded its milestone 45th edition with remarkable success. The event saw record international participation that brought 6,800 tech enterprises and 2,000 startups to Dubai. Representatives from 180 nations gathered at this grand tech showcase. The five-day technology spectacle ended Friday with 1,200 investors attending sessions at both the Dubai World Trade Center and Dubai Harbor.

This landmark gathering revealed major breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, data infrastructure, cybersecurity, quantum computing, digital health, and biotechnology. Visitors experienced state-of-the-art innovations like the Twajudi service on the unified government chatbot platform (U-Ask). This platform uses AI to help users quickly find government service information in Arabic and English. GITEX GLOBAL 2025, the world’s largest tech and AI event, established Dubai as a unifying force in the fast-growing intelligence economy. The event highlighted how technology, economic strategy, and geopolitical ambition increasingly overlap[-4].

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 draws record-breaking global participation

GITEX GLOBAL’s 45th edition has proven itself as the world’s largest technology gathering. The event brought unprecedented international representation to the United Arab Emirates. This five-day technology showcase has revolutionized Dubai into the global hub of innovation and digital collaboration.

6,800 exhibitors and 2,000 startups from 180 countries

The landmark event brought together 6,800 exhibitors and 2,000 startups from 180 countries at the Dubai World Trade Center and Dubai Harbor venues. Participation numbers have grown substantially compared to previous years. The event covered every aspect of modern technology – from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to biotechnology and data infrastructure.

Brazil made its mark as the Country Partner by sending its largest delegation ever. National pavilions from Canada, Spain, Türkiye, Chile, and Ecuador enhanced the global showcase. The event saw expanded participation from Europe, Central Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the Levant.

1,200 investors with $1.1 trillion in assets attend

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 attracted a record 1,200 global investors. These financial giants managed assets worth over USD 4.04 trillion, which created perfect conditions for business growth and funding opportunities.

The Expand North Star showcase at Dubai Harbor became the epicenter of startup activity. Founders from more than 100 nations came together. Startups secured funding and built cross-border partnerships throughout the week in this dedicated zone.

Dubai cements its role as global tech convenor

This record-breaking edition has established Dubai as a driving force in the global digital economy. The remarkable turnout matches the worldwide move toward artificial intelligence, quantum computing, big data, and digital governance.

Local and international partners signed numerous strategic agreements. These partnerships created strong bonds with leading companies in technology, cybersecurity, data centers, future technologies, and AI.

Sheikhs, ministers, senior officials, and representatives from leading global companies attended the event. Their presence highlights Dubai’s growing role as a key hub for dialog and collaboration in digital transformation and breakthroughs.

Tech leaders unveil breakthroughs in AI, biotech, and quantum

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Advanced technology took center stage at GITEX GLOBAL 2025. Industry leaders revealed breakthrough technologies that spanned many domains.

Smart contact lenses and brain-computer interfaces debut

XPANCEO drew attention with six smart contact lens prototypes. These lenses combine augmented reality with micro-optics to display digital content directly on the user’s vision. The revolutionary lenses serve multiple purposes, from health monitoring and glucose detection in tears to live data overlays. The Interactive Smart Contact Lens for AR Vision combines a microdisplay with external sensors. This enables spatial tagging and position tracking that delivers context-aware visuals based on the user’s focus.

Paradromics CEO Matt Angle shared a milestone in neurotechnology. His team successfully created the first brain-computer interface implant. This device records neural activity and helps restore communication for patients with severe disabilities. “In our clinical trials, we’re trying to enable people who can’t speak to speak… when you have a high data brain computer interface, you can just try to speak, and it turns into speech right away,” Angle explained.

AI-powered gene editing and sovereign cloud solutions showcased

Mammoth Biosciences CEO Trevor Martin showed how AI-driven gene-editing technologies help fight disease. “We have over eight programs across liver, muscle, and brain, where we’re actively working on curing genetic diseases using this method of changing DNA,” Martin noted.

Core42 launched its sovereign AI cloud platform that offers GPU-powered computing in secure environments. This infrastructure helps UAE-developed solutions grow globally without compromising security or sovereignty.

Global enterprises like Microsoft, Oracle, and AMD lead innovation

Oracle presented its “Enterprise-Ready AI” solutions and highlighted its unique distributed cloud strategy. These solutions help organizations use AI across business functions. Oracle’s sovereign cloud capabilities help government entities adopt AI faster while managing strategic public sector data.

HPE introduced next-generation solutions including Morpheus Enterprise for intelligent hybrid cloud orchestration and Cray supercomputing. IBM’s Ana Paula Assis gave strategic insights about AI models and quantum architectures. AMD’s regional leadership confirmed GITEX’s key role in connecting their ecosystem and presenting their AI portfolio.

Cross-sector partnerships and MoUs drive digital transformation

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Strategic collaborations took center stage at GITEX GLOBAL 2025. The event sparked many cross-sector partnerships that will reshape the digital scene across the region.

AWS and e& launch AI Nation training initiative

AWS and e& have joined forces to create the nationwide “AI Nation – Afaaq” program that will train 30,000 people in machine learning and artificial intelligence. The program stems from their AED 3.67 billion strategic collaboration that started in 2024. IDC’s 2024 report reveals 46% of UAE organizations don’t deal very well with AI skills shortages despite high investment priorities. The initiative will distribute 25,000 vouchers for AWS Certified AI Practitioner and 5,000 for advanced Machine Learning Engineer certifications.

Presight and Dubai Taxi Company collaborate on smart mobility

Presight and Dubai Taxi Company signed a memorandum of understanding to develop AI solutions that will speed up Dubai’s transition to smart, eco-friendly transport. Their partnership will create an EV Mobility Intelligence Platform that serves as a digital command hub. Drivers will receive charging insights and route recommendations. The platform will give management access to advanced dashboards with predictive analytics, carbon tracking, and heat mapping.

Abu Dhabi Government signs 19 strategic partnerships in one day

Abu Dhabi Government made history by announcing all but one of these 20 strategic collaborations in a single day—their biggest one-day partnership announcement at GITEX. The Abu Dhabi Government pavilion displayed 55 AI-enabled government projects and secured 55 strategic collaborations throughout the week. The Department of Energy’s partnership with Google Cloud stands out as it aims to boost digital transformation in the energy sector.

Startup ecosystem thrives at Expand North Star

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Expand North Star, GITEX GLOBAL 2025’s startup showcase, celebrated its remarkable 10th anniversary at Dubai Harbor. The event has grown into a powerful platform where entrepreneurs can find investors and build mutually beneficial alliances.

100+ nations represented in startup showcase

Founders from more than 100 countries gathered to create a global marketplace of innovation. The largest edition yet brought together 2,000 exhibiting startups and 1,200 investors who manage combined assets that exceed USAED 4.04 trillion. Brazil stepped up as Country Partner, while Ecuador and Chile made their debut appearances.

Supernova Challenge awards $300,000 in prizes

Entrepreneurs worldwide competed in the Supernova Challenge 2.0, known as the world’s largest startup pitch competition, for a prize pool of USAED 1101582.13. The equity-free funding drew participants globally. Ten groundbreaking innovations emerged through the competition’s thorough selection process.

South Korea’s AIM Intelligence wins top honors

South Korean company AIM Intelligence secured the grand prize of USAED 367194.04. Meta and Anthropic have recognized this AI security company’s work in making generative AI safe and reliable. Chilean startup Chucao Technology Consultants earned second place and USAED 183597.02 with their nanometal injector that boosts mineral recovery. Ecuador’s Aerialoop took third place with USAED 91798.51 for building Latin America’s largest drone network.

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 has proven itself as the world’s leading tech gathering. The event drew an amazing 6,800 tech companies and 2,000 startups from 180 countries, which shows its worldwide appeal. On top of that, 1,200 investors brought $4.04 trillion in combined assets, creating fantastic opportunities for business growth and funding.

The five-day showcase let visitors see breakthrough tech across many sectors. Smart contact lenses, brain-computer interfaces, AI-powered gene editing, and sovereign cloud solutions showed how quickly tech keeps moving forward. The mutually beneficial alliances formed at the event will speed up digital transformation in many industries.

Expand North Star was a soaring win, especially with the Supernova Challenge offering $300,000 in prizes. This showed the strength of the global startup ecosystem. The AI Nation training program between AWS and e& proves their dedication to growing local talent and fixing important skill gaps.

Dubai now stands firm as a driving force in the fast-moving intelligence economy. This key edition showed how tech, economic strategy, and global teamwork come together. GITEX GLOBAL 2025 didn’t just display state-of-the-art innovations – it built the international connections needed to bring these technologies to market.

As this 45th edition ends, its effect will reach way beyond the event itself. It will shape how tech develops and gets adopted worldwide in the years ahead.