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GITEX GLOBAL 2026
A bold new chapter at Expo City Dubai
GITEX GLOBAL 2026 spans an opening summit at Dubai World Trade Centre on 7 December, followed by the four-day GITEX GLOBAL Expo at Expo City Dubai / Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) from 8–11 December 2026.
About the event
The global technology ecosystem convenes across two Dubai venues
GITEX GLOBAL is presented by its official website as the world’s largest tech and AI ecosystem network. The 2026 programme runs from 7–11 December in Dubai.
The opening GITEX Summit (also described by GITEX as the Scale Summit) takes place on 7 December 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, followed by the GITEX GLOBAL Expo from 8–11 December 2026 at Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), Expo City Dubai.
EventGITEX GLOBAL 2026
Dates7–11 December 2026
Summit venueDubai World Trade Centre
Expo venueDubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), Expo City Dubai
2026 programme
Summit and expo dates
The official homepage separates the opening summit day from the four-day expo.
GITEX GLOBAL Expo
8–11 December 2026The main exhibition follows the summit and completes the five-day GITEX GLOBAL experience.
New dates. New home.
Expo City Dubai becomes the new home of the GITEX GLOBAL Expo
The four-day GITEX GLOBAL Expo moves to Expo City Dubai in 2026, while the opening GITEX Summit / Scale Summit remains at Dubai World Trade Centre on 7 December. The new format expands the event across two major Dubai venues.
Overall dates7–11 December 2026
Summit venueDubai World Trade Centre · 7 Dec
Expo venueDubai Exhibition Centre (DEC), Expo City Dubai · 8–11 Dec
OrganiserDubai World Trade Centre
Technology showcases
Featured GITEX areas
These areas are listed on the official GITEX GLOBAL website.
GITEX ecosystem voices
Tech Voices Featured by GITEX
These names are currently featured by GITEX under “Tech Voices Defining the GITEX Ecosystem.” They are not presented here as a confirmed 2026 speaker roster. The official general speaker directory is not clearly year-tagged.
UAE
H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications
UAE Government
Canada
Dr. Geoffrey Hinton
Emeritus Prof. Computer Science
University of Toronto
UAE
Peng Xiao
Group CEO
G42
USA
Sam Altman
Co-Founder & CEO
OpenAI
USA
Andrew Feldman
CEO
Cerebras Systems
Belgium
Ekaterina Zaharieva
Commissioner for Startups, Research & Innovation
European Commission
Canada
The Hon. Evan Solomon
Minister of Artificial Intelligence & Digital Innovation
Canada
USA
Jim Keller
CEO
Tenstorrent
USA
Dr. Matt Angle
CEO
Paradromics
USA
Trevor Martin
CEO & Co-Founder
Mammoth Biosciences
Speaker status:
GITEX currently features these people as ecosystem / stage voices. This listing does not claim they are confirmed speakers for the December 2026 edition unless GITEX explicitly year-tags them.
Official ecosystem
Organiser, Sponsors & Partners
Current organiser, Sponsors & Partners, ecosystem-partner and media-partner listings published by GITEX.
Official Organiser
Sponsors & Partners
Solutions+
Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Dubai — Host City
Alibaba Cloud
DMCCEcosystem Partners
Global Tech Advocates
ChuHai GoMedia Partners
TechX Media
TelecomTVSource & accuracy notice: Event dates, the two-venue structure, featured technology areas, organiser, Sponsors & Partners and the Tech Voices section are based on the current official GITEX GLOBAL website and official 2026 venue map. Tech Voices are not presented as confirmed 2026 speakers because the public speaker directory is not clearly year-tagged.
GITEX names, logos, speaker images and partner marks remain the property of their respective rights holders.
