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10/15/25, 2:43 PM GITEX GLOBAL 2025 Opens Landmark 45th Edition – Media-Avataar Mena
GITEX GLOBAL 2025 Opens Landmark 45th

Edition

October 14, 2025 by MediavataarMe News Desk | Leave a comment

Uniting Policy, AI and Enterprise Leaders to Shape the Intelligence Economy

• Record-breaking crowds join a milestone 45th edition gathering 6,800+ exhibitors, 2,000 startups, and tech
delegations from 180 nations

• Ministers and investors from the UAE, Europe, and Asia dissect the AI economy, geopolitics, and startup
investment frontiers

• Major unveilings across generative AI, connected cloud, and next-gen enterprise systems herald the age of
integrated AI

The world’s largest tech and AI event, GITEX GLOBAL 2025 opened to capacity crowds and the largest coalition
of global government leaders, tech enterprises, startups, investors, and business executives, capping a
formidable 45-year journey at Dubai World Trade Centre.

Taking place from 13-17 October 2025, the monumental edition brings together more than 6,800
exhibitors, 2,000 startups, 1,200 investors, and delegations from over 180 countries. Beyond the
scale lies the global impact, with this year’s edition echoing the accelerating fusion of
technology, economic strategy, and geopolitical ambition – positioning Dubai as the convening
force where governments, industry leaders, and innovators collaboratively confront the
challenges and opportunities of building intelligence-driven economies and societies.

Global Ministers Collaborate on AI’s Economic and Policy Impact

Opening the landmark discussions to a packed audience on the main stage, H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE
Minister of Economy and Tourism, addressed the theme “The Race Beyond Innovation: AI, Geopolitics, and the
Global Economic Reset,” underscoring how innovation and economic diversification remain at the heart of the
UAE’s national strategy.

H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism: “The United Arab Emirates, thanks
to the forward-looking vision of its wise leadership, is not merely participating in the global race for innovation; it
is shaping its contours and cementing its foundations by building an economic model defined by resilience and a
future orientation, grounded in knowledge and advanced technology. This strengthens the nation’s position at the
forefront of the global economic landscape.”

Shifting into the global impact of deep tech, Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and
Innovation at the European Commission, joined Dr. Najwa Aaraj, CEO of Technology Innovation Institute, the
applied research pillar of the UAE’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), to explore the influence of
deep-tech ecosystems on nations.

Ekaterina Zaharieva, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation at the European
Commission: “The European Union and the UAE share a vision to drive innovation that benefits our citizens. We
are aligned on the importance of startups and scaleups for our economies. This journey starts at GITEX 2025.”

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