GITEX Global 2026

GITEX Global is the world’s largest technology and AI exhibition, and its 2026 edition opens a new chapter for the event. After 45 years at Dubai World Trade Centre, GITEX moves to Expo City Dubai with a new December calendar: the GITEX Scale Summit on December 7, followed by the main exhibition from December 8 to 11 at the Dubai Exhibition Centre, alongside a citywide TechCation programme of technology and lifestyle activations.

Organisers project more than 200,000 attendees from over 180 countries, close to 6,800 exhibiting companies and more than 400 government entities. The visitor pass covers six co-located shows on the expo floor, including GITEX RobotiX for physical AI and robotics, GITEX Quantum Expo, GITEX Cyber Valley for cybersecurity, GITEX COMPUTEX for data centres, GITEX New Energy and GITEX Move for mobility. Expand North Star, the flagship startup and investor event, runs on the same site from December 8 to 10 with more than 2,000 startups and 1,200 investors expected.

Artificial intelligence runs through the 2026 programme, from sovereign AI and national compute infrastructure to AI factories, robotics, quantum computing and cyber security. The summit and expo bring together government delegations, global technology companies, AI infrastructure builders and startups, making GITEX the region’s main marketplace for enterprise and government AI deals.