The 39th edition of GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK 2019 and the fourth edition of GITEX FUTURE STARS will kick off at the Dubai World Trade Center today, bringing together global innovators in the ICT industry, government leaders and technology innovators.
The GITEX Technology Week 2019 attracts more than 4,500 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, with Dubai, Austria, Brazil, Colombia and Greece participating for the first time, organizers of the event said in a statement yesterday. , Italy, Kazakhstan, Kenya, and Morocco.
More than 750 startups from 75 countries are taking part in the exhibition, for the first time, such as the emerging e-sports company Meleap from Japan, which will showcase its first-ever e-sports platform using AR technology.
GITEX Future Stars will offer investors and buyers from companies such as Speed Invest, Angels European Business Network and Gray Hound.
According to the statement, the 39th edition of GITEX Technology Week 2019 will be held on more than 1.4 million square feet and is expected to receive more than 100,000 visitors from 140 countries.
Innovative environment
“As we open the 39th edition of GITEX Technology Week and the fourth edition of GITEX Future Stars, we are creating an innovative environment focused on maximizing human genius,” said Trixie Luo Mermand, Senior Vice President, Exhibition and Event Management, Dubai World Trade Center. We look forward to welcoming partners, visitors, investors and developers from the UAE and around the world who support innovation to achieve first success. ”
GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK highlights next-generation technologies and new innovations that can develop promising startups into big companies. Visitors to this event will have the opportunity to see the largest 5G exhibition, the main platform for sharing knowledge about AI, and the departments. The event's new technologies include Future Mobility Technologies and GITEX Lifestyle Technology under the theme “Synergies of Minds and the Economics of Technology”.
Revolutionary ideas
GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK and GITEX FUTURE STAR EXHIBITION will allow visitors to be the first to see the pioneering technological revolutionary ideas of new exhibitors participating for the first time, including Virgin Hyper Loop One, the high-speed hyper-train. Speeding 1,200 kilometers per hour between Dubai and Abu Dhabi; showcasing “future mobility” technologies, as well as an unprecedented set of technology industry leaders, senior marketing managers, artificial intelligence pioneers, digital transformation and young change makers.
GITEX Conferences
The GITEX Conferences feature over 290 hours of content, 150 of which are free, with experts from key industry sectors including energy, healthcare, smart cities, digital marketing and speakers from around the world.
GITEX will launch free education seminars and 10 hours of AI workshops, covering methods of transformation models that affect AI in agriculture, construction, construction, procurement, marketing, factory automation and government.
Paul Griffiths Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Airports, will discuss how technology and its contribution to the operation and development of Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest, will impact international travelers.
100,000 expected visitors from 140 countries for GITEX Technology Week 2019 From the source