The world’s largest tech and AI event, GITEX GLOBAL 2025, defined as the largest coalition of global government leaders, tech enterprises, startups, investors, and business executives, capping a formidable 45-year journey, is currently underway from October 13-17 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. It brings together more than 6,800 exhibitors, 2,000 startups, 1,200 investors, and delegations from over 180 countries, where this year’s edition embodies the accelerating fusion of technology, economic strategy, and geopolitical ambition – positioning Dubai as the convening force 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, UAE Minister of Economy and Tourism H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri addressed the theme “The Race Beyond Innovation: AI, Geopolitics, and the Global Economic Reset.” He commented, “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, Commissioner for Startups, Research and Innovation at the European Commission, Ekaterina Zaharieva, joined the CEO of Technology Innovation Institute, Dr. Najwa Aaraj, 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 observed: “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.”
While the Minister for AI and Digital Innovation, Government of Canada, Hon. Evan Solomon told: “GITEX is an absolutely core example of entrepreneurs being launched at a speed we’ve never seen – and we need to keep our values and build together. It’s fantastic to meet people, meet companies, and to see our profound partnership with the UAE deepen as we share this mission to transform AI from a trustworthy technology to one that is built for all.”
CEO of Cerebras, Andrew Feldman, a unicorn that launched the world’s largest supercomputer for AI training in partnership with G42, discussed how the company achieved the fastest AI inferencing speeds that could redefine high-performance computing. “We built the largest chip in the history of the computing industry, the size of a dinner plate. By going big on chips, we were able to keep more information on the chip and move it less. This meant less power was used, and the results were delivered more quickly,” he observed.
The event witnessed a slew of enterprises of global tech enterprises unveiling new products and initiatives set to harness game-changing technologies for the future. The world’s largest cloud company, AWS showcased the true power of their cloud with in-built cybersecurity and operational capabilities, alongside the undisputed advantage its customers get in accessing the AWS marketplace to plug new solutions into the cloud.
HCL Software unveiled innovations enabling real-time website and application customisation through generative AI, enhanced cybersecurity systems, and its endpoint management platform, BigFix. With a focus on AI education and practical implementation, HCL showcases how businesses can securely and intelligently evolve.
