Dubai, UAE – Dubai Internet City, home to over 3,500 tech giants, Fortune 500 companies, and startups, is set to highlight the transformative nation-building potential of emerging technologies at GITEX Global 2024. The event will take place from October 14-18 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, where Dubai Internet City will showcase industry champions shaping the future through AI-led innovation.
As the Knowledge Partner of GITEX Global, which unites more than 6,500 tech firms from 180 countries, Dubai Internet City aims to explore the real-world applications of AI in finance, healthcare, education, global mobility, energy transition, and data center trends.
“Technologists are influential architects of the resilient economy we must shape for future generations,” stated Ammar Al Malik, Executive Vice President of Commercial at TECOM Group and Managing Director of Dubai Internet City. “Dubai Internet City is committed to cultivating an environment where innovation flourishes, and our participation at GITEX Global underscores our dedication to fostering collaboration. We invite the world to discover how our community is harnessing technology, such as AI, to create a brighter future and achieve the goals of the Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’.”
At GITEX Global, Dubai Internet City will spotlight innovators embedding resilience into the future AI economy. This includes BHAG Digital, a company revolutionizing manufacturing with AI-enabled Industry 4.0 solutions, part of the UAE Ministry of Economy’s NextGenFDI program. Unified customer experience management platform Sprinklr, which inaugurated its new office at Dubai Internet City during GITEX Global 2023, will also participate this year.
Demonstrating its commitment to nurturing early-stage companies, Dubai Internet City will showcase promising startups like Grambell, an AI-enabled communications specialist, which will test its customized Dubai Internet City AI agent among attendees. Additionally, Emirati automobile technology company Sulmi will showcase the region’s first road-approved fully electric motorbike during the event. Visitors to Dubai Internet City’s stand will also experience an immersive hologram presentation featuring actors and performers from the district, illustrating the convergence of technology and innovation shaping the future.
Home to over 29,000 of the world’s brightest tech professionals, Dubai Internet City will be located at Concourse 2 of the Dubai World Trade Centre during GITEX Global. For the second consecutive year, TECOM Group will activate the GITEX Global Media Centre, providing a dedicated space for speakers and attendees to network and connect with media professionals worldwide.
Dubai Internet City is part of TECOM Group’s diverse portfolio of business destinations, which includes Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, Dubai Production City, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dubai International Academic City, Dubai Science Park, Dubai Industrial City, Dubai Outsource City, and Dubai Design District (d3).
About TECOM Group PJSC
TECOM Group has been developing strategic, sector-focused business districts across Dubai since 1999. The group is well-positioned to play an integral role in cementing Dubai’s status as a global business and talent hub.
The TECOM Group portfolio consists of ten business districts catering to six vital knowledge-based economic sectors, including design, education, manufacturing, media, science, and technology. The group provides a varied and tailor-made leasing portfolio—offices, co-working spaces, warehouses, and land—to over 11,000 customers and more than 124,000 professionals.
TECOM Group offers additional value-added services to create a competitive and attractive environment for businesses and entrepreneurs, facilitating engagement among community members. Government and corporate services are provided through the integrated smart services platform “axs,” enhancing the ease of doing business and offering a seamless experience.
TECOM Group also provides industry-specialized facilities, including media production studios, laboratories, and higher education campuses. Its enabling platform for entrepreneurs and startups, in5, offers innovation centers supporting tech, media, and design startups and SMEs, while its future-focused co-working spaces, D/Quarters, deliver stimulating work environments. The “Go Freelance” package caters to freelance talents.
