UAE Business: Gitex Global 2022 to welcome more than 5,000 firms – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Gitex Global 2022 to welcome more than 5,000 firms – Gulf Digital News

Dubai will transform into the ultimate digital epicentre of the world next month, as the UAE hosts the world’s largest tech show, converging the most advanced companies and best minds to deep dive into the making of the Web 3.0 economy.

From October 10 to 14, 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, Gitex Global returns, its largest ever edition featuring 5,000 companies spanning 26 halls and two million sq ft of exhibition space, at an extraordinary 25% year-on-year increase, pushing its capacity limit at the venue.

The Gitex 3.0 edition, in its 42nd year presents the most empowering curation ever with seven multi-tech themes experimenting in the metaverse, a decentralised future of the internet, and a sustainable global digital economy.

Digital ambitions of UAE and the region

The five-day event’s record size and continued expansion mirrors the ambitions of the UAE and region’s digital transformation movement, as government initiatives such as the National Programme for Coders, the Dubai Metaverse Strategy, and Next GenFDI propels the UAE to the forefront of the global digital economy.

This is amplified by new Gitex Global 2022 launches of X-VERSE sponsored by TMRW Foundation in collaboration with Decentraland, one of the world’s most immersive metaverse journeys featuring 28 experiential