Mansour bin Mohammed opens the tenth session of the “Expand North Star” exhibition, the world’s largest exhibition for startup companies and investors

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the National Olympic Committee, opened today the activities of the tenth edition of the “Expand North Star” exhibition, the largest event in the world in linking emerging companies with investors, which is organized by the Dubai World Trade Center and hosted by the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy in “Dubai Harbour” during the period from 12 to 15 October this year.

The global exhibition, which is held as part of GITEX Global 2025, witnesses the participation of more than 2,000 emerging companies among the most ambitious in the world, and brings together the largest percentage of companies in the stages of growth and expansion compared to any other technology event, in addition to 40 “unicorn” companies and more than 1,200 investors from 180 countries managing assets worth more than 1.1 trillion US dollars.

Following the opening, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum toured the exhibition’s pavilions, during which he was briefed on the most prominent international participations in the tenth session of Expand North Star, which this year attracts an elite group of entrepreneurs, innovators and investors from around the world. His Highness also viewed a wide range of solutions and technologies offered by the pavilions of the countries participating in the exhibition and emerging companies specialized in the fields of artificial intelligence, financial technologies, smart cities, digital transformation, e-commerce, and other future sectors.

During the tour, His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was briefed on a group of pioneering solutions that reflect the diversity of the global innovation system participating in “Expand North Star.” In the Italian pavilion, His Highness was introduced to emerging companies focusing on artificial intelligence and digital technologies, as part of a strong participation that confirms Italy’s growing presence in the technical scene in Dubai.

His Highness also stopped at the Serbian and Chilean pavilions, where he listened to an explanation about the areas of the digital economy, deep technologies, and targeted solutions to enable emerging companies to enter new markets. In the Malaysian and Ecuadorian pavilions, His Highness was briefed on practical applications in innovative financial services, digital trade, and smart supply chains, while the Korean pavilion displayed advanced solutions in artificial intelligence and consumer technologies that support the growth of the digital economy. His Highness’s tour of the pavilion of the company “Brisight”, which specializes in artificial intelligence, witnessed an explanation about a group of realistic applications of advanced artificial intelligence technologies under the slogan “Applied Intelligence Today,” which highlights the pivotal role of its solutions in achieving a tangible impact on the level of societies and businesses across sectors and borders.

His Highness also visited the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy pavilion and viewed the matching services between investors and entrepreneurs and the startup community development programs hosted by the Chamber as part of its pivotal role in consolidating Dubai’s position as the capital of the digital economy.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum praised the distinguished level reached by Expand North Star as a global platform that brings together creative minds and technology pioneers, stressing that Dubai’s hosting of this global event reflects its leading position as a regional and global center for developing innovation and future technologies, and is consistent with the objectives of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33) In promoting the knowledge economy and attracting qualitative investments in modern technology sectors.

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said: “Thanks to the forward-looking vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, Dubai’s position has been consolidated as a hub for a global dialogue aimed at advancing the process of sustainable development and shaping the future. Building qualitative partnerships that open broader horizons for growth and create an incubator system that unleashes creative energies in various fields.” Domains. “

The opening was attended, alongside His Highness, by Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy; Helal Saeed Al Marri, Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, Director General of the Dubai World Trade Center Authority, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai Chambers, Mohammed Ali Rashid Lootah, Director General of Dubai Chambers, and Saeed Al Gergawi, Vice President of the Dubai Chamber for the Digital Economy.

On this occasion, Omar Sultan Al Olama affirmed that Dubai, with the ideas and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, “may God protect him,” is accelerating the development of the digital economy, in line with the ambitious goals to enhance the emirate’s position at the forefront of the world’s digital scene and in a way that translates Dubai’s vision to ensure a global digital economic environment based on empowering emerging companies, strengthening global partnerships, and creating a business environment. Motivating for progress.

He added that “Expand North Star” constitutes a strategic platform to attract talent and investments, strengthen influential partnerships in these fields, empower emerging companies, and provide an environment that supports their growth, pointing to the importance of the event and its effective role in the map of the global digital economy, and its pivotal role in connecting entrepreneurs with promising opportunities in Dubai and global markets, and supporting the emirate’s directions towards diversifying the economy and accelerating transformation. Digital in various vital sectors.

Expand North Star is closely linked to GITEX Global, the world’s largest event in the fields of technology and artificial intelligence, as it brings together an elite group of founders, investors, business leaders, and strategic partners from the government and private sectors, to discuss prospects for cooperation, explore growth opportunities, and contribute to shaping the future of the digital economy and artificial intelligence. The exhibition program aims to open new financing and expansion paths and stimulate the movement of deals and investments to support the ambitions of emerging companies to achieve sustainable growth and expansion.

In addition to the exhibition, Expand North Star offers a rich range of activities and diverse content, through new interactive areas that highlight innovation and investment opportunities in vital sectors of the future.

The program extends over four days, during which it addresses the most prominent topics of these sectors through an interactive conference schedule that includes specialized summits such as the GITEX ScaleX VenturesAnd a peak Climate CapitalGITEX Digital Assets Forum.

The Future Blockchain Forum also focuses on the latest innovations in the field of Web 3 and financial technologies, while startup companies from various continents compete in the second edition of the Supernova 2.0 Challenge, the largest global competition for presenting startup ideas, with cash prizes worth more than 300,000 US dollars.

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