GITEX Global 2025, held at Dubai World Trade Center, opened with a focus on AI, fintech, healthtech, and smart city solutions, expecting nearly 200,000 attendees from over 170 countries.

This year's Expand North Star, organized by Dubai Digital Chamber, celebrated its tenth edition in 2025, reaffirming its importance in the global tech startup ecosystem.

Solutions across sectors like mobility, healthtech, logistics, and finance were showcased, fostering new partnerships and investment opportunities.

The event featured nearly 2,000 startups, including Moroccan companies, presenting innovations to investors managing over one trillion dollars in assets, making it the largest gathering of growth and late-stage startups.

Highlights included the ScaleX platform showcasing 50 of the world's fastest-growing tech companies and the North Star Green Impact section focusing on startups addressing climate change.

Morocco's tech industry participated actively, with companies working in AI and cloud services, highlighting its expanding presence on the global stage.

The conference featured the Deeptech MEA Summit, emphasizing AI and robotics breakthroughs in the Middle East and Africa, along with a Digital Assets Forum on the future of digital currencies.

Following Expand North Star, GITEX Global 2025 opened at Dubai World Trade Center, emphasizing technological advancements and attracting a diverse international audience.

The Expand North Star 2025 conference took place in Dubai Harbour, drawing thousands of entrepreneurs and investors from more than 100 countries over four days.

The event included the establishment of an institutional pavilion and the BMAQ Innovation Hub by the Bayt Mal Al Qods Acharif agency, supporting Palestinian startups and fostering regional innovation.