GITEX Global 2026 Side Events in Dubai
GITEX Global 2026 runs Monday, December 7 – Friday, December 11 at Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City Dubai. This calendar collects 2 side events around it, December 5 – 12 — investor dinners, founder mixers and networking nights — including 2 hosted by VNTR. Every listing is reviewed by the VNTR team before it goes live.
Independent calendar by VNTR. Not affiliated with or endorsed by GITEX Global.
Wednesday, December 9
Day 3 of GITEX Global · 1 event
Thursday, December 10
Day 4 of GITEX Global · 1 event
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GITEX Global 2026 at a glance
- Dates
- Monday, December 7 – Friday, December 11, 2026
- Venue
- Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, Dubai
- Side events
- 2 listed · December 5 – 12
- Hosted by VNTR
- 2 — VNTR Investor Forum Dubai, VNTR Investor Roundtable Abu Dhabi
- Time zone
- Gulf Standard Time (Dubai time, GMT+4)
- Official website
- gitex.com ↗
- Last updated
- October 19, 2026
Where side events happen
Side events run across Dubai rather than inside the exhibition halls. Expand North Star, the startup and investor show, runs alongside at Expo City on December 8 – 10.
Questions
When is GITEX Global 2026?
Monday, December 7 to Friday, December 11, 2026. The Scale Summit opens it on December 7 and the exhibition runs December 8 – 11.
Where does GITEX Global 2026 take place?
At Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City Dubai — the first edition there, after years at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
What is Expand North Star?
The startup and investor show that runs alongside GITEX, at Expo City Dubai on December 8 – 10, 2026.
What are GITEX side events?
Independent dinners, mixers, investor meetups and parties hosted around the show by investors, startups and communities. They are not run by GITEX.
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