Dubai, 2 July 2025 – CFTE (Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship) is proud to announce its role as a Community Partner for two of the world’s premier technology and innovation gatherings: Fintech Surge and Expand North Star 2025, both part of the flagship event GITEX GLOBAL 2025.
Taking place from 12–15 October across Dubai World Trade Centre and Dubai Harbour, this year’s edition of GITEX will convene global leaders, entrepreneurs, and technologists for five days of business, innovation, and future-shaping dialogue.
A Global Stage for Innovation and Growth
Now in its 45th year, GITEX GLOBAL stands as the world’s most iconic and influential technology exhibition. With a legacy of over four decades, it continues to be the platform where the tech economy takes shape—bridging enterprise, policy, and innovation.
This year’s edition spans two mega venues and offers over 40 halls of exhibition space. From AI and cybersecurity to sustainable tech and mobility, GITEX will showcase the innovations transforming business and society at scale. Nine co-located shows—including AI Everything, Future Blockchain Summit, and GITEX Impact—make it a comprehensive showcase of the digital world.
Where Startups and Capital Converge
Expand North Star, hosted alongside GITEX, is the region’s largest global gathering for startups and venture capital. With a curated programme featuring unicorn founders, VCs, ecosystem enablers, and tech innovators, the event creates new pathways for investment and growth.
Highlights include personalised 1-to-1 investor matchmaking, global networking, live keynotes, and the debut of Corporate Arena and Tech Transfer 3.0, which bring enterprise and academia closer to frontier innovation. With more than 900 investors and 58,000 attendees in 2023, the 2025 edition is set to break new records.
The Pulse of Global Fintech
Fintech Surge is the definitive platform for financial innovation in the Middle East and beyond. The event unites global fintech leaders, regulators, investors, and digital banking pioneers to explore what’s next in embedded finance, wealthtech, insurtech, paytech, and more.
Set against Dubai’s rise as a fintech and AI capital, Fintech Surge continues to attract the most forward-thinking players in digital finance.
A Global Moment
As part of this vibrant ecosystem, CFTE is honoured to support these events as a Community Partner, helping connect professionals and organisations to the technologies and ideas shaping tomorrow’s financial world.
Interested in exhibiting? Register now and be a part of the world’s largest gathering of tech and innovation leaders: https://lnkd.in/dAGnGmdk
