Today (Monday), His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Supreme Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group, opened the activities of the 44th edition of GITEX Global 2024, the most prominent event in the world in the field of technology, which is hosted by the Center Dubai World Trade Center during the period from 14 to 18 October under the slogan “Global cooperation to shape the future economy based on artificial intelligence”, with the participation of 6,500 exhibitors, 1,800 startup companies, and 1,200 investors from more than 180 countries, in addition to the participation of many government bodies, investors, experts, and startup companies. Academia and researchers from around the world.
During the opening, His Highness stressed the importance of the global event, and what it represents as one of the largest international events that brings together pioneers of the technology industry in the world, and its great impact as a major global platform for presenting the latest technical products and solutions, and the success of the event in consolidating its position as one of the largest gatherings specialized in future technology and artificial intelligence applications at the global level. the world.
His Highness said: “Dubai, with the 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, continues its leadership and global contribution to building a promising future for various sectors, especially the technology and artificial intelligence sector, with the growth it is witnessing and the opportunities it brings.” Great for shaping the future of various sectors around the world.”
His Highness added: “The continued growth of the GITEX exhibition represents a testimony of the world’s confidence in Dubai as a pivotal center for the technology industry. The success witnessed by the exhibition industry in Dubai also reflects its firm commitment to contributing to creating the future of the world, by hosting and organizing major international events that aim to Strengthening international cooperation and establishing new partnerships that contribute to accelerating technological development, based on the capabilities and abilities it possesses that qualify it to participate in an influential and tangible way in shaping the global scene in this field.”
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During his tour of the exhibition, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum visited, accompanied by His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed, Chairman of the National Media Office, His Excellency Hilal Saeed Al Marri, Director General of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, and His Excellency Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri, Director General of the Dubai Authority. Digital, and His Excellency Lieutenant General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director General of the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai, the “E&Emirates” platform, where His Highness was briefed on the latest innovative services provided by the company during the global exhibition, most notably the “smart home” service, in which he learns Artificial intelligence depends on the user’s needs and adapts to them by learning and understanding preferences, habits, and reading people’s health indicators.
His Highness also inspected the Huawei platform, where His Highness heard from company officials about its new set of smart digital products and solutions to help companies and the business sector achieve advanced stages of digital transformation, relying on artificial intelligence capabilities, in addition to the initiatives provided by the company that contribute to… Moving to the new phase of smart digital transformation for various sectors.
During his visit to the largest exhibition of its kind in the world in the field of technology and smart solutions, His Highness stopped in front of the Salesforce platform, where His Highness listened to an explanation about the company’s participation and experience in helping the business sector overcome manual processes by automating all aspects of document creation, including Integrate data, document templates, delivery options, and user permissions, and streamline document-centric processes through an innovative, interactive digital environment.
His Highness visited the G42 platform, which presents, through the global exhibition, its concept of the “Intelligence Network,” which aims to redefine scalable solutions across sectors such as government, healthcare, and energy. In line with GITEX’s focus on enhancing global cooperation in the field of artificial intelligence, the company has strengthened its leadership. In the field of safe and sustainable artificial intelligence through strategic partnerships with major American technology companies.
At the end of his tour of the exhibition, His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum inspected Microsoft’s platform, through which the international company presents a group of innovations in several fields, including the field of health care, where it presented a number of products to support cooperation between medical teams. Empowering health sector workers and providing access to new clinical and operational insights, in addition to its innovations aimed at helping health institutions leverage technology to enhance efficiency and improve patient care.
Global cooperation
GITEX Global 2024 events will be held under the slogan “Global Cooperation to Build the Future Artificial Intelligence Economy,” over the course of five days, during which the event provides a unique and influential platform for building, strengthening and activating partnerships, in addition to launching new solutions and building cross-continental alliances, which contributes to accelerating the process of social transformation. And economics based on artificial intelligence globally.
The event opened its program of events with the “World Technology Investment Day”, which witnessed a series of discussion sessions, seminars and workshops through which speakers will explore the latest investment trends shaping the global technology sector to the audience and international participants.
The Future Global Digital Economy Leaders Summit also attracted great and widespread attention during the activities of the International Day for Global Investment in Technology, as the artificial intelligence sector is expected to add up to $13 trillion to the global economy by 2030. Within this framework, GITEX Global contributes to determining the path… Economic transformation based on computing and artificial intelligence, confronting challenges and exploring opportunities related to partnerships, policies and strategic investments.
Discussion sessions
The future of AI in society and industry are among the most influential discussions this year during the AI Everywhere programme. Leading global AI contributors explore the most important uses of AI across sectors, including government, major enterprises and startups. The discussions address the basic pillars of practical and transformative applications in this field, and the potential of artificial intelligence with human creativity.
The Artificial Intelligence Everywhere exhibition extends over more than 10 halls, with the presence of more than 3,500 leading companies in the field of artificial intelligence, including a group of global technology giants, including: Adobe, Alibaba Cloud, AWS, Builder Ai, Dell, G42, Google, Honeywell, Huawei, IBM, Lenovo, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Presight, Salesforce, SAS, and other major global companies.
GITEX Editions events were also launched during GITEX Global activities, as they are the ideal platform to accelerate the growth of advanced technology companies in the last stages. The event brings together 59 successful global startups, with a total value of $400 billion, including Axelera, DeepL, Insilico Medicine, and Synthesis AI.
GITEX Global 2024 witnesses the attendance of more than 180 countries, representing an increase of up to 40% in national participation, thus confirming the global event’s global leadership status as a link that brings together the entire world and takes it towards digital excellence by encouraging and activating global cooperation between governments, companies, investors and companies. Emerging, academia and researchers.
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