7 Highlights That Will Make GITEX EUROPE Unforgettable

Europe is executing the AI era at scale - Backed by the €200 billion InvestAI initiative and the newly launched AI Continent Action Plan, the EU is mobilising historic investment to reshape its digital future. With plans for 13 AI factories, up to 5 gigafactories, and a strategy to 3x data centre capacity in under 7 years, Europe is building the infrastructure to lead in advanced AI, cloud, and supercomputing.

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Supported by flagship programmes like Horizon Europe, this unified push for innovation, scale, and sovereignty now converges at GITEX EUROPE 2025 from 21-23 May —where Europe's vision turns into reality.

1. 34+ Country Pavilions & Europe’s Largest Startup Showcase Explore 34+ country pavilions and the largest European startup showcase from the European Innovation Council — featuring 1400+ exhibitors and 750+ disruptors from 100+ countries across deeptech, AI, green energy, and more.

2. Experience the Global AI Power Shift Redefining Digital Sovereignty From agentic AI to industrial-scale deployment, meet leaders from AWS, IBM, NVIDIA, Lenovo, Qualcomm and Europe’s rising unicorns like Synthesia. Hear from Geoffrey Hinton, the Godfather of AI, and the top architects of Europe’s AI future.

3. Europe’s Cyber Frontline Takes Shape from Policy to Protection Tackle Europe’s digital defence with CISOs, AI security pioneers, and regulators shaping the AI Act. Discover live hacks and cyber strategies from Blackberry, CrowdStrike, Fortinet, and more.

4. Balancing Act: Technology, Investment & Energy Transition Meet 100+ green tech startups and scaleups — from Siemens Energy to climate-first innovators — harnessing AI and deeptech to tackle climate change. Join ITU’s first Green Digital Action Summit outside COP, accelerating real-world climate solutions.

5. Ramping Up Europe’s Strategic Venture in Quantum Technology See Europe’s €7B quantum push come alive at GITEX Quantum Expo. From CERN to QBN — witness the race for scalable quantum advantage and IBM’s breakthrough 1:1 Quantum Model.

6. The Continent’s Most Cross-Sector Startup & Scaleup Showcase 750+ startups and 32+ unicorns from 60+ countries, €100K Supernova Challenge, $1T+ AUM — this is where startups rise and unicorns are made. Backed by AWS Startups, Plug and Play, Start2 Group and more.

7. World’s Most Successful Investor-Startup Matchmaking Program Curated 1:1 meetings with enterprise, government, and investor leaders — powered by real connections and real outcomes. Meet decision-makers from Dell, SAP, Bosch, NTT, and 100+ global buyers.

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GITEX Europe is part of the GITEX GLOBAL Largest Tech & Startup Show in the World Universe, delivered by KAOUN International. This edition is made possible by:

Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Amazon Web Services (AWS) IBM Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism ManageEngine Cisco Fortinet HBC Lenovo NVIDIA CrowdStrike Kaspersky KnowBe4 Proofpoint Nutanix Nextcloud Kyndryl Bosch LG Electronics SAP