Expand North Star
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| Expand North Star | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Technology |
| Venue | Dubai Harbour[1] |
| Location(s) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Inaugurated | 2016 |
| Attendance | Annually |
| Organized by | Dubai World Trade Center |
| Website | www |
Expand North Star, previously known as GITEX Future Stars, is an annual technology startup event in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Center. Strategically a part of GITEX GLOBAL, North Star showcases startups in front of tech industry professionals from more than 100 countries worldwide.[2][3]
The event also features multiple conferences across nine stages, including the 10x Stage, Pitch Stage, Spotlight Stage, Rising Stage, Marketing Mania, Creative Economy, Youth X, Blockchain Stage and Fintech Stage.[4] The event also organizes a pitch competition by the name of Supernova Challenge[5] with a cash prize of USD 200,000.[6][7]
History
[edit]North Star Dubai was started as GITEX Future Stars in 2016.[8] It is being held annually along with the technology event GITEX in Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Centre.[9]
In 2017, the event took place between October 8 to 12.[9][10] Christopher Schroeder moderated several panels at the event.[11]
The 2018 event took place from October 14 to 17.[1] Etisalat launched innovation programme, "Future Now."[12]
The 2019 event took place from October 6 to 9.[13][14]
The 2020 event took place between December 6 to 10. It also held "Israel Innovation Discovery Day" on December 8 which featured investors and technology experts.[15][16]
In 2021, the event was renamed from GITEX Future Stars to North Star Dubai and it took place from October 17 to 20.[17] That year, "GITEX YouthX Unipreneur" was launched to showcase youth leadership initiatives and tech startups in the event.[18] In 2021, Dubai World Trade Center announced that the GITEX Future Stars would be rebranded to North Star Dubai.[19]
In 2022, along with GITEX Global (formerly known as GITEX), it took place from October 10 to 13.[8] It also started a panel named "Africa Fast 100," for African tech start-ups.[20]
The four-day 2024 event, named Expand North Star, will take place from October 13–16.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Paracha, Zubair Naeem (21 October 2018). "Meet the winners of Gitex Future Stars Supernova Challenge 2018". MENAbytes. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Kerala to pep up this year's GITEX with the largest contingent of 50 startups".
- ^ "Gitex Global 2022 opens its doors to public in Dubai today". www.gulftoday.ae. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (2022-09-13). "The Spotlight Is On The Next Digital Universe At The 42nd Edition of GITEX GLOBAL Running From 10-14 October, 2022 In Dubai". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Staff, Entrepreneur Middle East (2017-05-31). "Don't Miss Out: US$180,000 In Prizes Up For Grabs At GITEX Future Stars 2017". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Paracha, Zubair Naeem (2018-10-21). "Meet the winners of Gitex Future Stars Supernova Challenge 2018". MENAbytes. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ ITEdgeNews (2022-10-11). "GITEX 2022: Nine Nigerian startups enter semi-final of $200,000 North Star Pitch Competition". ITEdgeNews. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ a b "The Spotlight Is On The Next Digital Universe At The 42nd Edition of GITEX GLOBAL Running From 10-14 October, 2022 In Dubai". Entrepreneur. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b "GITEX Future Stars aiming for biggest ever gathering in the global start-up ecosystem". Arabian Business. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Shortlisted: Ten Startups To Watch Out For At GITEX Future Stars 2017". Entrepreneur. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Does the UAE stack up as a tech start-up hub?". Arabian Business. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Etisalat innovates for the future". Khaleej Times. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Egypt Participates in Gitex 2019 with Two Pavilions Featuring 28 Tech Companies". Egypt Today. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "'Driving the Changemakers': Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund backs promising innovators at GITEX Future Stars". WAM. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Godinho, Varun (30 November 2020). "Gitex 2020: UAE to host Israeli tech delegation". Gulf Business. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Gilbert, Lee (10 December 2020). "First Israeli PropTech business delegation to the UAE - Sponsored Content | The Times of Israel". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Bhat, Divsha (20 October 2021). "GITEX Future Stars: Accelerating the pace of change". Gulf Business. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Mega GITEX Future Stars edition puts startups on the road to bold growth | MAGNiTT". magnitt.com. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Gitex Future Stars: North Stars in the making". Wamda. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Kumar, Krishna (20 September 2022). "Record participation expected at Gitex tech event in Dubai next month". Al Arabiya English. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Expand North Star 2024 to welcome startups and investors to Dubai", Maddyness