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SUNDAY, 14 OCTThe fastest growing STARTUP event in MENA & South Asia

Za’abeel 4-6

WHAT’S ON?

10x Stage Za‘abeel 5

MentorMe StageZa‘abeel 4

Mutek DomeZa‘abeel 6

10x StageZa‘abeel 5

Google StandZa’abeel 4

Vertical Day Conferences Smart Cities x Healthcare Mentorship Clinics MUTEK Performances

GITEX Investors Summit

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The Rebel, The Player Stages

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Supernova Challenge - Semi Finals

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Micro Mutek.ae, presented by GFS, features a first-time in the region, immersive environment that showcases the intersection of music x art x innovative technology.

LIVE featured performances push the envelope for a thrilling experience

Investing in StartupsMa’an Eshgi, Investment Consultant, Biac, Business incubators & Accelerators company

Investor Workshop Sharif El Badawi, Managing Partner, 500 Startups

Investor Workshop Sharif El Badawi, Managing Partner, 500 Startups

Investor Workshop Mohamed El Kasstawi, ZK Capital

Investor Workshop Kareem ElSirafy, Modus VC

Go to market strategy & direct and indirect competition Peter E. Braun, Member of the Board of Directors, European Business Angel Network

Investor Workshop: Cross Border investing in the Gulf RegionPanayiotis Ketikidis, Co-Founder, HeBAN

Opening Remarks by the Chairman: Kris Bennett, Blockchain Beard Guy

Keynote: You Can Innovate Deemah Alyahya, Advisor & Head, Misk Innovation

13:00 10x Talks: Getting Tomorrow’s Mega-Cities WorkingNawaf Al Sahhaf, Chief Executive Officer, BADIRMohsen Ahmad, CEO Logistics, Dubai SouthClemence Dutertre, General Manager, UAE, CareemRami Sarieddine, Senior Technology Evangelist, Microsoft

13:40 Big in Japan - Japan’s Flourishing Start-up SectorTaiki Hara, Deputy Director - Startups and New Business Promotion Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

How do you get smart cities working?Gordon Falconer, Global Director Smart Cities, Schneider Electric

10x Studio: All Aboard the IoT ExpressUlysses Vinson, Director, smcLabs and Smart Communities Coordinator, San Mateo County

Health & Happiness Focus Keynote: Health of a NationAugustine Amusu, Chief Information Officer, King’s College Hospital & Clinics UAE

10x Talks: Delivering Next Generation Healthcare - The UAE’s TIP AwardWissam Kamal-Eddine, Founder & CEO, Wainsk Smart HospitalsJoe Zaarour, CoFounder, SympaticusMiriam Kiwan, Head of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Abu Dhabi Global MarketDr. Dirk Richter, Senior Advisor, Department of Health – Abu Dhabi

Next Generation Health Smart Service Delivery: Building The Digital Health EcosystemShafi Ahmed, Futurist & Surgeon, Royal London & St Bartholomew’s Hospitals

Close of Smart Cities x Healthcare Day

Google Talks

Witness the hottest startups from around the globe go head-to-head for the $180K prize pool!

Dedicated mentorship clinics connect you to the best investors, tech entrepreneurs, corporate and Government buyers to enhance your pitch and learn from leaders to scale your business.

GITEX Investors Summit is an exclusive, invite-only meeting for leading regional and global venture funds and LPs, alongside family offices, institutional & private investors.

Over two power- packed days, GITEX Investors Summit will navigate the region’s diversifying funding and investment ecosystem and is a unique occasion to get in first on the latest opportunities for investment, co-creation and capital access.

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Dtec & Startup-bootcamp

Dtec Mentors Lounge Za’abeel 4

One-on-one mentorship sessions in partnership with Startupbootcamp. A great opportunity for you to get the best advice possible and to network with other leaders in the ecosystem!

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Misk Innovation Programme

Misk Innovation StandZa’abeel 4

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Workshop: Invest Saudi: Opportunities for Tech StartupsMazin M. AlZaidi, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Sector, SAGIA, KSA

Workshop: Machine Learning: The Business Effects of Tech DemocratizationAlex Casalboni, Senior Technical Evangelist at Amazon Web Services, Italy

Mentorship Clinics

Startup Pitches

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Workshops: Age of Assistance

Networking with Google Team

Google Ads: a Branding Tool

Google Ads: a Branding Tool

Google Ads: a Performance Tool



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Special Dome Opening: Fraction, Louis-Philippe St-Arnault, Creation Ex Nihilo & Nature Graphique (FR+CA) — Entropia

Diagraf, Ewerx & Wiklow (CA) - Liquid Architecture

Push 1 stop & Woulg (CA) - Interpolate

Investors Reception

12:35 Keynote: Open Data Today, Progress Tomorrow? Gilles Babinet, Digital Champion for France, European Commission

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MONDAY, 15 OCTThe fastest growing STARTUP event in MENA & South Asia

Za’abeel 4-6

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Witness the hottest startups from around the globe go head-to-head for the $180K prize pool!

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10x StageZa‘abeel 5

Vertical Day Conferences Finance

Mentorship ClinicsSupernova Challenge - Semi Finals

Creative Economy: Micro Mutek.ae

Where the makers of tomorrow meet

An exclusive, invite-only meeting ground with interactive talks for leading regional and global venture funds and LPs alongside family offices, institutional and private investors.

Our dedicated mentorship clinics will connect startups to the best investors, tech entrepreneurs, corporate and Government. Some of our key mentors include; Visa, Department Of Health, MISK, Taqnia, Kerala Start up Mission and many more.

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Opening Remarks by the Chairperson

Keynote: How to Cash in on CashlessAnton Krasnenkrov, Senior Director – Innovations and Strategic Partnerships, Visa

10x Talks: Don’t Mention The ‘B’ Word! Blockchain - Buzzword Or Best Thing Since the Internet? Arutyun Nazaryan, Chairman, CEO, Founder, BistoX ExchangeKian Lon Wong, Founder, ProximaXZeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani, Chief of Research, Misk Innovation

Out of the Crypto? 6 Things You Never Knew About Crypto ExchangesArutyun Nazaryan, Chairman, CEO, Founder, BistoX Exchange

#TechSheCan Cyberwars: Knowing Me, Knowing YouBianca Lopes, Fintech Influencer and Identity Strategist Expert

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10x Theatre: Ruling RegTech - Automating Compliance ManagementValerie Charles, Chief Strategy Officer, GAN Integrity

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Evolving Landscape of Blockchain Security & Regulations Muhammad Salman Anjum CEO & Founder Feelogical Solutions LLC & Blockpreneurs [email protected] / +971 52 9147510

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13:00 Traditional Industry Experts Starting Tech CompaniesZach Ferres, CEO, Coplex

What Makes Dubai the Strategic Corporate Location of Choice?Shoaib Al Rahimi, VP Business Park, Dubai South

Building and scaling E-commerce business first 12 monthsWaleed Khalil, Founfer, Endure Cap

Anil Joshi, Founder and Managing partner, Unicorn Venture India

Investor WorkshopSharif El Badawi, Managing Partner, 500 startups

Investor Workshop Sharif El Badawi, Managing Partner, 500 startups

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15:30 Investor Workshop Peter E. Braun, Member of the Board of Directors, European Business Angel Network

Funding the valley of death - an overview of angel investingJames Vuong, VP Investments, IDG ventures


Google Talks

10x Talks: Investing in Startups – From ICO to IPO (and everything in between) David Gowdey, Managing Partner, Jungle VenturesChristopher Schroeder, Advisor & Venture Investor Shane Shin, Managing Partner, Shorooq Investments

#TechSheCan 10x Studio: All Change! Finance’s Platform FutureAmbareen Musa, Founder, Souq Al Mal

Keynote: Deepening the Financial Sector - The Next Big Opportunity in Financial ServicesMatteo Rizzi, Co-Founder, Fintech Stage

Accenture Innovation

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For the second year running, the Accenture Innovation Awards, in partnership with Expo 2020 Dubai, Fintech Hive at DIFC and Etisalat Digital, will take place at GITEX Future Stars 2018. Accenture is looking for startups in three sectors: Environmental & Social Impact, AI and FinTech to win an all-expenses paid trip to Silicon Valley where Accenture executives will arrange for them to meet with key investors.




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Misk Innovation Stand - Za’abeel 4

Workshop: Startups Growth in MENASharif El-Badawi, Managing Partner, 500 Falcons, Dubai

Workshop: Chaincraft: Realizing Blockchain ValueMai’n Nafi, Senior Consultant, Enterprise Technology, ConsenSys, DubaiKatarina Podlesnaya, Engagement Manager, Smart Cities, ConsenSys, Dubai

Workshop: How IoT Platforms Accelerate IoT DevelopmentBandar AlBalawi, Solution Development Manager, STC Solutions, KSA

Startup Pitches

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The Global Ecosystem of Apps

Strategic Thinking in the Age of Automation

AppHub - Develop Your App


Prema Consulting - VAT - Understanding the Impact on Businesses.

AppHub - Grow Your App

AppHub - Earn with Your App

Find Success on Google Play


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The Rebel, The Player Stages

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GITEX Investors Summit


Dubai South Stand, Za’abeel 4

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TIM (CA) Screening

Remote Sense (UK+NL)

Jane/KIN, Myriam Boucher & Mailis G. Rodrigues (CA) — / is //// is //////////

Desaxismundi & Terminal Wolf (FR+CA) - Inertia

Paulo Martinez (FR) DJ Set

Investing in Progress: Creating An Ecosystem for Sustainable GrowthYousuf Luiz Caires, Vice President, Expo 2020

19:00 - 23:00 Startup Party





The Player StageZa‘abeel 5


The Rebel StageZa‘abeel 5

Vertical Day Conferences Digital Marketing

Mentorship ClinicsSaudi Accelerator DayKings College

Healthcare Competition


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Investor WorkshopSameer Sortur, Startup India Foundation, Chapter President - UAE, Middle East & Africa

How to evaluate your business ideaFahad Nasser Almoghaiseeb, Business Development Advisor, Badir Program for Technology Incubators & Accelerators

Business model creation Fahad Nasser Almoghaiseeb, Business Development Advisor, Badir Program for Technology Incubators & Accelerators

How to start up your businessFaisal Ibrahim AlNafe’a, Startups Business Development Manager, Badir Program for Technology Incubators & Accelerators

How startups can help governments get smarter on blockchainHans Christensen, Vice President, Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre

Enterprise Sales: How startups can navigate inside the corporate web Todd O’Brien, CEO, Startupbootcamp Smart City Dubai

Investor Workshop

Investor Workshop

How to find out if your startup is suitable for angel investmentsAmparo de San Jose, Director at IESE Business Angel Network

Art and Science of Building Products that SellMeraj Faheem, CEO, The hacking School

Investing in Disruptive Opportunities in Saudi ArabiaModerator: Ahmed Abdulwahab, CEO, Next Arabia Panelists: Waleed AlBalla, Partner, STC VenturesOmar Almajdouie, Founding Partner, Raed VenturesSalman T. Jaffrey, Chief Investment Officer, Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship VenturesSultan Bin Khaled, Head of Investments, TAQNIA

Unlocking Disruptive Opportunities in Saudi Arabia and what it means for StartupsModerator: Ahmed Abdulwahab, CEO, Next ArabiaPanelists: Dr. Mazin M. AlZaidi, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Sector, SAGIADr. Mohammed Almajed, Advisor To The Chairman of the Board, TAQNIAHattan Ahmed, Head, KAUST Entrepreneurship Center

Innovation Day powered by

Misk Innovation

Meet The Saudi Startups That Will Change The FutureModerator: Ahmed Abdulwahab, CEO Next Arabia Panelists: Alaa Yoosef, CEO, Telfaz11Wael Kabli, CEO, Cura HealthcareSalman AlSuhaibaney, Founder & CEO, MorniSyed Ghazi, Innovation Capability Lead, Accenture Global Centre for Innovation

The Innovation Circle is an interactive formatthat brings together insightsfrom the brightest minds andmost talented leaders fromthe world’s foremost expertsin innovation managementto help startups unlock their innovation potential.

GITEX Future Stars and Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) are on a mission to reward the best space tech startups from around the world. Fifteen lucky shortlisted startups will earn FREE PODS to GITEX Future Stars 2018 to pitch to MBRSC on site for a chance to win cold hard cash prizes! If your ideas and execution seem out-of-the-world, you may even bag an MoU with MBRSC and the opportunity to collaborate on future UAE government space projects on future UAE government space projects.

King’s College Hospital London, UAE invites you to participate in this year’s Healthcare Competition at GITEX Future Stars 2018. Worldwide and in the UAE, the healthcare industry is experiencing a rapid and exciting pace of innovation. The Healthcare Competition will feature startups delivering solutions to improve patients experience and strengthen the patient-provider communication by focusing on staying connected and providing patients with more information and more active participation in their healthcare journey.

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Centre Innovation Challenge

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Innovation CircleDana Shaddad, Founder, Imtiaz Middle East, DubaiSaif Amer, Commercial Officer & Director Level Consultant - Innovation 360 Group AB - Sweden

Misk Innovation Stand Za’abeel 4

TUESDAY, 16 OCTThe fastest growing STARTUP event in MENA & South Asia

Za’abeel 4-6

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Our dedicated mentorship clinics will connect startups to the best investors, tech entrepreneurs, corporate and Government. Some of our key mentors include; Visa, Department Of Health, MISK, Taqnia, Kerala Start up Mission and many more.

TIM (CA) Screening


Maotik & Max Cooper (CA/FR+UK) — Hyperform Screening

Diagraf, Ewerx & Wiklow (CA) — Liquid Architecture

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Opening Remarks by the Chairperson

10x Studio: Strategies for New MarketsGrant Brooke, CoFounder, Twiga Foods

15:00 #TechSheCan 10x Talks: No One’s Following Me?! Are we too old already?Portia Karisani, Founder & CEO, KarisaniMthayel Al Ali, Founder, TakhayyalNouraldin, Social Media Influencer

Keynote: Meme-ology 101: The New Digital LanguageJoe Federer, Head of Brand Strategy, Reddit

End of Digital Marketing Vertical Day

Evolve or Die: Platforms for Success: Using Digital to Build a Walled GardenBrian McBride, Chairman, Asos.com

10x Talks: AI Can Move Consumers from Inspiration to Activation…. How can you take advantage? Sana Farid, Middle East Ambassador, Women of WearablesAndrew Krynin, Founder & CEO, Global Ads NetworkSertac Tasdelen, Founder, Binnaz & Faladdin Apps

10x Studio: Traditional Industry Experts Starting Tech CompaniesZach Ferres, Founder, Coplex

#TechSheCan Keynote: CMO TO CGO - Driving Growth and ROI Across Customer TouchpointsElma Korajcevic, Digital Growth Leader MENA, Insider

GITEX Future Stars: MENA’s Next Unicorns?Mohamad Ballout, Founder & CEO, KitopiMostafa Kandil, Founder & CEO, SwvlMaha Melhem, VP of Growth, Vezeeta

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The Player StageZa’abeel 5

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Mentorship Clinics

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Pitch Deck FundamentalsJonathan Moore, Investment Manager, Dtec Ventures

Visa Developer & new approach to supporting innovation / disruption with the Fintech communityNathan Cushnie, Head of Digital Solutions, MENA, Visa

Design thinkingYobel Muchang, Director, Digital Products, Visa Osman Alam, Director Design & Innovation CEMEA, Visa

Investor Workshop System Driven vs Imagined InnovationsCinar Kurra, CEO, Catalyst

How to talk to investorsSami Abou Saab, CEO, Speed @BDD

14:45 When investors say no. Decoding VC rejectionsDaniel dos Reis, Senior Portfolio Manager, Dtec Ventures

Google Talks


Supernova Challenge - Finals

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Misk Innovation Stand Za’abeel 4

Workshop: Scale Efficiently in the CloudDanah Alsobail, SME Cloud Manager, STC Solutions, KSANailah Altayyar, Cloud Business Development Spe-cialist, STC Solutions, KSA

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Workshop: Accelerate App Deployment at Scale with Kubernetes

Workshop: Machine Learning for Everyone

Workshop: Networking with Google Team

Workshop: Empowerment with Startups and Developers Community

Workshop: Think business, Sketch As a designer & Code Like a Geek

Workshop: Build You Actions using Google Assistant

Workshop: Introduction to Flutter

Workshop: Networking with Google Team

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The fastest growing STARTUP event in MENA & South Asia

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DTCM Future of Innovation Challenge

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To anticipate and accommodate the opportunities and advances in tourism, Dubai Tourism, Emaar Hospitality Group and Atlantis Hotel are launching the Future of Tourism Challenge. This program will activate the startup community and uncover those technologies that will help transform the tourism experience in Dubai. Twenty applicants will be selected to pitch on stage at GITEX Future Stars. DTCM and its partners will actively be serving as mentors to teach the startups about their business challenges, identify pilots and investment opportunities. This program will be the perfect opportunity for participants to work on specific challenges, sponsored by corporations, with the potential to have a strategic partnership, pilot or contract with one of the sponsoring corporations.

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Push 1 stop & Woulg (CA) - Interpolate

Sote & Tarik Barri (IR+NL)

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