DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- "After all these
tough months, it was amazing to be part of GITEX and feel the
hope of a brighter future
coming," said Patrizia
Marin, President of Marco Polo
Experience (international services agency specialized
in business development, marketing, PR and media relations, with a
Global Views and Business Strategies attitude).
Dubai scored an important
victory against the Covid 19 pandemic. GITEX, the region's premium
technology event, stands as the only in-person, global tech event
of 2020. Its 40th edition has been held at the Dubai World Centre
at the beginning of December, with the participation of industry
leaders and investors from over 60 countries.
Despite all the precautions taken to make sure the event was
Covid free, GITEX 2020 was an opportunity to prove the emirate's
ability to restart the city's events sector and this support the
international effort to restart the global economy after the
pandemic.
"The decision to organize GITEX as an in-person event,"
said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum -ruler of Dubai and prime minister of the
UAE, "reflects our determination to overcome the current
circumstances. It also reflects the UAE's commitment to
supporting its major partners in the global technology industry
across the world. By organizing GITEX this year, we seek to
strengthen and expand our long-standing partnership with them to
accelerate our shared journey to the future. I would like to
commend the efforts of the event's organizers in holding this major
global event."
The event has allowed participants to connect with over 50,000
global peers through its AI enabled app; provide access to global
tech enterprises and startups from 12 sectors; and explore ground
breaking pre and post-pandemic technologies and the pioneers behind
them.
The meeting brought five cutting edge tech shows into the city,
with specialists showcasing innovative solutions in AI, 5G, food
security, fintech, future mobility, cybersecurity, healthcare and
agritech.
The UAE also hosted the first Israeli technology delegation to
the country, two months after signing a historical peace agreement
with Israel. The Israel Export
Institute (IEI) was leading the delegation of Israeli government
officials, entrepreneurs and business executives, reported Dubai
Media Office. "The participation of Israeli companies in
the GITEX exhibition and in the Israeli delegation to Dubai is of great importance. The Ministry of
Economy, together with the Foreign Trade Administration, is
constantly working to create joint business
opportunities," said David
Leffler, CEO, Israeli Ministry of Economy and
Industry.
"Organizing this first-of-its kind summit at the 40th edition
of GITEX Technology Week constitutes a major stepping stone in
strengthening cooperation in the field of digital transformation
and the future digital economy. It will contribute to expanding
knowledge exchange between both countries and accelerate the
implementation of innovative solutions and services based on future
technologies," said Omar bin
Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for
Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work
Applications.
Italy was present
with ITA pavilion. Nicola Lener, Ambassador of
Italy to the UAE, said,
"Thanks also to a very advanced regulatory framework to promote
the establishment and growth of new innovative enterprises with a
high technological value, the number of Italian start-up companies
has boomed over the years, with 11,500 start-ups registered in
Italy as of July 2020. Despite these difficult times, we are
therefore happy to bring to GITEX Future Stars, a number of Italian
start-ups who are keen to present their innovative solutions to an
inspiring ecosystem of companies, active investors, venture
capitalists and visitors from over 60 countries".
One of the five shows, GITEX Future Stars 2020, was devoted
to the up-and-coming startups. At ITA pavilion,
under the direction of Amedeo
Scarpa, Italian Trade Commissioner to the UAE, there
were 20 innovative SMEs from the country's booming start up sector.
These included blockchain solutions to solve the issues of
counterfeit products, use of artificial intelligence to complement
personal services in the HORECA sector, Semantic Web and Sentiment
Analysis digital solutions, platform to expedite 'Digital
Transformation' in healthcare applications, solutions for vertical
gardens, Smart Farming solutions and contact-tracing and
social-distancing systems. Present at GITEX
were Mobimesh (InPiazza); Kemanji; Tolemaica; RIC 3D;
Sanycar; Gardenstuff; 2REC.
Very proud of Tolemaica project presented by
Domenico De Luca from Naples who has been qualified to the final
round of the Supernova Challenge, best twelve startups among 1.100
present at GITEX.
Giuseppe
Merenda of ITA and Ahmed
Refaie of Agora managed meeting
opportunities with international investors and created an
Italian Startups Competition between the ITA startups
and Sanycar presented by Massimo
Cugusi was the winner one.
Special thanks to Laila Rahhall, President
of BusinessGate for her passionate tribute to Italian
culture and creativity.
Last but not least, Helal Saeed
Almarri, director general of Dubai World Trade Centre
Authority and Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce
Marketing added: "GITEX has received outstanding
support from the global technology community to realize the only
live technology event of the year. It's an unequivocal testament to
the wider confidence that our business partners have in
Dubai and the UAE."
Ready for a promising 2021.
Contact: press@marcopoloexperience.com Patrizia
Marin +971544427394
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