Accelerating Europe’s digital future

Europe’s most global, collaborative and cross-industry tech and startup event takes centre stage

Partner Content GITEX EUROPE takes place in Berlin from May 21-23, 2025, heralding a new era of collaboration, innovation, and transformation for Europe's burgeoning technology sector.

The inaugural event isthe most global, collaborative, and cross-industry tech and startup event in Europe. Taking place at Messe Berlin, GITEX EUROPE is an extension of GITEX GLOBAL, the world's largest and best-rated tech show. Organised by Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), it stands to create a plethora of new digital business opportunities in the continent's most dynamic tech and startup metropolis – showcasing cutting-edge technologies across various product sectors to forge new tech pathways and propel the digital economy ecosystem.

From AI, big data, cloud, cybersecurity, deeptech, digital finance, and green tech to autotech, Industry 4.0, intelligent connectivity, quantum computing, Web 3.0, and more, the event unites a global community of exhibitors, experts, and investors for the largest curation of technologies across industries. Alongside government officials, startups, investors, academia, and researchers will be many of the world's most recognised and influential big tech companies, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloudflare, Dell, Ericsson, Fortinet, Huawei, IBM, Nvidia, and SAP.

With 60,000 trade professionals and 2,500 exhibitors participating alongside global ecosystem partners, national digital agencies, and trade associations from 170+ countries, it will foster new relationships, public-private partnerships, and cross-industry collaboration across Europe and beyond.

The European Union (EU) is home to over 23 million SMEs, accounting for 99 percent of businesses. Given their indispensable socio-economic importance and SMEs set to account for 70 percent of GITEX EUROPE visitors, the SME Digital Economy Expo is a key event feature. It connects European SMEs with investors, industry leaders, and enterprise customers, fostering exciting collaborations that unlock growth and development potential.

Also running in parallel is North Star Europe, an extension of the world's largest, most international startup and investor event. With over 1,500 top-rated global startups participating alongside 1,000 leading investors from 70 countries with $1 trillion in funds, this platform unites founders, venture capitalists, ecosystem enablers, and corporate partners to stimulate innovation.

Startups will forge new connections, source funding, secure investment deals, and unlock growth potential, scaling fast with access to capital and international expansion in Berlin – a top-five startup and investment hub globally. The German capital is currently home to 5,600 startups, attracting 50 percent of all German startup funding.

GITEX EUROPE is supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC), Berlin Senate, Berlin Partner, SMEs Executive Agency, Bitmi, German AI Association, Startup Verband, Eco – Association of the Internet Industry, and more.

You can find more information on GITEX EUROPE by clicking on this link or by watching an exclusive video trailer that previews what to expect here.

Contributed by GITEX EUROPE.