Worlds largest exhibition and conference for startups - Expand North Star 2023, opened on Sunday

Expand North Star 2023, the largest expo and conference for startups worldwide, was launched on Sunday by Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister of Finance of the United Arab Emirates. The event will be held for four days in Dubai Harbour.

More than 1,000 investors who together manage assets worth over $1 trillion are present at the event, together with over 1,800 companies from more than 100 countries. Furthermore, over 6,000 firms will be participating at Gitex Global, the largest meeting of technology heavyweights, which will open at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday. The event will see the inauguration of several new initiatives, such as India Central, which offers the largest exhibition of the Indian digital startup ecosystem with participation from over 300 businesses.