Future LeadersSponsorship · GITEX GLOBAL 2026
Leading Gen Z to innovate and solve the world’s problems. A student-organized delegation, built with university student clubs, and the Future Leaders Pavilion at GITEX GLOBAL 2026.
The partner proposition
Sponsor a student-organized delegation of 25 students working on global challenges alongside the UAE, December 3–10, 2026, anchored by a pavilion at GITEX GLOBAL 2026 that carries your name.
25 driven students, sponsored from Boston to the UAE and back.
A 40 sqm meeting and showcase space at GITEX, under your brand.
Your name across signage, film, press and every delegation post.
A post-program report, highlight film and student presentations to your team.
The delegation
Recruited with university student clubs and chosen by application and interview: students and student founders who want to solve global problems alongside the United Arab Emirates.
Are you a student? Apply to join the delegation
Every student presents their work at GITEX GLOBAL. Sponsors can fund the sectors closest to their mission.
Alternative energy, Sustainability
Artificial intelligence, AI infrastructure, Data centers, Semiconductors
Defense, Aerospace, Robotics
Healthcare, Fintech
The stage · 7–11 December 2026 · Expo City Dubai
Heads of state, sovereign wealth managers and the region’s leading technology investors in one place. For your sponsored students, it is a stage that would otherwise take years to reach.
Organiser figures for GITEX GLOBAL 2026, from gitex.com.
Naming rights · Lead partner
A 40 sqm meeting place at GITEX GLOBAL 2026 where students meet leaders, investors and founders from over 180 countries. Every meeting, pitch and photo happens under your name.
Pavilion location, layout and on-site naming subject to event organizer confirmation.
UAE program
8 planned days, Boston to Dubai and Abu Dhabi and back, built around GITEX GLOBAL 2026.
Thu, Dec 3
The delegation departs Boston for Dubai.
Fri, Dec 4
Arrive in Dubai at 8:00 pm, hotel check-in.
Sat, Dec 5
Welcome Breakfast, cultural experience and city tour.
Sun, Dec 6
Emirati and visiting students together, with tours of UAE universities.
Mon, Dec 7
Day trip to Abu Dhabi for Abu Dhabi Finance Week, closing with a cultural dinner.
Tue, Dec 8
Pavilion launch, investor and startup meetings, student research presentations.
Wed, Dec 9
Government and corporate meetings, pitch showcase, networking evening.
Thu, Dec 10
Depart Dubai in the morning; arrive in Boston around 2:00 pm.
After Dubai: Follow-ups, action plans and student presentations to sponsors. Planned itinerary. Timings may shift around the GITEX programme.
Your sponsorship at work
Every sponsor dollar is tied to a named student place or the pavilion.
25 student places at $12,000 each: $300,000 sends the full delegation.
Each $12,000 place covers
Sponsorship packages · GITEX 2026
Every package funds named student places and comes with defined recognition, access and reporting.
Flagship · Lead · 1 partner
$125,000
The flagship partnership: your name on the delegation’s home at GITEX, and on everything that happens there.
Up to 3 partners
$60,000
Up to 2 partners
$36,000
Up to 2 partners
$24,000
Support a student place
*Executive seat travel is at cost.
Signature moments
Available on their own or alongside any package. One sponsor per moment.
Opening the program
$15,000
The delegation’s first gathering, setting the tone for the week.
GITEX week evening
$40,000
An evening bringing students together with investors, founders and government leaders.
At the pavilion
$25,000
The stage where students present their research and the problems they’re solving.
What partners receive
Carried across every channel the delegation touches, and reported back when it’s over.
Media announcements naming you as a sponsor.
Marketing campaigns across delegation and partner channels.
Your branding on the pavilion, stage and event signage.
Featured in campaigns to our investor, government and partner lists.
Sponsor recognition on the Dubai Tech Experience website.
Your brand in the highlight film and pitch recordings.
Daily posts and stories from Dubai featuring your scholars.
Reach, results and student outcomes, delivered after the program.
Who delivers it
Dubai Tech Experience is delivered with Ghani Consulting and Amplify Global Impact Group: a bridge between the United States and the Gulf, trusted by investors, family offices and government partners.
Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai Chamber, DIFC and UAE government entities.
UAE family offices, sovereign-aligned funds, DIFC firms and private capital.
Operators of the USA Pavilion at GITEX and Expand North Star for consecutive years.
Led the 2020 Arizona delegation and the Dubai Chamber roadshow in six U.S. cities.
Next steps
Commitments are needed by November 6, 2026 to secure the pavilion, flights and hotel.
Pavilion naming, a delegation tier or a Student Champion seat.
Confirms your interest by November 4.
Pay in full, or 50% on signing and 50% by November 16.
Share your logo, brand guidelines and the sectors you want to back.
Meet your students before they fly on December 3.
Applications are open to university students everywhere. 25 places, reviewed as they arrive.
