DWTC and Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy kickstart global promotional campaign for Expand North Star 2024 in Poland
First international roadshow attracts participation of 150 tech startups
- Expand North Star 2024, the world’s largest global gathering for startups and investors, will be hosted from 13 – 16 October at Dubai Harbour.
- The event in Warsaw highlighted the success stories of companies that have expanded into Dubai leveraging the emirate’s favourable business environment.
- 22 meetings were held with Polish companies and trade organisations during the two-day roadshow, which also featured a competition for startups.
- Polish health startups shone at the roadshow, with BrainScan emerging as the winner of the competition.
Dubai,
UAE – Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, one of three
chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers,
and Dubai World Trade Centre have successfully organised
the first in a series of international roadshows to
promote this year’s edition of Expand North Star, the
world’s largest event for startups and investors, which
will be hosted by the chamber at Dubai Harbour from 13 –
16 October.
The
first of the 2024 international roadshows took place in
Poland, where a series of sessions and activities were
held at the Google Campus in Warsaw. The two-day event
attracted 150 Polish tech companies, who participated in
a total of 22 meetings. The event created a valuable
platform for discussions and networking opportunities
with Polish businesses and trade organisations.
The
roadshow included a pitch competition introducing
groundbreaking ideas from 10 finalists in the enterprise
software, healthcare, real estate, construction, and
MedTech sectors. Participants competed for a fully
funded market access week in Dubai and a spot in the
semi-final of the Supernova Challenge during Expand
North Star 2024 to battle for a total cash prize pool of
US$ 240,000. The winner of the competition was a
groundbreaking solution from BrainScan, a Polish Series
B startup that is revolutionising the analysis of human
brain CT scans through A.I.
The
competition was followed by a roundtable session
featuring prominent Polish tech enterprises, which
highlighted the success stories of local businesses that
have expanded into Dubai leveraging the emirate’s
dynamic and business-friendly environment.
Poland
is the first stop of an engagement campaign aimed at
driving participation in Expand North Star 2024, the
flagship event organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre
and hosted by Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy. The
eagerly anticipated gathering connects the world’s most
sought-after startups with innovators, investors,
entrepreneurs, and the founders of global success
stories to explore exciting growth opportunities
emerging in Dubai and catalyse the future of the digital
economy.
Last
year’s edition attracted more than 1,600 startups,
including 52 unicorn companies, together with over 850
investors who collectively manage assets worth US$ 1
trillion. The four-day gathering plays a vital role in
attracting and connecting the global tech community to
Dubai by providing a highly effective platform for
networking, innovation, and collaboration.
Dubai
Chamber of Digital Economy is committed to driving the
success of Dubai’s digital ecosystem and accelerating
the emirate’s transformation into one of the world’s
leading digital economies in line with the objectives of
the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33). Expand North Star forms
a key part of the chamber’s strategy to cement Dubai’s
position as a leading global hub for innovation and
advanced technologies, as well as drive sustainable
economic growth and development in the emirate and
beyond.