GITEX GLOBAL
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Custom stands that give your technology a physical presence—and your team a better setting for demonstrations and conversations.
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HISTORICAL NUCLEUS WORK / STARLINK - GITEX 2025What is GITEX GLOBAL?
GITEX GLOBAL is a technology event relevant to enterprise technology, digital transformation and technology partnerships. Plan around the exhibition component you are actually attending: for 2026, the expo and summit have different dates and venues. Treat a vendor evaluation, a partner search and a conference-led visit as different itineraries.
This guide’s calendar entry is for the expo. The separately scheduled summit should be planned through the organiser’s own registration and programme information.
Current Organiser Information ↗Venue, location
& arrival planning.
Confirm the hall, entrance and event component on your booking. Exhibition dates are not contractor access or build dates.
Maps identify the venue, not a confirmed entrance or hall. Use current organiser travel guidance for shuttles, parking, pass access and accessibility. Multi-venue events require a separate allocation check.
Make the visit
worth the journey.
Preparation guidance from Nucleus. Admission, programme and ticket entitlements are set by the organiser.
Define the technology question
Choose the problems you want suppliers to answer: integration, security, scalability, implementation ownership or total operating requirements. Send a short scenario when booking a demo, so the meeting goes beyond a standard presentation.
Separate the expo from the summit
Check that your registration and travel plans cover the intended component. The 2026 expo is 8–11 December at DEC; the summit is 7 December at DWTC. Do not plan consecutive meetings in separate venues as though they were neighbouring halls.
Evaluate a working demonstration
Ask what is live, what is simulated, what depends on connectivity and what evidence can be shared afterwards. Record the technical owner and the next validation step. Exhibitors should prepare an offline fallback and a concise version of each demo for busy periods.
Before booking travel
Check admission eligibility, pass types, current prices and opening hours through the organiser. Confirm the edition, venue, hall and separate programme access. Establish visa and entry requirements for your passport through relevant official channels before making travel commitments.
Plan the daily route
Choose accommodation against your confirmed venue and meeting schedule. Check current travel, entrance and accessibility instructions. Leave buffers between meetings and between sites at multi-venue shows. Keep booking confirmations, badges and a named contact available offline.
Official Registration, Programme & Travel ↗From booked space
to a working brief.
Demo counters, screens and meeting rooms should follow the product story rather than compete with it. Define AV content, equipment ventilation, connectivity dependencies and staff positions before committing to the architectural layout.
Demonstrate the difference
Build the visitor journey around your product: discover, understand, try, then talk to the right person.
Space for the right conversation
Consider demo counters, partner areas, private discussions and storage as part of one coherent layout.
Make every system work together
Plan screens, connectivity, power and equipment positions early, alongside architecture, lighting and brand graphics.
Commercial objectives
Agree target visitors, priority products and the conversations the space must support. Share brand guidelines, the booked allocation, budget context and decision makers.
Design & technical scope
Develop the concept alongside equipment, utilities and operational needs. Identify who supplies each service and who submits drawings. State scope, exclusions and responsibilities clearly in the quotation.
Approvals & production
Work backwards from the current manual’s deadlines and contracted access windows. Confirm materials, artwork and technical submissions before production. This is a planning sequence, not a promised lead time.
Handover & breakdown
Agree checks for finishes, AV, utilities and displays, together with handover and support. Confirm removal, breakdown access and storage or reuse decisions within the contracted scope.
The space type shapes
the design conversation.
These diagrams explain open-side configurations. They are not fixed packages, actual project plans or an official show floor plan.
Island
Open on four sides; consider sightlines, circulation and where private functions sit.
Peninsula
Three open sides; consider the relationship between a backing wall and the visitor approach.
Corner
Two open sides; plan two approaches while keeping displays and meetings coherent.
Inline
One open side; the frontage, depth and visitor threshold become especially important.
Your allocation, dimensions, neighbouring stands and venue rules control what can be developed. Every proposed layout, material choice and cost is tailored to the agreed brief.
Request Current Floor Plan From The Organiser ↗What must your
presence achieve?
Size alone does not define cost. Architecture, finishes, product displays, technical systems, specialist activities, venue services and delivery arrangements determine the project scope.
- What must the visitor understand in the first minute?
- Which demonstrations need reliable network access or dedicated equipment?
- How many demo stations can staff support at the same time?
- Which partner brands share the space and how will they be presented?
- What meeting, storage and equipment-security needs sit behind the public display?
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A clear brief.
A considered plan.
Confirm the right venue
The 2026 exhibition is at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai. The separate summit is on 7 December at DWTC. Start with the location and hall shown on your own booking.
Map the technical brief
Define live demos, devices, screens, network needs and power loads before finalising the stand design.
Coordinate venue services
DEC lists exclusive service arrangements for items including rigging, utilities and connectivity. Contractor registration and current organiser requirements need to be checked for the booked edition.
Confirm numerical limits, deadlines and fees through the current manual for your booked edition, hall, structure and activity. No universal stand height, approval deadline or service fee is assumed here.
Clear responsibilities.
Fewer late surprises.
| Responsibility | Confirm before the build |
|---|---|
| Exhibitor & global team | Booking, brand assets, equipment information, approved claims, budget decisions and timely sign-off. |
| Design & delivery scope | Concept, drawings, fabrication, installation, handover and support only as defined in the agreed proposal. |
| Organiser & venue | Current manual, submission route, permissions, access windows and any exclusive technical or service arrangements. |
| Appointed specialists | Freight, customs, specialist handling, product permissions and other services where separately required. |
No universal stand height, approval deadline or service fee is assumed here. Confirm numerical limits and charges for your booked edition, hall, structure and activity through the current official manual.
When and where is GITEX GLOBAL?
8 December 2026 – 11 December 2026. Dubai Exhibition Centre · Expo City Dubai. Duration: 4 exhibition days. Confirm current details and your allocation with the organiser.
How do I register or book exhibition space?
Use the organiser’s official website for registration, eligibility, current fees and space booking. Nucleus’s project brief is for bespoke stand design and delivery; it does not register you for the event.
What should an international exhibitor prepare?
Share your floor plan, open sides, brand assets, products, equipment, demonstration requirements, meeting needs, budget context and decision timeline, plus the current organiser manual.
How is a custom stand priced?
Every proposal is developed from the agreed design and scope. Materials, technical needs, utilities, venue services, specialist work and delivery arrangements inform the quotation. There are no fixed stand packages.
Can we adapt an existing global stand design for GITEX?
Share the existing drawings, brand standards and booked space. We can explore a locally deliverable interpretation, subject to technical review, venue requirements and the agreed project scope.
Bring the ambition.
Let’s shape the space.
Start with your booking and objectives. Develop a bespoke design, an agreed delivery scope and a project-specific quotation.
Event identity, dates and venue are checked against the Official Organiser Listing. Exhibitor Planning Route ↗. Preparation and design guidance is Nucleus editorial content. This Nucleus guide complements the organiser’s official information. Programme, fees, allocations and instructions can change.
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