In line with H.H Sheikh Moahmmed Bin Rashid's vision of youth empowerment, GITEX YouthX Unipreneur is the only of its kind event that provides a dedicated entrepreneurship, leadership & innovation development platform for students, educational institutions & youth startups.
The event enables young innovators and institutions to exhibit alongside world-class companies, network with 1,800+ international startups, be mentored by global industry leaders, participate in live competitions, share innovative ideas on stage & become inspiring future leaders.
GITEX YOUTHX UNIPRENEUR 2023
The 3rd edition of the UAE's biggest youth entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and leadership event is
back this year, with a special focus on youth led sustainable impact!
GITEX YouthX Unipreneur powered by Expand North Star Dubai and Unipreneur Inc. connects the UAE's youth, academic
institutions, companies and government to collaborate, research and drive innovation with the aim to
mould global pioneers of technology, innovation and sustainable impact.
Event dates and venue
15 - 18 OCT 2023
North Star Dubai Venue – Dubai Harbour
2022 YouthX in numbers
40+
Schools & Unis involved
50+
On-stage & Off - engagements
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS, IN LINE WITH THE UAE'S YEAR OF SUSTAINABILITY
- Enabling sustainable impact, SDG tech and socialpreneurship projects led by youth
- Empowering youth with entrepreneurship and career development opportunities
- Empowering youth with tech and innovation development skills
- Transforming educational institutions into sustainable impact centers
- Making sustainable impact information more accessible, hands-on and fun
- Facilitating Academia - Industry collaboration for youth empowerment, future readiness and
sustainable impact
Exciting In-Event Engagements
Exhibition pods for educational institutions, organizations & youth (Starting from AED 5,500)
Youth Talks, ideation sessions, debates, live competitions & more
Sustainable Champions Hackathon
The Young Falcons - Shark tank style pitch competition for youth
The Young Apprentice - An internship & employment activity for youth
Emaratipreneur Awards 2023 : SDG edition
Industry - Academia collaboration sessions
UAE - The Sustainable Impact Nation
Model United Nations - Youth Edition
Pre event engagements
Pre event engagements are a series of interesting activities from May 2023 until the main event in October 2023, such as
Academia - Industry networking and partnership session
Startup building sessions
Career development & upskilling workshop
Competitions / Hackathons
University and School roadshows
YouthX Ambassador meetups
Interactive games and brainstorming sessions
Who is YouthX for?
- Youth from around the world aged 15 - 25
- Universities, Schools and other academic institutions
- Government entities |Ed tech startups and companies | startups and brands who want to engage with and empower future leaders
Why Exhibit at YouthX?
- Opportunity to participate in the world’s largest tech startup event
- Network with global government entities, entrepreneurs & industry experts from 170+ countries
- Exhibit alongside the most innovative tech corporations, 1,800+ global startups and a global audience of 170,000 qualified trade professionals and tech executives
- Exclusive access (limited availability) to the investor lounge and opportunities to meet with hundreds of global investors
- Participate in Supernova Challenge for cash prizes worth USD 200,000
- Focused exposure from 10 international academic institutions exhibiting this year
- Dedicated branding and marketing across all event marketing collateral
- Each academic exhibitor can enroll their student startups for the YouthX Unipreneur pitch competition
- Industry / Investor connect support for the exhibitor and its student startups
- Exclusive startup development, growth and mentorship support for the exhibiting student startups
- Priority access for faculty and students for the Academia - Industry Alliance engagements
- Priority access to pre-event activities
- VIP passes