JAPAN PAVILION at GITEX Global 2022 largest edition

JETRO organized JAPAN PAVILION at GITEX North Star Dubai 2022 for the 7th year with top selection of 17 Japanese start-ups and innovations from environment, energy & clean tech, hardware & IoT, medtech & pharma, enterprise AI software solutions, space tech & biotech sectors and many more. The event was held from 10th to 13th October 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.

Alongside the show, JETRO and Japanese Space tech innovations were invited on stage as panelists for “Japan Space Innovation” discussion. Mr. Kohei Yoshioka, CFO at IDDK Co., Ltd., and Mr. Ryota Takahashi, CMO at WARPSPACE Inc. (participating space innovators at Japan Pavilion) were the panelists and the session was moderated by Mr. Chiharu Yamamura, Director for Research at JETRO Dubai. The discussion tackled and identified how the Japanese space innovations can be utilized to transform the Middle East region.

On the other hand, two Japanese companies namely Warpspace (space tech) and ONE Act (enterprise AI software solutions) were selected and invited by His Excellency Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri (UAE Minister of Economy) and His Excellency Omar Bin Sultan Al Olama (UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications) for a closed group discussion and investment briefing. ONE Act was also qualified as finalist for the “North Star Supernova Pitch Competition”.

This year, JAPAN PAVILION successfully hosted more than 1,500 business meetings between Japanese exhibitors and visitors (business partners, investors & government officials) not only from UAE but also from various countries in the region who visited the pavilion during the 4-day event.

*According to Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), GITEX Global 2022 was the largest ever edition of the show featuring over 5,000 exhibiting companies from 90 countries spanning two million sq. ft of exhibition space, an impressive 25 percent year-on-year increase.