Dubai Chamber unveils new features for Expand North Star 2025

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Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy will introduce five new features at Expand North Star 2025, the world’s biggest gathering for startups and investors, which will mark its 10th anniversary from October 12-15 at Dubai Harbour.

The event, organised by Dubai World Trade Centre and hosted by Dubai Chamber of Digital Economy, will launch ScaleX, the Consumer Tech Zone, North Star Green Impact, the Deeptech MEA Summit and the Digital Assets Forum.

ScaleX will spotlight 100 fast-growing tech companies and connect them with partners and investors to support expansion into the Middle East and beyond.

The Consumer Tech Zone will showcase startups in areas such as AR/VR, smart health devices and lifestyle technology.

North Star Green Impact will highlight startups working in clean energy, water tech, sustainable mobility and the circular economy, reflecting rising climate-tech investment in the Middle East and North Africa, which grew 40 per cent in 2023.

The Deeptech MEA Summit will focus on artificial intelligence, quantum computing and robotics, while the Digital Assets Forum will bring together global experts to discuss digital currencies, tokenised assets and risk management in the financial sector.

Programmes returning to Expand North Star

Signature programmes returning this year include the Supernova Challenge 2.0, with a $200,000 prize pool, the Corporate Arena for enterprise-startup collaboration, and the Tech Transfer Innovation Forum.

Youth-focused platforms such as YouthX Unipreneur and Emaratipreneur will also continue.

Expand North Star, which first launched in 2015, is part of Dubai’s strategy under the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33) to establish the city as a global hub for innovation and technology.