Event guidesGITEX Global
Capture every lead at GITEX Global 2026.
- 7 to 11 December 2026
- Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, Dubai
The short answer: At GITEX Global 2026, scan each visitor badge or business card at your stand with a phone app, add a short note, and send the lead to your CRM the same day. Then write the first follow-up email within a few days, before visitors return to their home offices and the year end.
Swopi is not affiliated with GITEX Global or its organizer.
GITEX Global 2026 at a glance
Technology, AI, cyber security, startups and investors.
- Dates
- 7 to 11 December 2026. The GITEX Summit is on 7 December and the expo runs from 8 to 11 December (GITEX).
- New venue
- 2026 is the first edition at Expo City Dubai, after 45 years at Dubai World Trade Centre (Dubai Media Office).
- Exhibitors in 2025
- 6,800 exhibiting tech companies (GITEX 2025 closing release).
- Countries in 2025
- 180 countries represented (GITEX 2025 closing release).
- Startups and investors in 2025
- 2,000 startups and 1,200 investors (GITEX 2025 closing release).
The official lead service
We could not find a named official lead retrieval service or price on the public GITEX pages. Your exhibitor manual and exhibitor portal list the official service, if there is one, so check them there before you order anything. The exhibitor list for the show is at exhibitors.gitex.com.
Badges and booths
Visitor badges show a name and company and carry a code for the organizer's scanner. Swopi reads the printed name and company and any QR code.
Lead capture guide
How to capture leads at GITEX Global
Scan badges and business cards with your phone. Swopi AI adds the email, phone and company, and sends each lead to HubSpot or Salesforce.
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Saved to SalesforceStep 1
Scan the badge
Point your phone at the badge or a business card. Swopi reads the name, title and company in any language.
Badge scanner app
Step 2
Swopi AI fills in the rest
Swopi AI adds the work email, phone, LinkedIn profile and company data to the lead from 20+ sources.
How lead enrichment works
Step 3
Send it to your CRM
Swopi sends leads to HubSpot, Salesforce, Dynamics 365, Zoho CRM and Pipedrive natively, and to 5,000+ more CRMs and apps through Zapier.
Step 4: follow up. Swopi AI writes the first email from your notes. Send it within a few days of GITEX Global. AI follow-up
Tips for exhibitors at GITEX Global
Plan for a new venue and a four day expo
The expo runs from 8 to 11 December at Expo City Dubai, and 7 December is a summit day. The summit is a conference day, so plan your full stand team for the four expo days and treat the summit as a smaller, talk based day.
Expect visitors from very many countries
GITEX said 180 countries took part in 2025. Business cards will come in many languages and scripts. A scanner that reads a paper card in any language, like the Swopi card scanner, saves you from typing names you cannot spell.
Tag startups, investors and buyers differently
The 2025 edition counted 2,000 startups and 1,200 investors next to 6,800 exhibitors (GITEX). An investor, a startup founder and a buyer need three different follow-up emails, so add a one word tag at the moment you scan.
Use the time difference in your favour
Dubai is on UTC+4 all year and has no daylight saving. In December it is three hours ahead of Central Europe. Schedule your follow-up emails so they arrive in the morning of the reader's time zone, not yours.
Follow up before the year end
The show ends on a Friday in mid December, and the year end holidays are close. Send the first email by the middle of the following week, and let Swopi AI draft it from your notes so it does not wait until January.
GITEX Global cost per lead calculator
Enter what the show costs you and how many leads you expect. The calculator divides your numbers.
Cost per lead at GITEX Global
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- Total cost
- $0
- Per qualified lead
- Add a share
Enter your costs and the leads you expect.
Every lead you lose raises this number. Swopi turns each scan into a lead with the email, phone and company, and sends it to your CRM.
See how it worksMore on budgets: what lead retrieval costs and the trade show lead capture guide.
GITEX Global 2026 questions
When is GITEX Global 2026?
GITEX Global 2026 runs from 7 to 11 December 2026. The GITEX Summit is on 7 December and the expo is open from 8 to 11 December, according to the organizer.
Where is GITEX Global 2026 held?
In Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The organizer says the 2026 edition moves to the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City Dubai. Some organizer pages still name Dubai World Trade Centre, so confirm your hall and gate in your exhibitor portal.
Do I need the official lead retrieval service at GITEX Global?
We found nothing on the public pages that makes it a requirement. Your exhibitor manual lists the official service, if one is offered. A phone app that reads badges and business cards works without the organizer's rented scanner. See our lead retrieval cost guide for how to compare the options.
How do I follow up leads after GITEX Global?
Send a short personal email within a few days that names the show and the topic you discussed. Our trade show follow up email guide has a simple structure you can copy.
Sources
- GITEX Global official site
- GITEX Global 2025 closing release, with 2026 dates
- Dubai Media Office: GITEX Global moves to Expo City Dubai
- GITEX exhibitor list
Swopi is not affiliated with GITEX Global or its organizer. Swopi does not exhibit at or sponsor the show. Dates and facts as published by the organizer, checked September 2026.