Dubai Company Formation

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GITEX Global 2026

Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai · Organized by Dubai World Trade Centre

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A grid of small exhibition stands in cut paper seen from a high angle
Format
In person
Where
Dubai Exhibition Centre, Dubai
Organizer
Dubai World Trade Centre

GITEX Global runs December 7–11, 2026 at Dubai Exhibition Centre — the region's largest technology event, expecting over 200,000 attendees from 180+ countries, 6,800+ exhibiting companies, and 400+ government entities.

Around 2,000 startups exhibit alongside established enterprises, which makes it one of the denser weeks in Dubai for anyone setting up or scaling a company here to run into investors, partners, and free zone representatives in one place.

A week like this is also a practical trigger point for company formation: firms often time their Dubai entity setup to be operational before GITEX so exhibiting or attending happens under their own trade licence rather than a visitor visa.

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The three routes a free zone company can take to the mainland under Resolution 11 of 2025: a mainland branch licence, a free-zone-held branch licence at AED 10,000 a year, or an activity permit of up to six months at AED 5,000.

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Free zones get mainland access

Dubai's Executive Council Resolution No. (11) of 2025 lets free zone companies trade in mainland Dubai on a DET branch licence or a temporary activity permit, instead of setting up a separate mainland company.