T h e fi rs t-o f-its-k i n d a n d U A E ’s b i g g e s t y o u th e n tre p re n e u rs h i p p ro g ra m m e

In partnersh ip w ith
 Recognize the
THE VISION entrepreneurship spark of
university students, who
will change the world

Students today, inspiring tech “A g en eratio n of p ro d u ctive

leaders tomorrow – our objective is yo uth w ith an entrep ren eu rial
to nurture young tech talents to
sp irit an d w h o em b o d ies
help them realize their full potential
and become the chief architects of E m irati valu es.”
the future by providing them the F e d eral Yo uth Authority
much-needed platform

U N I PR E N E U R 2
 S ettin g a n e w b e n c h m a rk fo r
u n iversity in c u b ato rs
W ith un iversitie s no w active ly in vo lve d in the
in n o vatio n sp a c e , Yo uthX U n ipre n e ur
w ill be the id e a l eve nt to sh o w c a se the ir in g e n u ity.

E m p o w e rin g yo uth em p lo y m e nt an d
entre p re n e u rs h ip
THE A p latform to c o n n e ct ta le nte d stu d e nts w ith
startu p s, c orp o ratio n s & g o vern m e nt e ntitie s to
MISSION e n a b le e ntre pre n e urs h ip , intern sh ip a n d c are er
la u n c h o p p ortu n itie s .

U N I PR E N E U R 3
 750 75
STARTUPS FROM COUNTRIES

IS A L L IN F O R 280+ 350+ 19
TH E YO U TH HOURS OF
POWERFUL
SPEAKERS
FROM TECH
SECTORS
CONTENT 30
COUNTRIES

As th e re g i o n ’s la rg e st sta rtu p
e v e n t, o n ly G I T E X F uture Stars is
p erfe ctly p o sitio n e d to d e velo p th e
4 0 0+
ACTIVE INVESTORS
30+
COUNTRIES
te c h s u p e rsta rs of to m o rro w & VCS FROM
g ath erin g th e w orld ’s m o st pro m isin g
startu p s u n d er o n e roof - a n
in cre d ib le atm o sp h ere of cre ativity,
te c h n o lo g y a n d p o w erfu l le arn in g s

U N I PR E N E U R 4
TH E O N L Y E VE N T C A P A B L E
O F B R IN G IN G TH E F U L L VA L U E C H A IN

S ta rtu p s , i n v e sto rs , a c c e le rato rs ,

i n c u b ato rs , b i g p ri v ate te c h
c o rp o rati o n s , g o v e rn m e n t
e n titi e s , F ortu n e 5 0 0 c o m p a n ie s,
e c o sy ste m sta ke h o ld ers … a n d
n o w to c o m p lete th e p icture , w e
in c lu d e th e y o u th e n tre p re n e u rs

“There is a c o rp o rate an d g o vern m ent sc en e, also an in vesto r sc en e, everyone is here… best

plac e to m eet all p layers in th e sam e sp ot".
P e d ro R u a o
F o u n d e r & C E O , O m n iflow P o rtug a l

U N I PR E N E U R 5
IG N ITIN G TH E PA S S IO N
F O R E N TR E P R E N E U R S H IP
A P R O G R A M M E C E L E B R A T I N G T H E N E W G E N E R A T I O N TO R U L E T H E T E C H W O R L D

B E F O R E TH E E VE N T

P re-en g a g e m e nt w ith th e c o m m u n ity

Live in-perso n se ssio n s w ith ke y un iversities an d stud e nts
from U AE , S a u d i & Q atar

Pre se nt the U n ipre n e ur an d all the be n efits that un iversities

ga in w h ile takin g part in the progra m

AT TH E E VE N T
2 da ys of co nferen c e s

Yo uth startup s on stag e – U n iversities P itch C o m p etition

Yo uth startup s on the sh o w floor – Stud e nt Startup s S h o w c a se

N etw ork w ith 40 0 + m o st active In ve stors & VC

U N I PR E N E U R 6
 YO U TH R IS IN G
O N TH E S H O W F L O O R
5 U A E U N IVE R S ITIE S & 5 IN TE R N ATIO N A L U N IVE R S ITIE S TO TA K E PA R T
AT U A E ’S B IG G E S T & 1 S T O F ITS K IN D E N TR E P R E N E U R S H IP

Each university will bring ten top startup / s t u d e n t entrepreneurs from

their own incubator programmes.

Participating universities will get the exclusive benefits of exhibiting

their university/ its innovation ecosystem, showcase their best student
startups, participate at the student pitch competition & more

E X P E C T E D U N I V E R S I T I E S ( U A E , K S A , Q A TA R & I N D I A )

- UAEU - Herriot Watt

- Khalifa University - GEMS
- New York Abu Dhabi University - Dubai Entrepreneurs Academy
- Higher Colleges of Tech - Zayed University
- AUD - KAUST (King Abdullah
- Canadian University of Dubai University of Science &
- Amity Technology)
- Carnegie Mellon

N o n-exh a u stive list D e adlin e to sig n-up : 1 5 th July 20 2 1

U N I PR E N E U R 7
E VA L U A TIO N C R ITE R IA F O R B R IN G IN G
TO P S TA R TU P S

Level of Innovation: Originality of the idea

Potential: Longevity, actualization and profitability
Team: Your team’s credentials and how they will make your
company a success
Functionality: Usability
Goodness: What is the impact of your product on social,
cultural, and/or environmental issues

Please note:
In addition to being an exhibitor, all startups entering the competition must use
technology in their products or services must have scalable business solutions

Applicable to student startups only (Alumni startups can still participate at GITEX Future
Stars as a part of the university however they will not be qualified for the YouthX
Unipreneur Pitch competition)

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 AT T H E
EVENT

Panel discussions with

L IF E - C H A N G IN G key entities from the sector

TA L K S/ M E N TO R S H IP Youth Talks (Ted Talks style

sessions of 15-min each by young
entrepreneurs & innovators)

University Incubator showcase

Innovation Theatre (Four 10-minute

plays on entrepreneurship,
innovation & leadership)

Proposed speakers from

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 AT T H E E V E N T

T h e brig hte st yo uth startu p s fro m e a c h

u n ivers ity w ill c o m e , p itc h a n d c o n q u er b ig
re w ard s

All p artic ip atin g u n ivers itie s w ill b e e lig ib le to

p ut 5 startu p s forw ard

T h e to p 3 fin a lists in th e c o m p etitio n w ill g o

d ire ctly to th e F in a ls of th e S u p ern o va
C h a lle n g e to c o m p ete for th e

B AT T L E G R O U N D R O YA L E : B e st U n iversity E ntrepre n e ur Prize of U S D

1 0 ,0 0 0 a n d at th e sa m e tim e
D IS C O VE R IN G TH E
O vera ll S u p ern o va C h a m p io n prize of U S D
B R IG H TE S T YO U TH 20 0 ,0 0 0
LE AD E R S
U N I PR E N E U R 10
E XP E C TE D J U R Y F O R S U P E R N O VA C H A L L E N G E
U N IVE R S ITY E N TR E P R E N E U R C ATE G O R Y

• F e d era l Yo uth Authority (U AE )

• D u b a i F uture F o u n d atio n

• E xp o 20 2 0

• U AE G o vt. Le a d ers Pro gra m

• Yo uth H u b

• KH D A

• M o h a m m e d B in R a sh id In n o vatio n F u n d

• M icro soft for Startup s

• H a m d a n In n o vatio n In c u b ator

• In 5

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 First of its kind entrepreneurship community exclusively for university
T H E U A E ’S students. Before and during the show – the YouthX Unipreneur serves as
a platform to connect talented students with startups, companies & govt
B IG G E S T YO U TH entities to enable entrepreneurship and career launch opportunities
TE C H P R O G R A M M E
• U n i p re n e u r
• H i g h F ly e r
• B o otc a m p
• T e e n s-in-A I

The world’s largest tech 4 days of engagement and Easy access to learn AI,
internship programme training for the teens programming, design thinking

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 A M A J O R O P P O R TU N ITY
F O R U N IVE R S ITIE S
How Universities Can Take Part:
 Each university can enroll 5 startups in the YouthX Unipreneur pitch
competition - three finalists will be shortlisted to pitch in the GFS
Supernova Challenge where they will have the chance to win USD
10,000 in the Best University Entrepreneur category
 Speaking opportunity in our dedicated university programme at the
region’s largest tech conferences
 2 investor passes for exclusive access to our Investor Lounge
 3 passes to attend the university networking session pre-event
 5 passes to attend the student networking session pre-event
 2 VIP passes for university senior representatives
 Dedicated marketing campaign across our social and digital channels
 Branding on all the YouthX Unipreneur collaterals

U N I PR E N E U R 13
 U N M IS S A B L E G R O W TH O P P O R TU N ITIE S
F O R S TA R TU P S
 O p p ortun ity to w in ca sh prize s throu g h our S u p ern o va C h a llen g e
pitch co m p etitio n , offerin g AE D 30 0 ,0 0 0 + as ca sh rew ard s
 O p p ortun ity to m e et an d netw ork w ith our in ve stors an d
c orp orate/go vern m e nt bu yers via our de d ic ated m atch m a kin g
pro gra m
 O p p ortun ity to learn via 50 + ho urs of free of ch arg e m e ntorsh ip
se ssio n s from top in ve stors, corp orate an d go vern m e nt org a n izatio n s
 O p p ortun ity to take part in other sid e co m p etitio n s takin g plac e
durin g the eve nt, usu a lly org a n ize d by our partners (se lectio n of
startup s is su b je ct to clie nts ap pro va l)

 C o m p lem e ntary pa sse s w ith ac c e ss to the G IT E X an d G F S

co nfere n c e s an d exh ib itio n

U N I PR E N E U R 14
 G E T O N B O AR D N O W
B E C O M E A S TR A TE G IC P A R TN E R
AE D 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 – exclu sive to on e clie nt only
 S p e a kin g op p ortun itie s at Yo uthX U n ipre n e ur stag e : ke yn ote, pa n e l, m o d eratin g se ssio n s
for the 2 full da ys

 B e c o m e the m a in partner an d sp o n sor for the B e st U n iversity E ntrepre n e ur categ ory in

the S u p ern o va C h a llen g e – se n ior repre se ntative in vited to go on stag e an d prese nt the
aw ard

 Ju d g in g op p ortun ity at the Yo uthX U n ipre n e ur pitch co m p etitio n

 D e d ic ated m arketin g ca m p a ig n acro ss all ch a n n e ls

 Vid e o intervie w w ith the m o st se n ior an d offic ia l ho st on our D W T C po d c a st serie s

 G et the m o st strateg ic an d hig h ly visib le bran d in g an d m arketin g at the sh o w

 G et VIP pa sse s for yo ur se n ior repre se ntative s, givin g the m all ac c e ss to the full eve nt

 6 de leg ate pa sse s to ac c e ss the full co nfere n c e progra m m e an d w orksh o p s, on-site

 4 pa sse s to atten d the In ve stor P arty

U N I PR E N E U R 15
 G E T O N B O AR D N O W
B E C O M E A S U P P O R TIN G P A R TN E R
AE D 50 ,0 0 0 – exclu sive to m a x 5 clie nts only

 Branded as supporting partner

 Panel session on one of the topics (subject to availability)

 Announcement on our social media channels

 2 delegate passes to attend all paid content at GITEX/GFS

 2 delegate passes to attend the GFS Investor Party

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 WELCOME TO YOUR NEW HOME

MIN REQUIREMENTS TO TAKE PART

 Min 25 sqm space OR 4 startup single pods
 On the 25 sqm space to have at least 4 startups
exhibiting

INVESTMENT FOR THE SPACE ONLY OPTION:

 Space rate is: AED 2,130 + 5% VAT
 Mandatory Marketing power pack, insurance, lead
tracker: AED 1,560 per exhibiting company including
the university + 5% VAT
 Total cost (excluding the build) with 4 startups on board:
AED 61,050 + 5% VAT (min requirement, 25sqm + 4
startups)

INVESTMENT FOR THE POD ONLY OPTION:

AED 6,620 + 5% VAT
 All pods are fully built and branded with power and
basic wifi – picture attached as an example
 All pods are 2x1 sqm stands
 Mandatory lead tracker: AED 500
 Total Cost: AED 28,480 + 5% VAT (min requirement) U N I PR E N E U R 17
G R E AT VIB E S
@ G ITE X F utu re Sta rs
 Be wowed by the next generation of

17- 20 O C TO B E R 2021 | DUBAI WO RLD TRADE C E N T R E

In partnersh ip w ith
# GITEXFUTURESTARS
Zarko Ackovik Mohammed Mukhtar #GITEX
Group Sales Manager Co-founder #UNIPRENEUR INC
GITEX Future Stars Unipreneur Inc. #YOUTHXUNIPRENEUR
E: Zarko.Ackovik@dwtc.com mukhtar@theoneandonly.ae GITEXFUTURESTARS.COM
T: +971 4 3084509 T: +971 55 371 0341 GITEX.COM
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