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STEP Conference
Organizer: STEP Group
- Date
- 3-4 February 2027
- Location
- Dubai Internet City, Dubai, UAE
- Registration
- Paid
About the event
A MENA startup festival at Dubai Internet City, built around founders rather than enterprise buyers.
STEP is the regional counterweight to the exhibition-scale events: smaller, founder-weighted, and considerably easier to have a real conversation at. Thirteen years in, it has become the default early-stage gathering for MENA rather than for the UAE alone. If GITEX week is where you meet enterprises, this is where you meet the companies selling to them in three years.
What you’ll find
- A startup showcase organised by stage
- Pitch competitions and demo programming
- Scheduled investor meetings
- Content and creator economy tracks alongside the core technology programme
Who it is for
- Founders
- Investors
- AI & technology professionals
Key topics
- Startups & Investment
- AI & Automation
- Business & Leadership
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Official event information
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