Bahraini companies sign 20 deals with global, regional partners at GITEX 2023

TDT | Manama                                              

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahraini enterprises have concluded their successful involvement at GITEX 2023, following an outstanding reception and participation. This led to the signing of 20 partnership agreements and memorandums of understanding with various regional and international organizations.

Bahrain's pavilion, sponsored by the Labour Fund (Tamkeen), in collaboration with the Economic Development Board (EDB), Export Bahrain, and ila Bank, experienced an unprecedented turnout at the global exhibition.

An annual event held in Dubai, GITEX attracts the foremost technology companies, experts, and decision-makers, drawing technology enthusiasts from across the globe. Khalid AlBayat, Tamkeen Chief Growth Officer, Musab Abdullah, Executive Director of ICT Business Development at Bahrain EDB, Fatima Aziz Rostam, Export Bahrain Executive Director – Operations, and Abdullah Abuidrees, Head of Marketing & Acquisition at ila Bank, commended the quality of Bahraini businesses, highlighting the Kingdom’s leading position in the region in information and communication technology (ICT) and the digital economy.

The pavilion featured 12 Bahraini small and medium enterprises at the GITEX Global exhibition, along with 20 startups participating in the Expand North Star exhibition, an integral part of the GITEX Global Week activities.

Notably, the Expand North Star exhibition, held separately from GITEX for the first time, saw the participation of over 800 companies from more than 100 countries worldwide. Three Bahraini startups reached the semi-finals of the Supernova Challenge, with the emerging Bahraini application Unipal securing second place.

Unipal founder Ali Al-Alawi expressed pride in representing Bahrain in this global competition.

Confirmed deals

• ADRI partnered with China Mobile to advance 5G tech, data centres, and IoT in the Gulf, focusing on Arabic AI infrastructure.

• NGN International secured four key partnerships: Emirates Alliance for Technical Solutions, Positive Technologies, Dynatrace, and Axidian, boosting security and AI-driven monitoring.

• FACEKI inked five deals with Bahrain Exports, including Explorer Bees and Trade Dog, enhancing user security and data protection through face recognition.

• Redleaf Technologies collaborates with Faceki to improve AI-based video identification for environmental sustainability.

• SANATECH Global Solutions partners with Faceki for advanced AI solutions in eKYC, KYB, and AML/PEP verification.

• SDK Finance teams up with Faceki to combat fraud and enhance verification solutions.

• Think Smart allies with EON Reality for augmented and virtual reality education, and Excellence Delivered (ExD) for systems integration in the Gulf.

• Arab Financial Services (afs) signed seven MOUs with Bahraini and global institutions, expanding digital payment services, including Unipal, Softech Systems, Equity Bank, Supersonic USA, Fortis, Peach Payments, and Dynamic Business Solutions, aiming to provide comprehensive digital payment services.

• Silah Gulf strengthens customer service with a strategic partnership with Genesys, a cloud solutions leader for contact centers.