More than 100 core representatives from Dubai's government and business sectors will form a delegation to visit Shenzhen in October! The 5th Dubai Business Forum unlocks new opportunities for China-Dubai overseas expansion.
At present, the economic and trade exchanges between the United Arab Emirates and China maintain a strong momentum. According to the latest official data, the UAE's non-oil foreign trade volume reached 1.937 trillion dirhams in the first half of 2026, marking a 13.1% year-on-year increase and hitting a new all-time high. Among all trading partners, China firmly ranks as the UAE's largest non-oil trading partner, with bilateral non-oil trade volume reaching as high as 180.7 billion dirhams. The solid economic and trade foundation has laid a rock-solid ground for deep cooperation between the two sides. As the UAE's core trade, finance and logistics hub, Dubai plays a critical strategic gateway role in this bilateral economic and trade landscape.
Leveraging the robust economic and trade momentum, the Dubai Business Forum · China will be hosted in Shenzhen on October 14. The specifications and lineup of this event have been fully upgraded: more than 100 core representatives from Dubai's government and leading enterprises will form a delegation to visit China, with a scale exceeding that of the first China station event held in 2024. It has become another high-value platform for precise connection between Chinese and Dubai government and enterprise stakeholders, deep industrial linkage, and win-win outcomes for two-way investment. CCOIC Shenzhen and CCOIC Guangzhou act as supporting partners of this forum.
The delegation is led by H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Dubai Chambers, whose lineup covers core entities across the entire industrial chain, including Dubai Chambers, Dubai Department of Economic Development, DP World, Dubai Land Department, Dubai Airport Free Zone, Emirates, noon, Spinneys, and many top-tier investment institutions. Most of the attendees are founders, chairmen, CEOs and core decision-makers of leading enterprises. For Chinese enterprises that plan to deeply explore the Middle East market, this visiting lineup is far more than a group of guests, but a top-tier cooperation matrix that holds core resources of Dubai's policies, industries, capital, logistics and channels. It is reported that during the forum, Dubai Chambers and multiple member institutions of the delegation will also sign memorandums of cooperation with Chinese institutions to promote the implementation of a batch of pragmatic cooperation outcomes.
H.E. Eng. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Chairman of Dubai Chambers
Anchor on the D33 Strategy + New AI Track, Precisely Connect with China's Industrial Advantages
This forum takes "Gather Momentum for Far-sighted Win-win New Journey" as its theme, closely aligns with Dubai's ten-year economic blueprint (D33) strategy and the global digital economic trend, focuses on core fields including artificial intelligence, cross-border investment, global trade and industrial landing, and sets up two core sections of "Scale Momentum" and "Win-win New Journey" to build cooperation bridges from multiple dimensions of urban strategy, industrial ecosystem and enterprise practice.
As the core guideline for Dubai to double its total economic output by 2033, the D33 strategy forms the core cooperation backdrop of this forum. At the opening of the forum, the Chairman of Dubai Chambers will deliver a keynote speech to interpret Dubai's positioning as a global business hub and clarify the path to deepen the strategic partnership between China and Dubai; the CEO of Dubai Department of Economic Development will elaborate on the dividends of the D33 strategy, release core opportunities brought by Dubai's optimized business environment, emerging industry layout and global capital attraction, and point out the policy direction for Chinese enterprises to develop in Dubai.
Artificial intelligence and digital economy are the core incremental tracks of this forum, as well as the key driving force for Dubai to boost the next round of economic growth. During the forum, H.E. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers will announce Dubai Chambers' two-year AI transformation plan, which empowers enterprises to improve quality and efficiency through Agentic AI. At the same time, core executives from Dubai Digital Economy Chamber will participate in special dialogues to share Dubai's cutting-edge technology sandbox mechanism, innovation laboratory construction and practical experience of hard-core technology industrialization, helping Chinese AI enterprises and scientific innovation teams solve difficulties in overseas testing, scenario implementation and large-scale development, and open up the complete link from technology R&D to global implementation.
H.E. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, President and CEO of Dubai Chambers
Break Barriers in Capital, Trade and Mobility, Land the Real-world Scenarios for Chinese Enterprises' Global Expansion
Different from the macro trend sharing of conventional forums, this forum focuses on the practical pain points of enterprises' global expansion, centers on real economy tracks such as capital connection, supply chain trade and new energy mobility, launches precisely implementable cooperation topics, and converts macro cooperation visions into implementable and profitable business opportunities.
In terms of capital cooperation, leading Middle East investment institutions and Chinese investment representatives will have in-depth dialogues on the same stage, focusing on three popular fields of artificial intelligence, fintech and advanced manufacturing, tapping into the investment opportunities of Dubai's new financial platform, building two-way investment and financing channels, and helping Chinese technology enterprises obtain capital support from the Middle East.
The new energy mobility sector has released huge incremental space. Data shows that the market share of Chinese automotive brands in the Middle East and North Africa reached 10% in 2024, and it is expected to climb to 34% by 2030, with full growth potential. This forum will focus on the transformation of the Middle East mobility landscape, discuss the identity transformation of local Dubai automotive groups from traditional dealers to strategic partners and co-investors of Chinese automotive enterprises, and provide a brand-new path for Chinese new energy automotive enterprises to expand overseas, implement localized layout and expand distribution channels.
In terms of global supply chain, senior executives from two core global hub enterprises, Emirates SkyCargo and DP World, will elaborate on the full-chain resource advantages of Dubai's air cargo, port parks and special economic zones, discuss the construction of resilient cross-border trade corridors, help Chinese enterprises rely on Dubai's hub to realize efficient global flow of goods, capital and business, and stabilize their overseas supply chain system.
From Concept Sharing to Practical Implementation, Build a Closed-loop Precise Connection System between China and Dubai
The biggest highlight of this forum is that it breaks away from the traditional "one-way promotion" mode, focuses on the core demands of Chinese enterprises' global expansion, and provides full-process empowerment from "understanding Dubai" to "landing in Dubai". In addition to the main forum, multiple high-spec closed-door meetings are arranged as supporting activities, which abandon pure concept sharing and focus on practical docking, precise Q&A and resource matching.
The event has exclusively created two service scenarios: "Direct to Dubai" docking hub and market access practical consultation room, to provide one-on-one precise consultation for core issues such as enterprise registration, policy adaptation, market access and compliant operation, and solve the pain points of information asymmetry and difficult implementation for small and medium-sized enterprises expanding overseas. At the same time, a special closed-door dialogue for Dubai businesswomen is set up to build an exchange platform for Chinese and Dubai female business leaders, and broaden diversified channels for bilateral industrial cooperation and resource complementarity.
The collective visit of more than 100 representatives at all levels of the Dubai delegation to Shenzhen sends a clear signal that China has become an indispensable core strategic partner in Dubai's global economic and trade layout. For Chinese enterprises seeking new breakthroughs in globalization, this Dubai Business Forum is an excellent window to access Dubai's top resources at close range, seize the emerging Middle East market and layout global trade hubs, which will inject new impetus into the two-way win-win and deep industrial integration between China and Dubai.
The registration channel will be closed at 6 p.m. Beijing Time on October 7. If you are interested in participating in the "2026 Dubai Business Forum · China", please scan the QR code below or click "here" to submit your registration.
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