GITEX Vietnam: Dates, Tickets & Venue (Hanoi)

What GITEX Vietnam actually is

GITEX AI Vietnam is a technology exhibition and conference landing in Hanoi on October 1-2, 2026. It’s organised by KAOUN International, the company behind the Dubai World Trade Centre’s GITEX franchise, working alongside Vietnam’s National Innovation Center (NIC).

That NIC partnership matters. Unlike a purely commercial trade show parachuted into a rented hall, this edition is tied into Vietnam’s own state innovation infrastructure, which shapes both the venue choice and the delegate mix toward government, policy and enterprise attendees rather than a general public crowd.

This is the inaugural Hanoi edition of GITEX, a brand that already runs large-scale events in Dubai, Berlin, and elsewhere. First editions of any GITEX spinoff tend to be smaller and more exploratory than the flagship Dubai show, with the exhibitor list and floor plan built out year over year rather than fixed from day one.

Dates and how the two days are likely structured

The event is set for October 1-2, 2026, a two-day format that’s standard for regional GITEX editions outside the flagship Dubai show. Two-day tech conferences of this scale typically split into a heavier opening day of keynotes and ministerial or NIC-linked sessions, with day two leaning more into exhibitor floor time and smaller breakout panels.

That’s a reasonable pattern to plan around, not a published schedule. Confirm the actual day-by-day agenda on the official GITEX site, since session times and stage assignments for an inaugural edition are exactly the kind of detail worth checking directly rather than assuming.

Finding the venue in Hanoi

The organisers don’t have a single long-running home for this event the way Dubai’s GITEX has the Dubai World Trade Centre. Given the National Innovation Center’s direct involvement, an NIC facility or an NIC-linked convention venue in the Hanoi area is the most plausible host site; treat the exact address as a detail to verify on the official listing rather than assume.

Before booking a hotel or arranging transport, check the official GITEX Vietnam page for the venue name and district. If you’re used to navigating Hanoi by landmark rather than address, note whether the venue sits in the older central districts (near Hoan Kiem) or further out toward the newer NIC campus areas west of the city, since that changes your taxi time and hotel choice considerably.

Tickets and registration

As a business and technology exhibition rather than a public festival, GITEX events generally run on a registration model: visitor passes, conference passes, and exhibitor packages priced differently, often with early-bird rates. Exact pricing and passes for this Hanoi edition are best checked directly rather than guessed at.

• Register through the official GITEX Vietnam website, not third-party resellers
• Expect separate tiers for exhibition-floor access versus conference/keynote access
• Corporate or government delegations often register as groups through NIC or partner channels rather than individually

Confirm ticket categories, prices, and any early-bird deadlines on the official site before you commit to travel dates.

Reading a first-year GITEX floor

If you’ve been to an established GITEX event in Dubai or Berlin, recalibrate your expectations here. Inaugural editions run leaner: fewer exhibitor halls, a tighter list of keynote speakers, and a program shaped by this specific launch rather than the sprawling multi-hall format the Dubai flagship has built over years.

That’s not a downside if you’re coming to make direct contacts. Smaller first editions tend to have a higher ratio of decision-makers to browsers, since attendance skews toward companies and officials with a direct stake in Vietnam’s tech and innovation policy rather than general industry tourism.

Getting to Hanoi and around it

Most international visitors arrive through Noi Bai International Airport, roughly 25-30 minutes from central Hanoi by car depending on traffic, longer during rush hour. Airport taxis and ride-hailing apps (Grab is the dominant one locally) are the standard way in; agree on the airport taxi fare or use the metered/ride-hailing option to avoid haggling.

Once in the city, Grab is also the easiest way to reach the conference venue itself: drop a pin using the address listed on your registration confirmation or the official event page. Hanoi’s traffic is dense and largely unregulated by lane discipline, so budget more transit time than a map estimate suggests, particularly around the morning session start.

Badge etiquette and the business-conference rhythm

Business cards still carry real weight at Vietnamese and broader Southeast Asian tech conferences; bring more than you think you need, and present and receive them with both hands as a basic courtesy. Dress skews business formal or smart business casual for keynote sessions, looser on the exhibition floor itself.

Networking at events like this tends to happen in the gaps: coffee breaks between sessions, the exhibitor floor during lulls, and organised evening receptions where the program includes one. If you’re attending for business development rather than just the keynotes, treat the floor time on day two as the higher-value window, since that’s typically when exhibitors are set up for longer conversations rather than delivering a scheduled talk.

Confirm the final program, badge categories, and any networking events directly on the official GITEX Vietnam site, since these logistics are the details most useful to verify firsthand rather than assume from other GITEX editions.