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GISEC Global 2027 · Dubai
GISEC Global Exhibition Stands and Technology in Dubai
The UAE Cyber Security Council hosts GISEC Global, so one aisle can hold a CISO, a regulator and an energy buyer. Since 2016 we have put stands on the floor at eight GISEC editions. Lazulite builds for security vendors, distributors and national pavilions in Dubai, then fits OT demo racks, drill rooms and kiosks of its own. GISEC Global 2027 runs from 4 to 6 May at Expo City Dubai's exhibition centre, its second year there.
Show facts
Hosted by the UAE Cyber Security Council and organised by inD, GISEC Global is Dubai's annual cybersecurity exhibition and conference.
- Dates
- 4 to 6 May 2027, Tuesday to Thursday
- Venue
- Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City Dubai, home since the 2026 edition
- Organiser
- inD, the Dubai World Trade Centre and Informa joint venture
- Frequency
- Annual; the 2026 edition, the 15th, moved to 16 to 18 September
- Sectors
- OT and ICS security, cloud and network defence, GRC, incident response, post-quantum cryptography
- Audience
- CISOs, government end users, critical infrastructure operators, ethical hackers and startups
Show details checked: 2 November 2026
- GISEC Editions Supported Since 2016
- 8
- GISEC Stands and Exhibitor Projects
- 14
- Cybersecurity Exhibitors Served at GISEC
- 11
- Interactive Builds on GISEC Stands
- 36
What Is GISEC Global and Who Exhibits There
From OT Security to Post-Quantum Cryptography
GISEC Global spans the security market, from cloud, email and OT security to GRC, cyber insurance and post-quantum cryptography. Zero trust, national SOC services, threat intelligence and OSINT are exhibitor categories too. The Dubai Electronic Security Center, DESC, runs its Dubai Cyber Challenge here for Dubai Government staff.
Eight Stages, North Star Pods and Country Pavilions
Each of GISEC's eight stages pulls its own crowd. The Critical Infrastructure Stage covers energy, telecom, nuclear and power, and X-Labs takes IoT, 5G and cloud security. Startups exhibit in GISEC North Star pods. In 2026 the Cyber Diplomacy Forum ran by a new International Cyber Zone and nine national and regional pavilions.
CISOs and Critical Infrastructure Buyers on the Floor
The organiser expects more than 25,000 infosec professionals from 180+ countries, from government, banking, oil and gas, healthcare and energy. DEWA, Dubai Customs and Emirates NBD are on its top visiting companies list. Many run critical information infrastructure, where the Council's CIIP Policy sets a cyber resilience baseline, so bring a compliance specialist.
GISEC Global 2027 Dates, Venue and Exhibitor Deadlines
When Is GISEC Global 2027?
GISEC Global 2027 runs for three days, Tuesday 4 May to Thursday 6 May, with daily hours still to be posted. DWTC's January 2026 calendar had listed the previous edition for May, before it ran from 16 to 18 September.
Where Is GISEC Global 2027 Held?
GISEC Global 2027 is held at Dubai Exhibition Centre, the Expo City venue it moved to in 2026. Until then it ran at Dubai World Trade Centre. The organiser recommends the metro to Expo 2020 Station, a short walk from the halls.
Booking Space Before the Floor Plan Fills
GISEC sells space only from 20 square metres and shell scheme stands from 9, and its 2027 enquiry form warns that space is limited. Request the floor plan as you enquire. Drawing, pass and service order dates will follow in the 2027 exhibitor manual. Inside eight weeks of opening, a modular build or a dressed shell scheme is the route left; call +971 50 173 8408.
Planning timeline
Fourteen weeks before 4 May
Island, pavilion or drill room briefed
Ten weeks before
Live hardware and leased lines listed for the drawings
Eight weeks before
Space-only design frozen for review
Five weeks before
Modular and shell scheme briefs close
Build-up days at DEC
Controllers powered and the drill timed
Exhibition Stands and Technology We Deliver at GISEC Global
Shell Scheme Upgrades and Space-Only Builds
Smaller GISEC stands start as the organiser's shell scheme, which Lazulite dresses with graphics, lighting and freestanding kiosks. Space-only plots get a custom or modular build from our Dubai workshop, and national delegations share one design through Custom Pavilion Building.
Picking Demo Technology by GISEC Stage
X-Labs buyers and the Government Stage audience want different demos. A Kinetic Flip Book pages through a GRC portfolio. A Dynamic LED Wall carries a distributor's vendor brands. In a North Star pod, a Curved LED Kiosk stands alone.
Leads Sorted the Way GISEC Sorts Visitors
GISEC groups visitors as decision makers, end users and influencers, and every Lazulite scan carries the same tag, plus the buyer's sector. A bank's CISO and a utility's OT engineer then reach your sales team on separate lists.
An Engineer Beside Your Live Hardware
Controllers, appliances and leased lines run all day on many GISEC stands, so a Lazulite engineer stays with yours until the 6 May close. They restart hardware, reload firmware on demo units and keep the drill room on time.
Projects Delivered at GISEC Global
Stand Ideas for GISEC Global's Security Buyers
A Five-Minute Breach Drill in an Immersive Room
GISEC hosted the first in-person Global CyberDrill for national CERTs in 2024, and the 2025 drill set a Guinness World Records mark for 126 nationalities. In an Immersive Room, a CISO's team runs a tabletop exercise as ransomware spreads around them, choosing each containment step.
Real Controllers Behind a Transparent OLED
OT/ICS Security is one of the exhibitor types on GISEC's 2027 enquiry form. Mount your industrial controller behind a 3.0 Transparent OLED Portrait, and the screen draws the traffic your product inspects over the live hardware.
A Post-Quantum Readiness Check on a Kiosk
The Global Quantum Drill, hosted by the Cyber Security Council and organised by ITU, brought post-quantum cryptography onto the GISEC programme. An Interactive Kiosk asks where a visitor's keys and certificates live, scores their quantum risk and books a follow-up.
A Deepfake Made and Caught on the Stand
Deepfakes sit on GISEC's Main Stage agenda beside GenAI and next-generation ransomware. An AI Photobooth creates a synthetic portrait of each visitor, and your detection engine flags it on the screen beside them.
GISEC Global Rules, Approvals and Contractor Registration
Registering Crews and Flying In Stand Staff
GISEC 2026 drew professionals from more than 180 countries, and the organiser's visa page covers invitation letters for overseas staff. Contractor registration follows the 2027 manual, and our crew list goes in the week it opens.
Power, Leased Lines and Rigging at DEC
DWTC operates DEC, and at its own halls it sells wired internet from 6 to 100 Mbps, plus leased lines. Lazulite drafts your power, rigging and internet requirements and lodges each service order for you, via the route GISEC's 2027 manual specifies. DXB Live handles top rigging at DWTC venues.
How We Deliver Your GISEC Global Stand From Brief to Build-Down
Your Buyers Decide the First Layout
Whether you sell to CISOs, OT operators or government security teams sets the first GISEC layout.
Drawings Built on the Organiser's Floor Plan
The floor plan GISEC sends with your space sets the drawing grid, and the set goes to the organiser once you sign off the design.
Hardware Wired Into the Walls in Dubai
Your controllers and drill content are wired into the GISEC stand walls in our Dubai workshop and run as one system.
A Timed Run at DEC Before 4 May
Our crew assembles the stand at Dubai Exhibition Centre, then times the breach drill with your presenters before GISEC opens on 4 May.
Leads Delivered as the Halls Close on 6 May
Your sorted GISEC leads arrive at the 6 May close, and dismantling begins once your hardware is signed back to you.
How Much Does a GISEC Global Stand Cost?
The 20 Square Metre Line in a GISEC Budget
The 20 square metre minimum for space only is GISEC's first cost line, because smaller stands start from the organiser's shell scheme. Per square metre, space-only builds typically run AED 1,000 to 2,000 for modular systems and AED 1,500 to 3,500 for custom joinery.
Booking GISEC Space Through Enquire to Exhibit
GISEC space is booked through Enquire to Exhibit on gisec.ae, where sponsorship packages also require stand space. No 2027 space rate is published, and the organiser invoices it separately. Lazulite's quote holds the stand, technology, content and three days of engineers. Our team readies your power, rigging and internet orders and lodges them for you via the manual's channel. Venue charges are itemised, and UAE VAT is 5%.
Saving With a Dressed Shell Scheme
A 9 square metre shell scheme keeps structure costs down at GISEC, since the organiser supplies the walls. Put the budget into one demo, such as an AI Photobooth for the deepfake test, typically hired at AED 3,000 to 6,000 a show day.
Budget bands
Compact
A dressed shell scheme of some 12 square metres, with AED 30,000 to 70,000 typical
- Wall wraps fitted to the organiser's panels
- Freestanding Curved LED Kiosk
- Post-quantum readiness quiz
Standard
Space only above GISEC's 20 square metre minimum, near 36, typically AED 80,000 to 200,000
- Industrial controller behind Transparent OLED
- Glazed pod for Meetings Program slots
- Leased line for cloud console demos
Flagship
Islands near 100 square metres for vendors, distributors or pavilions, with AED 300,000 to 650,000 typical
- Immersive Room breach drill
- Vendor pods with Interactive Kiosks
- Leads split into decision makers, end users and influencers
Ranges checked: November 2026
Pricing note: These ranges are indicative, for planning only. Your final quote depends on your requirements, stand size, show duration and the resources your stand needs. They exclude organiser space, venue charges for power, rigging and internet, and VAT.
Rent vs custom
Rent
Hired technology inside a GISEC shell scheme
- Shell space from 9 square metres
- AI Photobooth or kiosks on day hire
- Briefed up to five weeks before 4 May
Custom build
Space only, built around your live hardware
- Plots from 20 square metres
- Racks and cable routes inside the joinery
- Briefed eight weeks or more before 4 May
Why Cybersecurity Exhibitors Choose Lazulite at GISEC Global
A Live Security Feed Already on Our Record
X-Labs covers 5G and IoT security at GISEC. At GITEX 2021, our 5G Security Camera Live Demo for du streamed the hall to an LED wall when a du Cube touched a kiosk. That team builds GISEC demos now.
A Hardware List Your Security Team Can Check
DESC's Information Security Regulation governs Dubai Government entities, the buyers GISEC's Government Stage gathers. Before build-up, your security team receives a list of every kiosk, screen and controller Lazulite installs, with the software each runs.
Badging for Your Own CISO Evening
GISEC's 2026 CISO Lounge stayed open from 5pm to 8pm on 17 September. For a CISO dinner during GISEC week, Lazulite's Event Registration & Badging Systems run invitations and check-in.
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Other GCC Exhibitions We Support
Black Hat MEA
Riyadh's cybersecurity show, run by Tahaluf and SAFCSP at Malham from 1 to 3 December 2026.
GITEX Global
inD's technology show, whose Expo takes Dubai Exhibition Centre, GISEC's venue too, from 8 to 11 December 2026.
Intersec Global
Messe Frankfurt Middle East's fire, safety and security show, held at DWTC from 12 to 14 January 2027.
Frequently Asked Questions About Exhibiting at GISEC Global
Can't find your answer? Speak with our Dubai team.
No. GISEC left Dubai World Trade Centre after its 2025 edition, which filled eight halls there from 6 to 8 May. The 2026 show ran at Dubai Exhibition Centre in Expo City, and the 2027 edition returns to it on 4 to 6 May. Route freight, crew and hotels to Expo City.
Let's build it together
Start Planning Your GISEC Global Stand With Lazulite
Your first GISEC decision is shell scheme or space only, and floor area settles it. Tell us your size, stand number and the hardware you will run. A first concept arrives with an indicative cost range, and the quote is fixed after design approval. For 4 May, brief a custom stand eight weeks ahead on +971 50 173 8408.
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