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Bringing startups and corporates together GELLIFY seeks to shape the region’s innovation capacities

GELLIFY is the official innovation partner second year in a row at the GITEX Future Stars, the startup event of the year which will be held from October 17 to 20, 2021 in Dubai.

The live event will offer corporates and startups the opportunity to tap into each other’s resources and effectively collaborate to realize their innovations goals. GELLIFY, a business innovation platform managing digital transformations, brings to the program its experience with enabling robust innovation ecosystems in other regions of the world. The company’s CEO and other senior executives will be present to enable meaningful interactions between corporates, start-ups, and investors.

“When start-ups and established businesses collaborate in a structured way, they would fulfil their innovation potential faster and sustainably. GELLIFY brings with its deep experience in building a large network of curated tech startups that corporates can leverage, nevertheless we also advance corporates with open innovation and digital transformation services, leveraging the same network of international startups. We also have a forum of investors that startups can connect with,” said Massimo Cannizzo, CEO and Co-Founder at GELLIFY Middle East.

“Only a strong ecosystem with the right partners and motivated stakeholders can help create and sustain innovation in a digitally-connected world,” Cannizzo added. Apart from joining Gitex Future Stars on the startup scene, Massimo will also be joining a panel on Bias in Artificial Intelligence on October 18.”

GELLIFY will also identify the next big startups that they think will be game changers and add them to their global portfolio. The Founder and CEO of the GELLIFY Group, Fabio Nalucci, will be part of the jury in the final round of the GITEX Future Stars Supernova Challenge on October 20th.

GELLIFY will also participate in other major events at GITEX to showcase its expertise and to enhance thought leadership in innovation. On October 18, Enrique Ortega, Managing Director, GELLIFY, will speak on the steep climb from startups to corporates. The next day, Neil Ford, the Innovation Manager of GELLIFY will talk about the GELLIFICATION program, the unique approach to “solidify” the startups to seize their exit opportunity.