Dubai Chambers is overseeing elaborate preparations to host the Dubai Business Forum – China in Shenzhen on 14th October 2026 as part of its sustained efforts to deepen engagement with the Chinese business community and support companies seeking to establish and expand their operations in Dubai. Being held under the theme ‘Momentum at Scale: Accelerating Shared Success,’ the event will bring together senior government officials, business leaders, investors, and representatives of the public and private sectors to explore new opportunities for cooperation, trade, and investment between Dubai and China. The upcoming forum reflects the strong impetus on collaborative growth even as leading Chinese technology companies operating across myriad fields like advanced air mobility, aerial delivery, and cross-border payments leverage Dubai’s advantages as a platform for scaling innovative solutions, accessing regional opportunities, and expanding into global markets. Dubai’s advanced infrastructure, supportive regulatory environment, strong public-private sector collaboration, and connectivity across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia continue to offer a significant value proposition for international technology companies, as apparent from the growth strategies of ARIDGE, Keeta Drone, and PingPong. Dubai’s integrated business ecosystem also gives companies access to customers, investors, strategic partners, and decision-makers, while creating an environment that supports the testing, deployment, and commercialisation of emerging technologies. ARIDGE (formerly XPENG AEROHT), the largest flying car company in Asia, has selected Dubai as a strategic base for its global expansion into the Advanced Air Mobility market. In October 2025, ARIDGE completed the first public manned flight demonstration of its Land Aircraft Carrier flying car outside China. The company also secured purchase agreements for 600 units from partners in the Middle East, representing its largest overseas order to date. The agreements span markets including the UAE, Qatar, and Kuwait, reflecting Dubai’s role as a central base from which companies can access opportunities