BITEX 2026 & MEET ICT Conference

BITEX, the Bahrain International Technology Exhibition, is a two-day ICT show held alongside the MEET ICT Conference, one of the longest-running technology conferences in the Kingdom. The 2026 edition runs under the theme 'AI: Driving the Digital Economy of Tomorrow', looking at how artificial intelligence is reshaping enterprises, public services and whole sectors, from finance and healthcare to manufacturing and logistics. Technology vendors, startups and service providers exhibit to buyers from Bahrain's public and private sectors.

MEET ICT Conference

The conference runs on both days, with a workshop day on 28 October. It combines keynote sessions with sector-focused topics, organised around three strands of the 2026 theme: intelligent innovation, digital transformation at scale, and building a future-ready digital economy.

• Artificial intelligence
• Cyber security
• Digital economy and digital transformation
• 5G and cloud computing
• Big data and blockchain
• Smart cities and the Internet of Things
• Fourth Industrial Revolution
• Fintech

Exhibition

BITEX gathers ICT companies and startups under one roof to show products and services for digital transformation, with stands, sponsorship and country-agent options for exhibitors looking to enter the Bahraini and wider Gulf market.

Who attends

The organiser's visitor profile lists CIOs, CSOs, CEOs, board members, consultants, senior security officials and IT managers.

• Government
• Finance and banking
• Education and healthcare
• Insurance
• Oil and gas, infrastructure and energy
• Transportation and logistics
• IT distribution, hardware and software
• Manufacturers and suppliers

Tickets & passes

• Visitor: Exhibition visitor registration on bitexbh.com
• Conference delegate: MEET ICT delegate registration on meetict.com