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GESS Dubai — three days of classroom ideas and educator CPD

Build a personalised day of professional learning around inclusive classrooms, play, multilingual teaching and sustainability. The education conference brings teachers and researchers together for practical sessions that go well beyond the exhibition stands; attend at least three hours of conference content to qualify for the advertised CPD certificate.

Dubai World Trade Centre’s Convention Gate and surrounding buildings, photographed in January 2020. Venue context, not a photograph of the 2026 GESS programme; use the Exhibition Plaza entrance for the Sheikh Saeed Halls.

World Trade Centre, Dubai · Sheikh Saeed Halls 1–3, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

When to go

10–11 November 2026, 10:00–18:00; 12 November, 10:00–17:00 GST. Individual conference sessions follow the published programme. Register for a free visitor badge before travelling.

Registration required. Check the organiser for remaining spaces.

Who can go

Education professionals · Education community · free visitor registration · restricted leadership stream

What’s free & what to know

  • Free advance visitor registration is available to the education community, including teachers, school leaders, education consultants and relevant professionals. Complete the organiser registration to obtain a visitor badge.
  • The featured experience is the substantive conference learning programme. Topics include inclusive education, play, multilingual learning, safeguarding, curriculum and sustainability. Exhibition product demonstrations and sales presentations are separate optional activities.
  • Attend at least three hours of conference content to qualify for the advertised CPD-accredited certificate. Check the current agenda and certificate procedure with the organiser; individual session access remains subject to room capacity.
  • The Leaders in Education stream is restricted to education leaders and members of its club. Other listed learning streams include Early Years, Inclusion, Wellbeing & Sustainability and GESS Talks; the free visitor pass is not a promise of entry to restricted sessions or separate invitation-only activities.
  • Opening hours are 10:00–18:00 on 10 and 11 November and 10:00–17:00 on 12 November 2026. Use the Exhibition Plaza entrance for the Sheikh Saeed Halls. Transport, parking, meals and optional purchases are not included.
  • This programme is designed for education professionals. It is not advertised as a children’s activity.
Sources & photo credit

Last successfully checked 6 Nov 2026. Availability can change; check with the organiser before travelling.

6 November 2026: official conference page, detailed 10 November agenda, visitor audience and venue pages inspected. Free visitor pass and substantial non-sales pedagogy sessions confirmed; 3+ conference hours qualifies for advertised CPD certificate. The live linked Visitcloud system displayed GESS Dubai 2026, FREE Registration, correct dates and active Register button; opening it reached editable business-contact-address step. Stopped before personal data, registration or terms acceptance. No ticket issued. Official map link redirects to actual DWTC place 25.2233459,55.2869344. Event-wide opening times verified; individual tracks have their own session times. Terms page failed to fetch, so no inferred numerical age policy. One overall conference record, not split into tracks or product demos.

GESS Dubai — official conference programme and free visitor registration

Official live free registration

Official conference agenda

Official venue, map and opening hours

Official visitor audience

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