– Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2026 expands its global reach with new summits and strategic alliances
- More than 300 CEOs and presidents, representing assets worth more than US$61 trillion, have already confirmed their attendance at ADFW 2026.
- The largest edition to date will feature 75 events spread across eight stages, including 10 new events and platforms covering sectors such as hedge funds, real estate, healthcare, infrastructure, tokenization, energy and geoeconomics.
- New strategic collaborations with International Monetary Fund, the European Union, the Arab Monetary Fund, AIMA, Atlantic Council, CNBC, Yicai, Semafor and other international institutions.
/PRNewswire/ — Under the sponsorship of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive CouncilAbu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2026 is shaping up to be the most ambitious edition to date, thanks to a significant expansion of its program, its alliances and its cast of international speakers.
Hosted by ADGM, the international financial center in Abu Dhabi, the fifth edition of ADFW 2026, which will be held from December 7 to 10, 2026, will reflect the growing magnitude and prestige of the global community it brings together. Already More than 300 international financial leaders representing assets worth more than 61 trillion US dollars have been confirmed to attendwhich puts this year’s event on track to surpass the record figure of $62 billion reached in the previous edition.
An expanded international agenda
Under the motto “The community of capital, driven by alliances”, ADFW 2026 will expand its scope: it will pass from 60 events distributed in six scenarios in 2025 to 75 events distributed in eight scenarios.
The program will incorporate 10 new events and platformsamong them the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Summit, AIMA’s Global Hedge Fund Leadership Platform and the Healthcare Financing and Innovation Forum co-hosted with the Atlantic Council.
Other new features include CNBC AI Capital Stack Summit, ‘Next Three Billion’ Summit in collaboration with Semafor, Treasury Leadership Forum, US-UAE Trade Corridor Forum, Hub71 Growth Stage event and New Energy Finance forum with XRG, in addition to sessions on artificial intelligence and financial markets, stablecoins, tokenization, energy and the changing geopolitical landscape of investments.
Additionally, ADFW will strengthen links between international markets through specific forums and dialogues focused on China, South Korea, the European Union and the United Statesthus promoting cross-border investment and business alliances.
The new platforms will complement ADFW’s established flagship events, which span global markets, asset management, fintech, AI and sustainable financeas well as the UBS Investor Forum.
Alliances for ADFW 2026
In line with this year’s theme, ADFW is expanding its collaborations with international financial institutions, sector organizations and public policy makers to create specialized platforms throughout the four days of the event.
He Arab Monetary Fund will convene its Regional Working Group on Fintech within the framework of the ADFWbringing together senior regional regulators and key players in the sector. On the other hand, collaborations with UBS, Standard Chartered, Hanwha Finance, Binance y ADIO They will cover areas such as investment, wealth management, artificial intelligence and international markets.
The World Summit of Financial Regulators will considerably expand its reach; The participation of regulators from more than 50 countries in debates on tokenization, regulatory innovation and the evolution of global financial frameworks.
His Excellency Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, president of ADGM, stated:“Abu Dhabi’s rise as a global center of capital is reinforced by the growing scale and ambition of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW). “This year we bring together a broader community of global investors, financial institutions, policymakers, innovators and entrepreneurs, with an expanded agenda that reflects where capital is going and where new opportunities are emerging.”
“But scale alone is not the measure of ADFW’s success; its strength lies in the partnerships it creates. As markets become more interconnected and the forces that shape investment become more complex, ADFW provides a platform for the global financial community to build relationships, exchange perspectives and create opportunities that transcend the event week itself.”
World leaders join the list of speakers
Newly confirmed speakers include founders of billion-dollar unicorn tech companies such as Crusoe, Higgsfield AI and XPANCEO, CBE; David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group; and senior executives from JPMorgan, Santander, Morgan Stanley, State Street and UBS. The growing list of participants also includes CEOs, founders and chairmen of leading institutions such as Standard Chartered, Revolut, Stonepeak, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, Christie’s, Systematica Investments and GCM Grosvenor.
Four days focused on the forces that are transforming capital globally
Over four thematic days, ADFW will analyze the main forces that will determine capital allocation and economic growth in 2027 and beyond. He Day One will focus on Abu Dhabi’s ‘Falcon Economy’, global markets and macroeconomic megatrends; he Day Twoin asset management, private markets and wealth management; he Day Threein artificial intelligence, fintech, digital assets and financial innovation; and the Day Fourin sustainable finance and long-term economic and social resilience.
More speakers and program details will be announced as ADFW 2026 approaches. For more information and to register, visit: https://www.adfw.com/