ADFW 2026 Confirms 200-Plus Speakers For Abu Dhabi's Capital And Fintech Agenda
Abu Dhabi Media Office said ADFW 2026 has confirmed more than 200 speakers for 7-10 December, putting fintech and digital assets inside ADGM's main capital-markets programme alongside global markets and asset management.
ADFW 2026 has confirmed more than 200 speakers for 7-10 December, bringing fintech and digital assets into Abu Dhabi's main capital-markets programme alongside policymakers, banks and asset managers, Abu Dhabi Media Office said.
The early line-up gives Abu Dhabi a five-month runway to turn the event into a test of how its financial free zone links investment, regulation and technology.
The theme, The Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships, puts senior government officials beside asset managers, banks, infrastructure investors, fintech founders and digital-asset executives.
More Than 200 Speakers Anchor The December Agenda
ADFW’s fifth edition is expected to stage more than 70 thematic events with over 800 speakers across the week.
The programme groups public-sector economic strategy with global-market discussions, asset-management sessions, fintech and digital-asset forums, sustainable-finance programming and Islamic-finance tracks.
That breadth makes the event more than a conference calendar for ADGM.
The speaker list connects the emirate’s capital-market pitch to the operating sectors that need regulated financing channels, including private capital, infrastructure funds, hedge funds, property investment, health technology, startups and tokenized-finance businesses.
The scale also changes the operating surface for sponsors and participants.
A week with hundreds of speakers and dozens of focused forums gives banks, fund managers, exchanges, venture platforms and digital-asset companies separate rooms for specialist discussions while keeping them inside one Abu Dhabi policy and capital-market setting.
Government And Global Finance Share The Same Forum
The government cohort includes Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi in his ADGM leadership role and as head of Abu Dhabi’s economic-development department, along with UAE Minister of Foreign Trade Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi and other Abu Dhabi officials.
Corporate and institutional participants named in the line-up include leaders from Allianz, DBS Group, State Street, Standard Chartered, Morgan Stanley, Julius Baer, Temasek Holdings, Swiss Re, Warburg Pincus and Man Group.
Fintech and digital-asset companies will share the programme with asset managers, banks, infrastructure investors and government officials.
That mix gives ADGM one venue for regulatory discussions, investment meetings and deal conversations before year-end.
Digital Assets And Startups Get A Main-Stage Slot
The technology and digital-assets group includes Chamath Palihapitiya of Social Capital, Binance chief executive Richard Teng, Joby Aviation founder JoeBen Bevirt, Ledger chairman Pascal Gauthier, Solana Foundation president Lily Liu and Paxos co-founder Charles Cascarilla.
New formats widen that technology surface.
Real estate, hedge-fund leadership, Hub71 startups, healthcare and biotechnology will each receive dedicated programming, alongside strategy roundtables and private forums designed for smaller senior-level discussions.
Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi framed the early commitments as evidence of confidence in Abu Dhabi as a destination for capital, investment and long-term partnerships.
The line-up now gives ADGM a public measure for that claim: whether the December programme can convert a speaker roster into deeper institutional, fintech and digital-asset engagement in Abu Dhabi.
