Below the patronage of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Govt Council, Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2025 has introduced its first wave of headline international audio system.
Hosted by Abu Dhabi World Market (ADGM), the UAE capital’s worldwide monetary centre, ADFW 2025 will happen from December 8-119, throughout 5 flagship occasions.
Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025
Greater than 300 worldwide leaders of companies representing greater than $60tn in belongings are already confirmed — surpassing final 12 months’s whole of $42.5tn in AUM — with extra audio system to be added within the weeks forward.
Confirmed audio system embrace:
- Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADDED and ADGM
- Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud, Chairman of KBW Ventures
- Ray Dalio, Founder and CIO Mentor of Bridgewater
- Clare Woodman, CEO Worldwide at Morgan Stanley
- Harvey Schwartz, CEO of Carlyle
- Marc Randolph, Co-Founding father of Netflix
- Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, CEO of Temasek
- Jenny Johnson, President and CEO of Franklin Templeton
- Jacques Chappuis, CEO of PGIM
- Mohamed Al Mehairi, CEO of Emirates Funding Authority
- Dmitry Balyasny, Managing Companion and CIO of Balyasny Asset Administration
- Stephen Dainton, President of Barclays
Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi Chairman of ADGM, stated: “100 days to ADFW and an impressive lineup of world-class audio system representing trillions of {dollars} are already confirmed.
“This highlights how the occasion has change into a dynamic platform the place capital connects and the place key points impacting the way forward for finance can be mentioned on the highest degree. ADFW’s standing as one of many world’s prime monetary gatherings underscores Abu Dhabi’s prominence as a hub for finance, innovation, and alternatives.”
The 2025 theme, “Engineering the Capital Community”, explores how AI, quantum computing, and new applied sciences are reshaping international finance.
It additionally displays shifting international capital flows, with Abu Dhabi now positioned as a dynamic hub for two-way capital motion via ADGM’s worldwide monetary centre.
The opening ceremony can be held on December 8, adopted by a Gala Dinner. Over 4 days, ADFW will host its 5 flagship occasions:
- Abu Dhabi Financial Discussion board (ADEF)
- Asset Abu Dhabi
- Fintech Abu Dhabi
- RESOLVE
- Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Discussion board (ADSFF)
Extra platforms embrace the World Monetary Regulators Summit, Greenwich Financial Discussion board, UBS Investor Discussion board, Worldwide Monetary Workplace Congress, Blockchain Abu Dhabi, Danger 4.0 Discussion board, DLT Basis Discussion board, and Islamic Finance Summit.
New boards will debut this 12 months, together with New Power Finance with CNBC Worldwide, Google’s Finance and Know-how Summit (GtFT), the Personal Credit score Summit with AIMA, the Infrastructure Summit with Mubadala, the Treasury and CFO Summit, GCFC Roundtable, and a Personal Wealth Roundtable.
ADFW will reveal additional audio system, companions, and agenda highlights within the coming weeks.