This year’s largest-ever edition of Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), hosted by ADGM, with ADQ as Headline Partner, will gather the world’s most influential financial institutions, policymakers, investors, market leaders, and innovators from 8-11 December 2025 in Abu Dhabi.
The 2025 agenda features more than 60 events, over 300 thematic sessions, and approximately 750 world-class speakers. This year, CEOs, chairpersons, presidents and founders of organisations that manage over US$62 trillion in assets worldwide, equivalent of over half of global GDP, are expected to attend.
His Excellency Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM, said: “ADFW 2025 will mark the next chapter in Abu Dhabi’s evolution as a global financial hub, bringing together policy powers, investment titans, and tech pioneers from across the world, all converging in the heart of the Capital of Capital. This edition will transcend geographical boundaries, connecting the global capital network through innovation, regulatory collaboration, and cross-sector partnerships. As the world focuses on the future of finance, Abu Dhabi, through platforms like ADFW, is truly engineering it.”
His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi, UAE Minister of Investment, Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer at ADQ, said: “As a strategic partner of Abu Dhabi Finance Week, ADQ is driving a platform that reinforces Abu Dhabi’s position as a global hub for investment and capital flows. This year’s theme underscores the vital role of capital in accelerating infrastructure that powers economies, connects markets, and enables sustainable growth. Through strategic collaboration across sectors and geographies, ADQ continues to deploy long-term investment to build resilient infrastructure that strengthens economic competitiveness and advances societal progress in line with its mandate.”
Under the official theme Engineering the Capital Network, ADFW 2025 will explore topics shaping the future of global finance, such as AI-driven innovation, shifting capital flows, institutional partnerships, regulatory evolution, and sustainable and inclusive financial systems.
Ministers from the Government of the UAE are set to speak at the event, including His Excellency Suhail Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure; His Excellency Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice; His Excellency Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister for Foreign Trade; and His Excellency Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Sports. Speakers taking the stage from Abu Dhabi’s economic leadership include His Excellency Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport and Etihad, and His Excellency Mohamed Hamad Al Mehairi, CEO of the Emirates Investment Authority (EIA).
Additional confirmed speakers include: Marc Randolph, Co-founder and Former CEO of Netflix; Oliver Bate, CEO of Allianz; Sergio Ermotti, CEO of UBS; Steve Schwarzman; Chairman and CEO of Blackstone; Bill Winters, CEO, Standard Chartered; Stephen Dainton, President, Barclays; Stefan Bollinger, CEO, Julius Baer; Clare Woodman, CEO – International of Morgan Stanley; and Andres Berger, CEO of Swiss Re. Also expected are Roberto Azevedo, 6th Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation; Shaikha Al Nowais, Secretary General Elect of UN Tourism; and Jihad Azour, Director of the Middle East at the IMF.
Speakers from major asset management and sovereign entities and hedge funds include: Dilhan Palay Sandrasegara, CEO of Temasek; Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates; Alan Howard, Co-Founder of Brevan Howard; Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton; David Rubenstein, Chairman of Carlyle; Dmitry Balyasny, Founder of Balyasny; Robyn Grew, CEO of MAN Group; Philipp Hilderbrand, Vice-Chairman of BlackRock; Michael Rees, Co-Founder & Co-President of Blue Owl; Sandro Pierri, CEO, BNP ParibasAM; and Sadek Wahba, Chairman of iSquared.
Speakers from the banking and fintech industries include: Brian Armstrong, CEO, Coinbase; Charles Hoskinson, Co-founder of Cardano & IOHK; Joseph Lubin, Co-founder, Ethereum; Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-founder, Solana; Jeremy Allaire, Chairman and CEO of Circle; Star Xu, Founder of OKX; and Richard Teng, CEO, Binance.
The official opening ceremony on 8 December will be attended by Abu Dhabi’s leadership, as well as leading investment and financial firms and global investors. Alongside existing flagship events such as the Abu Dhabi Economic Forum (ADEF), Asset Abu Dhabi, RESOLVE 2024, Fintech Abu Dhabi, and the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF), many new and returning featured and side events are set to gain traction with attendees.
On the first day, the newly introduced Global Markets Summit will explore macroeconomic factors driving the re-engineering of capital networks, and the CNBC New Energy Finance Forum will examine the multi-trillion-dollar shift to a new energy system.
The second day will feature Asset Abu Dhabi, the Global Financial Regulators Summit, AIMA Private Credit Summit, the Infrastructure Summit, and the International Family Office Congress, which will explore how the global expansion of wealth is reshaping the generational family office sector and creating new investment opportunities
On the same day, closed-door sessions such as the IMF's roundtable will gather senior economic officials and financial sector leaders to discuss macroeconomic volatility, regulatory shifts, and geopolitical risks.
The third day highlights include flagship events such as RESOLVE and Fintech Abu Dhabi, alongside AI Abu Dhabi, which will discuss the convergence of artificial intelligence and financial services. Blockchain Abu Dhabi, meanwhile, will explore themes such as blockchain, crypto, decentralised finance (DeFi), and the disruption of traditional finance, and a Web3 Leaders Roundtable will convene policymakers, institutional leaders, and innovators.
The final day will focus on sustainability and ESG, featuring ADSFF. The Second EU-GCC Finance and Investment for Green Transition Forum will convene senior policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions to align on key strategies to finance a sustainable future, while the Women in Finance event is set to host some of the most influential global women leaders within the financial industry, and New York University Stern School of Business Abu Dhabi will stage their inaugural graduation ceremony.
To view the full agenda of ADFW 2025, visit: https://www.adfw.com/agenda/overview
