# Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ADFW 2026 to Reinforce Abu Dhabi's Role as Capital of Capital

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- Published: 2026-07-27T21:31:00+07:00
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 ◦ _The fifth edition’s theme, The Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships’, 
   will explore the strength and resilience of a networked community, as global 
   financial institutions, sovereign partners, and bold innovators convene to track
   evolving distribution of global capital systems._
 ◦ _Building on record participation in 2025, ADFW will return to Al Maryah Island
   with an expanded site and enhanced networking experiences._ 

ABU DHABI, UAE, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Under the patronage of **His** **Highness
Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan**, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, 
and Chairman of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the region’s
largest financial gathering, the flagship financial gathering of the Capital of 
Capital, will return for its fifth edition, from 7 – 10 December 2026 under the 
theme **_‘The Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships.’_**

Hosted by ADGM, the international financial centre (IFC) of Abu Dhabi, the Capital
of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the event will convene leading investors, financial
institutions, policymakers, and business leaders to shape the future of finance,
capital allocation, and economic growth.

Following the huge success of ADFW 2025, this year’s event will return to Al Maryah
Island with an expanded footprint to accommodate growing demand. The enhanced venue
is designed to host a record number of delegates and new spaces to foster even more
networking, collaboration and business opportunities.

Across four thematic days, ADFW will once again stage over 70 themed events and 
is expected to welcome over 35,000 participants and more than 800 speakers from 
across the world. The previous edition convened financial leaders collectively managing
over $62 trillion, equivalent to over half of the global GDP.

The return of ADFW this year underscores Abu Dhabi’s continued momentum as a stable,
globally connected financial centre and a trusted destination for long-term investment,
and increasingly a home for global capital, as well as over $1.8 trillion of

Sovereign Wealth Assets. Abu Dhabi ranked first regionally and 12^(th) globally 
in last year’s inaugural NYU Stern Financial Centres Competitiveness Index.

Reflecting this year’s theme, ADFW 2026 will explore how the collective strength
of global financial institutions, sovereign investors, policymakers and innovators
is shaping the future of capital allocation. Discussions will span tokenisation,
private markets, artificial intelligence (AI), trade and energy, real estate, and
infrastructure, focusing on how capital can be mobilised effectively to accelerate
transformation and drive sustainable growth.

**H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM, said:** "_This year’s theme, **The
Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships**‘, recognises that the future of finance
will be shaped not by individual institutions, but by the strength of the ecosystems
that connect capital, ideas, and opportunity. As the Capital of Capital, Abu Dhabi
continues to bring together global investors, financial institutions, innovators,
and policymakers to drive meaningful dialogue, mobilise capital, and create lasting
economic value. ADFW has become the platform where those conversations translate
into partnerships that shape the global economy."_

ADFW 2025 welcomed 35,000+ participants, convened 819 speakers and participants 
representing organisations overseeing more than USD 62 trillion in capital, witnessed
the signing of 82 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), and brought together 69+ strategic
global and regional partners.

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