With the participation of business leaders, Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 kicks off today.

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi

With the participation of business leaders, Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 kicks off today.

The largest-ever edition of Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 has begun, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) at its new location in the Grand Steps area of ​​Al Maryah Island. Running until Thursday, December 11, the event brings together leading financial and business figures and decision-makers from around the world.

The fourth edition is set to attract an exceptional group of CEOs and founders of companies managing assets exceeding $62 trillion, more than half of global GDP. The program includes over 60 events, 300 sessions, and 800 international speakers.

Strengthening Abu Dhabi's Position

Abu Dhabi Financial Week aims to reinforce Abu Dhabi's position as a capital capital and a global financial center that attracts major investors and financial institutions, according to the Emirates News Agency (WAM).

[Image caption: Abu Dhabi Financial Week] Mohammed Al Muhairi, the official spokesperson for Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025, said last Saturday, “The event reflects the leading position of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and the emirate’s economic ecosystem.”

Al Muhairi emphasized that this year’s edition will further solidify Abu Dhabi’s position as a key driver of two-way capital flows and support the growth of the financial services sector regionally and globally.

Abu Dhabi Financial Week 2025 continues a journey that began in November 2022, when Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) launched its inaugural edition in collaboration with the Department of Economic Development. The event featured specialized activities in fintech, startups, project finance, asset management, and capital markets, along with sessions on sustainability and international regulatory policies.

Traders leaving the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in the UAE                      

Renewable Energy

On the first day, the Global Markets Summit, a new event dedicated to discussing the overarching economic factors reshaping the global capital ecosystem, will take place, alongside the CNBC New Energy Forum, which will explore the radical transformation of the global energy system, valued at trillions of dollars.

The second day features prominent events, including AST Abu Dhabi, the Global Financial Regulators Summit, the Private Credit Summit, the Infrastructure Summit, and the International Family Office Conference, which will explore how the family office and business sector is being reshaped in light of the global expansion of wealth and the resulting new investment opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence

The third day features a number of key events, including the Resolve Forum and Fintech Abu Dhabi, along with AI in Abu Dhabi, which will discuss the relationship between artificial intelligence and financial services. 

The Blockchain Abu Dhabi Forum will highlight blockchain technologies, digital currencies, and decentralized finance, and their impact on traditional financial systems, while policymakers, business leaders, and global innovators will meet at the Web 3 Leaders Roundtable.

The final day focuses on sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards through the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum. The second edition of the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council Green Transition Forum will also take place, bringing together policymakers, regulators, and financial institutions to develop joint strategies for financing a sustainable future. 

The week concludes with the Women in Finance Forum, which hosts a number of the world’s leading women in finance and business, along with the graduation ceremony for the first class of the Stern School of Business at NYU Abu Dhabi.