The third edition of the Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) is set to kick off on 9 December and will last four days, and is expected to gather over 20,000 leaders, experts and executives from across the financial services industry.
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, the event is set to host 600 speakers exploring the theme ‘Welcome to the Capital of Capital’. Headline partner ADQ will also ensure that over 60 events and strategic forums, as well as 350 thematic sessions, go off without a hitch.
The essence of the discussions will revolve around economic, human, cultural, environmental and technological capital, which have contributed to Abu Dhabi’s growing reputation as the ‘Capital of Capital’.
The official opening ceremony is on 9 December in the presence of Abu Dhabi’s government officials, heads of global investment and financial firms and other VIPs from the financial industry. Flagship forums under ADFW’s umbrella include the Abu Dhabi Economic Forum, Asset Abu Dhabi, RESOLVE 2024, Fintech Abu Dhabi, and the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum (ADSFF) will return this year.
Speakers confirmed to participate in some of the event’s discussions include:
- Ray Dalio, founder and CIO mentor, Bridgewater Associates
- Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of Blackrock
- Sergio Ermotti, group CEO at UBS
- H.E. Carme Artigas Brugal, co-chair and AI high-level advisory board of United Nations
- Peter Abraam, chief strategy and growth officer at International Holding Company (IHC)
- Dhaen AlHameli, executive director at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
- Aron Landy, CEO of Brevan Howard
- William E. Ford, chairman and CEO of General Atlantic
- Clare Woodman, head of EMEA and CEO at Morgan Stanley
- Majid Al Suwaidi, CEO of Alterra
- David Hunt, president and chief executive officer of PGIM
- Jane Fraser, CEO at Citigroup
- Bill Huffman, chief executive officer at Nuveen
- Hani Kablawi, chairman, international at BNY
- Hana Al Rostamani, group CEO at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
- Rajiv Jain, chairman and CIO at GQG Partners
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