The 4th Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), hosted by ADGM in collaboration with ADQ, will take place from 8-11 December 2025, under the theme Engineering the Capital Network.
The event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council. The agenda for this year’s edition will highlight how new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and quantum technologies, can be leveraged in re-architecting modern finance.
The theme of Abu Dhabi Finance Week reflects the evolving flows and dynamics of financial centers and underscores Abu Dhabi’s evolution from primarily a capital exporter to a two way system of capital flows, powered by leading institutions and a world class regulatory ecosystem at ADGM, the international financial center of the UAE’s capital city.
“Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025 is set to be our most ambitious edition of this hugely successful event. With this year’s edition to double in size from last year’s ADFW venue, we are setting a new standard for financial gatherings in the region and beyond. This reflects Abu Dhabi’s growing influence in global capital markets and our commitment to continue creating a truly international financial platform.”
ADFW has become a launchpad and stage for international deals, partnerships and major announcements. In 2023, global financial institutions representing $450 billion of Assets Under Management (AUM) announced at the event that they were setting up operations in ADGM. This momentum continued during ADFW 2024, when institutions representing $650 billion in AUM announced they were joining the ADGM community.
In 2024, the event brought together 50 local and international partners, underscoring its increasing role within the international financial landscape. Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2024 also gathered more than 20,000 leaders, experts, executives and policymakers, including chairpersons, CEOs, COOs, managing directors and other executives from leading global financial firms who collectively control $42.5 trillion of assets.
Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2024 also featured 350 plus sessions across more than 60 industry shaping events and strategic forums, with leaders gathering to address major market challenges in economics, asset management, technology and sustainability.
