Abu Dhabi Finance Week Adds AI Capital Summit for 2026

Sep 26, 2026
Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2026 will include a new CNBC AI Capital Stack Summit and sessions on AI, fintech, digital assets and tokenisation. The event will run from December 7 to 10 in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi Global Market announced in a press release that Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2026 will run from December 7 to 10 in Abu Dhabi, with more than 300 financial leaders representing over USD 61 trillion in assets confirmed to attend.

The event will expand from 60 events across six stages in 2025 to 75 events across eight stages. Ten new programs will cover artificial intelligence, tokenisation, hedge funds, healthcare finance, infrastructure, energy, real estate and geopolitics.

The new programs include the CNBC AI Capital Stack Summit, Health Finance & Innovation Forum and Hub71 Growth Stage. One of the event's four thematic days will focus on AI, fintech, digital assets and financial technology.

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