Dubai to bring 850 finance leaders together for five-day global summit

Dubai: More than 850 speakers from banking, asset management, private markets, FinTech, policymaking and sustainable finance will gather in Dubai in November for the inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week.

The five-day programme, led by Dubai International Financial Centre, will run from November 2 to 6 and include more than 85 events, 12 signature forums and 14 stages across Dubai.

Participants will be able to follow discussions spanning six core areas including FinTech, tokenisation, Islamic finance, family wealth, sustainable finance and private capital.

The programme is being held under the theme “Finance Reimagined: Where Innovation Meets Policy and Purpose”.

Banking and FinTech take centre stage

The Dubai FinTech Summit on November 2 and 3 will serve as the anchor event, bringing together leaders from banking, capital markets and financial technology.

Confirmed headline speakers include Nicolas Moreau, Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Asset Management, Noel Quinn, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Julius Baer, Dr Shanu S.P. Hinduja, Chair of S.P. Hinduja Banque Privée, and Fatih Karahan, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye.

Private capital, wealth and tokenisation

Other events during the week will focus on sustainable investment, private capital, Islamic finance, institutional wealth and digital assets.

The Future Sustainability Forum will take place on November 3, while IPEM Future 2026 will bring together private capital leaders and allocators on the same day.

The Future Islamic Finance Forum and the Deal Catalyst Fixed Income Alternatives Conference are both scheduled for November 4, with the latter focused on private and structured credit strategies.

The Dubai Family Wealth Summit will follow on November 5, bringing together family principals and advisers to discuss succession, governance and long-term allocation.

The Future Tokenisation Forum, also on November 5, will focus on tokenised markets and next-generation financial infrastructure.

Wider programme across investment and insurance

Additional events will include the Capital Exchange CIO Investment Leadership Programme on November 2 and 3, Gulf Transition and Sustainable Finance 2026 on November 2 and GAIP InsureTek Dubai on November 4 and 5.