Opening Keynote12:00 – 12:15
INVESTOR STAGE
Where global capital meets Abu Dhabi’s next investment opportunities.
29 September - 1 October 2026
INVESTORS STAGE · 29 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER 2026
From interest to allocation
Three days focused on turning investment interest into action. Explore the opportunities, sectors and practical pathways shaping investment in Abu Dhabi — from market entry and partnerships to asset classes and long-term capital allocation.
Day 1 · 29 September 2026
The Entry Point
How do investors move from interest in Abu Dhabi to a clear, actionable route into the market?
Afternoon
Panel12:15 – 13:05
From interest to entry: the mechanics of investing in Abu Dhabi
A working briefing on the mechanics of market entry: licensing and ownership structures, ADGM versus onshore pathways, incentive programmes, talent and residency instruments, and the sequence of a well-executed entry from first conversation to first transaction, illustrated by an investor who has recently completed one.
Fireside13:05 – 13:25
Partnering with sovereign capital: what co-investment actually requires
Global managers and corporates increasingly want sovereign partners; few understand what sovereign partners want from them. This session opens the box on co-investment with Abu Dhabi's institutional capital: how partnerships are structured, what alignment looks like across a ten-year horizon, and the difference between capital that visits and capital that commits — told through real partnership case studies. The session closes with the partner checklist: what Abu Dhabi's institutional investors actually look for before they commit alongside you.
Keynote + Panel13:25 – 14:00
Compute is the new concrete: the AI and digital infrastructure build-out
This session discusses AI as a capital expenditure super-cycle. Data centres, sovereign compute, semiconductors, subsea and terrestrial connectivity; the physical layer of the AI economy is one of the largest infrastructure builds in history, and Abu Dhabi has positioned itself deliberately within it. This session examines the pipeline, the capital stack, and where external investors fit alongside anchor sovereign positions — closing with a map of the live build-out and the entry points open to external capital.
Keynote + Panel14:00 – 15:00
Masterplanned communities: from vision to value
This session examines the full investment arc of a masterplanned community, from urban design brief through decades of delivery and value creation. It explores how communities are designed as systems, how infrastructure and private delivery align, what returns look like across different community typologies, where risks concentrate, and why patient capital matters in this asset class.
Day 2 · 30 September 2026
The Asset Classes
Where are the investable opportunities — and what makes the returns case?
Afternoon
Panel12:00 – 12:15
Powering the liveable city: the energy transition as an asset class
Not the sustainability case, the returns case. Clean generation, grid flexibility, district cooling, green hydrogen, and the financing structures that make each bankable. Abu Dhabi is unusual in exporting energy-transition capability rather than importing it; this session examines what that means for investors seeking exposure to transition infrastructure with sovereign-grade counterparties — closing with the pipeline of transition projects currently seeking co-investment.
Panel12:30 – 13:00
The longevity economy: anatomy of a life-sciences investment
Rather than a panel of generalities, the session walks through real investment in Abu Dhabi's life-sciences cluster end to end: how the opportunity was identified, how the incentive architecture shaped the business case, how the capital was structured, what the operator found on the ground, and what the numbers look like now.
Panel13:00 – 13:30
Making districts, making markets: industrial and innovation real assets
Every conversation about neighbourhoods and belonging has an unglamorous twin: the industrial land, logistics corridors, and innovation districts where the new economy physically happens. This session examines the reindustrialisation of the emirate's productive zones, advanced manufacturing, logistics, R&D-adjacent real estate, and the investor case for districts being reimagined around innovation.
Panel13:30 – 14:15
The UHNW economy: wellness, hospitality and luxury as asset classes
As ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices relocate to Abu Dhabi, they generate demand for an ecosystem the emirate is deliberately building: longevity and wellness destinations, high-end gastronomy, private members' clubs, luxury retail and hospitality. This session treats that ecosystem as a distinct, investable asset class and looks at the opportunity types seeking capital.
Panel14:15 – 14:45
Infrastructure & logistics: powering the investment return
Infrastructure and logistics are the connective tissue that make or break every other investment in a city. This session separates logistics from real estate and focuses on the physical and digital networks behind long-duration returns, including sea ports, air corridors, road networks and final-mile technology.
Day 3 · 1 October 2026
The Allocation
How does opportunity translate into portfolio decisions, conviction and long-term capital allocation?
Afternoon
Panel12:00 – 12:15
Feeding the future: the Agri-Food deal showcase
This session looks at food as a growth sector — and puts real opportunities on the table. Three investable propositions from Abu Dhabi's AgTech ecosystem: a controlled-environment agriculture platform, a food-logistics or trading play, and an emerging technology venture. A session showing what has worked, what has not, and where the next fund-returner in food is likely to come from.
Panel12:15 – 12:30
The capital of capital: why talent is the world's most valuable asset
For decades, nations competed through infrastructure, natural resources, and financial capital. Today, the differentiator is increasingly human capital. As AI reshapes industries and global competition for talent intensifies, this discussion explores how Abu Dhabi is positioning itself not only as a global financial centre, but as a destination for world-class talent, innovation, leadership, and lifelong learning.
Panel12:30 – 13:00
The start-up city: venture, scale-ups and the talent trade
Liveable cities attract talent, but turning that talent and locally developed research and technology into globally competitive companies requires more than capital. This session examines what it takes to build and scale ventures in Abu Dhabi, with particular attention to deep tech, and the role investors and strategic partners can play beyond the brochure.
Fireside / Panel13:00 – 13:30
Portfolio construction in the Abu Dhabi context
This session explores how a truly patient capital holder thinks about positioning in this market over a decade or more. The conversation moves beyond individual deals to portfolio construction: the weighting Abu Dhabi deserves in a global portfolio, concentration risk, the role of Abu Dhabi assets in a multi-regional strategy, and what conviction looks like through market cycles.
29 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER 2026 · ADNEC ABU DHABI
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