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, Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), the largest financial event in the region, will return on December 8th until 11th 2025 for a fourth edition. The event will double in size.

The flagship financial event of the MEASA region, hosted by ADGM, the international financial centre of Abu Dhabi and headlined by ADQ, will run from 8th December to 11th December 2025.

The agenda for the 2025 edition is designed around the theme of ‘Engineering the Capital Network’. ‘Engineering’ highlights the use of new technologies in re-architecting modern finance, particularly artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. ‘Capital Network’ reflects the evolving flows and dynamics of financial centres.

Commenting on this year’s ADFW, His Excellency Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM, said, “ADFW 2025 is set to be our most ambitious edition of this hugely successful event. With this year’s edition to be held at a new location and 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 in ADGM. This momentum continued in 2024 and during last year’s ADFW, institutions representing $650 billion in AUM announced they were joining the ADGM community. ADFW is supported by all three of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth funds and in 2024 had more than 50 local and international partners, underscoring the platform’s scale, credibility, and unified institutional backing.

ADFW 2024 gathered over 20,000+ leaders, experts, executives, and policymakers, including Chairpersons, CEOs, COOs, Managing Directors, and other executives from leading global financial firms, collectively controlling USD 42.5 trillion of assets, and featured over 350 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.