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The Private Wealth & Funds Forum 2026

The Private Wealth & Funds Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi brings together leading private wealth managers, investors, advisors, and family offices to explore the future of wealth management and fund investments. Discussions cover global investment trends, estate and tax planning, impact investing, digital transformation, alternative assets, and family office strate…

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17Speakers
24Sponsors
50Exhibitors
23Sessions
60Companies · in total

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Speakers

Programmed at The, in alphabetical order.

Ahmad Chahidi
Senior Wealth Planner - Managing Director · Union Bancaire Privée
Ali Allawala
Head Islamic Banking UAE & Global Head Islamic Wealth & Retail Banking · Standard Chartered Bank
Amit Jain
Co-Founder · Ashika Global Family Offices
Amit Kapoor
Head of Private Banking · BankDhofar
Bhupali Gursale
Vice President · Motilal Oswal Financial Services
Hamed Alshamik
Director of Private Banking for the GCC · Emirates NBD
Henry Polin
Vice President · Hamilton Lane
Imran Kazmi
Head Regulatory Compliance · United Bank Limited
Iqbal Holy
Executive Director - Investment Operations and Portfolio Management · Shamal Holding
Isabelle Bébéar
Director - Head of International & European Affairs · Bpifrance
Jurgen Heppe
Head Financial Sponsor Coverage · Standard Bank Group
Khaldon Ghazwi
Head of Wealth Management · Capital Bank of Jordan
Manikandan
Vice President International Banking · HDFC Bank
Mouna Mseddi
Vice President Wealth Management | Head of Wealth & Trading Journeys · RAKBANK
Naveed Zamir Yasir
Country Head - Dubai · Apex Group
Sandra Louw
Chief Executive Officer · RAK International Corporate Centre (RAK ICC)
Yasmine Omari
Head, Family Office and Wealth Advisory (DIFC) · Bank of Singapore

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Amina
Apex
Apex Group
Bank of Singapore
BNY
Bpifrance
CreditSights
Deloitte
Deribit by Coinbase
Emirates NBD
HSBC
Interactive Brokers
Khaitan
PwC
RAKBANK
RAK ICC
SBI
State Street Global Advisors
Swissquote
Synpulse
Syz
TSI
Union Bancaire Privée
United Bank Limited

Agenda

Selected from 23 sessions.

  • 09:15-09:30

    CHAIRMEN OPENING ADDRESS

    Welcome remarks and Forum objectives for 2026 - How the day will run: keynotes, panels, networking and one-to-one meetings

  • 09:30-10:00

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A: Wealth in a Fragmented World: Positioning Portfolios for 2027 and Beyond

    - Rates, inflation and geopolitics: what matters most for asset allocation now - Managing downside while staying invested: resilience playbooks for private wealth

  • 09:30-10:00

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A: Wealth in a Fragmented World: Positioning Portfolios for 2027 and Beyond​

    Rates, inflation and geopolitics: what matters most for asset allocation now Managing downside while staying invested: resilience playbooks for private wealth

  • 10:00-10:30

    KEYNOTE SESSION + Q&A: AI for Wealth: From Relationship Management to Risk and Investment Intelligence

    - What AI is already improving: client service, research, suitability and operational efficiency - Governance, privacy and model risk: how to deploy AI safely in wealth organisatio…

  • 10:30-11:00

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Private Markets & Alternatives: Where the Next Decade of Returns May Come From

    - Private credit, infrastructure, secondaries and real assets: opportunity set and key risks - Liquidity management for HNW portfolios: cash-flow planning and exit routes - Manager…

  • 11:00-11:30

    COFFEE BREAK & NETWORKING

    Opportunity for attendees to network, connect and discuss insights from the morning sessions Pre-qualified one-to-one meetings

  • 11:30-12:00

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Wealth Preservation 2026: Multi-Currency, Hedging and Defensive Strategies

    - Protecting purchasing power: diversification, inflation hedges and volatility control - Balancing liquidity vs growth: building a practical “all-weather” portfolio - Risk managem…

  • 11:30-12:00

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Wealth Preservation 2026: Multi-Currency, Hedging and Defensive Strategies​​

    Protecting purchasing power: diversification, inflation hedges and volatility control Balancing liquidity vs growth: building a practical “all-weather” portfolio Risk management …

  • 12:00-12:30

    PANEL DISCUSSION + Q&A: Estate Planning & Succession in the UAE: Foundations, Trusts and Cross-Border Complexity

    - Choosing the right vehicles: UAE foundations (ADGM, DIFC, RAK ICC) vs trusts vs corporate structures - Cross-border friction points: CRS/FATCA, forced-heirship conflicts, redomic…

Company intelligence

What does it mean when 60 companies show up, and 22 bet on three roles at once?

60 companies. 22 are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
22All threespeak · spons · exh
2Sponsoringsponsor only
26Exhibitingexhibitor only
10Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Apex Group·Bank of Singapore·Bpifrance·Emirates NBD·Union Bancaire Privée·United Bank Limited·Amina·Apex·BNY·CreditSights·Deloitte·Deribit by Coinbase·HSBC·Interactive Brokers·Khaitan·PwC·RAK ICC·SBI·Swissquote·Synpulse·TSI·RAKBANK

Speakers by seniority

71% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite16%
  • Founder / Owner16%
  • VP-level424%
  • Director / Head of635%
  • Other roles529%

Of 17 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1Apex GroupSponsorExhibitor1
2Bank of SingaporeSponsorExhibitor1
3BpifranceSponsorExhibitor1
4Emirates NBDSponsorExhibitor1
5Union Bancaire PrivéeSponsorExhibitor1
6United Bank LimitedSponsorExhibitor1
7AminaSponsorExhibitor-
8ApexSponsorExhibitor-
9BNYSponsorExhibitor-
10CreditSightsSponsorExhibitor-
11DeloitteSponsorExhibitor-
12Deribit by CoinbaseSponsorExhibitor-
13HSBCSponsorExhibitor-
14Interactive BrokersSponsorExhibitor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified24
100% of 24
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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