The fifth edition of Investopia will take place in Abu Dhabi, from March 31 to April 2, 2026. It will run over three days instead of two, based on growing interest from existing and new participants. The aim is to create an annual global platform for investment talks, bringing together leaders, ministers, senior officials, decision-makers, business people, investors, entrepreneurs, and economic experts from around the globe for this UAE event.
H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, the Minister of Economy and Chairman of Investopia, said "The outputs of the 4th edition of Investopia have achieved remarkable success in opening up new opportunities for global investment in new economic sectors such as Fintech, AI, circular economy, e-commerce, space, and healthcare. It has devised strategies and visions to foster private sector growth in these vital fields, moving towards circular and sustainable economic models. In addition, it aims to forge strategic partnerships with local and foreign companies and organisations. This edition attracted over 132 speakers and 19 ministers from 20 countries, with a turnout of more than 3,000 participants worldwide."
H.E. Abdulla bin Touq continued, "In next year's edition of Investopia, we will seek to organise a unique and distinguished economic event that boosts its global presence in business communities. This endeavour highlights the UAE's significance as a pivotal economic, investment, and trade hub linking East to West and North to South. It acts as a bridge between advanced, growing, and emerging economic sectors, in line with the UAE's efforts to reinforce its position as a leading global hub for new economy initiatives."
Investopia 2026 features several productive events organised in partnership with key local, regional and global partners. They include diverse discussion panels and roundtable meetings to enrich the global discourse on future investment opportunities in new economic sectors. The goal is to shape the latest international financial trends, find suitable solutions for the economic challenges experienced by the global economy, highlight promising investment opportunities in the UAE and offer insights into the means of leveraging them by investors and business people. It will also explore the role of sovereign funds and mega investment funds in funding developmental initiatives.
The 5th edition of Investopia will dedicate a day to organising a global forum on entrepreneurship and small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Featuring extensive regional and international participation, this days forums and roundtables will engage a significant group of UAE government entities focused on entrepreneurship, and business incubators, accelerators, venture capital funds, and entrepreneurs. The event primarily focuses on encouraging start-up owners to expand into future economic sectors and facilitate their access to funding, investment opportunities, and partnerships. .
Investopia will work to enhance the benefit of the global presence of the Global Investopia series of events and discussions, which will commence this year in more than 10 cities across Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, to attract the largest base of investors, business leaders, capital owners, wealth holders, and entrepreneurs for its 5th edition.
The event is supported by a diverse network of government and private sector partners, leading national and global corporations, and international banks, including UAE Ministry of Investment, ADQ Holding, Mubadala, National Fund for Corporate Social Responsibility (Majra), Emirates Development Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, WIO Banking Services, Zero One Hundred, Middle East Economy, SIEF (Chinese International Entrepreneurs Federation), DHL, EFG Consulting, Euro Atlantic Consulting & Investment, NG9 Holding, Solaax.
The fourth edition of Investopia was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court. It succeeded in solidifying the positive image of the UAE as a leading global destination for investment and business through the creation of an international economic dialogue that attracted over 132 speakers, including leaders of governments, ministers, investors, business figures, decision-makers, economists, affluent individuals, venture capitalists, and 19 ministers from around 20 countries, with the participation of more than 3,000 attendees, along with representatives from a range of international financial and economic institutions and organisations.
This edition succeeded in organising an unprecedented number of panel discussions and roundtable meetings compared to previous editions of Investopia, wherein 42 panel discussions and 16 roundtable meetings were held. These contributed to highlighting the investment climate in the UAE and various global markets, the modern trends in investment within new economy sectors, and how to transform promising opportunities in emerging markets in the region and countries in Africa and Asia into economic and investment projects that support sustainable economic development. Furthermore, they enhanced the connection between developed and emerging economies, underscored the importance of business accelerators and incubators to support start-ups and finance entrepreneurial projects based on advanced technologies. It also discussed the future of the circular economy amid the accelerating global shift towards sustainability and the policies that support this direction.
Participants in the panel discussions and roundtable meetings emphasised the importance of accelerating governmental and private investments in new and sustainable economy sectors, enhancing economic openness, and building fruitful commercial partnerships supporting addressing geopolitical changes in the region and the world. They also highlighted the necessity of utilising all financial resources and funding to bridge potential financing gaps that may arise when developing new projects aimed at creating innovative models for the circular economy while innovating new insights to provide solutions that enhance the protection of precious metal investments and diversify investment portfolios as means to mitigate potential risks in the future.
In its fourth edition, Investopia took a new step that will contribute to enhancing the economic and investment relations of the UAE with countries around the world and solidify cooperation with international business communities. For the first time since its inception in 2021, this is achieved by hosting three global business forums, namely the Business & Investors Conference for Arab Countries, Central Asia & Azerbaijan. This conference contributed to strengthening the shared economic relations between several Arab and Asian countries in various vital industries including in trade, investment, energy, technology, AI, food security, and emerging challenges such as climate change.
The second event was the organisation of the China-Arab Entrepreneurs Summit, which provided a prominent platform to explore new opportunities in the fields and activities of entrepreneurship, while promoting Chinese-Arab cooperation to broaden horizons across various areas and sectors. It also highlighted the capabilities and advantages that the entrepreneurial and start-up ecosystem in the UAE possesses. The summit featured 18 speakers with more than 100 leaders, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs from the Arab world and China attending.
The third event was the Future 100 initiative, which unveiled the 2024 list of a selection of the UAE’s best start-up and SME companies. Fifteen sessions featuring 48 high-profile speakers, including ministers, and industry experts were organised. Discussions took place concerning AI, emerging technologies, technology-driven entrepreneurship and new trends in the field of entrepreneurship and SMEs.
