Family Office Summit Dubai agenda

Why governance works better when Sunday lunch doesn’t double as an investment committee.

A practical discussion on why separating operating businesses from family wealth has become a priority for modern families. The panel explores governance structures, holding companies, trusts, investment committees, and how families reduce emotional overlap while preserving alignment.

From blind pools to selective exposure—and fewer surprises.

An examination of how family offices are changing the way they deploy capital into private markets. Topics include co-investments, secondaries, evergreen funds, club deals, direct lending, and why control, transparency, and liquidity options now matter more than ever.

Risk is back—this time with better homework.

What’s driving renewed appetite for venture capital? A look at valuation resets, sector focus, manager selection, indexing and why many families are once again allocating to innovation—carefully, selectively, and with longer-term conviction, looking beyond traditional markets like US, Europe.

A strategic look at Asia’s renewed role as a global gateway for capital, talent, and structure. The panel explores Hong Kong’s positioning, regional diversification, regulatory evolution, and how family offices are re‑engaging with Asia after a period of hesitation.

A candid discussion on why family offices are increasingly drawn to the convergence of iGaming and FinTech, and how they assess risk in sectors defined by rapid growth, heavy regulation, and technological leverage. 

An honest exploration of where humans still add value—and where machines are already doing it better. Covering AI in investment decision‑making, operations, due diligence, and whether judgment, intuition, and experience still earn their seat at the table.

A sharp, self-aware discussion on how the next generation approaches wealth—embracing technology, sustainability, venture, and global thinking, while still respecting the fundamentals that built the family balance sheet in the first place.

A debate on whether property continues to dominate family allocations, or whether diversification is finally gaining ground. Covering yield, risk concentration, global exposure, and the evolving role of real estate in multi‑asset portfolios.

A clear‑eyed discussion on cryptocurrencies, tokenised assets, custody, regulation, and infrastructure. Separating long‑term allocation candidates from speculative noise—and explaining what actually belongs in a diversified family portfolio.

Buying what we love, convincing the investment committee later.

A candid look at passion assets—how families acquire, value, insure, govern, and eventually exit art, classic cars, watches, and collectables, while balancing enjoyment with disciplined stewardship.

Public Equities, Fixed Income, Bonds, Listed Securities, Currencies & Hedge Funds

Markets in 2026 are shaped less by fundamentals alone and more by volatility, policy intervention, and the speed at which information — and misinformation — moves capital. This panel explores how money actually flows across public markets in an environment defined by central bank activism, geopolitical tension, macroeconomic resets, and sudden sentiment shifts (sometimes triggered by a single headline or tweet).

How family offices are returning to equities, fixed income, hedge funds and credit, what’s driving conviction, where risk is being priced, and how portfolios are being positioned for 2026 and beyond.

Arts, cars and collectables through an investment lens—acquisition strategy, valuation, governance, risk management, and the professionalisation of “emotional” assets.

Direct vs fund exposure, sector focus, pacing, portfolio construction, and managing risk across early- and growth-stage investing.

Yield, diversification, concentration risk, and where global real estate still works for Middle Eastern families.

Where AI is genuinely adding value across investments, treasury, operations and governance and where it isn’t.

Navigating Crypto, investment frameworks for digital assets, tokenisation of real-world assets, custody and liquidity considerations, and common pitfalls in early deployment.

Accessing high quality, durable & difficult to source businesses in the industrial technology sector: in U.S. Lower Middle Market Private Equity

Opportunities, risks, regulation, geopolitics, and long-term allocation across Asia’s evolving markets.

Where yield looks attractive, risk hides in the details.

Stewardship over status and why the next generation is changing how wealth actually works.