Forbes Middle East Family Business Summit 2026 — Abu Dhabi, 28–29 October, inaugural edition

Forbes Middle East Family Business Summit 2026 — Abu Dhabi, 28–29 October, inaugural edition

28–29 October 2026 · Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi · Forbes Middle East's inaugural family business summit, presented by First Abu Dhabi Bank under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism · 60+ speakers, around 3,000 participants expected · AED local-first, USD context, x402

📍 Abu Dhabi · 📅 28–29 Oct 2026 · Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates)

Forbes Middle East's inaugural Family Business Summit runs 28–29 October 2026 at the Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas on Saadiyat Island, held under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism and presented by First Abu Dhabi Bank. The organizer's own agenda runs a main programme on 28 October — the opening keynote by H.E. Juma Mohammed Al Kait, the Abu Dhabi Advantage panel, sessions on family capital and private banking, an awards ceremony for the companies on Forbes Middle East's 2026 list of leading Arab family businesses, and a signing ceremony with the Abu Dhabi Family Business Council — alongside a parallel Successors Forum track on next-generation leadership, growth strategy and leadership transition. Forbes Middle East's launch release puts the programme at more than 60 speakers and an expected attendance of around 3,000 participants, and names the partner line-up: the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, the Abu Dhabi Family Business Council and ADGM as strategic partners, EFG Hermes as event partner, ADGM Academy as knowledge partner, and ADFD, Hub71, the Emirates Family Office Association, the European-Emirati Business Council and the Pearl Initiative as supporting partners. SCOPE, STATED HONESTLY: the organizer publishes speaker names and titles, not a delegate list or a confirmed attendance figure for the edition, so nothing here is an attendance list and no capital number or deal is asserted. The venue pin is the organizer's own published venue, geocoded on OpenStreetMap this run. Public OSINT only; no invented attendees, net-worth or deals.

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Real public venue coordinate · Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel and Villas, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 24.5452179, 54.4352068 — MapLibre GL JS v4 · OpenFreeMap liberty · real OpenStreetMap tiles (no AI / diffusion imagery).

🧑 Public Agenda Speakers (OSINT-verified, confidence HIGH)

Khuloud Al OmianCEO & Editor-in-Chief — Welcome Address, 28 OctoberForbes Middle East
H.E. Juma Mohammed Al KaitActing Undersecretary — Keynote Address: Legacy, Leadership, LongevityUAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism
Futoon Hamdan Al MazroueiGroup Head of Personal, Business, Wealth and Privileged Client Banking Group — Opening AddressFirst Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
H.E. Mohamed Saif Al SuwaidiDirector General; Chairman, Exports Executive Committee (ADEX) — Fireside ChatAbu Dhabi Fund for Development / ADEX
H.E. Hamad Sayah Al MazroueiUndersecretary — Special Address: The Next EconomyAbu Dhabi Department of Economic Development
H.E. Khaled AlfahimBoard Member, Abu Dhabi Chamber; Chairman, Abu Dhabi Family Business Council — panel speakerAbu Dhabi Chamber / ADFBC
Akram E. MakaremMD & Global Sector Head, Family Groups and Diversified Conglomerates — panel speakerFirst Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Zaid S. Al KhayyatManaging Director — panel speakerAl Khayyat Investments (AKI)
H.E. Rashed Abdulkarim Al BlooshiCEO, Registration Authority — Fireside Chat: From Legacy to LongevityAbu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)
Ghassan AboudFounder & Chairman — Fireside Chat: Legacy, RewrittenGhassan Aboud Holding
Gary WhiteCEO & Co-founder — Fireside Chat: Investing in ResilienceWater.org / WaterEquity
H.E. Lujaina Mohsin DarwishChairperson; Honorary Consul for South Africa in Oman — panel speakerITICS – Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC
Mishal Hamad KanooChairman – UAE & Oman — panel speakerThe Kanoo Group
Shafeena Yusuff AliFounder & Executive Director — Fireside Chat: Beyond the Family BusinessRizq Art Gallery / Rizq Art Initiative
Ankush AroraGroup CEO — panel speakerMansour Automotive
Mohamed Abdulelah Al KoohejiGroup CEO — panel speakerYusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo Group
Masih ImtiazCEO — panel speakerImtiaz Developments
Areej Mohsin DarwishChairperson — panel speakerMHD ACERE, Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC
Dr. Basma Sulaiman AlzamilSenior Advisor, Family Business Governance — panel speakerLansberg Gersick Advisors (LGA)
Maissa Abou Adal GhanemBoard Member — panel speakerHOLDAL Group
Christopher LaingMD, Head of Equity Capital Markets — panel speakerEFG Hermes
Amin NasserSenior Adviser, Private and Family Business Services — panel speakerPwC Middle East
Alexandre MarsFounder & CEO — panel speakerEpic Foundation / blisce
Shehab M. GargashFounder & Chairman — panel speakerDaman Investments
Karima AbdesslamiHead of Wealth Planning & Family Office Advisory Services — panel speakerFirst Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
Lixia ZhuPrincipal — panel speaker76Columbus
Saeed Ali Al DhaheriExecutive Board Member; MD of Investments — panel speakerAli & Sons Holding
Ahmed AboudGroup Chief Financial Officer — panel speakerGhassan Aboud Holding
Hanoof AbokhodairManaging Partner — panel speakerBusiness Family House
Ali Mohamed Haji AlKhooriChairman — Opening Address, Successors ForumForbes Middle East Youth Council
Marshoud W S N AlmarshoudCEO — Successors Forum fireside chatAtyab Almarshoud
Jasem Abdulla AlNowaisCEO of Zarah; Managing Director, AlNowais Group — Successors ForumZarah / AlNowais Group
Shouq AlMarzookCEO & Co-Founder — Successors Forum panel speakerMARZOOK
Ziad Nabil AbuissaExecutive Director — Successors Forum panel speakerAbuissa Holding
Fatma Hani Al BahraniDirector, Real Estate & Investment — Successors Forum panel speakerMohsin Haider Darwish LLC
Athbi AleneziCEO & Co-founder — Successors Forum fireside chatJustclean
Youssef Al HussinyCo-Founder & CEO — Successors Forum fireside chatTapy
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