The ADFW 2025 Agenda Guide

Well, good afternoon your excellencies and distinguished guests. My name is Sarah Cocker and welcome to the global market summit 2025 of course part of the fourth edition of Abu Dhabi finance week. is held under the patronage of his highness shake Khaled bin Muhammad bin Zed al-Nahan the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and the chairman of the Abu Dhabi executive council. Now this year the overarching theme is engineering the capital network and it speaks to a world undergoing profound reconstruction. Markets, systems, and institutions are being rewired with artificial intelligence, shifting geopolitical alliances, and of course, those rebalancing of global capital flows.

Over the coming hours, you will hear from some of the most influential voices in finance. Those that are shaping the macroeconomic realities, of course, directing sovereign capital and advancing financial innovation and critically investing in humanity. The global market summits has fast become one of those important annual gatherings for understanding the forces that are steering the world economy. Whether it's systemic risk, market resilience, or opportunities created by new financial opportunities and architectures, today's conversations will map global investment and the institutional strategy for 2026 and beyond. A huge thank you to Hanoa Life, HSBC and OKX for supporting Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, where Abu Dhabi once again brings the world's brightest minds together for both conversation and collaboration.