DIFC has confirmed the full programme for Dubai Future Finance Week 2026, set to run from 2 to 6 November, bringing together more than 850 speakers across 85-plus sessions in a week that anchors much of Dubai's financial calendar.

The week is held under the patronage of Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and is positioned to support the Dubai Economic Agenda D33, which aims to place Dubai among the world's top four financial centres.

What's on during the week

The anchor event is the Dubai Fintech Summit, taking place on 2 and 3 November. Around it, DIFC has built a programme spanning 12 signature forums across 14 stages, covering fintech, tokenisation, Islamic finance, family wealth, sustainable finance and private capital.

Named events during the week include the Future Sustainability Forum, the MENA Banking Excellence Awards, the Future Islamic Finance Forum, the Dubai Family Wealth Summit and the Future Tokenisation Forum, giving specialists across the financial industry dedicated sessions rather than a single general conference track.

Who is speaking

Confirmed speakers include Nicolas Moreau, chief executive of HSBC Asset Management, and Noel Quinn, chairman of Julius Baer. Dr Shanu S.P. Hinduja, chair of S.P. Hinduja Banque Privée, is also on the lineup, alongside Fatih Karahan, governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye.

Their presence points to a programme drawing from asset management, private banking and central banking, reflecting the breadth of topics on the agenda across the week's forums.

Why it matters for Dubai's financial sector

For Dubai's fintech and finance community, the week offers a concentrated calendar of events touching on the areas the industry has been watching closely, from tokenisation to Islamic finance and sustainable finance. With the Dubai Fintech Summit as its centrepiece and a wide roster of forums running alongside it, Dubai Future Finance Week 2026 gives founders, bankers and policymakers a single window in November to engage across these themes in one place.

The scale of the lineup, more than 850 speakers across 85-plus sessions, also signals how much DIFC is leaning on the event to reinforce Dubai's ambitions under the Dubai Economic Agenda D33 as the emirate works toward its stated goal of ranking among the world's top four financial centres.

Reported by Fintech News UAE.