Family Offices Investors Summit 2026 in Abu Dhabi

Family Offices Investors Summit 2026 in Abu Dhabi is a three-hour, invitation-style gathering for family offices and institutional investors on Sunday 6 December, from 3pm to 6pm, with the exact location on Yas Island shared only with approved guests. It is timed for one of the busiest weekends in the capital’s calendar: it falls on the final day of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend at Yas Marina Circuit, and the day before Abu Dhabi Finance Week opens on Al Maryah Island.

What FOIS is

The summit is run by the Family Offices Investors network, also known as FOIS, with this edition hosted under its Middle East and FOIS MENA banners alongside organiser Anton Vasilev. The network describes itself as a community of more than 10,000 investors, and it organises its events around introductions between people who allocate capital and the founders, funds and advisers who want to meet them. The event page also shows a long roster of firms connected to its network, including Andreessen Horowitz, GV, Khosla Ventures and Lux Capital alongside global banks.

The format is deliberately short and focused on people rather than presentations. Rather than a full conference day with panels and keynotes, the summit is an afternoon built around networking, so you can fit it around race-weekend plans or meetings ahead of the finance week.

How the afternoon is set up

The event page lists several ways to attend, each requiring approval from the organisers. They range from an open VIP ticket for those who are not investors, through an RSVP option aimed at allocators managing more than 100 million US dollars in assets, to a limited number of board member places. Every option is marked “Require Approval”, so submitting a request does not guarantee entry: the hosts review who is coming to keep the room relevant.

The Michelin invest dinner

Alongside the summit, the organisers run an invest dinner billed as a 12-seat Michelin-star experience, with its own registration pages and combined summit-and-dinner options. A wine club and VC dinner option is also listed. With only 12 seats, this is the most exclusive part of the programme and is aimed at guests who want a longer, smaller conversation after the main session.

Wellness and race add-ons

The page also lists a longevity IV therapy add-on and Formula 1 Grand Prix day passes, reflecting how closely the event is tied to the race weekend. Note that the F1 pass description on the event page refers to Sunday 7 December, while the summit date is Sunday 6 December and the Grand Prix weekend ends on 6 December, so check the details with the organisers before booking any race add-on.

Speaking slots

FOIS says it has two speaking or co-host positions open for this edition, with a deck available through the event page for anyone interested in taking one.

Abu Dhabi Finance Week and the wider week

The summit is positioned as a side event to Abu Dhabi Finance Week, or ADFW, which runs from 7 to 10 December 2026 on Al Maryah Island. Organised by Abu Dhabi Global Market under the patronage of Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, this is the fifth edition, with the theme “The Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships”. The 2025 edition drew more than 35,000 participants and 819 speakers, from organisations overseeing more than 62 trillion US dollars in capital, which explains why so many investors are already in the city that weekend.

The event page also links the summit to Solana Breakpoint, the blockchain conference, so expect some crossover with the digital assets crowd as well as traditional family offices.

Yas Island on race weekend

The venue is on Yas Island, home to Yas Marina Circuit, and the full address is released only after your registration is approved. Because the summit runs on the afternoon of the Grand Prix weekend’s final day, Yas Island will be at its busiest, with race-day crowds and heavy demand for taxis. Taxis and ride-hailing apps are the simplest way to arrive, but build in extra time for the journey, particularly if you are coming from Dubai or from the city centre.

Who it is for

This is a niche, professional event. It suits single and multi-family office principals and their investment teams, private equity, venture capital and hedge fund professionals, and founders or advisers who work with institutional capital. It is less suited to general networking or job seekers, as the approval process is designed to keep the room focused on allocators and the people they want to meet.

For more events of this kind, see our business networking listings, or plan the rest of your stay with things to do in Abu Dhabi, sports events in the UAE and December events.