Digital Assets Forum Abu Dhabi (DAFME 1)

Digital Assets Forum Abu Dhabi (DAFME 1) is the Middle East edition of the Digital Assets Forum series — an institutional conference platform dedicated to digital asset adoption, tokenization, market infrastructure, and regulatory development.

Taking place in Abu Dhabi on 13 May 2026, DAFME 1 convenes senior decision-makers across:

• Global and regional banks
  
• Asset managers and sovereign capital
  
• Regulators and policymakers
  
• Market infrastructure providers
  
• Custodians and ETF issuers
  
• Tokenization platforms and institutional DeFi leaders
  

Positioned within Abu Dhabi’s rapidly advancing digital asset ecosystem — including the regulatory framework of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and its Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) — the forum serves as a high-level meeting point between traditional finance and the digital asset economy.

Core Focus Areas

DAFME 1 delivers a pragmatic, institutional agenda centered on:

• UAE and cross-border digital asset regulation
  
• Stablecoins, payments, and CBDC initiatives
  
• Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization
  
• Institutional custody and crypto ETFs
  
• Crypto liquidity and market infrastructure
  
• Risk management frameworks
  
• DeFi–TradFi integration
  
• Portfolio management and alpha generation in digital assets