AI and Robotics spotlighted as key drivers of opportunity and risk at Family Office Summit
Hosted in Dubai, the summit highlighted the emirate’s role as a hub for global family wealth and private capital, with local family offices part of an ecosystem managing over US$ 1.2tn in assets.
Featuring 12 expert-led panel discussions, 10 curated roundtables, and 254 attendees including 81 family offices and 103 family holdings, the summit delivered practical conversations focused on how family offices are adapting to structural shifts across private markets, technology, governance, and global diversification.
“The discussions from private markets and venture capital to AI and cross-border opportunities, the conversations reflected a disciplined, forward-looking approach to wealth management,” stated Obediah Ayton, Chairman, Family Office Summit.
Panels
Among the 12 panels were Rafael Haselberger of Allianz Global Investors, Maha Azmy of Invest Hong Kong, Tim Heath of Yolo Investments, and Reem Al Otaiba, Family Principal, each bringing distinct perspectives to the investment dialogue.
Private markets were a key focus, with UAE family offices increasingly moving into co‑investments, direct deals, secondaries, club deals, and private credit as part of their broader private equity strategies.
With strong participation from the Middle East, Europe, Hong Kong, Asia, and North America, the Family Office Summit Dubai reinforced the emirate’s role as a global convening point for serious wealth dialogue, where families come not only to preserve capital, but to position it intelligently for the decade ahead.
