GITEX Future Digital Assets Forum (FDX) 2026

The GITEX Future Digital Assets Forum (FDX by GITEX), which follows on from the Future Blockchain Summit, is GITEX's platform for institutional finance and digital assets. In 2026 it becomes part of GITEX Global in Dubai, bringing banks, investors, exchanges, founders, regulators and technology leaders together to look at how digital payments, tokenization, decentralised finance and Web3 are changing global markets. The organiser describes a business-first format built around curated networking and deal-making, not traditional exhibition booths.

What's covered

The 2026 programme is described as a meeting point between traditional finance and decentralisation, with an invite-only digital assets forum and conference sessions on:

• Tokenization of real-world assets
• Stablecoins
• Crypto access for institutions and corporates
• AI in fintech and banking
• Digital payments, DeFi and Web3 applications

FDX zones

The forum is laid out as a set of zones, each built around a different type of meeting.

• Investment Hub: exchange pods, investor lounge, pitch rooms and a deal desk
• Executive Meeting Lounges: themed DeFi, Web3 and tokenization lounges, private pods and a hosted buyer area
• The Future Forum: main stage, roundtable rooms, fireside lounge and broadcast zone
• TechCation VIP experience: private tours, golf day and hospitality events

Who attends

FDX is aimed at stakeholders across banking, finance, investment, technology and regulation: investors, exchanges and institutional players, startup founders, regulators and technology leaders looking for partnerships and deals.

Part of the GITEX network

FDX runs alongside GITEX Global, which it calls the world's largest tech and startup show. The FDX format also travels across GITEX's international events, with editions announced in Kenya, Nigeria and Vietnam in 2026 before the Dubai edition.