IPEM Future 2026

IPEM Future is IPEM's platform for 'transformative capital', held at the DIFC Atrium as part of Dubai Future Finance Week and hosted by the Dubai International Financial Centre. The day mixes an open-house fundraising floor for venture and growth fund managers with stage discussions on where private capital is heading, and is designed to connect international GPs with institutional LPs and Middle Eastern wealth.

Programme

A single full day of panels, live interviews and themed networking, opening with two framing conversations on Dubai's role as a capital hub and the shifting map of private wealth.

• GCC focus session with DIFC and GCC government speakers on the Atrium main stage
• Future Studio talks on AI and the agentic economy, frontier and dual-use technology, energy and infrastructure, Industry 4.0, digital assets, media and the creator economy, and healthcare
• A session on access to private markets for Middle East wealth
• Thematic 'Opportunity Exchange' networking slots by sector across the day

Who attends

IPEM curates the audience across the private markets value chain.

• Global asset managers, international GPs, VC and growth funds, infrastructure and thematic managers
• Single and multi family offices, private banks, wealth managers and accredited UHNWIs
• Sovereign wealth funds, endowments, corporate VC and funds of funds
• Ministries, government agencies, state-owned companies and DFIs
• Investment banks, consultants, law firms and fund service providers

Vetted sectors

Fund managers and opportunities presented at IPEM Future are drawn from sectors the organiser labels the future economy.

• Advanced manufacturing, robotics and Industry 4.0
• AI, data and automation
• Blockchain, digital assets and DeFi
• Climate tech, cleantech and energy transition
• Defence, aerospace and the space economy
• Food security, agritech and resilient supply chains
• Life sciences, healthtech and longevity
• Lifestyle, creative economy and sports