The Network Forum Middle East Meeting 2026

The Network Forum's Middle East Meeting is an annual gathering for the custody, settlement and post-trade community in the GCC. The 2026 edition, themed Growth During Resiliency, returns to Muscat to look at Oman Vision 2040, plans for an international financial centre, growth at the Muscat Stock Exchange, reforms by the Oman Investment Authority and Oman's return to investment-grade status. The organizer expects more than 100 capital market leaders from post-trade, asset servicing, investment banking and custody.

Programme highlights

The published agenda runs a full day on 2 November with an evening dinner reception, and a half day on 3 November followed by lunch and roundtables.

• Opening keynote from MSX on the next decade of Middle East capital markets
• Vision 2040, regulatory development and market modernisation
• Market access, liquidity and international participation
• Product innovation in GCC capital markets
• Network managers' wishlist (Chatham House Rule)
• Tokenisation and digital asset custody
• AI, automation and data analytics in securities services
• The road to T+1 and CSD evolution beyond settlement
• Resilient market infrastructure in a complex geopolitical environment

Who attends

Network managers at global custodians and banks, market infrastructure operators such as exchanges and central securities depositories, asset managers and asset servicers, and technology providers to the post-trade industry. Complimentary places are offered to COOs from banks, asset managers and sovereign wealth funds.

Partners

The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) and Muscat Clearing & Depository (MCD) are host partners, with MYRIAD Group Technologies as global partner and First Abu Dhabi Bank as event partner.

Tickets & passes

• 2 Day Meeting - Early Bird — GBP 1,299: Until 2 October 2026 (also EUR 1,499 / USD 1,699)
• 2 Day Meeting - Standard — GBP 1,399: From 3 October 2026 (also EUR 1,599 / USD 1,849)