Abu Dhabi emerges as epicentre for global wealth dialogue at summit

The Family Office Summit 2025 concluded with resounding success at the luxurious Saadiyat Rotana Resort; Villas, uniting leading family offices, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors representing over $500 billion in assets under management. This year’s Abu Dhabi edition further solidified the UAE's position as a global powerhouse in wealth management, venture capital, and private capital deployment.

- Staff Reporter, Gulf Today

Following the momentum of past editions in Dubai, the summit marked a defining moment in Abu Dhabi’s rise as a central hub for wealth leadership and innovation. The event welcomed a capped audience of 235 high-level participants, including 61 family offices, 82 family holdings, 29 buy-side mid-market firms, 5 sovereign wealth and pension funds, and 9 strategic summit partners.

"The Family Office Summit has become a cornerstone event for global investors seeking deep dialogue and curated networking," said Obediah Ayton, Chairman of the Family Office Summit. "The summit offered the perfect backdrop for transformative conversations with Il panel discussions unpacked covering topics about wealth, governance, and the future of legacy." One of the key panellists (Family Office 2.0), Vaidotas Melynavicius (Chief Investment Officer, Santocedrus Capital), Amer Al Osh (Chief Development Officer, Gewan Holding), Julien Tizot (Chief Investment Officer, Aras Partners), and Biju Thomas (Senior Director, Private Banking, Mashreq), highlighted the significant changes unfolding in the family office space, particularly in Abu Dhabi. The discussion focused on the next generation taking charge of future ready, tech enabled family offices and the growing convergence of international and local families learning from one another.