The fourth edition of Investopia 2025 concluded after two days of insightful discussions, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court.
This edition adopted a forward-thinking approach, focusing on key topics such as encouraging business communities to invest and expand in new economy sectors, analyzing global financial trends, exploring emerging market opportunities in regions like Asia and Africa, and developing strategies to mitigate economic risks for creating resilient economies.
Under the theme "Harnessing MegaForces," Investopia 2025 saw strong participation from local, regional, and global stakeholders. Over 100 speakers—including government leaders, ministers, investors, business executives, decision-makers, economists, high-net-worth individuals, and venture capital funds—represented approximately 20 countries.
The event also attracted over 3,000 participants, alongside representatives from international financial and economic institutions.
The event featured 51 panel discussions and 15 roundtable meetings, where participants emphasised the importance of accelerating investments from both the public and private sectors in new and sustainable economy sectors. They also called for strengthening economic openness, fostering productive trade partnerships to navigate geopolitical shifts, and leveraging financial tools and funding mechanisms to bridge financing gaps when developing new projects that support innovative circular economy models.
Discussions also explored ways to enhance the growth and success of startups and entrepreneurs, highlighting structural reforms, economic diversification, and support for emerging industries as key measures to strengthen economic resilience. Participants examined new strategies for protecting precious metal investments, diversifying investment portfolios to mitigate future risks, and addressing the impact of rising interest rates on the private sector.
Additionally, experts exchanged knowledge on best practices for handling the effects of the global debt crisis, which continues to shape international economic realities.
The fourth edition of Investopia resulted in the signing of 24 partnership agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) across various sectors, including the new economy, circular economy, advanced technologies, and entrepreneurship.
These include 14 new partnerships between Investopia and major companies and institutions at local, regional, and global levels to enhance collaboration in future Investopia events and conferences, as well as to facilitate the exchange of expertise in innovation and creative industries.
They include six agreements between the 100 Companies of the Future initiative and major corporations and incubators to support startups in expanding within new economy sectors.
The agreements also include an MoU between the UAE Ministry of Economy and the UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators to advance the country’s transition to a circular economy.
The partnerships include six agreements signed by the Sino International Entrepreneurs Federation (SIEF) with institutions and business incubators, including the Abu Dhabi Global Market Academy, Hub71, and Abu Dhabi School of Management.
Investopia 2025 also marked the launch of a new initiative by the National Fund for Corporate Social Responsibility (Majra)—the Sustainable Impact Challenge. This first-of-its-kind initiative in the UAE aims to drive national development in priority sectors and showcase key sustainability and corporate social responsibility projects.
Additionally, the event hosted the 100 Companies of the Future initiative, which unveiled the 2024 list of the top 100 future-focused companies. This initiative featured 15 sessions with 48 high-profile speakers, including ministers, senior officials, and industry experts.
Discussions covered topics such as artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, tech-driven entrepreneurship and innovation, the future of SMEs, innovative investment strategies for business expansion in future economic sectors, financial technology models, and supporting SMEs in new economy sectors. The sessions also highlighted the role of women entrepreneurs in driving positive economic and societal impact.
Investopia 2025 also marked the launch of the inaugural Conference for Business Leaders and Investors from Arab States, Central Asia, and Azerbaijan, which helped to enhance economic ties between the Arab world and Asia. This event focused on key sectors such as trade, investment, energy, technology, artificial intelligence, food security, and climate change.
Additionally, the event hosted the latest edition of the China-Arab Entrepreneurs Summit, offering a platform to explore new entrepreneurial opportunities, expand Sino-Arab cooperation across various sectors, and showcase the UAE's strengths as a thriving hub for startups and entrepreneurship. The summit featured 18 speakers and attracted over 100 business leaders and decision-makers from both the Arab world and China.
The second meeting of the Next50 initiative was also held at Investopia 2025, where strategies for maximizing opportunities in the UAE’s innovation-driven economy were discussed. The meeting also identified high-growth investment prospects in local markets. This initiative brings together 50 founders and CEOs from UAE companies across various sectors like finance, construction, tourism, and services, whose collective revenues amount to tens of billions, demonstrating the private sector's achievements.