Spear’s, the London-based multi-award-winning magazine for high-net-worth individuals, has announced a new private wealth conference in Abu Dhabi.
The event, The Spear’s Summit, Abu Dhabi, will attract more than 100 leaders from the private wealth, private client and family office ecosystem. It will take place on Tuesday 9 December at Jumeirah Saadiyat Island.
Having staged a successful event that was part of the wider Abu Dhabi Finance Week programme in 2024, the media brand will return to the Emirate in 2025, with a larger, standalone conference.
Spear’s Editor-in-Chief Edwin Smith said:
‘As the leading specialist media brand for the private wealth and family office ecosystem, Spear’s is naturally drawn to Abu Dhabi, which has become established as one of the leading destinations for UHNWs and family offices.’
‘Having tested the water with our event in ADGM for Abu Dhabi Finance Week last year, we are delighted to be returning to the UAE. Our new, larger, standalone event, The Spear’s Summit, Abu Dhabi, will offer something new to the private wealth community in the region – which is expanding rapidly through both organic growth of UAE firms and also through significant investment of international companies who recognise the opportunities that are on offer here.’
The Spear’s Summit, Abu Dhabi takes place during Abu Dhabi Finance Week, just two days after the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix.
The conference will combine keynotes, interviews, panel discussions and off-the-record briefings. Speakers will include senior figures from partner firms, including Abu Dhabi Sotheby’s International Realty, PwC Middle East and Apeiron.
Among the speakers will be George Azar, the owner of the Sotheby’s International Realty businesses in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, KSA, UK and the Seychelles.
At last year’s Spear’s Summit at Abu Dhabi Finance Week, speakers included His Excellency Fahad Al Gergawi, His Excellency Hareb Al Mheiri and Aisha Al Mansoori, Executive Director of the Emirates Family Office Association.
Further speakers for the 2025 event will be announced soon via the event website: https://nsmg.live/event/the-spears-summit-2025/
While attendance is by invitation only, interested parties can find out more via the event website.
About Spear’s
Spear’s is the multi-award-winning magazine and media brand for high-net-worth individuals. It is known for its market-leading directory of advisers to billionaires and family offices, The Spear’s 500, which has been described as ‘the Michelin Guide of wealth’.
The brand publishes a quarterly magazine, which features exclusive interviews with billionaires, philanthropists and royalty. Exclusive interviewees include Valerie Rockefeller, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman, Prince Albert of Monaco and Princess Eugenie.
Spear’s stages a range of live events. Speakers at past events include the billionaire property developer Nick Candy; John Caudwell, philanthropist and businessman; Bill Browder, campaigner; Sir Lloyd Dorfman, entrepreneur; and many more notable figures, including members of prominent families, royalty and political leaders. Spear’s events are known to be attended by senior representatives from firms such as Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, HSBC, PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and other leading international blue-chip companies.
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