Digital Assets Forum Abu Dhabi (DAFME 1) is the Middle East edition of the Digital Assets Forum series — an institutional conference platform dedicated to digital asset adoption, tokenization, market infrastructure, and regulatory development.
Taking place in Abu Dhabi on 13 May 2026, DAFME 1 convenes senior decision-makers across:
- Global and regional banks
- Asset managers and sovereign capital
- Regulators and policymakers
- Market infrastructure providers
- Custodians and ETF issuers
- Tokenization platforms and institutional DeFi leaders
Positioned within Abu Dhabi’s rapidly advancing digital asset ecosystem — including the regulatory framework of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and its Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) — the forum serves as a high-level meeting point between traditional finance and the digital asset economy.
Core Focus Areas
DAFME 1 delivers a pragmatic, institutional agenda centered on:
- UAE and cross-border digital asset regulation
- Stablecoins, payments, and CBDC initiatives
- Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization
- Institutional custody and crypto ETFs
- Crypto liquidity and market infrastructure
- Risk management frameworks
- DeFi–TradFi integration
- Portfolio management and alpha generation in digital assets