Dubai RISE Summit to convene global capital leaders

Dubai's RISE Summit is set to convene global capital leaders at Dubai World Trade Centre on October 14, 2026. The one-day event, themed "Recharging Momentum in Global Economies," brings together sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, government officials, and developers to discuss shifts in international investment and financing for major projects. Organisers anticipate over 300 international investors and more than 600 investment executives and leaders attending the summit.

The programme covers competition for long-term investment, infrastructure funding, property markets, urban development, and artificial intelligence. Key sessions include examining changing global capital flows and the relative appeal of the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Gulf. Interest rates and their impact on investment decisions between bonds, private markets, property, and infrastructure are also under discussion.

Dubai's growth plans, including the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan and the emirate's D33 economic agenda, receive particular attention. A session will explore the relationship between transport links, land use, and emerging development corridors. Speakers include Muna Al Osaimi, chief executive of the Roads and Transport Authority, and Khalid Al Malik, chief executive of Dubai Holding Real Estate.

The summit also addresses property regulation, market information, buyer protections, opportunities in the U.S. multifamily housing market, and infrastructure financing for energy, transport, and digital assets. Property tokenisation, commercial and industrial property, and listed real estate investment trusts are other topics on the agenda.

The investor programme offers introductions between project sponsors and potential financiers, along with discussions on public-private partnerships. The summit concludes at 4:30pm, with visitor hours at Dubai World Trade Centre from 8am to 6:30pm.