Abu Dhabi FinTech 2019 to include investor forum
After announcing the introduction of 9 FinTech awards for their upcoming FinTech Abu Dhabi 2019 festival and the international tour in search for startups, Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has announced that this year we will also be seeing a new addition to the festival — the Investor Forum.
The Investor Forum is set to attract leading regional and international venture capital investors to exchange ideas and best practices to help the region’s ecosystem.
It will be held on the first day of the FinTechAD 2019 festival, on the 21st of October; and will include keynotes and panel discussions that will cover current venture capital industry trends as well as highlight case studies of successful startups in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The Investment Forum is also expected to see some of the region’s most powerful FinTech investors. More interestingly, start-ups from the FinTech 50 and Innovation Challenge, as well as ADGM’s innovation and acceleration programmes will have the opportunity to pitch to investors on stage throughout the course of the day.
"Every year, we try to add more value for all our stakeholders through the FinTech Abu Dhabi event. The FinTech industry in the MENA region is expected to grow exponentially over the next few years with some estimates in excess of $2.5 billion."Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ADGM
Richard Teng adds, "The UAE has been the main recipient of FinTech funding and as we anchor more regional and international venture capital fund managers in ADGM through our best-in-class regulatory framework, we want to showcase some of the lessons learnt and initiatives taken by the various players in this field. Given some of the success stories of unicorns arising from the region, this is an opportunity for investors and FinTechs to learn from each other and scale their respective businesses together."
This year's FinTech Abu Dhabi 2019 festival is set to be bigger and better than the previous ones with so many new additions. We are excited to see the startups that will win the 9 new awards introduced as well as those who are chosen in the international tour. The regional and international FinTech investors on the panel discussion will undoubtedly provide valuable insights into the space that is expected in excess of $2.5 billion in the coming years.
