GITEX Future Digital Assets Forum (FDX) Dubai 2026

GITEX Future Digital Assets Forum, shortened to FDX, is the name the Future Blockchain Summit website now uses. The event site credits Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Kaoun as organisers and lists the Dubai edition for 8 to 10 December 2026. In 2026 FDX joins the GITEX GLOBAL programme and is co-located with the GITEX technology and startup show instead of running as a standalone summit; the page does not say whether the two share dates. The brand also runs in Kenya (May 2026), Nigeria (September), Vietnam (October) and India (April 2027). No venue is named for Dubai. The intended audience is institutional. The event site lists banks and other financial institutions, investors, crypto exchanges, regulators, founders and technology executives, and describes the forum as invite-only. Its subject areas are digital payments, tokenization, decentralised finance and Web3 use cases. The organiser promises four days of conference sessions, while the Dubai dates as listed cover three; the dates here are as listed by the organiser. The sessions are grouped around tokenization, stablecoins, how banks and corporates can open access to crypto, and the use of AI in banking and fintech. The floor is organised into zones instead of a classic exhibition hall. An Investment Hub is set aside for investors, exchanges and institutions, with exchange pods, an investor lounge, pitch rooms and a deal desk. Executive Meeting Lounges carry DeFi, Web3 and tokenization themes and include a hosted buyer area. Talks take place on a content stage called The Future Forum, which combines a main stage with roundtable rooms and a fireside lounge. VIP guests are offered TechCation, a hospitality package with private tours and a golf day. Ticketing is separate from GITEX itself: FDX passes are not part of the GITEX All Access Pass. When this page was prepared, no prices, ticket tiers or booking link had been published, and neither had a speaker list or a detailed agenda. Figures on the official page did not look final, so none are quoted. For affiliates and media buyers the fit is indirect. The published programme does not cover performance marketing, traffic or partner programmes. The forum is most relevant to crypto, forex and fintech affiliate teams that want contact with exchanges and institutional players active in the Gulf, or that need to follow how regulators treat stablecoins and tokenized assets. Entry is by invitation, so early applications help.