25 NOVEMBER 2026
SKY BUBBLE · MEYDAN HOTEL · DUBAI
ONE DYNAMIC DAY.
FIVE POWERFUL STREAMS.
ONE DYNAMIC DAY.
FIVE POWERFUL STREAMS.
Finance
Finance
Finance
Risk
Risk
Risk
AI
AI
AI
Logistics
Logistics
Logistics
Technology
Technology
Technology
Returning in 2026. 3x bigger.
Five streams.
Powerful connections.
A wider perspective.
Returning in 2026.
3x bigger. Five streams. Powerful connections. A wider perspective.
Returning in 2026.
3x bigger. Five streams. Powerful connections. A wider perspective.
Malakut Business Forum 2026 brings together senior executives across five programme streams, combining cross-industry insights with high-level networking and opportunities to meet people who could move your business forward.
Malakut Business Forum 2026 brings together senior executives across five programme streams, combining cross-industry insights with high-level networking and opportunities to meet people who could move your business forward.
Malakut Business Forum 2026 brings together senior executives across five programme streams, combining cross-industry insights with high-level networking and opportunities to meet people who could move your business forward.
DELEGATES
DELEGATES
COMPANIES REPRESENTED
COMPANIES REPRESENTED
C-SUITE & DIRECTOR-LEVEL ATTENDEES
C-SUITE & DIRECTOR-LEVEL ATTENDEES
INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
INDUSTRY SPEAKERS
PARTNERS
PARTNERS
DIGITAL REACH
DIGITAL REACH
BY INVITATION ONLY
BY INVITATION ONLY
Attendance is by invitation only. All applications are reviewed, and invitations are issued to approved applicants.
Attendance is by invitation only. All applications are reviewed, and invitations are issued to approved applicants.
Attendance is by invitation only. All applications are reviewed, and invitations are issued to approved applicants.
Event: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
After Event: Cocktail starts at 6:00 PM
Event: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
After Event: Cocktail starts at 6:00 PM
Event: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
After Event: Cocktail starts at 6:00 PM
WHAT TO EXPECT
Business decisions in a changing world
Business decisions in a changing world
Malakut Business Forum brings senior leaders from industry, finance, trade, and technology together in Dubai for one day of practical discussion and valuable connections. Explore how businesses are financing growth, managing risk, moving goods and applying technology when conditions change.
Malakut Business Forum brings senior leaders from industry, finance, trade, and technology together in Dubai for one day of practical discussion and valuable connections. Explore how businesses are financing growth, managing risk, moving goods and applying technology when conditions change.
NETWORKING RECEPTION
Meet senior leaders from banking, trade, insurance, logistics and industry to discuss shared interests and business opportunities.
MAIN STAGE
Industry leaders discuss the business decisions shaping finance, risk, AI, logistics and technology.
MAIN STAGE
Industry leaders discuss the business decisions shaping finance, risk, AI, logistics and technology.
PARTNER SHOWCASE
Explore partner solutions and meet the teams behind them to discuss your business needs.
PARTNER SHOWCASE
Explore partner solutions and meet the teams behind them to discuss your business needs.
VIP & HOSPITALITY
Dedicated hospitality spaces for VIP guests to meet, host conversations and build business relationships.
PODCAST STUDIO
Focused interviews with industry leaders on business challenges, market developments and the decisions that matter.
REGISTRATION
Attendance is by invitation only. Our team will verify guest invitations at check-in and welcome you to the Forum.
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Celebrate a great day with cocktails, entertainment and good company in a festive atmosphere.
YOUR SEAT AWAITS.
YOUR SEAT AWAITS.
YOUR SEAT AWAITS.
Request your invitation to join senior executives and industry leaders for one dynamic day of insight, meaningful connections and new business opportunities.
Expert insights, industry conversations and thought leadership, with the podcast studio adding another platform for voices and conversations.
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS
FINANCE
Navigate pressure. Find opportunity.
Navigate pressure. Find opportunity.
Navigate pressure. Find opportunity.
Cash Under Pressure
Cash Under Pressure
Explore liquidity, refinancing, currency exposure, bankable projects and investment opportunities in uncertain markets.
Explore liquidity, refinancing, currency exposure, bankable projects and investment opportunities in uncertain markets.
From High Risk to Bankable
From High Risk to Bankable
Structuring bankable projects through guarantees, political risk insurance, collateral, blended finance and ring-fenced cash flows.
Structuring bankable projects through guarantees, political risk insurance, collateral, blended finance and ring-fenced cash flows.
Investing Through Dislocation
Investing Through Dislocation
How investors identify opportunities created by market disruption while separating attractive pricing from unmanageable jurisdictional risk.
How investors identify opportunities created by market disruption while separating attractive pricing from unmanageable jurisdictional risk.
RISK
Build resilience when certainty disappears.
Build resilience when certainty disappears.
Build resilience when certainty disappears.
Political Violence Coverage During Active Conflict
Political Violence Coverage During Active Conflict
Securing and restructuring Political Violence and War Risk coverage during active hostilities, including pricing and restrictions.
Securing and restructuring Political Violence and War Risk coverage during active hostilities, including pricing and restrictions.
One Event, Multiple Balance Sheet Impacts
One Event, Multiple Balance Sheet Impacts
How one geopolitical event can trigger property, cargo, cyber, credit, people and business-interruption exposures.
How one geopolitical event can trigger property, cargo, cyber, credit, people and business-interruption exposures.
When the Insurance Market Will Not Take the Risk
When the Insurance Market Will Not Take the Risk
What companies do when insurance capacity is unavailable, using captives, contractual transfer, parametric solutions or self-insurance.
What companies do when insurance capacity is unavailable, using captives, contractual transfer, parametric solutions or self-insurance.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
From copilots to accountable agents.
From copilots to accountable agents.
From copilots to accountable agents.
AI Cost Reduction That Reached the P&L
AI Cost Reduction That Reached the P&L
Real AI cases that delivered P&L savings, examining investment, payback, service quality and the operating changes behind the result.
Real AI cases that delivered P&L savings, examining investment, payback, service quality and the operating changes behind the result.
From Copilots to Agents
From Copilots to Agents
AI agents in multi-step work, with focus on permissions, escalation and accountability.
AI agents in multi-step work, with focus on permissions, escalation and accountability.
What Leaders Refuse to Automate
What Leaders Refuse to Automate
Where companies draw the line on credit, underwriting, hiring, compliance, safety and legal advice.
Where companies draw the line on credit, underwriting, hiring, compliance, safety and legal advice.
LOGISTICS
Keep business moving through disruption.
Keep business moving through disruption.
Keep business moving through disruption.
Rerouting During Conflict
Rerouting During Conflict
A practical discussion on redesigning ports, routes, supplier networks and transport modes during conflict, balancing continuity, cost and speed.
A practical discussion on redesigning ports, routes, supplier networks and transport modes during conflict, balancing continuity, cost and speed.
Exceptional Logistics for Exceptional Conditions
Exceptional Logistics for Exceptional Conditions
A session on extraordinary logistics measures, including charter, temporary hubs, split shipments, convoys and direct delivery, to protect production and customer commitments.
A session on extraordinary logistics measures, including charter, temporary hubs, split shipments, convoys and direct delivery, to protect production and customer commitments.
Who Pays for Resilience?
Who Pays for Resilience?
How additional freight, storage, insurance, demurrage and inventory costs are shared between suppliers, logistics providers and customers.
How additional freight, storage, insurance, demurrage and inventory costs are shared between suppliers, logistics providers and customers.
TECHNOLOGY
Modernise without stopping the business.
Modernise without stopping the business.
Modernise without stopping the business.
Scaling Technology Across Fragmented Markets
Scaling Technology Across Fragmented Markets
A discussion on operating as a technology platform across fragmented markets while managing data residency, payments, cybersecurity, localisation and regulatory requirements.
A discussion on operating as a technology platform across fragmented markets while managing data residency, payments, cybersecurity, localisation and regulatory requirements.
Modernising the Core Without Stopping the Business
Modernising the Core Without Stopping the Business
A practical session on replacing legacy systems, moving to the cloud and rebuilding data infrastructure while keeping critical operations running.
A practical session on replacing legacy systems, moving to the cloud and rebuilding data infrastructure while keeping critical operations running.
The Technology Investment That Changed Unit Economics
The Technology Investment That Changed Unit Economics
Real examples where automation, robotics, digital platforms, IoT or predictive maintenance reduced costs or improved margins.
Real examples where automation, robotics, digital platforms, IoT or predictive maintenance reduced costs or improved margins.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Senior executives and industry experts sharing firsthand perspectives on global trade, finance, AI, Logistics, risk and technology.
2026 PARTNERS
2026 PARTNERS
Brands shaping the conversation
Brands shaping the conversation
Brands shaping the conversation
Gold Partner
Media Partners
Institutional Partners
Exhibitor
Founding Partner
Gold Partner
Media Partners
Supporting Partners
Exhibitor
Custom Tier 1
2025
HIGHLIGHTS
2026 HIGHLIGHTS
2026 HIGHLIGHTS
Photos and full session recordings will be added after the event.