Following a successful debut in Asia, the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization movement is now accelerating into the Middle East. Ivan V. Ivanov of UVECON.VC and Irina Heaver of RWAlabs.ae have officially announced the launch of Dubai RWA WEEK 2026, taking place from 27 April to 1 May 2026.
RWA SUMMIT Dubai, the main event, will take place on May 1 at Uptown Tower (DMCC). The project strengthens the strategic corridor between Asia and the UAE, which are two of the best places for clear rules and infrastructure for tokenization.
Building on the momentum in Hong Kong
The RWA SUMMIT Hong Kong in February 2026 drew 2,322 registrations, 745 high-level attendees, and 147 active investors. This event clearly marked a shift from experimentation to structured institutional adoption. Dubai RWA WEEK now continues this momentum on an even larger scale.
The week-long program aims for more than 1,500 sign-ups, 400+ attendees at the main summit, 50+ investors, 30+ speakers, and 20+ partners. The audience is mostly institutional, with many C-level executives, founders, and decision-makers who are making things happen in the real world.
The summit will cover important topics like RWA regulation in the UAE and around the world, tokenization of real estate, commodities, and financial products, new payment infrastructure, institutional scaling, the rise of RWAFI (the intersection of DeFi and traditional finance), tokenized assets as a new asset class, and the role of AI in RWA projects.
Alex Scott (Solana Superteam Middle East), Talal Tabbaa (CoinMENA), Rajat Sakhuja (Mastercard), Anton Golub (RWALabs.ae), Ruben Bombardi (VARA), and other well-known people from NewTribe Capital, ZIGChain, SC Ventures, RockawayX, and other companies will speak at the event. Ivan V. Ivanov, Founder of UVECON.VC said Hong Kong demonstrated that institutional capital is no longer watching from the sidelines.
