What To Know
- Regional business leaders, including Hadi Al Alawi, Chairman and CEO of Al Hayat Group, recognize the Summit as a strategic platform for collaboration, emphasizing Dubai as a meeting ground for global private capital.
- The 29th edition of the Summit will take place from February 4–5 at the Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, gathering over 300 family offices, private investors, and global entrepreneurs for what has become one of the world’s most influential closed-door investment forums.
- This milestone edition is themed “Connecting a World of Opportunities in Dubai”, highlighting the city’s growing prominence as a hub for generational wealth and strategic investment.
Anthony Ritossa’s Global Family Office Investment Summit marks a decade of connecting global private capital with opportunities in Dubai. The 29th edition of the Summit will take place from February 4–5 at the Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, gathering over 300 family offices, private investors, and global entrepreneurs for what has become one of the world’s most influential closed-door investment forums. This milestone edition is themed “Connecting a World of Opportunities in Dubai”, highlighting the city’s growing prominence as a hub for generational wealth and strategic investment.
A Decade of Strategic Capital with Anthony Ritossa
Founded and led by Anthony Ritossa, the Global Family Office Investment Summit has evolved over the past ten years from a focused networking event into a global multi-continent platform. The Summit attracts long-term capital allocators across real estate, infrastructure, healthcare, technology, AI, digital assets, sustainability, philanthropy, and emerging market innovation.
The Summit’s Dubai return underscores the UAE’s role as a global crossroads for finance, commerce, tourism, aviation, and urban development. By hosting family offices and institutional investors, Dubai reinforces its position as a destination for multi-generational capital.
Quiet Deal-Making and Generational Investment
Unlike conventional investment conferences, Anthony Ritossa’s Summit prioritizes discreet, relationship-driven deal-making. During its Miami edition last November, private discussions facilitated over $800 million in investment activity, reflecting the Summit’s philosophy of patient capital and long-term alignment.
Notable transactions included a €500 million financing secured by Portuguese entrepreneur Pedro Guerra Alves for a flagship real estate project. Alves praised the Summit as a rare environment where founders connect with family offices structured to think in decades, not quarters.
Dubai’s Strategic Role in Family Office Growth
The 29th edition of the Summit operates under the patronage of Sheikha Jawaher Al Khalifa, reflecting Dubai’s commitment to opportunity-driven progress. Regional business leaders, including Hadi Al Alawi, Chairman and CEO of Al Hayat Group, recognize the Summit as a strategic platform for collaboration, emphasizing Dubai as a meeting ground for global private capital.
Investing in Legacy, Impact, and the Next Generation
Anthony Ritossa continues to highlight the importance of legacy, social responsibility, and impact investing as pillars of modern family office strategy. Claudia Pinto, Advisor to H.H. Sheikh Marwan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, notes the Summit’s role in aligning commercial success with societal contribution, supporting the UAE’s long-term diversification agenda.
The Summit also celebrates the Family Office Lifetime Achievement Awards, honoring leaders whose careers reflect financial and social impact. As younger principals take a more active role, the Summit’s focus expands to technology, AI, climate solutions, digital infrastructure, sports, and entertainment assets.
Anthony Ritossa: Shaping the Future of Global Family Offices
For Anthony Ritossa, the 10-year milestone represents the start of a new chapter. The Summit continues to emphasize relationships before transactions, cementing its reputation as a trusted platform where private capital, legacy thinking, and global opportunity converge. Dubai stands as the strategic home for this premier global forum, attracting generational investors from around the world.
For more information on Anthony Ritossa’s Global Family Office Investment Summit, visit www.gfois.com.
