Unchained Summit Dubai 2026

Join the Unchained Summit Dubai 2026, scheduled from 1st to 2nd May 2026, at The Palm, Dubai, UAE. This event brings together founders, investors, businesses, and policymakers to force actual conversations past hype. Hosted in Dubai, the summit specializes in practical use instances, institutional adoption, regulation, DeFi, tokenization, and emerging technology shaping the crypto environment. With professional keynotes, panel discussions, startup pitches, and curated investor meetings, the event is designed to enable significant networking, partnerships, and deal-making, positioning Dubai as a global hub for Crypto and Blockchain innovation.

Organized By

Aeternum Events is a famous occasion organizer that is recognised to host elite enterprise-to-enterprise events within the emerging tech area, and offers strategic consulting and customized services to a wide variety of customers, from companies to executive officers and startups to organisations.

Event Highlights

• Connect with more than 1000 attendees
• Gain knowledge from 300+ investors
• Network with 300+ investors for your business
• This event was covered by 50+ media

Speakers

• Eowyn Chen - CEO of Trust Wallet
• David Norris - CFO and CEO
• Andrew Vranjes - Chief revenue officer
• Abdulla AI Dhaheri - CEO at The Blockchain Center
• Anthony Bassili - President of Coinbase asser management

Why Attend?

• Investor Meetups - Connect with investors in private sessions
• Pitch Competition - Showcase your web3 and crypto project to leaders and investors
• Afterparty - network in the afterparty with founders, investors, and builders
• Keynotes - Connect with leaders, investors, and builders who share their insights
• Panel Discussions - Learn about the web3 issues that matter most
• Fireside Chats - Discussion about roadblocks, wins and bold bets
• Networking _ Meet innovators, founders, ecosystem players, and investors

Topics

• AI and HPC in mining
• State of Web3.0 gaming
• Interoperability in Web3.0
• Payments infrastructure
• Decentralized infrastructure
• Blockchain security
• AI x Web3.0
• TradFi x DeFi
• Future of Defi
• Institutional inflow in crypto
• Regulation and compliance
• Future of Bitcoin
• ZK and scalability
• Modular blockchains and data availability
• FHE and blockchain usability
• Shared sequencing and rollups

Unchained Pitch Challenge

Who should apply?

• Protocols, DeFi projects, tokenized real-world assets, cross‑chain tools — under 5 years old.
• Any funding stage — from early bootstrap to scaling.
• Strong product/tech + real traction or innovative roadmap.

Why apply?

• Fast-track exposure to 300+ active investors and VCs.
• Finalists pitch live in UAE’s most curated room
• Winners score press visibility and the chance to secure cold + warm intros.
  

How it works?

• Submit your pitch deck (5-min upload).
• Finalists get invited to pitch on stage, face-to-face.
• Winners announced live during the summit

Unchained Summit Dubai 2026 is where real Crypto and Blockchain conversations turn into partnerships, investments, and long-term impact—beyond the hype.