The Forex Expo Dubai returns to the Dubai World Trade Centre on 22 and 23 September 2026, with organiser HQMENA confirming an exhibitor and speaker lineup that positions the event as one of the region's largest gatherings for the online trading and fintech industry.
Exhibitor lineup
More than 200 brands are on the confirmed floor plan, including Exness, VT Markets, ADSS, ATFX, Vantage, XM, CFI, Multibank, SwissQuote, Capital.com and Plus500, alongside a long tail of brokerages, technology vendors, payment providers and financial services firms. The mix reflects a market that has broadened beyond pure retail brokerage into liquidity, custody, compliance tooling and payments infrastructure.
Speaker programme
The agenda features more than 100 speakers drawn from trading, brokerage, fintech and financial services companies. Confirmed names include Avraam Despoti, founder and chief executive of XM; Sean Bolton, group chief operating officer of Xoala; Tien Ching, chief executive of ACCM; Yasaman Pazooki, chief operating officer of OPO Group; and Norayr Djerrahian, chief commercial officer of Hantec Markets. Additional speakers are expected to be announced in the coming months.
Sessions will cover market structure, platform innovation, regulatory developments, business growth strategies and emerging product areas across the trading and fintech sectors.
Audience and format
Organisers are targeting 20,000 verified attendees drawn from traders, introducing brokers, affiliates, brokerages, liquidity providers and high-net-worth individuals. Beyond the exhibition floor, the programme includes dedicated seminars for verified traders and IBs, exclusive lounges, a trader clinic offering personalised guidance, and a pre-event slate of webinars and podcasts.
Networking and awards
The Forex Gala Night, staged alongside the main expo, is positioned as the main networking evening for IBs and affiliates, and includes the Forex Expo Dubai Awards. Categories cover achievement, influence, innovation and leadership across global trading, with winners drawn from the exhibitor and delegate community. Prize draws across ticket categories round out the attendee programme.
Why Dubai
Dubai has become a natural home for the sector as regional regulators, including the Securities and Commodities Authority and the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority, have built out licensing frameworks for brokerages, virtual asset service providers and payment firms. That has drawn a growing cohort of international brands into the emirate, and made large trader-facing events a fixture on the annual calendar.
HQMENA describes the expo as a platform for industry dialogue, business networking, technology showcases and market-focused conversations. For attendees, the practical draw is the ability to compare platforms and trading solutions side by side, meet counterparties in one venue and preview technology that is often only seen through vendor demos elsewhere.
Registration and further programme information are available through the official Forex Expo Dubai channels.
