Robinhood Ventures Fund II Raises $200 Million in IPO: NYSE Content Update

NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor.

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2026 — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on August 13th

  • Robinhood Ventures Fund II (NYSE: RVII) is set to make its NYSE debut today.
    • The business development company, a type of closed-end fund, priced shares at $25 apiece.
    • Sarah Pinto, head of Robinhood Ventures, will join NYSE Live to discuss the strategy behind the fund.
  • Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) and AWS announce a deepening of their collaboration.
    • The collaboration looks to accelerate customer migration.
    • Executives from both companies will join NYSE Live to discuss how this will benefit enterprises.
  • Hyliion says it’s secured a $41.7 million contract from the U.S. Navy
    • The company will design, develop, and deliver two multi-megawatt KARNO power modules.
    • Founder & CEO Thomas Healy will join NYSE Live to explain the company’s larger strategy.
  • Investors digest the July Producer Price Index ahead of market open.
    • Economists expected to see headline figure increase by 4.9% year-over-year.

Opening Bell
Robinhood Ventures Fund II (NYSE: RVII) celebrates its IPO

Closing Bell
Capital Group celebrates its Morningstar gold-rated active ETFs

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Alloy Robotics Raises $8M to Help Engineers Debug Robot Fleets With AI Agents

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2026 — Alloy Robotics, which builds AI agents that analyze robot data to identify the root causes of failures, has raised $8 million at an $80 million valuation, just over a year after its founding.

“When a robot fails, an engineer can spend days, sometimes weeks, working out why. Often the same issue has come up before,” said Joe Harris, founder and CEO of Alloy Robotics, who previously helped scale Eucalyptus as chief commercial officer before its $1 billion acquisition. “The answer’s in the data, just buried. And the more robots you run, the more often that happens. Alloy finds the relevant evidence and surfaces the pattern.”

Square Peg led the round, with pre-seed backers Blackbird, Airtree and Skip Capital returning. The round also included leaders and engineers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Tesla, Waymo, Halter and Carbon Robotics, along with several of Alloy’s customers.

The round was first reported by Forbes.

Alloy brings together fleet logs, telemetry, video and sensor data with engineering context from Slack, Jira and other tools. Its agents scan for anomalies, regressions and recurring patterns, while linking every finding to the underlying missions, timestamps and signals.

At Advanced Navigation, field-test analysis that once took a full day now takes less than ten minutes. “The conversation has completely shifted,” said Jai Castle, the company’s product validation manager. “Instead of ‘Can we get this done in time?’, it’s ‘What else can we go after?'” In one stretch, the team cleared 44 field tests in just over a day, once weeks of work.

At U.S. autonomous-drone startup DroneForge, engineer David Crabtree suspected the wrong component was failing. Alloy showed that both state estimators were functioning normally and identified the actual fault. “Every time you misdiagnose, it can just compound,” Crabtree said.

Alloy is used across navigation, defense, drones, agriculture, maritime, humanoids, construction and medical robotics to find faults faster, catch regressions earlier and improve fleet reliability. Alloy now supports close to 1,000 robots and has analyzed more than 10,000 missions, most in the past two months.

Through its native MCP server, Alloy gives coding agents such as Codex and Claude Code access to the context behind each mission, allowing engineers to investigate problems without manually assembling disconnected raw files.

“Robotics is one of the hardest industries to build in, and the teams that win will be those that learn fastest from their own data,” said Jethro Cohen, principal at Square Peg. “Alloy gives every engineer the leverage to support far larger fleets. That is why we backed Alloy.”

The funding will support engineering hiring, U.S. expansion, and further development of Alloy’s models and agent platform.

“The teams building robots today are creating machines that can do real work, safely, in the physical world,” said Harris. “Getting a robot to work is only the beginning. To earn trust at scale, teams need to learn from every run. Alloy turns everything a fleet does into knowledge that makes the next robot better, so the future arrives sooner.”

About Alloy Robotics

Alloy Robotics is the AI data platform for robotics teams. Its agents analyze robot data and surface the patterns that matter, so engineers spend less time digging through the last run and more time building the next. Founded in Sydney in 2025, Alloy operates from Sydney and San Francisco, serving teams across navigation, defense, drones, agriculture, maritime, humanoids, construction and medical robotics. Backed by Square Peg, Blackbird and Airtree, Alloy has raised approximately $10.5 million. Learn more at usealloy.ai.

Press contact: Aaqif Zaman, Founding GTM, Alloy Robotics, [email protected], +1 (650) 407-2140

SOURCE Alloy Robotics

The Lincoln Private Market Index: Earnings Growth Drove a Q2 Rebound, While Private Markets Became More Selective

Private company fundamentals strengthened and software performance held steady, while lender takeovers and more active secondary trading highlighted greater differentiation within otherwise stable private capital markets

CHICAGO, Aug. 13, 2026 — Lincoln International, a global investment banking advisory firm, announced today that the Lincoln Private Market Index (LPMI), an index that tracks changes in the enterprise value of U.S. privately held companies, increased by 1.9% in Q2 2026, recovering most of its 2.2% decline in Q1. The increase was driven by EBITDA growth, which more than offset modest enterprise value multiple contraction. By comparison, S&P 500 enterprise values increased by 14.8% during the quarter, while S&P 500 enterprise values excluding the Magnificent 7 increased by 15.4%.

The scale of the public-market rebound was driven primarily by faster-than-expected AI adoption and deployment, alongside broader optimism around the technology. While the rally extended beyond the “Magnificent Seven” for the first time in some time, many of the strongest-performing sectors (including semiconductors, power and cooling infrastructure and industrial companies tied to data-center investment) benefited directly or indirectly from AI spending, which contributed to a rapid expansion in public market valuations as investors priced in stronger future growth.

Conversely, the LPMI’s growth was primarily driven by current operating performance, as the LPMI is not subject to the same volatility as the public market repricings as seen in Q1 and Q2 and therefore rebounded to a smaller magnitude compared to the S&P 500 enterprise values after the Q1 drawdown. Finance and technology companies led the way with year-over-year EBITDA growth of 8.5% and 6.5%, respectively, and although industrial companies displayed the lowest year-over-year EBITDA growth, the impact to deal activity may be limited as industrial companies exhibited the least exposure to AI and technology-driven disruption.

“Q2 marked a return to the LPMI’s long-term pattern: private company enterprise value growth was driven by operating performance, not multiple expansion,” noted Steve Kaplan, Neubauer Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, who assists and advises Lincoln on the LPMI. “The public market’s much larger gain likely reflected a rapid repricing of future growth expectations across AI infrastructure and adjacent sectors. Private markets did not participate to the same extent, but they also did not experience the same degree of volatility.”

Private Company Fundamentals Strengthened as Multiples Remained Disciplined

Private company performance strengthened in Q2. The percentage of companies reporting year-over-year revenue growth increased to 70.7% from 69.6% in Q1, while the percentage reporting EBITDA growth rose to 64.0% from 62.4%. The magnitude of growth also accelerated, with year-over-year revenue growth increasing to 6.9% in Q2 from 6.5% in Q1, and EBITDA growth increasing to 5.6% from 4.7%. For context, the 6.9% revenue growth rate was well above the 3.5% year-over-year increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), suggesting that aggregate top-line growth was not solely attributable to price inflation. Furthermore, EBITDA adjustments declined to 23.2% of adjusted EBITDA from 24.3% in Q1, indicating an improvement in the quality of reported earnings.

However, stronger performance did not translate into more aggressive valuations for new deals. The average enterprise value multiple for new buyouts was 12.0x EBITDA for the first half of 2026, below the 12.8x average enterprise value multiple for new buyouts for the first half of 2025 but still above the long-term average of 11.5x. This decline in entry multiples also reflects a shift in deal mix, as investors have increasingly pursued lower-multiple sectors such as industrials over higher-multiple sectors such as software.

Software Fundamentals Held Steady, but Leverage Drove Valuation Dispersion

Software fundamentals held steady following Q1’s enterprise value multiple-driven valuation reset. Year-over-year revenue growth edged up to 6.8% in Q2 from 6.6% in Q1, while EBITDA growth moderated slightly to 6.5% from 6.6%, indicating that software kept pace with broader private company performance. As expected, the Q1 repricing reflected anticipatory longer-term disruption risk more than a change in near-term results and outlook.

Loan valuations further showed that the market is differentiating among software credits rather than applying one sector-wide conclusion. Average fair values were 99.0% of par for software loans with LTVs below 35.0% and 97.8% for loans with LTVs between 35.0% and 50.0%, both relatively stable from Q1. By contrast, the average fair value of software loans with LTVs above 50.0% declined by 1.6% to 87.1% of par. The most important dividing lines are therefore business quality and capital structure: the durability of the product’s value proposition, recurring customer demand, retention and pricing power; the extent to which AI enhances or substitutes for the offering; and the amount of equity cushion available to absorb volatility.

“Q2 reinforces that adjustments to software valuations are not one size fits all,” noted Ron Kahn, Managing Director and Co-Head of Lincoln International’s Valuations & Opinions Group. “The relevant distinction is not simply vertical versus horizontal. It is whether a company has a durable value proposition, recurring customer demand and a capital structure that can absorb volatility. Lower-LTV software credits remained well protected, while weaker and more highly levered businesses continued to be marked more selectively.”

Credit Metrics Remained Stable as Lenders Work Through Legacy Stress

At the portfolio level, private credit conditions remained broadly healthy. The size-weighted covenant default rate declined to 2.7% in Q2 from 3.1% in Q1, well below the 3.9% six-year average, primarily driven by improved private company performance and more active portfolio management among direct lenders. That said, Lincoln also evaluated PIK usage to assess credit health, which remained largely steady: PIK interest was present in 11.1% of loans and represented 11.3% of total interest income when considering second-lien and junior debt, compared with 10.8% and 11.9%, respectively, in Q1. Bad PIK (defined as investments with no PIK interest at close but with PIK interest today) was present in 55.4% of loans with PIK in Q2 compared to 55.7% in Q1, or 6.2% of all loans, which may also be viewed as shadow default rate, compared 5.9% in Q1.

Collectively, the data suggest stable credit performance rather than either a broad improvement or deterioration, though pockets of stress remain. Lincoln observed additional lender-control activity during Q2, with lenders foreclosing on $22.3 billion of pre-takeover principal in the first half of 2026, nearly matching the $24.2 billion recorded for all of 2025. The activity remains concentrated in older credits: 70.0% of pre-takeover principal involved 2021 and 2022 vintage buyouts, many underwritten at higher entry multiples and leverage levels. The quantum of debt being taken over by lenders is materially outpacing not just 2025 but all of recent memory, reflecting a paradigm shift in the relationship between sponsors and lenders as these foreclosures were nearly nonexistent all but a few years ago.

Amid the potential stress, along with taking over companies, lenders are looking to generate liquidity in other ways, like turning to the secondary market. Following Q1 pressure on BDCs and other liquidity-sensitive direct lenders, Lincoln observed a meaningful increase in private loans being traded before maturity. As discussed in Lincoln’s July 2026 article, “Direct Lending’s New Price Discovery: What Rising Secondary Trading Activity Means for Valuations, Liquidity and Market Transparency,” investor liquidity demands, among other factors, are creating a broader set of observable transaction data via secondary market trades. Importantly, most trades observed by Lincoln to date have involved instruments valued above 95% of par, often close to par, suggesting that the increase in trading reflects liquidity and portfolio management needs rather than credit concerns.

“Most borrowers continue to service their debt and broad stress metrics remain contained, while a discrete group of older or more levered credits is moving toward lender takeover or sale,” noted Kahn. “The increase in secondary trading is making that differentiation more observable. It is creating liquidity and price discovery, but market participants still need to understand the context behind each trade before treating it as definitive evidence of fair value.”

The Income Cushion Remains Substantial

While the analyses in the prior section illustrate potential signs of stress and the search for liquidity, they do not necessarily describe systemic risk or the overall health of private credit markets. More specifically, private credit does not require perfect credit performance to generate a positive return, as losses are inevitable. To illustrate this, Lincoln performed a levered return analysis, which analyzes what combination of recovery and default rates achieve a zero IRR (i.e., investors recoup their principal but do not get any return).

Under the market-based assumptions reflected in Lincoln’s levered return analysis, which are a 5-year loan with a 1.50% original issue discount (OID), S+5.00% pricing and S+2.00% cost of debt to the fund with 50% leverage, a portfolio would need to experience 9% of cumulative principal loss before its IRR fell to zero. As an example, and as pictured below, that loss level could result from a 12% cumulative default rate at a 25% recovery rate. For the avoidance of doubt, these scenarios are not forecasts; rather, they illustrate the severity of defaults and losses required to fully offset the contractual income generated by a private credit portfolio, assuming no meaningful contribution from equity co-investments.

“Private credit is not immune to losses, and the increase in takeovers should not be dismissed,” noted Kahn. “But the asset class can absorb meaningful defaults and losses, to the point where recoveries are more important than defaults because often times, recoveries can offset defaults. Although current observations suggest the market is far off from the illustrated scenarios in the levered return analysis, if it ever were to come up, the key questions would be where the stress is concentrated and how actively lenders manage it.”

About the Lincoln Private Market Index

The LPMI tracks changes in the enterprise value of U.S. privately held companies – primarily those owned by private equity (PE) firms. With the LPMI, PE firms and other investors can benchmark private companies’ performance against their peers and the public markets.

The LPMI seeks to measure the variation in private companies’ enterprise values by analyzing the aggregate change in company earnings as well as the prevailing market multiples for approximately 1,800 private companies, each generating less than $250 million in annual earnings. The index is calculated using anonymized data on an aggregated basis by Lincoln’s Valuations & Opinions Group.

The methodology was determined by Lincoln in collaboration with Professors Steven Kaplan and Michael Minnis of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. While other indices track changes to a company’s revenue or earnings, the LPMI tracks the total value of these companies. Significantly, the large number of private companies used to create the LPMI helps ensure that the confidentiality of all company-specific information used in the index is maintained.

Important Disclosure

The Lincoln Private Market Index is an informational indicator only and does not constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any security. It is not possible to directly invest in the Lincoln Private Market Index. Some of the statements above contain opinions based upon certain assumptions regarding the data used to create the Lincoln Private Market Index, and these opinions and assumptions may prove incorrect. Actual results could vary materially from those implied or expressed in such statements for any reason. The Lincoln Private Market Index has been created on the basis of information provided by third-party sources that are believed to be reliable, but Lincoln International has not conducted an independent verification of such information. Lincoln International makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness of such third-party information.

About Lincoln International

Lincoln International, Inc. (NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners, private equity firms and their portfolio companies, and public and private companies worldwide. Our services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, private funds and capital markets advisory, and valuations and opinions. With more than 1,400 professionals in more than 30 offices across 14 countries, we combine perspective on the global private capital markets with deep industry expertise, market intelligence and strategic insights to deliver exceptional execution and build lasting client relationships.

We periodically provide other information for investors on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.lcln.com. We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Accordingly, investors should monitor our website, in addition to following the Company’s press releases, SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts.

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Disrupting Venture Capital: Why AI Killed Proprietary Tech as a Moat

On Disruption Interruption, Tahnoon Murtza explains why easier-to-build technology is reshaping early-stage investing and putting more value on distribution, audience access, and authentic founder relationships.

TAMPA BAY, Fla., Aug. 13, 2026 — U.S. venture investors deployed $320 billion across 15,352 deals in 2025, while artificial intelligence companies captured 65.4% of deal value, according to the National Venture Capital Association’s (NVCA) 2026 Yearbook. Yet the same tools attracting investment are also making software faster to build and easier to replicate. On this episode of Disruption Interruption, host Karla Jo Helms speaks with Tahnoon Murtza, Founding Partner of Grey Sheep Ventures, about how that AI is changing what investors should consider defensible in an early-stage company. “The way people are building companies is inherently different,” Murtza says. “So, the way you fund companies has to be inherently different.”

Product Alone Is Not Enough to Win the Round

Murtza’s first challenge to the traditional venture model is the assumption that technology itself can protect a startup from competitors. He argues that AI tools such as Lovable and Claude Code have lowered the barrier to building software, making some products much easier to replicate. “You can build a tech company in a weekend,” he says. “You don’t have to be technical. And so, there’s no such thing as proprietary tech.”

That question is particularly important in consumer investing, where consumer goods and services accounted for just 5% of U.S. venture capital deal value in 2024, according to the NVCA’s 2025 Yearbook. When competitors can reproduce a product, investors must look beyond the technology itself. “What is the moat?” Murtza asks. “When you take a product that everyone can build, how can you distinguish? It’s by having a distinguished voice, having distinguished access to getting the attention of your customers.”

The issue is that many legacy funds still evaluate companies through an outdated perspective. Murtza sees a generational gap between the investors making decisions and the founders operating in a world shaped by for short-form content, micro-influencers, creator-led distribution, and conversion-driven attention. “There needs to be more younger people involved and more decision-making authority within funds in general,” he says.

When Capital Is Not Enough

Grey Sheep Ventures applies that thesis to consumer startups, where Murtza evaluates not only what founders are building but how effectively they can reach the people most likely to buy it. His approach also challenges the assumption that investors hold the strongest position in the founder-investor relationship. “If you’re a good founder, it’s a privilege as an investor to be able to get onto your cap table,” Murtza says.

That mindset also changes what Murtza believes as an investor owes a portfolio company. He describes himself as the “phone-a-friend-emergency guy,” helping founders with influencers, private equity connections, distribution, and other needs beyond capital. “I almost view myself more as I’m an employee who pays them,” he says.

Grey Sheep has profited from that approach, winning investment allocations even when larger established funds were competing for the same opportunities. “Authenticity and generally being connected to the type of founders you’re trying to back is becoming the biggest moat as a venture capital fund,” he says.

Murtza’s longer-term vision is a hybrid between an accelerator and a fund, bringing creators, influencers, and early-stage consumer founders together with capital and operators who can help turn audience trust into durable businesses. He cautions, however, that access to an audience does not make company-building easy. “If you want to build something authentic, it takes copious effort, it takes obsession, it takes a consuming amount of time,” Murtza says. “If you’re going to commit to that, you want a VC partner who’s going to put the same effort into your company that you are.”

Links

Disrupting the Tech Monopolies: Investing in the Attention Economy with Tahnoon Murtza

Disruption Interruption is the podcast where you will hear from today’s biggest Industry Disruptors. Learn what motivated them to bring about innovation and how they overcame opposition to adoption.

https://omny.fm/shows/disruption-interruption/disrupting-the-tech-monopolies-investing-in-the-attention-economy-with-tahnoon-murtza

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahnoon-m-b4071419a/
Company Website: https://www.greysheepventures.com/

About Disruption InterruptionTM 
Disruption is happening on an unprecedented scale, impacting all manner of industries — MedTech, Finance, IT, eCommerce, shipping, logistics, and more — and COVID has moved their timelines up a full decade or more. But WHO are these disruptors and when did they say, “THAT’S IT! I’VE HAD IT!”? Time to Disrupt and Interrupt with host Karla Jo “KJ” Helms, veteran communications disruptor. KJ interviews bad asses who are disrupting their industries and altering economic networks that have become antiquated with an establishment resistant to progress. She delves into uncovering secrets from industry rebels and quiet revolutionaries that uncover common traits — and not-so-common — that are changing our economic markets… and lives. Visit the world’s key pioneers that persist to success, despite arrows in their backs at www.disruption-interruption.com.

About Tahnoon Murtza
Tahnoon Murtza is the Founding Partner of Grey Sheep Ventures, an emerging venture fund focused on consumer startups, distribution, and founder relationships. At 22, he is building a firm around the belief that AI has transformed how companies are created, and that venture capital must change how it evaluates them. A former founder and lifelong punk and metal musician, Murtza brings a contrarian, founder-first approach to early-stage investing, with a focus on attention, authenticity, and the creator-consumer economy.

About Karla Jo Helms
Karla Jo Helms is the Chief Evangelist and Anti-PR® Strategist for JOTO PR Disruptors™. Karla Jo learned firsthand how unforgiving business can be when millions of dollars are on the line — and how the control of public opinion often determines whether one company is happily chosen, or another is brutally rejected. Being an alumnus of crisis management, Karla Jo has worked with litigation attorneys, private investigators, and the media to help restore companies of goodwill into the good graces of public opinion — Karla Jo operates on the ethic of getting it right the first time, not relying on second chances and doing what it takes to excel. Helms speaks globally on public relations, how the PR industry itself has lost its way, and how, in the right hands, corporations can harness the power of Anti-PR to drive markets and impact market perception.

References

  • National Venture Capital Association. (2026). NVCA 2026 yearbook: The venture industry in transition [Report]. nvca.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/NVCA-2026-Yearbook-4.9.26.pdf
  • National Venture Capital Association. (2025). NVCA 2025 yearbook [Report]. nvca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025-NVCA-Yearbook.pdf

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CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) Shareholder Update: Recently Announced Landmark $100 Million Public Equity Raise Advances its Minnesota AI Data Center Campus

Company will relaunch as Zone Frontier Inc. to develop, power, and deliver next-generation AI data center campuses

  • As previously announced, the Company’s definitive agreement with Cerebras Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRS) for the Minnesota campus represents approximately $800 million of contracted value over the initial 10-year term with the potential to exceed $3 billion if fully extended
  • Approximately $140 million of project equity capital funded or committed by the Company for the Minnesota data center campus, including net proceeds of the equity raise and proceeds from the completed sales of its Dogecoin holdings
  • The Company does not anticipate raising any additional dilutive financing for the Minnesota data center project
     
  • The completed financing advances ZONE’s initial Minnesota campus and accelerates a growing pipeline of AI infrastructure projects

HOUSTON, Aug. 13, 2026 — CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) (“CleanCore” or the “Company”), a company building the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy, yesterday announced the closing of its $100 million public equity raise.

The equity raise is a defining milestone in ZONE’s transformation into a pure-play developer of power-first AI infrastructure. With this equity round now complete for its Minnesota data center campus, the Company moves from development into execution.

As previously announced, the Company’s definitive agreement with Cerebras Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBRS) for the Minnesota campus represents approximately $800 million of contracted value over the initial 10-year term. If all available renewal terms are exercised, aggregate contract value has the potential to exceed $3 billion.

Following the closing of the equity raise, the Company has approximately $140 million of project equity capital funded or committed for the Minnesota data center campus, including net proceeds of the equity raise and proceeds from the completed sales of its Dogecoin holdings. The Company currently expects the remaining project capitalization to be funded through project-level debt financing, cash flow from operations and other non-dilutive amounts contractually provided for under the project’s agreements.

“This closing does exactly what we set out to do,” said Tyler Hassen, Chief Executive Officer of ZONE. “With the recently announced equity, ZONE is positioned to accelerate the completion of our Minnesota campus, and it deepens our institutional partnership base. Power is the binding constraint on AI compute today, and ZONE is building the infrastructure needed to help solve that challenge. I am committed to our mission and believe in our ability to execute, which is why I personally invested in this financing.”

The company also announced today its brand transition to Zone Frontier Inc., which is aligned with its focus on building the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy.

“Our rebrand to Zone Frontier reflects our commitment to developing next-generation data center campuses for the world’s leading AI and technology companies,” continued Hassen. “We are seeing tremendous long-term value creation potential in our growing pipeline and are excited to build a world-class business over time.”

The transition is expected to be complete by the end of the month. The Company’s new website is www.zonefrontier.com.

About CleanCore Solutions, Inc.

CleanCore Solutions, Inc. (NYSE American: ZONE) is helping to build the critical infrastructure that powers the AI economy. Through a growing pipeline of projects, ZONE aims to help meet the increasing demand for compute capacity, power, and digital infrastructure required by the world’s leading AI companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the expected use of the proceeds from the offering, the Company’s anticipated capital needs and financing plans for the Minnesota data center project, the potential value of the Company’s contracts, the Company’s business strategy and pipeline of projects, the Company’s expected transition to an AI infrastructure business, and the planned name change. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “projects,” “potential,” “focused on,” “aims,” “expand,” “expected,” “look forward,” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the highly speculative and uncertain nature of the Company’s AI critical infrastructure business; the Company’s continued ability to successfully transition its business model from cleaning services; the Company’s lack of operating history in the data center or computing infrastructure industry; the Company’s limited experience in the data center and AI infrastructure industries; the Company’s ability to obtain project-level debt financing on acceptable terms or at all; the status of the Company’s operations, results of operations, growth strategy and liquidity; and, general economic, financial, capital market and industry conditions.

For a more complete discussion of risks and uncertainties, please refer to the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

SOURCE CleanCore Solutions (NYSE AMERICAN: ZONE)

ADFW 2026 presenta la primera tanda de ponentes de primer nivel

  • ADFW 2026 presenta la primera tanda de ponentes de primer nivel, reuniendo a la comunidad de capital mundial en Abu Dhabi
  • La primera tanda incluye a altos dirigentes gubernamentales de los EAU y Abu Dhabi, junto con destacados consejeros delegados, presidentes, fundadores e inversores institucionales de gigantes de la industria como Allianz SE, DBS Group, Franklin Templeton y Temasek Holdings

ABU DHABI, EAU, 13 de agosto de 2026 — Bajo el patrocinio de Su Alteza el Jeque Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Príncipe Heredero de Abu Dhabi y Presidente del Consejo Ejecutivo, la Semana Financiera de Abu Dhabi (ADFW), organizada por ADGM, anunció hoy el primer grupo de ponentes destacados para su quinta edición, que tendrá lugar del 7 al 10 de diciembre de 2026 bajo el lema “La comunidad de capital, impulsada por las alianzas”.

A menos de cinco meses del evento, ADFW ya ha atraído a más de 200 ponentes internacionales de primer nivel, procedentes del gobierno, los servicios financieros, la inversión, la tecnología y la innovación, mientras Abu Dhabi continúa fortaleciendo su posición como centro global líder para el capital y la inversión.

Su Excelencia Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Presidente de ADGM, declaró: “El excepcional compromiso inicial de los líderes financieros globales con ADFW 2026 refleja la creciente confianza en Abu Dhabi como destino fiable para el capital, la inversión y las alianzas a largo plazo”.

“La fortaleza de ADFW reside no solo en las conversaciones que se generan aquí, sino también en sus resultados. Al reunir a los principales inversores, responsables políticos e innovadores del mundo, Abu Dhabi crea un entorno donde el diálogo se traduce en inversión y las relaciones se convierten en alianzas a largo plazo. Eso es lo que distingue a Abu Dhabi como la Capital del Capital“.

Los representantes del gobierno y de Abu Dhabi incluyen a S.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, presidente de ADGM y del Departamento de Desarrollo Económico de Abu Dhabi; S.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Ministro de Comercio Exterior de los Emiratos Árabes Unidos; S.E. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Presidente del Departamento de Municipios y Transportes; S.E. Dr. Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, Ministro de Estado para Asuntos de la Juventud, Emiratos Árabes Unidos; S.E. Shamis Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Presidente del Departamento de Desarrollo Comunitario de Abu Dhabi y segundo vicepresidente y director general de la Cámara de Comercio e Industria de Abu Dhabi; S.E. Salem Al Nuami, director general del Fondo de Pensiones de Abu Dhabi; S.E. Majid Al Suwaidi, consejero delegado de ALTÉRRA; S.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, consejero delegado de Botim, Mohamed Abdelbary, director general del Banco Islámico de Abu Dhabi, Hamad Al Ameri, consejero delegado de Alpha Dhabi y Antonoaldo Neves, consejero delegado de Etihad.

Se les unirán altos ejecutivos de muchas de las instituciones financieras más grandes del mundo, incluyendo a Oliver Bäte, presidente del Consejo de Administración y consejero delegado de AllianzSE; Tan Su Shan, consejero delegado de DBS Group; Ron O’Hanley, presidente y consejero delegado de State Street; Bill Winters, consejero delegado de Standard Chartered; Clare Woodman CBE, consejera delegada, Intl, Morgan Stanley; Stefan Bollinger, CEO de Julius Baer; Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, director ejecutivo y consejero delegado de Temasek Holdings; Andreas Berger, consejero delegado del Grupo, Swiss Re; Charles R. Kaye, presidente de Warburg Pincus; Hendrik du Toit, fundador y consejero delegado de Ninety One; Tarek Sultan, presidente de Agility; Steven Desmyter, presidente de Man Group.

El programa también contará con voces destacadas de la gestión global de activos, inversiones alternativas, infraestructura, materias primas e inversión institucional, como Jenny Johnson, consejero delegado de Franklin Templeton; Katie Koch, presidenta y consejera delegada de TCW; Tobias C. Pross, consejero delegado de Allianz Global Investors; Marc C. Ganzi, consejero delegado de DigitalBridge; Dmitry Balyasny, cofundador, socio gerente y director de inversiones de Balyasny Asset Management; Mike Freno, presidente y consejero delegado de Barings; David Druley, director ejecutivo de Cambridge Associates; y Stefan Hoops, consejero delegado de DWS.

Como reflejo de la creciente interconexión entre finanzas, tecnología e innovación, el programa también contará con la participación de líderes del ecosistema tecnológico, de activos digitales y fintech, entre ellos Chamath Palihapitiya, fundador de Social Capital; Richard Teng, consejero delegado de Binance; JoeBen Bevirt, fundador y director ejecutivo de Joby Aviation; Robert Smith, fundador y consejero delegado de Vista Equity; Pascal Gauthier, presidente y director ejecutivo de Ledger; Lily Liu, presidenta de Solana Foundation; y Charles Cascarilla, cofundador y consejero delegado de Paxos.

Basándose en el éxito de ediciones anteriores, ADFW 2026 presentará un programa ampliado diseñado para profundizar la participación de altos directivos y lograr resultados más específicos. Entre las novedades se incluyen las ediciones inaugurales de la Abu Dhabi Real Estate Summit, la AIMA Global Hedge Fund Leaders Platform, el Hub71 Startups Campus, un Foro de Salud y Biotecnología, así como múltiples Mesas Redondas de Estrategia Global y foros privados ampliados. Durante la semana, se espera que ADFW 2026 organice más de 70 eventos temáticos con más de 800 ponentes. El programa se estructurará en torno a cuatro días temáticos principales que abarcarán la estrategia económica de Abu Dhabi, los mercados globales, la gestión de activos, las tecnologías financieras (fintech), los activos digitales, las finanzas sostenibles y las finanzas islámicas.

ADFW 2026 gibt erste Gruppe von Top-Referenten bekannt und bringt die globale Finanzwelt nach Abu Dhabi

  • Zur ersten Gruppe gehören hochrangige Regierungsvertreter der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate und Abu Dhabis sowie weltweit führende CEOs, Vorstandsvorsitzende, Gründer und institutionelle Investoren von Branchenriesen wie Allianz SE, DBS Group, Franklin Templeton und Temasek Holdings.

ABU DHABI, VAE, 13. August 2026 — Unter der Schirmherrschaft Seiner Hoheit Scheich Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Kronprinz von Abu Dhabi und Vorsitzender des Exekutivrats, gab die vom ADGM veranstaltete Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) heute die erste Gruppe führender Referenten für ihre fünfte Ausgabe bekannt, die vom 7. bis 10. Dezember 2026 unter dem Motto „The Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships” stattfindet.

Knapp fünf Monate vor Beginn der Veranstaltung hat die ADFW bereits mehr als 200 bestätigte internationale Spitzenredner aus den Bereichen Regierung, Finanzdienstleistungen, Investitionen, Technologie und Innovation angezogen, während Abu Dhabi seine Position als führender globaler Knotenpunkt für Kapital und Investitionen weiter festigt.

S.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Vorsitzender des ADGM, erklärte:Das außergewöhnlich frühe Engagement globaler Finanzführer für die ADFW 2026 spiegelt das wachsende Vertrauen in Abu Dhabi als zuverlässigen Standort für Kapital, Investitionen und langfristige Partnerschaften wider.

Die Stärke der ADFW liegt nicht nur in den Gesprächen, die hier stattfinden, sondern auch darin, wohin sie führen. Indem Abu Dhabi die weltweit führenden Investoren, politischen Entscheidungsträger und Innovatoren zusammenbringt, schafft es ein Umfeld, in dem Dialog zu Investitionen führt und Beziehungen zu langfristigen Partnerschaften werden. Das ist es, was Abu Dhabi als -Hauptstadt des Kapitals auszeichnet.”

Zu den Vertretern der Regierung und Abu Dhabis gehören S.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Vorsitzender des ADGM und des Ministeriums für wirtschaftliche Entwicklung von Abu Dhabi; S.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister für Außenhandel, VAE; S.E. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Vorsitzender des Ministeriums für Kommunalverwaltung und Verkehr; S.E. Dr. Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, Staatsminister für Jugendangelegenheiten der VAE; S.E. Shamis Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Vorsitzender des Ministeriums für Gemeindeentwicklung von Abu Dhabi sowie zweiter stellvertretender Vorsitzender und Geschäftsführer der Handels- und Industriekammer von Abu Dhabi ; S. E. Salem Al Nuami, Geschäftsführer des Abu-Dhabi-Pensionsfonds; S.E. Majid Al Suwaidi, CEO von ALTÉRRA; S.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, CEO von Botim, Mohamed Abdelbary, GCEO der Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Hamad Al Ameri, CEO von Alpha Dhabi und Antonoaldo Neves, CEO von Etihad.

Zu ihnen gesellen sich Führungskräfte zahlreicher der weltweit größten Finanzinstitute, darunter Oliver Bäte, Vorstandsvorsitzender und CEO der Allianz SE; Tan Su Shan, CEO der DBS Group; Ron O’Hanley, Vorsitzender und CEO von State Street; Bill Winters, CEO von Standard Chartered; Clare Woodman CBE, CEO International bei Morgan Stanley; Stefan Bollinger, CEO von Julius Bär; Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, Executive Director und CEO von Temasek Holdings; Andreas Berger, Group CEO von Swiss Re; Charles R. Kaye, Vorsitzender von Warburg Pincus; Hendrik du Toit, Gründer und CEO von Ninety One; Tarek Sultan, Vorsitzender von Agility; sowie Steven Desmyter, Präsident der Man Group.

Auf dem Programm stehen zudem führende Persönlichkeiten aus den Bereichen globale Vermögensverwaltung, alternative Anlagen, Infrastruktur, Rohstoffe und institutionelle Investitionen, darunter Jenny Johnson, CEO, Franklin Templeton; Katie Koch, Präsidentin und CEO, TCW; Tobias C. Pross, CEO, Allianz Global Investors; Marc C. Ganzi, CEO, DigitalBridge; Dmitry Balyasny, Mitbegründer, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter und Chief Investment Officer, Balyasny Asset Management; Mike Freno, Vorsitzender, Präsident und CEO, Barings; David Druley, CEO, Cambridge Associates; und Stefan Hoops, CEO von DWS.

Als Ausdruck der zunehmenden Vernetzung zwischen Finanzwesen, Technologie und Innovation werden im Programm auch führende Persönlichkeiten aus den Bereichen Technologie, digitale Vermögenswerte und dem Fintech-Ökosystem zu Wort kommen, darunter Chamath Palihapitiya, Gründer von Social Capital; Richard Teng, CEO von Binance; JoeBen Bevirt, Gründer und CEO von Joby Aviation; Robert Smith, Gründer und CEO von Vista Equity; Pascal Gauthier, Vorsitzender und CEO, Ledger; Lily Liu, Präsidentin, Solana Foundation; und Charles Cascarilla, Mitbegründer und CEO, Paxos.

Aufbauend auf dem Erfolg früherer Ausgaben wird die ADFW 2026 ein erweitertes Programm vorstellen, das darauf ausgelegt ist, das Engagement der Führungskräfte zu vertiefen und gezieltere Ergebnisse zu erzielen. Zu den Neuerungen zählen die ersten Ausgaben des Abu Dhabi Real Estate Summit, der AIMA Global Hedge Fund Leaders Platform, des Hub71 Startups Campus, eines Healthcare- und BioTech-Forums sowie mehrerer Global Strategy Roundtables und erweiterter privater Foren. Im Laufe der Woche wird die ADFW 2026 voraussichtlich mehr als 70 thematische Veranstaltungen mit über 800 Referenten veranstalten. Das Programm gliedert sich in vier thematische Haupttage, die sich mit der Wirtschaftsstrategie Abu Dhabis, den globalen Märkten, der Vermögensverwaltung, Fintech, digitalen Vermögenswerten, nachhaltiger Finanzierung und islamischer Finanzierung befassen.

Réunissant la communauté mondiale des capitaux à Abou Dabi, l’ADFW 2026 dévoile sa première vague d’intervenants de premier plan

  • La première vague rassemble des hauts responsables des gouvernements des Émirats arabes unis et d’Abou Dabi, ainsi que des directeurs généraux, présidents, fondateurs et investisseurs institutionnels de renommée mondiale issus de géants du secteur tels qu’Allianz SE, DBS Group, Franklin Templeton ou encore Temasek Holdings

ABOU DABI, Émirats arabes unis, 13 août 2026 — Sous le haut patronage de Son Altesse le cheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, prince héritier d’Abou Dabi et président du Conseil exécutif, la Semaine financière d’Abou Dabi (ADFW), organisée par l’ADGM, a annoncé aujourd’hui la première liste d’éminents intervenants pour sa cinquième édition, qui se tiendra du 7 au 10 décembre 2026 sous le thème « La communauté des capitaux portée par les partenariats ».

À un peu moins de cinq mois de l’événement, l’ADFW a déjà attiré plus de 200 intervenants internationaux parmi les plus en vue, venant des milieux gouvernementaux comme des secteurs des services financiers, de l’investissement, de la technologie et de l’innovation, alors qu’Abou Dabi continue de consolider sa position de pôle mondial de premier plan en matière de capitaux et d’investissement.

Son Excellence Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, président de l’ADGM, déclare : « L’engagement précoce et exceptionnel des leaders financiers mondiaux à l’occasion de l’ADFW 2026 témoigne de la confiance croissante accordée à Abou Dabi comme destination de choix pour les capitaux, les investissements et les partenariats à long terme.

« La force de l’ADFW ne réside pas seulement dans les échanges qui s’y déroulent, mais aussi dans les réussites qu’ils entraînent. En réunissant les plus grands investisseurs, décideurs politiques et innovateurs du monde entier, Abou Dabi crée un environnement où le dialogue débouche sur des investissements et où les relations se transforment en partenariats à long terme. C’est ce qui fait d’Abou Dabi la capitale des capitaux. »

Parmi les représentants du gouvernement et d’Abou Dabi sont annoncés Son Excellence Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, président de l’ADGM et du département du développement économique d’Abou Dabi ; Son Excellence Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, ministre du commerce extérieur des Émirats arabes unis ; Son Excellence Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, président du département des municipalités et des transports ; Son Excellence Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, ministre d’État des Émirats arabes unis chargé de la jeunesse ; Son Excellence Shamis Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, président du département du développement communautaire d’Abou Dabi, deuxième vice-président et directeur général de la Chambre de commerce et d’industrie d’Abou Dabi ; Son Excellence Salem Al Nuami, directeur général du Fonds de retraite d’Abou Dabi ; Son Excellence Majid Al Suwaidi, directeur général d’ALTÉRRA ; Son Excellence Tariq Bin Hendi, directeur général de Botim ; Mohamed Abdelbary, directeur général du groupe Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank ; Hamad Al Ameri, directeur d’Alpha Dhabi ; et Antonoaldo Neves, directeur général d’Etihad.

Ils seront rejoints par les dirigeants de plusieurs des plus grandes institutions financières mondiales, notamment Oliver Bäte, président du conseil d’administration et directeur général d’Allianz SE ; Tan Su Shan, directrice générale de DBS Group ; Ron O’Hanley, président-directeur général de State Street ; Bill Winters, directeur général de Standard Chartered ; Clare Woodman, Commandeur de l’Ordre de l’Empire britannique, directrice générale internationale de Morgan Stanley ; Stefan Bollinger, directeur général de Julius Baer ; Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, directeur exécutif et directeur général de Temasek Holdings ; Andreas Berger, directeur général du groupe Swiss Re ; Charles R. Kaye, président de Warburg Pincus ; Hendrik du Toit, fondateur et directeur général de Ninety One ; Tarek Sultan, président d’Agility ; et Steven Desmyter, président de Man Group.

Le programme mettra également à l’honneur des personnalités de premier plan venues des secteurs de la gestion d’actifs mondiale, des placements alternatifs, des infrastructures, des matières premières et de l’investissement institutionnel, telles que Jenny Johnson, directrice générale de Franklin Templeton ; Katie Koch, présidente-directrice générale de TCW ; Tobias C. Pross, directeur général d’Allianz Global Investors ; Marc C. Ganzi, directeur général de DigitalBridge ; Dmitry Balyasny, cofondateur, associé directeur et directeur des investissements de Balyasny Asset Management ; Mike Freno, président-directeur général de Barings ; David Druley, directeur général de Cambridge Associates ; ou encore Stefan Hoops, directeur général de DWS.

Témoignant des liens de plus en plus étroits entre finance, technologie et innovation, le programme mettra aussi en lumière des dirigeants issus des écosystèmes de la technologie, des actifs numériques et des technologies financières, notamment Chamath Palihapitiya, fondateur de Social Capital ; Richard Teng, directeur général de Binance ; JoeBen Bevirt, fondateur et directeur général de Joby Aviation ; Robert Smith, fondateur et directeur général de Vista Equity ; Pascal Gauthier, président-directeur général de Ledger ; Lily Liu, présidente de Solana Foundation ; et Charles Cascarilla, cofondateur et directeur général de Paxos.

Forte du succès des éditions précédentes, l’ADFW 2026 proposera un programme plus vaste, conçu pour renforcer l’engagement des cadres supérieurs et obtenir des résultats plus ciblés. Parmi les nouveautés figurent les premières éditions du Sommet immobilier d’Abou Dabi, de la plateforme mondiale des dirigeants de fonds spéculatifs de l’AIMA (association des gestionnaires d’investissements alternatifs), du campus Hub71 consacré aux jeunes pousses, un forum sur la santé et les biotechnologies, ainsi que plusieurs tables rondes sur la stratégie mondiale et des forums privés élargis. Au cours de la semaine, l’ADFW 2026 devrait organiser plus de 70 événements thématiques réunissant plus de 800 intervenants. Le programme s’articulera autour de quatre journées thématiques principales abordant la stratégie économique d’Abou Dabi, les marchés mondiaux, la gestion d’actifs, les technologies financières, les actifs numériques, la finance durable et la finance islamique.

ADFW 2026 Unveils First Wave of Top Speakers, Bringing the World’s Capital Community to Abu Dhabi

  • The first wave includes senior UAE and Abu Dhabi government leaders alongside top global CEOs, chairpersons, founders, and institutional investors from industry giants such as Allianz SE, DBS Group, Franklin Templeton and Temasek Holdings

ABU DHABI, UAE, Aug. 13, 2026 — Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Executive Council, Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), hosted by ADGM, today announced the first cohort of leading speakers for its fifth edition, taking place from 7 – 10 December 2026 under the theme ‘The Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships.’

With just under five months to go until the event, ADFW has already attracted more than 200 confirmed top international speakers from government, financial services, investment, technology and innovation, as Abu Dhabi continues to strengthen its position as a leading global hub for capital and investment.

H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM, said: “The exceptional early commitment from global financial leaders to ADFW 2026 reflects growing confidence in Abu Dhabi as a trusted destination for capital, investment and long-term partnerships.

“The strength of ADFW lies not only in the conversations that happen here, but in what they lead to. By bringing together the world’s leading investors, policymakers and innovators, Abu Dhabi creates an environment where dialogue translates into investment and relationships become long-term partnerships. That is what distinguishes Abu Dhabi as the Capital of Capital.”

Government and Abu Dhabi representatives include H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi, Chairman of ADGM and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development; H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, UAE; H.E. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa, Chairman of the Department of Municipalities and Transport; H.E. Dr. Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, UAE; H.E. Shamis Ali Khalfan Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Community Development and Second Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry; H.E. Salem Al Nuami, Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Pension Fund; H.E. Majid Al Suwaidi, CEO, ALTÉRRA; H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi, CEO of Botim, Mohamed Abdelbary, GCEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, Hamad Al Ameri, CEO of Alpha Dhabi, and Antonoaldo Neves, CEO of Etihad.

They will be joined by senior executives from many of the world’s largest financial institutions, including Oliver Bäte, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO, Allianz SE; Tan Su Shan, CEO, DBS Group; Ron O’Hanley, Chairman & CEO of State Street; Bill Winters, CEO, Standard Chartered; Clare Woodman CBE, CEO, Intl, Morgan Stanley; Stefan Bollinger, CEO, Julius Baer; Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, Executive Director and CEO, Temasek Holdings; Andreas Berger, Group CEO, Swiss Re; Charles R. Kaye, Chairman, Warburg Pincus; Hendrik du Toit, Founder and CEO, Ninety One; Tarek Sultan, Chairman, Agility; Steven Desmyter, President, Man Group;.

The programme will also feature leading voices from global asset management, alternatives, infrastructure, commodities and institutional investment, such as Jenny Johnson, CEO, Franklin Templeton; Katie Koch, President and CEO, TCW; Tobias C. Pross, CEO, Allianz Global Investors; Marc C. Ganzi, CEO, DigitalBridge; Dmitry Balyasny, Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Balyasny Asset Management; Mike Freno, Chairman, President and CEO, Barings; David Druley, CEO, Cambridge Associates; and Stefan Hoops, CEO of DWS.

Reflecting the growing connectivity between finance, technology and innovation, the programme will also feature leaders from the technology, digital assets and fintech ecosystem, including Chamath Palihapitiya, Founder of Social Capital; Richard Teng, CEO of Binance; JoeBen Bevirt, Founder and CEO, Joby Aviation; Robert Smith, Founder & CEO of Vista Equity; Pascal Gauthier, Chairman and CEO, Ledger; Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation; and Charles Cascarilla, Co-Founder and CEO, Paxos.

Building on the success of previous editions, ADFW 2026 will introduce an expanded programme designed to deepen senior engagement and deliver more focused outcomes. New additions include the inaugural editions of the Abu Dhabi Real Estate Summit, the AIMA Global Hedge Fund Leaders Platform, The Hub71 Startups Campus, a Healthcare and BioTech Forum, as well as multiple Global Strategy Roundtables and expanded private forums. Across the week, ADFW 2026 is expected to stage more than 70 thematic events featuring over 800 speakers. The programme will be structured around four main thematic days covering Abu Dhabi’s economic strategy, global markets, asset management, fintech, digital assets, sustainable finance, and Islamic finance.

SOURCE ADGM