UAE, Event, RWA

MANTRA, a layer-1 network designed for compliant real-world assets (RWAs), has announced that its flagship event, Agentic., will take place on Oct. 21-22 in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi has become the Gulf’s proving ground for compliant digital-asset innovation. The emirate is drawing asset managers, market-infrastructure firms and builders seeking a jurisdiction that blends prudential oversight with openness to tokenization.

To turn the convergence of traditional and decentralized finance into concrete, compliance-ready playbooks, MANTRA and Inveniam will host Agentic., a two-day institutional summit that will take place on Oct. 21-22 in Abu Dhabi’s Four Season, convening asset managers, allocators and market technologists. The event seeks to offer a working forum rather than a showcase, and the program will examine how tokenization, AI-driven execution and next-generation market infrastructure could introduce a new way to exchange value.

Notably, it’s free to attend.

Inside the two-day program

Hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel on Al Maryah Island, steps from the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), Agentic. will welcome more than 300 participants from global and regional institutions. Visitors will be able to experience the panels, such as:

  • Global Macro Movements and Tokenization

  • Digital Asset Management for Institutional Investors

  • The Systematic Trading of Private Market Assets

  • Evolving Regulatory Frameworks Across Borders

  • The Future of Digital Markets

  • Tokenized ETFs and DeFi

  • Agentic Surveillance

Across panels, fireside conversations and technical deep dives, the program will explore:

  • Systematic RWA trading: How institutional-grade RWAs can be traded systematically on decentralized rails.

  • Tokenization at scale: Operating models for bringing institutional-grade RWAs onto decentralized rails in ways that are transparent and compliant.

  • AI-driven markets: How predictive analytics and autonomous execution might anticipate and react to liquidity and volatility in real time.

  • Infrastructure of tomorrow: The cryptographic foundations, interoperability layers and regulatory-ready stacks needed for institutional adoption.

  • Global capital flows: How digital market structure is reshaping cross-border capital movement, with the UAE as a key node.

The summit is organized in partnership with Inveniam, with Cointelegraph as media partner. Beyond formal sessions, welcome events and networking are designed to facilitate dealmaking among allocators, builders and policy influencers.

International and regional speakers will lead panels, firesides and deep dives focused on implementation within compliance-ready frameworks across the UAE and beyond.

Early movers take stage on Pitchfest

Running in parallel to the summit, Agentic. Pitchfest invites builders, startups and researchers to present concepts to a concentrated audience of institutional investors and market operators. On Oct. 21, up to 25 shortlisted projects will deliver dedicated 10-minute pitches; the top five will advance to a live final on Oct. 22, held on the main stage.

All five finalists will secure places in the next cohort of the RWAccelerator program, gaining access to mentorship and potential investment. Cash awards will be distributed to the top three: $25,000 for first, $15,000 for second and $10,000 for third. According to MANTRA, even non-winners should receive actionable feedback on market fit and execution from the judging panel.

Pitchfest welcomes startups in fintech, tokenization, analytics and market automation; innovators bridging TradFi and DeFi; teams with MVPs or prototypes; and students or early-stage thinkers. Projects will be evaluated on innovation, vision, scalability and execution potential, with bonus points for a clear path to delivery.

Why Abu Dhabi, and how to participate

Abu Dhabi’s regulatory posture and proximity to ADGM underpin the event’s institutional focus, reflecting demand for infrastructure that satisfies both performance and oversight. The location near ADGM aligns with the summit’s institutional tenor and with MANTRA’s focus on compliant RWA markets. Organizers say the event’s focus on interoperability and regulatory-ready stacks reflects growing demand among asset managers for infrastructure that can satisfy both performance and oversight requirements.

Registration is open to professionals with a vested interest in tokenization, trading and market infrastructure. A limited number of sponsorship and speaking opportunities remain for organizations and individuals seeking to contribute to the program.

For the full agenda, registration details and Pitchfest applications, visit the event page

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