World Dinner Series – Abu Dhabi Edition
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Event description
World Dinner Series – Abu Dhabi
Connecting leaders to shape the future of innovation and investment
Allocator One’s World Dinner Series 2025 makes its second stop in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on January 30th. This exclusive event gathers a carefully selected group of ultra-high-net-worth individuals (UHNWI), family offices, and entrepreneurs to engage in deep conversations, explore opportunities, and forge impactful collaborations.
Following the success of the 2024 series, which brought together over 500 participants across 12 global dinners, the 2025 edition raises the bar. The Abu Dhabi gathering is designed to deliver curated discussions and foster relationships that drive innovation, investment, and growth in key markets.
Key topics include:
- Shifts in global economic landscapes
- Innovative investment approaches
- The latest developments in technology, finance, and sustainability
- A focused exploration of Middle Eastern opportunities
With Abu Dhabi’s reputation as a thriving financial center and a hub for technological advancement, this dinner provides the ideal setting to facilitate strategic partnerships and visionary exchanges. Together, we aim to uncover insights and inspire solutions that shape both regional progress and global initiatives.
About the hosts
Allocator One is an asset manager focused on backing the top 3% of high-performing, first-time fund managers globally. We provide an initial anchoring investment, accelerating fund launches with proprietary infrastructure and a robust technology platform. Allocator One has invested in 17 first-time fund managers and aims to anchor 10+ annually.
Our investor base spans 20+ countries and includes family offices, leading corporations, funds of funds, unicorn founders, billion-dollar fund managers, and board members. With the largest deal flow globally, we assess approximately 70% of the first-time fund manager market.
Meet the hosts
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Felix Staeritz is a co-founder of Allocator One. He has successfully built and exited several companies, and is passionate about backing new fund talent and high-potential ventures, bringing an extensive network and deep experience in scaling businesses to the investment community.
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Philip loves to empower entrepreneurs fostering growth within the startup ecosystem. He has been building key relationships within venture capital and other LP networks for many years across many different geographies. From his role as a founder and collaborator with founders at Founders Pledge, to his work with emerging managers and VCs at SVB and Asset Class, Philip is extremely well rounded and can literally talk about anything.