Opening trading at the London Stock Exchange, the Special Envoy of the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs for Business and Philanthropy delivered the keynote at the Giving and Impact Summit 2026, telling 140 leaders that the world faces “not a gap in capital — but a gap in impact.”

He proposed that London and the UAE act as two trusted platforms to convene and coordinate giving across the world.

[ Image available: H.E. Badr Jafar opening trading at the London Stock Exchange, Wednesday 17 June 2026 ]

London, 18 June 2026 — Opening trading at the London Stock Exchange, H.E. Badr Jafar, the Special Envoy of the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs for Business and Philanthropy, rang the opening bell to mark the Giving and Impact Summit before delivering the event’s keynote address. More than 140 philanthropists, wealth advisers, foundation and charity leaders, policymakers and members of the media gathered at the Exchange for the summit to examine how to unlock greater and more effective philanthropic giving around the world.

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