Louvre
Abu Dhabi
December 3 & 4, 2026
Abu Dhabi: where capital meets digital assets and AI, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. December 3 & 4, 2026. Paris: the flagship edition, where TradFi meets digital assets, at the Louvre Palace. June 2 & 3, 2027. C-suite decision-makers, no pay-to-speak.
Louvre Palace
Paris
June 2 & 3, 2027
Abu Dhabi, December 3 & 4, 2026
AboutThe most exclusive room for capital, digital assets and AI
Proof of Talk is an invitation-only executive summit staged inside the Louvre. Founded in 2023 and organised by X Ventures, it runs in two editions each year: the annual flagship at the Louvre Palace in Paris, and the Gulf edition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Admission is by application rather than ticket sale — every pass is reviewed, the room is capped, and no speaking slot is ever sold.
Two editions
One brand, two rooms, both inside a Louvre. The Paris flagship is the original and the larger of the two; Abu Dhabi is the inaugural Gulf edition, opening in December 2026. They share a format, a set of rules and a standard of admission — not a programme.
Who is in the room
The room is built for decision-makers and capped so it stays that way. Attendance skews overwhelmingly senior — chief executives, founders, institutional investors and asset managers — and the Paris edition has sold out three years running.
- 85%
- Attendees are decision-makers
- 95%
- Speakers at CEO or founder level
- €18T
- Institutional capital in the room
- 70%
- International attendance
- 100%
- Sold out in 2024, 2025 and 2026
No pay-to-speak
No speaking slot at Proof of Talk is for sale, at any price, to any partner. Every name on the stage is there because the programme wanted them, which is why 95% of speakers are sitting chief executives or founders rather than the sponsors who bought the biggest package.
Partnership is capped for the same reason. The Abu Dhabi edition takes 45 partners rather than several hundred exhibitors, so the room stays a room and not a trade floor.
How to attend
You do not buy a pass — you apply for one, and a person reviews it. Applications are assessed on seniority and relevance to the programme, and the cap means a good application can still arrive too late. There is no public ticket sale and no on-the-door admission.
Who runs it
Proof of Talk is organised by X Ventures, a venture studio and fund. The first edition was held in 2023; the 2026 Paris edition was the fourth, and the programme has since grown to include Proof of Pitch, Stable Day and Proof of Excellence. Past editions are archived in full — see every edition, the speaker roster and the programme.