What is it
It is a go-kart night for fintech leaders in Dubai. Instead of another conference or business meetup, you get behind the wheel, race and have a good time.
Ten karts, one track and no slides. The real conversations start when the helmets come off.
Who is on the grid
It is an invite-only karting night for C-level and VPs from banks and fintechs in Dubai. Banks: the people who run digital, product and retail in the UAE.
You sign off the roadmap. Tonight you sign the waiver. Fintechs: founders, C-level and VPs from neobanks, payments and lending. You move fast. Prove it.
Not invited: vendors, agencies and anyone who came to sell. We check every request. Yes, every one.
The track
The track is the Dubai Autodrome Kartdrome in Motor City. A 1.2 km international circuit, FIA-sanctioned, with 17 corners, a tunnel and a bridge. Floodlit, because Dubai at night. No experience needed. Nerve optional.
Race night, Thursday 26 November
- 19:00 Arrive. Show your ID, grab a helmet.
- 19:20 Safety briefing from the Kartdrome's race team.
- 19:30 Run 1, practice, 10 min. Not timed.
- 19:50 Run 2, timed, 10 min.
- 20:10 Run 3, timed, 10 min.
- 20:30 Results and podium. Trophies for P1-P3.
- 21:00 Dinner nearby for those who stay.
Your best lap from runs 2 and 3 counts. Dinner afterwards is optional. Stay if you can, the table is always better with one more driver.
Your host
Your host is Emin Akhmedov, Account Director at Humbleteam. Emin spends his weeks inside UAE banks, between the people who sign off a product and the people who build it.
On track he brakes late and refuses to apologise for it. He walks first-timers through the kart and keeps the grid honest. Beat him if you can. He stays off the leaderboard, so his ego is safe.
Who is behind it
Humbleteam designs digital products for banks and fintechs. On weekdays. 56 fintechs, 30+ major banks, 80+ digital awards, since 2017.
Our best product conversations never happened in a meeting room. So we stopped booking meeting rooms.
First time?
Never driven a kart? Most guests haven't. Run 1 is practice, and nobody sees your first corner. Wear closed shoes and comfortable clothes. The track brings the helmet.
Bring a valid ID, the track checks it at sign-on. Want to bring a colleague? Fine, if they are C-level or VP at a bank or fintech. They request their own seat.
How to get in
We check that you work at a bank or fintech, then reply by email. Approved drivers get the calendar invite, the address and the track rules.