We architect the structures that make ambitious businesses work.
Hayat Advisory is a dual-jurisdiction strategic advisory firm operating from the United Arab Emirates and Australia, supporting complex ventures across infrastructure, business architecture, market entry, capital structuring and governance.
Advisory grounded in real-world execution.
Our team works across operating businesses, capital structures and complex commercial mandates. We combine strategic judgment with execution experience. Our advice is grounded in what it takes to move a project from concept to transaction.
Before founding Hayat Advisory, our management team built a track record in financial structuring, securing significant vendor credit facilities, architecting cross-border entity structures spanning UAE, Australian, and UK jurisdictions, and structuring real estate developments valued in the hundreds of millions.
Where specialist governance or AI leadership is required, we structure it as a dedicated advisory mandate rather than allowing it to dominate the broader firm positioning.
In 2026 Hayat Advisory expanded its infrastructure practice to support hyperscale data centre development across MENA and Australia, combining powered land origination, connection strategy, carbon attestation and capital advisory.
Based at The Opus Tower, Business Bay, Dubai.
Integrated advisory across governance, infrastructure, capital, and growth.
AI Governance & Fractional CAIO
Your business is already using AI. The question is whether you're using it with structure, compliance, and strategic intent, or whether you're one regulatory audit away from a problem.
We serve as your fractional Chief AI Officer: a written decision on which of your AI systems count as High Risk under DIFC Regulation 10, the policies and board reporting underneath it, and staff training. Regulation 10 has been in force since September 2023.
Learn more →Hyperscale Infrastructure
Powered land origination, utility connection strategy, behind-the-meter generation, carbon attestation, and integrated capital structuring across MENA and Australia.
Built for hyperscale developers, sovereign capital, infrastructure funds, and industrial landowners seeking to originate and de-risk grid-connected data centre infrastructure.
View capabilities →Business Architecture & Deal Structuring
Entity design, capital structuring, cross-border deal architecture, SPV formation, joint venture frameworks, and strategic advisory for complex multi-party transactions. We build the structures that make deals close, across ADGM, DIFC, DMCC, and Australian jurisdictions.
Market Entry & Growth Advisory
For businesses entering the UAE market or scaling within it: regulatory navigation, licensing strategy, partnership structuring, and operational architecture. Sector depth in real estate, technology, carbon markets, hospitality, and professional services.
We also provide support across investment facilitation, compliance & licensing, wellness consulting, and board representation.
Fractional Chief AI Officer
Senior AI governance for DIFC, ADGM and mainland UAE companies, without adding a full time executive. We own the AI policy, the High Risk determination under DIFC Regulation 10, vendor oversight and board reporting.
Published pricing: a two week AI Governance Assessment at AED 5,000 fixed, then retainers from AED 10,000 per month.
- AI Governance Assessment: AED 5,000, two weeks
- Foundation CAIO: AED 10,000 per month
- Embedded CAIO: AED 15,000 per month
- Strategic CAIO: AED 20,000 per month
Deep expertise across high-value industries
Infrastructure & Energy
Powered land, grid connection strategy, delivery partnerships and capital structuring.
Real Estate & Development
Development strategy, feasibility, capital formation and cross-border project structuring.
Technology & AI Governance
Specialist advisory for businesses adopting AI, automation and regulated digital systems.
Carbon & Sustainability
Carbon market strategy, registry alignment, attestation pathways and sustainability-led capital.
Hospitality & Wellness
Concept development, market entry and partnership strategy for high-value lifestyle ventures.
Founders, Family Offices & Investors
Private advisory for principals seeking access, structure and execution support.
Common questions.
Straight answers on AI governance, DIFC Regulation 10 and how an engagement works. Read the insights.
What does Hayat Advisory do?
Hayat Advisory is a strategic advisory firm based in Business Bay, Dubai, working across the UAE and Australia. It runs four practices: AI governance through a Fractional Chief AI Officer mandate, hyperscale data centre infrastructure, business architecture and deal structuring, and UAE market entry.
What is a Fractional Chief AI Officer?
A Fractional Chief AI Officer is a senior AI governance lead engaged part time instead of as a full time executive. The role owns AI policy, the register of AI systems in use, risk decisions, vendor oversight and regular reporting to the board or leadership team.
Does DIFC Regulation 10 apply to my company?
DIFC Data Protection Regulation 10 has applied since 1 September 2023 to DIFC entities that process personal data using autonomous or semi-autonomous systems, which includes most AI tools. Firms whose processing is High Risk carry extra duties. The first step is a written determination of whether any of your AI processing is High Risk, and the evidence behind it.
How much does a Fractional Chief AI Officer cost in the UAE?
Hayat Advisory publishes its prices. The AI Governance Assessment is AED 5,000 fixed and takes two weeks. Ongoing Fractional CAIO retainers are AED 10,000, AED 15,000 or AED 20,000 per month depending on scope.
What do we get from the AED 5,000 AI Governance Assessment?
A current state review of how your business uses AI, a written view on High Risk processing under the regulations that apply to you, the gaps a regulator or auditor would find, and a costed roadmap. It is standalone with no commitment to a retainer.
How do we get started?
Book a 30 minute call on WhatsApp at +971 58 598 7777 or email info@hayatadvisory.com. We will understand the mandate and tell you honestly whether we can help.
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Every engagement starts with a conversation. Book a 30-minute assessment. We will listen, ask the right questions, and tell you honestly whether we can help.
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