Investors’ Forum 2026

2026 Edition: Europe’s strength in an unpredictable world

In a fracturing global order, Europe offers what investors value most: stability, predictability and long-term opportunity. Private equity and venture capital are already playing a pivotal role in building better European businesses and developing the technologies of tomorrow. Yet there is much more potential to be tapped, and performance to be unlocked. As policymakers promote industry and investment that supports European sovereignty, security and growth, there is vast opportunity for investors across the continent and in all segments of private equity and venture capital.

Europe boasts many of the most innovative and competitive economies in the world, as well as some of the most welcoming business environments. Returns on private equity and venture capital frequently eclipse funds from North America and the Rest of the World and are far ahead of those of listed European equity benchmarks. Europe’s unique positioning and advantages provide resounding responses to the questions: Why Europe? Why now? And why European private capital?

Invest Europe’s Investors’ Forum, taking place in Geneva on March 18-19, will present the latest proprietary data, explore investment case studies, and debate industry practitioners’ first-hand experiences and insights. Our programme will provide actionable intelligence for investors to access the wealth of opportunity that Europe offers. Over two days, keynotes, presentations and panel discussions will focus on essential performance and capital allocation-related topics, including: 

• Data-driven insights into European private equity today, and its potential tomorrow

• Decoding the role of operational improvement in GPs’ value creation playbooks

• Managing divestment routes and liquidity strategies for GPs and LPs

• The real risks of current macro and geopolitical pressures, and resulting opportunities

Our roster of industry leaders and high-level experts will also examine how climate and decarbonisation strategies create portfolio company value and returns, the impact of private capital’s expansion into wealth markets on institutional investors, and the future for European mid-market private equity, among other topics. We return with a dedicated Single Family Office Roundtable on March 17 with insights tailored to this essential and evolving segment of the investor universe. 

Invest Europe’s Investors’ Forum 2026 promises unparalleled networking opportunities, including our famous LP/GP Rotating Networking Dinner and dedicated networking time each day.