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The Impact Seminar Series – BENELUX is tailored to institutional investors and asset owners based in Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. This Invitation-only, one-day programme fosters region-specific dialogue, offering a confidential and collaborative environment to explore the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in impact investing across both private and public markets.
A highly curated audience of institutional investors, a select group of impact fund managers, and industry specialists will be able to exchange best practices and share ideas on creating innovative, scalable solutions to generate impact in private and public markets.
The 7th edition of the Seminar will take place in Leiden in November 2026 and engage with regional and international impact investors in a dynamic setting designed to inform, inspire, and connect.
Impact Investing Event for Institutional Investors & Asset Owners
WHO WILL ATTEND
This invitation-only event is catered to C-Suite, Board Members, Portfolio Managers and ESG/Impact Investing officers, and respective teams of:
● Public and Corporate Pension Funds and their Fiduciary Managers,
● Insurance Companies,
● Sovereign Wealth Funds,
● Family Offices,
● Foundations and Endowments,
● Wealth Managers/Private Banks,
● Development Finance Institutions,
● Faith-based Organisations.
● Public and Corporate Pension Funds and their Fiduciary Managers,
● Insurance Companies,
● Sovereign Wealth Funds,
● Family Offices,
● Foundations and Endowments,
● Wealth Managers/Private Banks,
● Development Finance Institutions,
● Faith-based Organisations.
The 2026 Agenda is being shaped with input from the following industry experts
ADVISING COMMITTEE
Ana Pimenta
Chief Impact StrategistBlink Impact
Angeles Toledo
Director Responsible InvestmentsColumbia Threadneedle Investments
Emre Karabekirogullari
Director of Investments,Private Equity
Sarona Fund
Eszter Vitorino Fuleky
Impact LeadVan Lanschot Kempen
Karin Bouwmeester
Sustainability and Portfolio Management LeadPGGM
Keimpe Keuning
PrincipalLGT Capital Partners
Simona Benvenuti
DirectorNetherlands Advisory Board on Impact Investing
Suzanne Wisse-Huiskes
Investment CommitteeInvestEU Fund
Ana Pimenta
Chief Impact Strategist
Blink Impact
Ana Pimenta is the Chief Impact Strategist at Blink CV, a first-generation single-family office in the Netherlands, where she leads the strategy to maximize social and environmental impact across diverse projects in venture philanthropy, impact and sustainable investments.With over 15 years of experience in impact investing, private equity / venture capital, and strategy, Ana has held key roles at Santander, EY, Deloitte, Lynx Asset Managers, Third Way Africa, and Alanis Capital, executing projects across sectors like energy, food and agriculture, infrastructure, education, and real estate. A strategic board member and inspirational speaker, Ana frequently lectures on impact investing and measurement, mentors social enterprises, and advocates for systems-driven strategies that catalyze change. She holds a PhD in Impact Investing & Measurement from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master’s in Economics from NOVA SBE.
Eszter Vitorino Fuleky
Impact Lead
Van Lanschot Kempen
Eszter is Manager Sustainable & Impact Investing at Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management. She has joined Van Lanschot Kempen in 2019. Prior to this, she worked for nine years at the Global Reporting Initiative in various roles. She is member of several industry networks. Eszter is Hungarian, she’s a mum of two and is grateful for the gifts life offers. On a good day. On a bad day she loses her temper and gets judgemental.
Karin Bouwmeester
Sustainability and Portfolio Management Lead
PGGM
Karin Bouwmeester works as ESG specialist in the private equity team of the Dutch pension investor PGGM Investments. She has over 15 years experience in the financial sector and before has worked for development financial institutions FMO and Proparco and the private banking division of ABN AMRO. She started as financial expert, but ESG became an integral part of her work and is now here key focus.
Keimpe Keuning
Principal
LGT Capital Partners
Keimpe Keuning, (Dutch) is an Executive Director at LGT Capital Partners in Pfaeffikon, Switzerland, and he chairs the Private Markets ESG Subcommittee. Prior to joining the firm in 2018, he was portfolio manager for sustainable private equity at RobecoSAM in Zurich, a boutique investment firm focusing on sustainable and responsible investing. Earlier in his career, he worked for Fortis Bank as an associate director in investment banking in Amsterdam. Mr. Keuning holds a MSc in Tax Law from Leiden University and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). He is fluent in Dutch, English and German
FEATURED SPEAKERS 2025
Amina Ahmad
Co-FounderSHIFT
Ammy Vogtlander
Advisor New Economic & Complexity ThinkingThe Rethink Lab
Ana Pimenta
Chief Impact StrategistBlink Impact
Carolina Echecopar
Investment ManagerCarbon Equity
Cherry Muijsson
Director Multi-Asset Strategies and SolutionsBlackRock
KEYNOTE
Dirk Meuleman
ChairmanPhenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Dolores de Rooij
Senior Business Development Manager Blended FinanceInvest-NL
Eleni Theodorou Admiraal
Managing DirectorWe Share Forward Foundation
Floris Lyppens
Managing Director Corporate InvestmentsABN Amro Bank
Gabriel de Almeida
Co-Founder and Lead Co-CreatorLISI (Legal Innovation for Sustainable Investments Foundation)
Gemma Roex
Impact Measurement and Management LeadPCG Impact
Johan Schot
Prof. Global History and Sustainability TransitionsUtrecht Centre for Global Challenges
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José Buera
Chief Investment OfficerAgla Energy
Lars Dijkstra
Chief Investment OfficerPGGM
Marc Debois
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Matej Lednicky
Head of Transaction Management Sustainable InfrastructureKGAL
Matteo Millone
Senior Responsible Investment Portfolio ManagerAPG Asset Management
Michiel Deturck
Managing PartnerVendis Capital
Pierre Abadie
Group Climate Director, Private Equity Executive Committee Member, Co-Head-Private Equity Decarbonisation StrategyTikehau Capital
Prachi Modi
Programming & Content ManagerPhenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Sarah Stols
Analyst - Alternative Investments & Manager ResearchVan Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Suzanne Rosman
DirectorPYM
Suzanne Wisse–Huiskes
Investment CommitteeInvestEu Fund
Yana Kaloshina
DirectorPhenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Amina is an internationally recognised strategist and advisor shaping the future architecture of financial systems. She has led innovation from within major financial institutions - designing and scaling some of the world’s first fintech accelerator programs, driving open banking policy reform, and expanding equitable access to capital through gender-lens and sustainable finance funding initiatives. As Founder of the Interdisciplinary Finance Institute, she curates spaces where culture shapes finance and finance becomes culture, and as Co-Founder of SHIFT, a strategic litigation fund driving systems change; Amina is redefining how power, culture, and regulation intersect in the economy’s next chapter. Amina’s expertise spans wholesale and commercial banking, venture capital, and impact investing. An alumna of the coveted Churchill Foundation, Just Economy Institute, and School for Moral Ambition Fellowships, Amina advises global CEOs and Boards a rare blend of global credibility, moral clarity, and strategic foresight - combining policy insight, market foresight, and cultural fluency to future-proof leadership. She advises global executives to build financial strategies that align with the needs of a changing economic reality, that are not only competitive, but consequential.
Ammy Vogtlander
Advisor New Economic & Complexity Thinking
The Rethink Lab
With 25 years in corporate strategy and management, including heading strategy at RELX’s largest division, Ammy saw the limits of conventional economics in tackling sustainability. She founded The Rethink Lab to support businesses and investors in broadening their perspective and strengthening their impact through New Economic & Complexity Thinking. She is affiliated with the Centre for Complex Systems Studies and lectures at several universities. Ammy holds an MSc in Physics.
Ana Pimenta
Chief Impact Strategist
Blink Impact
Ana Pimenta is the Chief Impact Strategist at Blink Impact, a first-generation single-family office in the Netherlands, where she leads the strategy to maximize social and environmental impact across diverse projects in venture philanthropy, impact and sustainable investments.
With over 15 years of experience in impact investing, private equity / venture capital, and strategy, Ana has held key roles at Santander, EY, Deloitte, Lynx Asset Managers, Third Way Africa, and Alanis Capital, executing projects across sectors like energy, food and agriculture, infrastructure, education, and real estate. A strategic board member and inspirational speaker, Ana frequently lectures on impact investing and measurement, mentors social enterprises, and advocates for systems-driven strategies that catalyze change.
She holds a PhD in Impact Investing & Measurement from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master’s in Economics from NOVA SBE.
With over 15 years of experience in impact investing, private equity / venture capital, and strategy, Ana has held key roles at Santander, EY, Deloitte, Lynx Asset Managers, Third Way Africa, and Alanis Capital, executing projects across sectors like energy, food and agriculture, infrastructure, education, and real estate. A strategic board member and inspirational speaker, Ana frequently lectures on impact investing and measurement, mentors social enterprises, and advocates for systems-driven strategies that catalyze change.
She holds a PhD in Impact Investing & Measurement from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and a master’s in Economics from NOVA SBE.
Carolina Echecopar
Investment Manager
Carbon Equity
Carolina joined Carbon Equity in 2021 as the firm’s first employee. At Carbon Equity, she leads fund investments in climate venture capital and private equity funds as well as co-investments in Series B+ climate companies in Europe and North America.Carolina started her career at VentureIQ’s consulting team, where she advised corporates in the energy and agri-food sectors on investment and acquisition decisions. Carolina holds a MSc in Finance and Investments (cum laude) from the Rotterdam School of Management.
Dirk Meuleman
Chairman
Phenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Dirk Meuleman is CEO at Phenix Capital Group. Phenix Capital Group is an Amsterdam-based investment consultant that catalyses institutional capital for the SDGs through their advisory work and marketing and intelligence tools. Prior to Phenix Capital, Dirk was a portfolio manager of private equity and infrastructure at Shell and MN pension fund, which is the third largest Dutch pension fund. Together with this extensive experience as an institutional investor, Dirk has sat on the advisory board of over 20 private equity funds. Dirk is Dutch and holds degrees in International Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and Public Administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Dirk is a CFA and CAIA Charter holder.
Eleni Theodorou Admiraal
Managing Director
We Share Forward Foundation
Eleni Theodorou is an international venture philanthropy and impact investing senior professional. She is the Managing Director of We Share Forward Foundation. A Netherlands based foundation that supports social entrepreneurs and impact focused students by deploying revolving funding and building cofunding alliances to maximize their impact. Eleni Theodorou holds a B.A. in International Economics, a Master's in International Affairs from the Geneva Graduate Institute IHEID and an executive education diploma in impact investing from Oxford University Said Business School. She is passionate about building alliances of impact funders to break the silos and structuring blended finance deals to maximize social and environmental impact Eleni is the past worked for the United Nations, international organizations as well as multinational corporations. She is a trustee at the Center for Access to Football in Europe, the accessibility partner for UEFA and FIFA. She has a special interest in social impact topics and support towards marginalized communities such as people with disabilities.
Gabriel de Almeida
Co-Founder and Lead Co-Creator
LISI (Legal Innovation for Sustainable Investments Foundation)
Gabriel de Almeida is a legal advisor specialising in asset management, investment funds, PE and VC. Drawing on his experience of the past decade in impact investing he counsels institutional investors, fund/asset managers and entrepreneurs in structuring fundraising rounds, investments exits and restructurings. Driven to enable purposeful capital through precise, tailored legal solutions and structures. He acts either through his own trade name, de Almeida Advisory or through one of the three law firms he is affiliated with. Gabriel is also a Co-Founder and Co-Lead Co-Creator of LISI, a foundation dedicated to co-creating legal instruments designed to accelerating the transition to a sustainable, inclusive society that drive fair deal-making.
Johan Schot
Prof. Global History and Sustainability Transitions
Utrecht Centre for Global Challenges
Johan Schot is Professor of Global History and Sustainability Transitions at the Utrecht University Centre for Global Challenges. He is the founder and Academic Director of the Deep Transitions research project and the Transformative Innovation Policy Consortium (TIPC) as well as former Director of the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School. Professor Schot’s interests orientate around impact-driven interdisciplinary research that strives to accelerate long-term system change and a just transition towards sustainability. Schot is a network-builder that brings together interdisciplinary research teams, policy-makers, investors, governments, NGOs, the media and the corporate world.
José Buera
Chief Investment Officer
Agla Energy
José Buera is the co-founder and CIO of Agla Energy Group, an infrastructure-as-a-service provider for energy transition infrastructure. José is a seasoned asset manager and investor specialising in distributed credit, with over 25 years of experience spanning complex energy finance, IPP turnarounds and renewables development at investment banks and hedge funds including Morgan Stanley, BlueCrest Capital and Renaissance Partners. A chemical engineer by training, he published research in electrostatics before starting his career in structured finance.
Lars Dijkstra
Chief Investment Officer
PGGM
Lars Dijkstra has been appointed Chief Investment Officer at PGGM as of June 1, 2024. Dijkstra has already held this role ad interim at PGGM since 1 February 2024. Previously, he was Chief Sustainability Officer at Van Lanschot Kempen. He graduated in macroeconomics from the University of Groningen. In 1991, he joined the Philips Pension Fund as a macroeconomist. In 1998, he became Chief Investment Officer of the Philips Pension Fund. From 2005 to 2021, Lars was responsible for all Kempen funds and strategies as CIO of Kempen Capital Management. Lars is a member (formerly chairman) of the 300 club, an international group of CIOs. Lars is also an external advisor to various committees of pension funds and family offices, including the investment committee of the Dutch Central Bank. As of April 2018, Lars joined the general and executive board of Eumedion and as of January 2022 appointed chairman of the board.
Marc Debois
Fractional CIO for SFOs & Founder of FO-Next
>Fractional CIO and founder of FO-Next, empowering single‑family offices to source and co‑invest in European direct deals and helping investors access proprietary deal flow >Former Global Head of Family Office at ING Wholesale Banking. >Over 20 years of experience in private and investment banking across Europe, the United States and Mexico. >Regular panellist and speaker on family offices and direct investment strategies, including impact and sustainable real-economy opportunities.
Matej Lednicky
Head of Transaction Management Sustainable Infrastructure
KGAL
Matej Lednicky is Head of Transaction Management in the Sustainable Infra-structure department at KGAL Infrastructure Management. KGAL is the Ger-man market leader for renewable energies investment schemes. He is dedicated to leading a team of 14 professionals that are responsible for sourcing and executing acquisitions as well as exits across KGAL’s institutional funds. Matej Lednicky has been with KGAL for approximately 18 years. He holds a Law Degree from University of Munich.
Matteo Millone
Senior Responsible Investment Portfolio Manager
APG Asset Management
I am a Finance and ESG expert currently working in the global Private Equity and Direct Venture team of APG Asset Management. In my current role I focus on climate and ESG risk and Impact investment. Prior to this position I worked in banking supervision with a focus on credit risk, internal models, interest rate risk and business model risk. In my academic career I worked on policy-oriented research in collaboration with public institutions, development banks and private partners. My research has been mostly focused on credit risk in small business lending, sustainable banking and alternative finance.
Michiel Deturck
Managing Partner
Vendis Capital
Michiel Deturck is co-founder and Managing Partner at Vendis Capital, based in Brussels since 2009. He is responsible for Vendis Transition, a PE-fund for the transition towards a consumer sector that operaties within planetary boundaries . Michiel previously served as an Investment Director at Mitiska for 5 years and as the founder and Managing Director of Net Fund Europe, a venture capital fund, for 11 years. Before that, he was an Associate at McKinsey & Company. Michiel started his career by doing 2.5 years of civil service as university lecturer in Rwanda, followed by 4 years in Indonesia and Malaysia, during which he set up and managed the regional office of Vyncke NV, a Belgian engineering company. He holds an MBA from Insead, a DEA in Public Economy from University of Paris-Dauphine and a degree in Commercial Engineering from the K.U. Leuven. Michiel enjoys traveling, gardening and sustainable investing.
Pierre Abadie
Group Climate Director, Private Equity Executive Committee Member, Co-Head-Private Equity Decarbonisation Strategy
Tikehau Capital
With over 25 years of experience spanning energy, agriculture, climate and transition finance, Pierre Abadie is a recognised leader in deploying capital to accelerate the shift toward a low-carbon, resilient and sovereign economy.As Managing Director and a member of Tikehau Capital’s Private Equity Executive Committee, Pierre has led the development and expansion of the firm’s €6.5 billion private equity platform. Today, he oversees a platform structured across four strategic verticals – decarbonisation, regenerative agriculture, aerospace & defence, and cybersecurity. Supported by a team of over 60 investment professionals operating across seven countries, the platform is focused on sovereignty, resilience, and climate adaptation across critical value chains, including energy, agriculture, digital and transition finance.As Co-Head of Tikehau Capital’s Private Equity Decarbonisation Strategy—established in 2018—he has jointly overseen the management of €3.5 billion across the first and second generation of Tikehau Capital’s flagship Private Equity Decarbonisation Strategy, launched in partnership with TotalEnergies. He has also played a leading role in launching the launch of the Group’s Climate Infrastructure Strategy, and Regenerative Agriculture Strategy, launched in partnership with AXA Climate and Unilever.In his role as Group Climate Director, Pierre drives Tikehau Capital’s climate strategy across all asset classes. Under his leadership, €9 billion of the firm’s assets are aligned with decarbonisation pathways, including €5 billion fully dedicated to climate and biodiversity strategies. He also serves on several investment and impact committees.Prior to joining Tikehau Capital in 2018, Pierre spent 16 years at TotalEnergies. He is a graduate of École Centrale, IFP Énergies nouvelles, and Sorbonne University.
Prachi Modi
Programming & Content Manager
Phenix Capital Group - Impact Intelligence
Prachi Modi is the Program and Content Manager at Phenix Capital Group. Before joining Phenix, she led partnerships and business development at a sustainability-focused media company in Italy. Her diverse experience spans working with early-stage tech startups in New York and California and working in finance with the regulatory compliance team at Goldman Sachs. Her passion for impact investing was sparked through a micro-lending initiative that provided business loans to women in East Africa. She is committed to deepening her expertise and contributing to the expansion of the impact investing landscape through her work at Phenix Capital Group.
Sarah Stols
Analyst - Alternative Investments & Manager Research
Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management
Sarah Stols is part of the Alternative Manager Research team at Van Lanschot Kempen, where she focuses on impact investing and private debt. She has been with the firm for about 4 years, bringing expertise in sustainable finance and ESG integration. Prior to joining Van Lanschot Kempen, Sarah completed a master's degree in Sustainable Finance and an internship specializing in ESG data analysis. Originally from South Africa, she is passionate about driving sustainability and creating positive impact through investments.
Suzanne Rosman
Director
PYM
Suzanne Rosman is the Director of PYM, The Conscious Investors’ Community, where she leads efforts to expand and strengthen a growing network of impact investors and professionals across the Benelux. She joined PYM in May 2024, bringing a wealth of experience in business development, impact investing, and international collaboration. Before joining PYM, Suzanne worked at Privium Fund Management, where she focused on business development for (impact) funds and ESG/impact investment data monitoring and reporting. Her career also includes time in Colombia, where she supported impact startups, and in the United Kingdom, where she facilitated the international expansion of businesses into the Netherlands as part of a Dutch government agency.
Suzanne Wisse–Huiskes
Investment Committee
InvestEu Fund
Suzanne Wisse-Huiskes is an impact investing expert, consulted by both private and public organizations. Suzanne is a member of the Investment Committee at the ambitious InvestEU Fund, a EUR 30 billion initiative catalyzing capital to sustainable and innovative investments. She is also part of the We are Impact Collective, leveraging her expertise to accelerate funds, family offices, and other organizations on their journey to scale impact. With over 15 years in the impact space in various roles as an investor, board member, and entrepreneur, Suzanne understands how capital and capacity can help scale innovative companies. Before, as CEO of EN, the European Social Enterprise Network, she led the fast-growing international network of impact-driven funds, organizations, and accelerators from 2018 to 2023. Her experience extends to the leadership teams of impact startups in both the Netherlands and Nigeria from 2008 to 2018, with a specific focus on fintech platforms. Enhancing the impact ecosystem, Suzanne is a Founding Board Member of the European Crowdfunding Network in 2013, served on Advisory Boards of the OECD Action Social Enterprise for Policymakers, and active in expert groups at the European Commission and the World Economic Forum Alliance for Social Enterprise. Suzanne holds an MBA in Finance from Bocconi and Groningen University. She lived in several European and African countries and the USA, experiencing firsthand the importance of international collaboration to drive innovative investments in climate, tech, health, and social solutions.
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“It was a unique opportunity to deep dive into the impact investing trends and challenges as well as connect with experts, asset managers and owners that are shaping the impact landscape.”
Haltra Group
“Very Professional and informative. Help build up a more positive view of the world by meeting people that act.”
Candriam investors group
“The InvestorConnect series are an effective way to learn about various impact strategies and tune in to impact industry peers.”
Portfolio Manager Private Markets, Aegon Asset Management
“As befits true impact investors, the attendees are very engaged in the discussion of the topics. Their participation is an added value that makes this seminar stand out.”
Dr. Jac Kragt, Assistant Professor, Tilburg School of Economics and Management
“The Phenix conferences are a great opportunity to learn about a diverse set of impact strategies, across impact themes and asset classes. It allows you to quickly get a sense of what is possible in the realm of impact investing, and connects you to some of the best impact funds. It's also a great place to meet like-minded LPs and learn about how they are working to improve their impact strategies further!”
Liza Rubinstein Malamud, Head of Impact & Co-founder, Carbon Equity
“It was an eye opening and insightful conference, very well curated and for a must visit for the new actors in the ecosystem but also the seasoned professionals that wish to learn best practices and close deals with peers.”
We Share Forward Foundation
“Inspiring event, with concrete investable solutions in impact investing field amongst all asset classes and great, relevant network.”
Sweco Capital Consultants
“One of the biggest and well-organized events on impact investing.”
Altis Investment Management
“I was able to meet niche managers and products that were not on my radar.”
Director, Family Office, Netherlands
“For an introduction in Impact Investing and for broadening your network the conference is worth visiting.”
Anthos Fund & Asset Management
“Great event with plenty of opportunity to network and connect with interested institutional investors.”
Triodos Investment Management
"I think the InvestorConnect sessions were very useful, because it was very fast and very easygoing. Good to just have a quick chat and receive other peoples contact details, to be able to contact them in the future. Also funny structure with having multiple investors at the table, where it was also good to speak to other LPs."
Laura Alberga-Berendsen, Associate Director, Rabo Investments
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