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We are entering a pivotal moment. A moment that calls for reflection, imagination, and bold redesign of how capital works. Today’s financial system stands at the threshold of a profound opportunity: to re-engineer the mechanisms that drive finance toward meaningful, measurable impact.

This theme explores how capital can be intentionally structured, allocated, and governed so that real-world solutions become the central driver of investment strategy. The debate is no longer about “impact first” versus “finance first.” Instead, it is about empowering institutional investors and asset owners to reshape capital flows so that solutions, not limitations, steer investment decisions. It is an invitation to rethink what is possible when finance is redesigned for purpose, resilience, and transformative impact.

Capital rooted in the real economy & systems transformation

As geopolitical shifts, and deglobalisation reshape the investment landscape, institutional investors are being pushed to reconnect capital with its real-economy function. This theme explores how finance can drive structural transformation across energy, healthcare, biodiversity, supply chains, and local communities. Sessions under this theme examine systems-change investing, how to influence entire value chains, and how to lower the rising costs of sustainability through technology, collaboration, and smarter incentives. The focus is on deploying capital where it materially shifts economic systems while keeping solutions practical, investable, and scalable.

Modernising the financial toolkit for innovation, liquidity & risk architecture

To meet global transition needs, institutional investors must go beyond traditional structures. This theme highlights the innovative financing models reshaping impact capital markets from securitisation and blended finance to outcomes-based contracts, fund-of-funds platforms, and public–private instruments. The theme also addresses one of the industry’s most urgent challenges: liquidity. With IPO windows stalled, valuations distorted by AI, and private markets overweight in investor portfolios, new solutions such as secondaries, structured exits, buy-backs, and even the return of SPACs are redefining how impact strategies scale. The sessions explore how investors can mobilise more capital, de-risk unfamiliar markets (including emerging markets), and maintain flexibility in an increasingly constrained environment.

Stewardship, influence, & accountability

Regulatory rollbacks, political polarisation, and diluted reporting frameworks are shifting responsibility back onto investors. Stewardship has become a strategic lever for long-term value creation and systemic risk mitigation. This theme focuses on how institutions can exercise meaningful influence in listed markets, navigate exclusion policies with nuance, engage corporates in transition pathways, and uphold accountability even as regulatory standards soften. It also explores how to streamline reporting, avoid greenhushing, and align stewardship with beneficiary expectations while ensuring that oversight remains effective, not burdensome.

Next wave of capital from families, faith, and foundations

The largest wealth transfer in modern history is reshaping who allocates capital and how. New LPs such as next-gen families, faith-based organisations, and capital from different regions are prioritising purpose, transparency, and real-world solutions. Yet many still face barriers: complexity, unclear pathways, inadequate products, and the misperception that impact requires sacrificing returns. This theme explores how institutions can guide new allocators into credible, scalable impact opportunities through education, accessible product design, simplified measurement, revenue-based impact metrics, and solutions-first narratives. It also covers how to design investment vehicles that are intuitive, liquid, and aligned with intergenerational expectations.

AGENDA 2026

This agenda is regularly updated.

07:30–08:00

Registration for educational breakfast

08:00–09:30

Education breakfast by Phenix Capital Group

This workshop is particularly directed at asset owners

9:00–10:00

Registration General Attendance

10:00-10:15

Opening ceremony “Solutions-first investing”

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DIRK MEULEMAN

Chairman, Phenix Capital Group

10:15-10:30

Impact at an inflection point

Keynote Speech

The opening keynote addresses the shifting architecture of global impact investing. With regulation being diluted, political support wavering, and climate no longer winning elections, institutional investors are increasingly defining their own frameworks for “impact integrity.” This keynote examines how asset owners can maintain rigor, mission, and long-term value creation even as the regulatory north star becomes less reliable. It sets the stage for a conference focused on investor-led leadership in sustainability.

10:30–11:30

The liquidity challenge

Executive Investor Panel

With IPO windows slow to reopen, investors explore the “new liquidity toolkit.” This session discusses secondaries markets, GP-led restructurings, buybacks, and the surprising return of SPACs. Speakers examine the implications for impact funds, which often have longer time horizons

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Moderator
KARLIJN VAN LIEROP

Head of Impact Investing, Achmea Investment Management

11:30–11:45

Europe’s strategic opportunity

Interview

Europe excels in early-stage innovation but struggles to scale. This session covers the deep-tech gap, the capital scarcity in growth equity, and why the next decade of climate, resilience, and industrial technologies requires longer time horizons than traditional venture. Investors map which technologies Europe should scale domestically vs import from Asia and the U.S., and the role of state-backed funds.

11:45–12:00

Natural capital at institutional scale: beyond pilot projects

Keynote Speech

While biodiversity ranks high on asset owners’ commitment lists, scalable investment products remain scarce. LPs and GPs discuss what biodiversity strategies can absorb large capital flows today, how to measure nature impact credibly, and what pipeline-building mechanisms (blended finance, securitisation, catalytic capital) are needed to unlock future scalability.

12:00–13:00

Lunch

13:00–14:00

InvestorConnect session #1

Pre-scheduled meetings required (Asset owners & Fund managers only)

This dynamic session, consisting of 15-minute speed meetings, offers asset owners an efficient and focused way to explore a curated selection of high-quality institutional impact strategies. It provides a unique opportunity to explore the current impact market, uncover new strategies, ask in-depth questions, and foster meaningful connections with fellow asset owners. Asset owners can arrange personalised meetings based on their individual preferences by contacting the Phenix Capital Group team.

Stewardship in a fragmented world

Round-table discussion

As regulatory ambition weakens and corporate power structures shift, stewardship becomes a main lever for impact. This session explores modern engagement strategies, industry-wide stewardship themes, and how investors can shape corporate behaviour even when divestment is not an option.

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MARTA JANKOVIC

Head of Sustainability, Stafford Capital Partners

Jochen Harkema

JOCHEN HARKEMA

Sustainable Investing Specialist, Co-manager, ING Impact Fund

14:00 - 14:30

Coffee Break

14:30–15:15

Blended structures that work for institutional investors

Success stories

Blended finance has become a political priority, but pension funds often find structures unusable. This session maps what works, what doesn’t, and what standardisation is needed to unlock institutional participation. Case studies include Invest-NL, MDB/DFI models co-designed with private capital.

JESSE BAVER

Head of Innovative Finance for Mobilisation, British International Investment

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EMRE KARABEKIROGULLARI

Director of Investments, Sarona Asset Management

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TIMOTHÉE JAULIN

Head of Responsible Investment Development & Advocacy, Amundi

Revenue-based impact metrics: understanding the delta

Active workshop

Impact reporting is shifting from outputs to “delta” targeting the proportion of revenue derived from solutions. This session breaks down revenue parsing, solution classification, and how to determine whether impact is core, marginal, or incidental to a business model. Includes practical frameworks for LPs assessing GPs.

Marc Debois

MARC DEBOIS

Founder, FO-Next

Back to the Future: Assessing Impact Potential Through a Systems Lens

Panel discussion

As impact investing matures, LPs are being increasingly seeking to assess a manager’s potential to contribute to systems-level change. This panel explores how LPs can better assess that potential — both pre-investment and on an ongoing basis — in ways that are both practical but also taking into account the complexities and uncertainties of systems change. Drawing on perspectives from fund-of-funds, family offices, and institutional asset owners, the discussion will explore how systems thinking is showing up in manager selection, due diligence, and ongoing stewardship today — and where practices still need to evolve.

Bahaa Eddine Sarroukh

BAHAA EDDINE SARROUKH

Head of the Philips Foundation

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Moderator
MATT RIPLEY

Director, Impact Frontiers

15:15–15:35

Coffee break

15:35–16:20

The AI paradox

Panel discussion

AI improves efficiency and transparency but also warps valuations and raises ethical concerns around data use. Investors discuss where AI creates real impact (climate modelling, diagnostics, efficiency) vs where it inflates bubbles or risks exploitation. Includes debate on how AI reshapes perceived value in private markets.

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KARIN BOUWMEESTER

Sustainability and Portfolio Management Lead, Private Equity, PGGM

ROBERT SCHULTZ

Partner, Capricorn Investment Group

Making biodiversity investible for institutional investors

Panel discussion

Biodiversity is emerging as the next frontier in sustainable finance, yet it remains far harder to fit into traditional risk/return models than climate. This panel discussion explores how regenerative agriculture, forestry, and nature restoration can become investible at scale while avoiding double counting and greenwashing.

Anita de Horde

Moderator
ANITA DE HORDE

Executive Director, Finance for Biodiversity

16:20–16:30

Logistic break

16:30–17:30

THE BIG IMPACT DEBATE

Interactive debate

In this debate-style plenary, for each statement, a speaker will argue in favour or against the following:

“Loosened restrictions in the EU are good for business”
“Impact measurement needs airtight measurement standards”

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PIET KLOP

Director Strategic Relations, PGGM Investments

17:30 onwards

Impact Dinner (all attendees)

08:30–09:30

General registration

09:30–09:40

Welcome Word

9:40–09:55

What money actually does in the real economy

Keynote

This keynote explores the fundamental and often misunderstood role of capital in shaping real-world outcomes. Rather than viewing money as passive ownership, the session reveals how investment flows shift corporate power structures, alter incentives, and determine which sectors expand or shrink. It asks: How can institutional capital re-align financial returns with social and environmental well-being without increasing complexity or burdening investment teams?

09:55–10:40

Rise of new LP segments

Exclusive interview

Impact allocations are rising among next-gen families, faith-based groups, and Middle Eastern investors. The panel explores what these new LPs demand, how their motivations differ from pension funds, and how their entry reshapes fund structures, reporting, and themes.

10:40–11:00

Coffee Break

11:00–12:00

InvestorConnect session #2

Pre-scheduled meetings required (Asset owners & Fund managers only)

This dynamic session, consisting of 15-minute speed meetings, offers asset owners an efficient and focused way to explore a curated selection of high-quality institutional impact strategies. The session provides a unique opportunity to explore the current impact market, uncover new strategies, ask in-depth questions, and foster meaningful connections with fellow asset owners. Asset owners can arrange personalized meetings based on their individual preferences by contacting the Phenix Capital Group team.

11:00–12:00

Global forces, local impact: macro dynamics and close to home investing

Round-table discussion

Global macro forces such as currency movements, sovereign debt cycles, and central bank policy, shape where capital flows and how risk shows up, even in investments made “close to home.” This panel explores how investors can align macro awareness with place-based strategies in climate adaptation, affordable housing, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic inclusion. Speakers examine beneficiary-focused models, blended finance structures, and emerging data showing that locally anchored impact investing can deliver resilience and return without increasing risk.

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ABDUL R SHIIL

Co-Founder & Director, Sahan Cares

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Moderator
SIMONA BENVENUTI

Director, Netherlands Advisory Board

12:00–13:00

Lunch

13:00–13:45

Untapped impact, mispriced risk, and the next growth cycle

Panel discussion

With global populations rising, IPO markets reopening in EMs, and infrastructure needs exploding, investors explore how emerging markets can generate both financial and impact alpha. Topics include private credit in Africa, climate tech in India, selective PE in LatAm, and data-driven arguments debunking perceived EM risk.

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Moderator
KRISZTINA TORA

Managing Director, GSG Impact

The great wealth transfer

Round table: Family office & Wealth Manager & HNWI

This panel explores how institutions can guide this emerging wave of capital through accessible productdesign, simplified measurement, and solutions-first narratives that build trust and reduce friction. Speakers will discuss how to create intuitive, credible, and scalable investment vehicles that align with the values and expectations of the next generation.

Suzanne Rosman

Moderator
SUZANNE ROSMAN

Director, PYM

13:45–14:10

Coffee Break

14:10–14:55

Faith-based investors taking lead

Panel discussion | Faith-based investing

Where private investors falter, faith-based institutions often step in, bringing along-term, values-rooted perspective that can address gaps traditional capital overlooks. As impact markets grow more complex and fragmented, faith-driven allocators are increasingly seeking credible, solutions-first investments that align with mission, stewardship, and financial resilience.

This panel explores how faith institutions can translate conviction into actionable investment strategies, from thematic funds to community-focused financing and active ownership. Speakers will discuss how purpose-led capital can fill market voids, advance justice and sustainability, and deliver strong outcomes for both society and beneficiaries

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Moderator
GRAHAM SINGH

CEO, Releven

Blending Capital for nature

Panel discussion

Protecting and restoring nature at scale requires capital structures that match ecological timelines and risk profiles. This session explores how blended finance through combining public, philanthropic, and private capital, can unlock investment in biodiversity, natural capital, and climate resilience. Panellists discuss innovative vehicles, risk-sharing mechanisms, and real-world examples that are mobilizing capital while delivering measurable outcomes for ecosystems and communities.

Moderator
AARON VERMEULEN

Global Practice Lead Finance, WWF

14:55–15:10

Logistics Break

15:10–15:50

Deep tech for climate & resilience

Interactive discussion

Europe excels in early-stage innovation but struggles to scale. This session covers the deep-tech gap, the capital scarcity in growth equity, and why the next decade of climate, resilience, and industrial technologies requires longer time horizons than traditional venture. Investors map which technologies Europe should scale domestically vs import from Asia and the U.S., and the role of state-backed funds.

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LIZA RUBINSTEIN MALAMUD

Co-founder & Chief Climate Impact, Carbon Equity

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PETER VAN DEN TOL

Senior Advisor Impact Investing & Responsible Investing in Real Assets, MN

15:50–16:00

Closing adress

Prachi Modi

PRACHI MODI

Head of Investor Relationship & Programming, Phenix Capital Group – Impact Events

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YANA KALOSHINA

Managing Director, Phenix Capital Group – Impact Events

16:00–17:00

Closing Reception

AGENDA 2026 WAS SHAPED WITH THE INPUT FROM INDUSTRY EXPERTS

ADVISING COMMITTEE 2026

Dimple Sahni

Dimple Sahni

Managing Director Multi Asset Impact Investing
Anthos Fund & Asset Management

LinkedIn Connect Advisory Member

Dimple Sahni is a Managing Director Multi Asset Impact Investing at Anthos Fund & Asset Management, a values-based asset manager, rooted in a single family office. She is responsible for originating investments, managing relationships, and helping to execute strategies for the fund portfolios at Anthos Fund & Asset Management dedicated to impact investing across all asset classes including private, listed and real assets. In this defacto Mixed Asset Impact CIO role, she leads the firm’s strategy on impact portfolio construction and asset allocation. In addition, Dimple also serves on the Investment Committee of the Nathan Cummings Foundation in support of 100% mission-aligned investing. In 2021, she was recognised in PEI's (Private Equity International) global list as one of the 10 most influential women investing across asset classes. In 2022/23, she was in the top 50 list of women in Netherlands that work in Sustainable Finance. Originally from India, Dimple is an experienced investment professional – with over 20 years of experience in impact investing, investment banking and venture capital – who began her career in finance working for Goldman Sachs. She then launched a social enterprise focused on education, Epylon, which was later sold to Accenture. After working at L Capital Partners where she was a Kauffman Fellow, she shifted to impact investing at the Omidyar Network, Pierre Omidyar’s philanthropic investment arm. She continued her impact investing career with Unilever Corporate Ventures on its exploration of emerging Asia. Most recently she was fund principal at the Hattery, an early stage impact investing and design firm which was sold to Google. Dimple holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School and a BA in Economics from the University of Chicago. She is based in Amsterdam and she speaks English, Hindi and Dutch.