- LP Congress: Benchmarking private equity performance – Sept. 8, 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM
- Private Debt Summit: What a top private credit manager looks like tomorrow – Sept. 10, Summit Room 1, 10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
- We need to talk about that vintage – Sept. 10, Plenary Room, 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
September 8-10, 2026 – Palais des Congrès, Paris, France
Mastering the Course
Remember the good old days? The era of cheap leverage, multiple expansion and benign macro feels like ancient history.
Today, geopolitical shocks and AI disruption obscure the path ahead. It’s tested the foundations of private markets. Confidence about future returns requires conviction. The flywheel of growth, exits, distributions and fundraising has spluttered. To get the engine firing on all cylinders again, the industry will have to forge a new path, rather than emulate the vision of the past. What emerges will be a more technically demanding discipline. Returns will be hard won. The winners will be masters of their craft, with operational depth, sector conviction and AI fluency.
The theme of IPEM Global 2026 will challenge the industry’s most determined practitioners to navigate what comes next. The course is demanding. Let’s master it together.
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Among the first IPEM Global 2026 Speakers
Sessions:
LP Congress
Sept. 8
9:30 – 10 AM
Views on asset allocation
Plenary
Sept. 9
3:30 – 4 PM
Rewiring the portfolio company
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 9
4 – 4:30 PM
Illiquidity, it ain’t what it used to be
Sessions:
Emerging Managers Summit
Sept. 9 – Summit Room 3
2 PM
Welcome note
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 9
11:15 – 11:40 AM
The Next Frontier for Private Markets
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 9
10:50 – 11:15 AM
Bringing together public and private – culture clash or future blueprint?
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 9
10 – 10:25 AM
Mastering the course
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 10
11:50 AM – 12:30 PM
Catalytic capital in action
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 9
12 – 12:30 PM
Rolling with the punches – how Europe and US mid-market fights on
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 9
3 – 3:30 PM
Building the ultimate one-stop shop
Sessions:
Plenary
Sept. 9
10:25 – 10:50 AM
Is private markets dancing to a new rhythm?
Stay tuned, more speakers announced soon!
A closer look: leading experts cover the industry hot topics
💡 By downloading the full program, you’ll gain a clearer overview IPEM has designed, to offer you conferences, summits, breakout sessions, and countless networking opportunities.
New names, familiar faces
Changing shape of the industry as consolidation continues. Plus, veterans set out on their own in a vibrant evolution of the independent sponsor and emerging manager landscape.
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- LP Congress: Getting emerging managers past the IC – Sept. 8, 3:15 PM – 3:45 PM
- Independent Sponsor Summit: Is being an ISP a job for life? – Sept. 9, Summit Room 3, 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM
- Emerging Manager Summit – Case study: From Emerging to Scaled Platform – Sept. 9, Summit Room 3, 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM
Sovereign status
Role of private capital in strategic assets across supply chain, energy transition, defence and digital infrastructure.
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- Private markets on the frontline – Sept. 9, Plenary Room, 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
- Sovereignty Summit: Energy security, transition and the race for critical resources – Sept. 9, Summit Room 1, 3:30 PM – 4:10 PM
- Sovereignty Summit: Can Europe deliver a sovereign digital stack? – Sept. 9, Summit Room 1, 4:10 PM – 4:50 PM
Rewiring the economy
AI’s influence on sectors, strategies and the business of private markets
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- Value Creation Summit: Is AI earning its keep in portfolio companies? – Sept. 9, Summit Room 4, 10:45 AM – 11:25 AM
- Rewiring the GP – Sept. 10, Plenary Room, 11:10 AM – 11:50 AM
- AI Summit: Navigating the AI gold rush: How do LPs invest in the AI theme? – Sept. 10, Summit Room 1, 10:20 AM – 11:00 AM
LP Congress
Returning on September 8th, the IPEM LP Congress is the must-attend forum for LPs in private markets, designed by allocators for allocators. Through high-level panels, roundtables, workshops and research sessions, it tackles the key challenges LPs face today, from macro and geopolitical shifts to portfolio allocation, liquidity and GP-LP dynamics, while exploring opportunities in AI, climate tech, healthcare and emerging markets.
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Opening Reception at Paris' Hôtel de Ville
Sponsored by Hogan Lovells, all participants are invited to kick things off at our Opening Reception, held at the iconic Hôtel de Ville in Paris. A historic venue gathering the private capital community in its chandelier ballroom for an evening of elegance, energy, and connection.
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🆕 AI Summit
The new AI Summit, sponsored by One Peak, will explore how AI is reshaping private markets investing — from venture and growth opportunities to infrastructure and data centers — and how investors are allocating capital across a fast-evolving AI value chain.
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- The big picture on AI investing
- Navigating the AI gold rush: How do LPs invest in the AI theme?
- Venture and growth: The AI opportunity in early focus
- The demand signal: Data centres and what they mean for infrastructure investors
- Powering AI: Can supply keep up with demand?
🆕 Sovereignty Summit
The new Sovereignty Summit, sponsored by Tikehau, will explore how geopolitical shifts are turning sovereignty into a core private markets investment theme — spanning defence, energy security, critical resources, and Europe’s digital infrastructure, and what this means for investor mandates and portfolio allocation.
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- The big picture on sovereignty
- How private capital fills the European defence gap
- Energy security, transition and the race for critical resources
- Can Europe deliver a sovereign digital stack?
Summits
Enjoy IPEM’s practical and dynamic sessions on specific topics and asset classes to go deeper and find solutions together.
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- VC & Growth Summit – Sept. 9, Summit Room 1, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Sponsored by White & Case
- 🆕 Sovereignty Summit – Sept. 9, Summit Room 1, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Sponsored by Edmond de Rothschild, Ethifinance, Tikehau
- Infrastructure Summit – Sept. 9, Summit Room 2, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Sponsored by AON, Proskauer, Reed – Société Général Group
- 🆕 Independent Sponsors Summit – Sept. 9, Summit Room 3, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
- Emerging Manager Summit – Sept. 9, Summit Room 3, 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Sponsored by Acanthus, Alvine Capital, Norton Rose Fulbright, PwC, Sagard
- Value Creation Summit – Sept. 9, Summit Room 4, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Sponsored by EY Parthenon, SAP, Singulier
- Private Debt Summit – Sept. 10, Summit Room 1, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Sponsored by 9fin, Aether, Barings, Federated Hermes, KBRA, LSEG, Njord Partners, S&P Global
- Private Equity Summit – Sept. 10, Summit Room 2, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Sponsored by New York Life Investment Management, Pitchbook, Thrive Alternatives, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
- Secondaries Summit – Sept. 10, Summit Room 2, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Sponsored by Coller Capital, Dechert
- Asia Pacific Summit – Sept. 10, Summit Room 3, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
- 🆕 AI Summit – Sept. 10, Summit Room 4, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Sponsored by One Peak and White & Case
- Opening Reception – Sept. 8, Open to all! – Hotel de Ville – 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Sponsored by Hogan Lovells
- Morning Boxing Class – Sept. 9, by registration – 7:00 AM – 8:20 AM* | Sponsored by Temple Noble Art
- LP/GP First-timer Breakfast – Sept. 9, by invitation – 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Sponsored by Skadden
- Networking Drinks – Sept. 9, Open to all! – Palais des Congrès – 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Sponsored by Natixis IM
- Official Dinner – Sept. 9, by invitation only – 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM | Sponsored by Crédit Agricole, EY, White & Case
- Parisian Experience by Night – Sept. 9, Open to all! – Pigalle/Saint-Georges – 9:30 PM – 12:00 AM
- Morning Boxing Class – Sept. 10, by registration – 7:00 AM – 8:20 AM* | Sponsored by Temple Noble Art
- ESG Breakfast – Sept. 10, by invitation only – 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Sponsored by Andersen, Novata
- Comms & Marketing Lunch – Sept. 10, by invitation only – 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
- Wrap Party – Sept. 10 – 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM | Sponsored by Allinial Global, GLAS
*Each participant will also be able to book a complimentary boxing class before the end of 2026 with their IPEM Global 2026 pass.
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