Private Markets
Impact Investor Summit North America
31 October - 1 November 2023,
Westin New York at Times Square, New York
The next generation of sustainable investment
The Impact Investor Summit: New York is the leading conference to learn how investors are engaging in the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable world, alongside making a return.
Join over 300 attendees from leading fund managers and institutional investors across the US and Canada for two days of networking at the must-attend event for impact investment professionals.
The event also provides a best-practices platform for practitioners in impact management, measurement, and reporting.
What can you expect at the Impact Investor Summit?
Event content with value
The summit will explore investment opportunities across the impact market’s different thematic buckets, and how to build strategies that are measurable, scalable and deliver real-world outcomes.
Featuring sessions on impact benchmarking across the portfolio, institutional investors’ allocation priorities, investment opportunities in climate, water, circular economy, employee ownership, DE&I, emerging markets, and many more.
Build a valuable network
Connect with industry participants in all aspects of impact investment and benefit from our expansive global community. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
Meet institutional investors
Hear from institutional investors who are looking to increase their exposure to impact funds. Investors registered to attend our European Summit include PGGM, QBE Insurance, M&G, Alpha Associates, CalSTRs, AP6, Aksia, COFRA Holding, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, HSBC Insurance, Esmee Fairburn Foundation, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Shell Foundation, Temasek, and many more.
Event in numbers
Connect with impact investment professionals
Themes for 2023 include
- Clearly delineating the difference between impact and ESG investing: understand how impact investing is evolving in the US and Canada, and its distinction with other forms of sustainable investing
- Investor allocation priorities: what sectors, strategies and investment themes are resonating most with the growing pool of impact-orientated capital?
- Impact & the Inflation Reduction Act: digesting the landscape of investment opportunities opened up for climate and environmental investing
- Capitalism 2.0 and solutions to inequality: what are the innovations, models and impact funds that are meaningfully addressing inequality?
- Future of fiduciary duty in US pensions: how can pension funds make more impact investments?
- Deploying capital to address social issues: how is capital being deployed in tackling issues such as affordable housing and healthcare, sustainable communities and financial inclusion?
- Impact washing and regulatory outlook: how can you best comply with regulations such as SFDR and the upcoming rules coming from the SEC?
- The future of corporate investors in the impact market: understand why and how corporates are investing into impact funds
- Next phase of diversity, equity, and inclusion investing: what investable models of change are taking DE&I investing to the next level?
- Deep dives into emerging investment themes in circular economy, healthcare, employee ownership, climate investing, energy transition, food and Ag tech, water and beyond!
Testimonials from attendees
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and…
SV Health Investors
Hannah Maunder, Investor Relations and Communications Associate
The Impact Investor Global Summit provided a huge amount of clarity on all things impact investing and did so in an engaging and enjoyable way.
FSN Capital Partners
Pål Dale, Senior Director, Business Development
All in all, the event provided a rich and detailed snapshot of the state of the impact investment industry, as of 2021.
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and execution was impeccable.
Apply for a complimentary investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
Pre-Event Resources
Institutional Investors at the Impact Summit 2023
The Impact Investor Summit provides a leading platform for leading institutional investors and allocators investing in impact in private markets to gather.
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible impact LPs and institutional investors to the event. Check out the benefits of joining the conference, who among your peers attends and find out how to apply for a complimentary pass for you or your team below.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
Investors at Impact Investor Summit 2023
The summit is the largest meeting place for institutional investors, and other members of the impact investor community in North America.
Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for your or your team today.
What to expect at the summit?
Meet with the best and biggest impact funds globally
Network and arrange one-to-one meetings with leading impact managers
Get insight on the latest innovations and trends in impact investing
Take advantage of world-class speaking faculty to stay aligned with developments in the market
Find investment opportunities across the impact market’s thematic sub-asset classes
From climate, healthcare, social, education and many more
Networking with peers and other institutional investors
Build your network of peers, understand their strategies, challenges and allocation approach to impact
Previous impact allocators and investors that have attended include:
Who attends the summit?
Apply for a complimentary institutional investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
Impact Investor Global Summit
Our leading advisory board

Diane Damskey
Head of Secretariat, Operating Principles for Impact Management

Andrew Lee
Managing Director, Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing, UBS Global Wealth Management

Jessica Pan
Senior Portfolio Manager, APG Asset Management

Roraj Pradhananga
Partner and Director of Impact Investment Research, Veris Wealth Partners

Liz Roberts
Head of Impact Investing – Investment Management, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Robert Schultz
Partner, Capricorn

Fran Seegull
President, U.S. Impact Investing Alliance

Laurie J Spengler
President and CEO, Courageous Capital Advisors

Chavon Sutton
Senior Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing Research, Cambridge Associates

Bhavika Vyas
Managing Director, Stepstone
The agenda will be ready soon
The 2023 agenda will be ready to download soon
For more information on the agenda, please contact Boris Petrovic.
boris.p@peimedia.com | +44 (0)204 548 4494
Network with the global impact investment industry
The summit will be in-person in New York. Join 300+ attendees from specialist impact fund managers, general asset managers and institutional investors for two days of networking at the must-attend event for impact investment professionals.
The in-person networking experience
Meet investors focused on impact investment
Network with active investors in the industry. Benefit from our expansive global investor community who will be in attendance throughout the summit.
Network in-person in New York
Connect with your peers at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
Build new connections
Our past attendees included Big Society Capital, Blackstone Group, CDC Group, Goldman Sachs, Macarthur Foundation, MassMutual, New York State Common Retirement Fund, and many more.
Previous attendees included
Testimonials from attendees
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and…
SV Health Investors
Hannah Maunder, Investor Relations and Communications Associate
The Impact Investor Global Summit provided a huge amount of clarity on all things impact investing and did so in an engaging and enjoyable way.
FSN Capital Partners
Pål Dale, Senior Director, Business Development
All in all, the event provided a rich and detailed snapshot of the state of the impact investment industry, as of 2021.
Operating Principles for Impact Management
Diane Damskey, Head of Secretariat
The event gathered some of the top names in impact investing and covered key topics to promote the understanding and growth of this market. The organization and execution was impeccable.
Speakers coming soon
For more information on speaking in 2023, please contact Boris Petrovic.
boris.p@peimedia.com | +44 (0)204 548 4494
Sponsorship opportunities
- VIP access
- Thought-leadership opportunities
- High-profile branding
- And much more…
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities please contact chris.w@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 7584 018 707