Conferences
A curated calendar of the conferences institutional LPs actually attend across asset classes.
Jan 26-29, 2026 · Miami Beach, United States
Largest annual gathering of hedge fund and alts allocators, successor to the SALT week ecosystem.
Highest-density LP-GP meeting calendar of the year for hedge funds and liquid alts. The 1x1 platform drives ~25,000 meetings across the week.
Jan 31, 2026 · Boston, United States
32nd annual student-run conference at HBS bringing 1,000+ industry professionals across venture, growth, and buyout.
Highest-signal academic gathering for alternatives on the East Coast. LP CIOs, marquee GPs, and faculty share the stage in a single-day format that punches well above its price point.
Feb 2-4, 2026 · Scottsdale, United States
Closed-door peer convening for endowment and foundation CIOs.
Small-format roundtable with strong CIO-level attendance from west-coast and mountain-region endowments and foundations. Heavy on peer dialogue, light on sponsor pitch.
Feb 2-4, 2026 · Miami Beach, United States
15th annual gathering of the fund finance market covering subscription lines, NAV loans, GP financing, and securitization.
The event to understand how leverage is being applied across your GP relationships. Increasingly relevant for LPs monitoring subscription line usage and NAV loan disclosure.
Feb 3-5, 2026 · Cannes, France
Wealth-channel access to European private markets.
Best venue in Europe to map the wealth-channel side of private markets. Strong attendance from private banks and multi-family offices building feeder programs.
Feb 10, 2026 · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
SALT and CoinDesk institutional summit bridging digital assets and traditional alts.
First-ever Consensus X SALT partnership in Asia. Useful for allocators tracking the institutional adoption curve across digital assets and tokenized alternatives.
Feb 11, 2026 · New York, United States
Single-day peer roundtable for E&F investment offices.
Tight-knit, invitation-driven discussion among E&F investment teams on standards, governance, and portfolio construction. Hosted at Morgan Lewis offices.
Feb 22-25, 2026 · Orlando, United States
PEI Group's flagship cross-asset private markets summit.
The only US event that puts PE, credit, real estate, and infra LPs in one venue. Useful if you run a multi-strategy book and want one trip to cover all four.
Feb 24-26, 2026 · Los Angeles, United States
Invitation-only West Coast gathering of top-tier venture LPs, GPs, and founders.
The LP-VC event of the year on the West Coast. Small, curated, and heavy on candid CIO and managing partner dialogue you will not hear at larger conferences.
Mar 9-13, 2026 · Phoenix, United States
Benchmarking-led real estate conference setting NPI/ODCE methodology and reporting standards.
Required reading if you use NPI or ODCE for RE pacing and attribution. Smaller and more technical than PREA - the right venue for fiduciaries on data and standards.
Mar 10-12, 2026 · Hollywood, United States
LP-led convening of institutional real estate allocators.
PREA is the LP-side trade body for institutional real estate. Spring and Annual conferences are the cleanest venues to engage pension and sovereign RE teams without sponsor noise.
Mar 16-18, 2026 · Miami, United States
Flagship North American private capital conference: PE, credit, secondaries, VC, real assets.
800+ senior decision-makers and the broadest GP coverage of any North American event. Useful for high-volume meeting calendars and re-up diligence on existing managers.
Mar 17-18, 2026 · Geneva, Switzerland
LP-only flagship for European private equity and venture.
European equivalent of ILPA - members and invitees only, no GP pitch. The cleanest peer forum for European pensions, insurers, and sovereigns on portfolio construction and governance.
Apr 17, 2026 · New York, United States
30th anniversary of Wharton's flagship student-led PE/VC conference, held at the New York Athletic Club.
One of the longest-running academic conferences in alternatives with reliable turnout from senior LPs and GPs. Good venue to refresh your NYC network in a single day.
Apr 20-22, 2026 · Los Angeles, United States
Largest annual gathering of US public pension CIOs and investment staff.
If you sell to or coordinate with US public pensions, this is the highest-density room of the year. CIO-heavy, multi-asset agenda, mandatory for placement teams covering the segment.
Apr 27-30, 2026 · Berlin, Germany
Largest global gathering of infrastructure LPs and GPs.
The single most important infrastructure conference globally. Critical if you allocate to core, core-plus, or value-add infra and want full-week LP-GP meeting density.
Apr 27-29, 2026 · London, United Kingdom
Curated LP-GP engagement for EMEA private equity.
Reimagined ILPA EMEA flagship at the Waldorf Hilton. LP-curated agenda, smaller sponsor footprint than Informa events, strong representation from European pensions and sovereigns.
Apr 29-30, 2026 · New York, United States
Brand, messaging, and IR strategy in private markets.
Less LP-heavy than the SuperReturn family, but the right venue for understanding how GPs are positioning and what fundraising friction looks like in the current cycle.
May 3-6, 2026 · Beverly Hills, United States
Cross-sector convening of finance, policy, and industry leaders.
Macro and policy lens rather than fund-by-fund diligence. Worth attending for sovereign and large pension counterparty exposure and to hear consensus narratives forming.
May 11-14, 2026 · Hamilton, Bermuda
2nd annual Bermuda digital finance forum at Hamilton Princess.
SALT's Bermuda event draws a unique mix of US allocators, offshore fund managers, and digital asset specialists. Strong networking density in a compact, high-end setting.
May 11-13, 2026 · Carlsbad, United States
IREI's invitation-only LP gathering for institutional real estate and real assets.
Tight, allocator-only format. The clearest read on what US public pension RE teams are underwriting next, with parallel tracks across infra and real assets.
May 11-13, 2026 · New York, United States
Only major LP-GP conference dedicated to emerging markets private capital.
Single best venue for LATAM, Africa, MENA, India, and Southeast Asia GP coverage in one trip. Strong DFI and sovereign attendance; essential if you run any EM sleeve.
May 12, 2026 · New York, United States
Flagship hedge fund idea conference at Jazz at Lincoln Center, benefiting pediatric cancer research.
The single highest-conviction stock pitch event of the year. Useful for hedge fund LPs to read manager thinking in real time and benchmark idea generation across the industry.
Jun 2-4, 2026 · Chicago, United States
ILPA-member-only convening with the Annual General Meeting.
LP-only environment is rare and valuable. Best forum for candid peer conversations on terms, manager behavior, and benchmarking without GPs in the room.
Jun 8-10, 2026 · Berlin, Germany
Venture-focused track aligned to SuperReturn International week.
If you allocate meaningfully to venture, this is the LP-side companion to the broader SuperReturn week. Strong European VC GP coverage.
Jun 8-12, 2026 · Berlin, Germany
Largest global private markets convening: 6,000+ attendees, 2,000+ LPs.
Single highest-density meeting calendar of the year for private markets. Logistically intense; book meetings 6-8 weeks out and pre-screen which GPs are worth the slot.
Jun 9-11, 2026 · Berlin, Germany
Largest dedicated venture LP-GP conference globally, runs alongside SuperReturn week.
Bigger and more VC-focused than SuperReturn Venture. If your VC program is meaningful, attend this in addition to SuperReturn International - same week, same city, different audience.
Jun 9-11, 2026 · Barcelona, Spain
30th anniversary of Europe's largest securitization and structured credit gathering, with 5,000+ attendees.
Essential for LPs building exposure to asset-based finance, CLOs, and specialty credit. The definitive venue to map the European structured credit ecosystem in one week.
Jun 10-12, 2026 · Chicago, United States
IREI's flagship US infrastructure forum at The Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. Marketing-free agenda built around investor roundtables and the Hodes Weill Allocations Monitor.
Complimentary for qualified investors and consultants. Tight 3:1 manager-to-investor ratio - the right venue for candid LP conversations on energy transition, P3s, and mega vs. middle-market funds.
Jun 17, 2026 · New York, United States
Markets Group's flagship US alternatives conference for institutional allocators.
Strong public pension and endowment turnout in NY mid-year. Markets Group's allocator-curated format keeps the LP-to-GP ratio high relative to commercial events.
Jul 22-23, 2026 · Denver, United States
Regional private markets meeting for Rocky Mountain allocators and visiting managers.
One of the few serious private markets convenings in the Mountain West. Small enough that you actually finish conversations, and the Denver family office community turns out.
Jul 27-29, 2026 · Newport, United States
Largest US family office gathering with multi-asset agenda.
Useful for single-family and multi-family offices building out alts programs. Heavier on networking than diligence, but a good annual touchpoint.
Jul 27, 2026 · Newport, United States
Family office edition of the Uncorrelated series, built around manager introductions and investor cocktails.
Single-day, single-venue format in Newport during the summer allocator circuit. Useful if you want emerging manager coverage without a full conference week.
Aug 17-20, 2026 · Jackson, United States
Digital finance conference at Four Seasons Jackson Hole, partnered with Kraken.
An emerging fixture for allocators interested in the intersection of blockchain infrastructure and institutional portfolio construction. Intimate format with strong GP access.
Sep 9-10, 2026 · London, United Kingdom
BVCA's flagship UK private capital conference covering policy, fundraising, and portfolio construction.
The right room for UK PE and VC policy and LP sentiment. Strong UK pension and insurance attendance, plus a useful read on regulatory direction post-LTAF and Mansion House reforms.
Sep 10, 2026 · Boston, United States
Closed-door regional forum for New England pensions, endowments, foundations, and insurers.
Concentrated access to the Boston asset owner community in one day. Peer panels are candid because the room is regional and largely off the record.
Sep 15-17, 2026 · Colorado Springs, United States
Invitation-only leadership forum for rising institutional real estate professionals (3-10 years experience). Held at Cheyenne Mountain Resort.
Exact dates TBA - confirm on irei.com. Nomination-only think-tank format; valuable for grooming the next generation of allocator and GP leadership.
Sep 22-24, 2026 · Cannes, France
Largest European private markets convening, broader and more pan-European than SuperReturn.
Best venue to cover mid-market European GPs in one trip. Heavy continental European LP turnout - particularly French, Nordic, and German allocators that travel less to London.
Sep 23, 2026 · New York, United States
Balanced GP and LP real estate capital raising summit, roughly 100 allocators to 100 managers.
The deliberate one-to-one balance of LPs and GPs makes meeting density unusually good for a single-day real estate event.
Sep 23-24, 2026 · Singapore, Singapore
Pan-Asian private equity and venture summit with dedicated LP, secondaries, and private credit tracks.
The best single read on Southeast Asian and North Asian manager sentiment. Four tracks and 120+ speakers mean you can go deep on one region rather than skim all of them.
Sep 28 - Oct 1, 2026 · Singapore, Singapore
Flagship Asia-Pacific private markets conference.
Best single venue for APAC GP coverage and for meeting Asian sovereign and pension allocators. Critical if your portfolio has dedicated APAC sleeves.
Oct 1, 2026 · Boston, United States
Senior CIO outlook agenda spanning private markets, real assets, AI adoption, and governance.
Editorial rather than sponsor-driven programming, which shows in the quality of the CIO panels. Strong for macro framing ahead of the fourth quarter pacing conversation.
Oct 6-8, 2026 · London, United Kingdom
European companion to SuperReturn Private Credit US.
The cleanest European-only private credit LP-GP convening. Important if you allocate to direct lending in Europe or track UK and continental insurance behavior in the asset class.
Oct 6, 2026 · London, United Kingdom
Large-scale European private equity gathering with several thousand attendees.
Breadth over intimacy. Useful for covering a wide slice of the European mid-market in a day, provided you book meetings before you arrive.
Oct 7-9, 2026 · Washington, United States
Year-end LP-led real estate investor conference.
PREA's flagship annual. Mostly LP-attended with strong pension and sovereign turnout; the right venue to recalibrate RE pacing and strategy heading into the next year.
Oct 12-15, 2026 · Beverly Hills, United States
Premier US wealth-channel alternatives summit hosted by CAIS at the Beverly Hilton.
Highest-density RIA and wealth allocator room in the US. The right event if your distribution strategy includes private wealth, evergreen vehicles, or interval funds.
Oct 13-14, 2026 · Half Moon Bay, United States
Closed-door institutional real estate forum for west-coast and international asset owners.
Tenth year of a genuinely closed-door format. Sessions get into valuation marks and debt maturities in a way public conferences rarely do.
Oct 15, 2026 · San Francisco, United States
Data centers, power constraints, and AI-driven digital infrastructure investing.
The most practical venue for LPs trying to separate real power and land advantages from AI narrative in digital infrastructure funds.
Oct 20-21, 2026 · Austin, United States
US fundraising, liquidity, and market outlook programming from the AVCJ franchise.
AVCJ's US edition carries the same LP-first tone as its Asia forums, with heavy focus on liquidity solutions and distribution timing.
Oct 26-27, 2026 · New York, United States
Real assets day plus alternatives conference and awards dinner, successor to the Pension Bridge franchise.
Complimentary for qualifying institutional investors and consistently strong on public plan attendance. The real assets day is worth the earlier arrival.
Nov 3-4, 2026 · London, United Kingdom
SALT's EMEA flagship: 300 leading alternative asset managers, allocators, and fintech executives.
SALT London is the most GP-dense hedge fund and liquid alts event in Europe. Useful for allocator relationships across UK, Nordics, and Middle East LP bases.
Nov 3-5, 2026 · New York, United States
ILPA flagship Q4 summit for LPs and GPs.
End-of-year convening with strong attendance from US public pensions and sovereigns. Curated LP-GP meetings and a tighter agenda than the Informa events.
Nov 4-5, 2026 · New York, United States
Private real estate LP-GP forum hosted by PERE.
PEI's flagship US private real estate event. Strong fundraising lens and useful for tracking which RE strategies (debt, value-add, residential) LPs are prioritizing.
Nov 4-6, 2026 · Austin, United States
Members-only forum for LPs, managers, and real estate operating companies on forming and running REOC partnership investments. Held at Hotel Zaza Austin.
Exact dates TBA - confirm on irei.com. The only institutional setting purpose-built for REOC partnership candor; complimentary for qualified investors via iREOC membership.
Nov 15-18, 2026 · Austin, United States
Invite-only allocator and manager summit covering both public and private markets with scheduled 1:1s.
Tightly curated guest list and a real meeting engine rather than a trade show floor. Apply early because allocator seats are capped.
Nov 16-18, 2026 · New York, United States
Largest US-dedicated private credit LP-GP convening.
If you allocate to direct lending, asset-based, or specialty finance, this is the cleanest US event for credit-only diligence. Strong insurance and pension attendance.
Nov 16-19, 2026 · Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Flagship Asia private equity and venture LP-GP conference, 30+ year tenure.
The original Asia PE event - complements SuperReturn Asia with deeper China, India, and SE Asia GP coverage. Critical for North Asia allocator relationships.
Jan 25-27, 2027 · Carlsbad, United States
IREI's flagship US institutional real estate forum returning to Park Hyatt Aviara. Strict 3:1 manager-to-investor ratio with marketing-free agenda.
Exact dates TBA - confirm on irei.com. Complimentary for qualified investors and consultants. THE annual gathering for US institutional real estate LPs, GPs, and consultants.
Feb 1-3, 2027 · Miami, United States
Flagship North American private capital conference.
2027 dates announced - returning to the JW Marriott in Miami. Plan diligence calendars early; the event drives Q1 GP travel for both sides of the table.
Feb 2-4, 2027 · Cannes, France
European wealth-channel private markets conference.
Confirmed return to Palais des Festivals, Cannes. Particularly useful if you cover European private banks or wealth-led co-investment vehicles.
Feb 8-10, 2027 · Scottsdale, United States
Annual endowment and foundation roundtable with 200+ asset owners and confidential peer dialogue.
The 2027 edition moves to Scottsdale in February. Same closed-door structure that makes this the most useful E&F peer forum of the first quarter.
Mar 9-10, 2027 · London, United Kingdom
Dedicated secondaries and co-investment LP-GP convening.
The deepest secondaries-only meeting calendar in Europe. Critical if you transact LP-led or GP-led deals, or run an active co-invest program.
Jun 2-4, 2027 · Half Moon Bay, United States
IREI's 2027 infrastructure flagship at The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay. Continues the VIP marketing-free, investor-led format.
Exact dates TBA - confirm on irei.com. Coastal venue and small format make this the highest-signal US infra LP-GP gathering in early summer 2027.