Category: Experiences

The ImPact Strategy Summit 2025 gathered participants from around the globe to discuss operationalizing impact, focusing on aligning capital, influence, and imagination for a just and regenerative future, and exploring systems thinking, community building, and crisis response.

The event featured various sessions on topics like the future of cities, impact investing fundamentals, wealth management, climate change, and democratic systems, emphasizing collaboration, intergenerational well-being, and strategic action. Participants engaged in discussions, panels, and workshops aimed at discerning individual and collective responsibilities in addressing global challenges.

The ImPact Leaders Forum 2024 brought together families from around the world to discuss reconnection, resilience, and regeneration, focusing on topics like food systems, mental health, and democracy through discussions, presentations, and activities.

Participants explored aligning values with investment strategies, engaged in learning about natural systems, and shared personal stories of impact while also considering the role of policy and advocacy. The event concluded with optional field trips exploring innovative finance for conservation and regenerative food systems.

The Impact Strategy Summit 2024 in Oxford focused on “Operationalizing Impact,” featuring 85 members exploring impact investing fundamentals and frontiers across 15 sessions. Key topics included Doughnut Economics, multidimensional poverty, impact-first due diligence, and redesigning wealth management systems for impact. The summit also included optional workshops on Innovative Finance and a “Managers Day” for discussions with European-based fund managers.

The Leaders Forum 2023 in Mexico City focused on “Impact in a Time of Transition,” gathering community members to discuss challenges and opportunities in creating a fairer economic system. Key themes included family dynamics in impact investing, rooting efforts in Mexico, systems thinking related to climate change, and empowering women in leadership roles within families and philanthropy. The event also explored reimagining philanthropy, building impact portfolios, questioning economic growth, and engaging in arts and culture for social change.

The ImPact’s 2023 Strategy Summit focused on operationalizing impact investing, addressing challenges families face in implementing their strategies amidst market volatility. Key takeaways included maintaining a long-term view, pursuing impact-first strategies without necessarily accepting concessionary returns, and using a systemic approach by utilizing various tools like philanthropy and advocacy alongside investments. The summit also highlighted the importance of advancing equity, supporting community-driven solutions, and engaging with impact fund managers.