The 2025–2026 LP & Family Office Conference Calendar: Month-by-Month Guide for Fund Managers

The 2025–2026 LP & Family Office Conference Calendar: Month-by-Month Guide for Fund Managers

If you’re fundraising in 2025–2026, your calendar is already crowded: hundreds of “summits,” “forums” and “weeks” all promising access to capital. The reality is harsher:

• 10–20% of events are genuinely allocator-dense.
• Most are manager-to-manager networking with a handful of LPs.
• A few are effectively pay-to-pitch shows for service providers.

This article focuses on Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific — the regions where new wealth, sovereign capital and family offices are growing fastest. Instead of just listing dates, we’ll break down who each event is actually for, how to use it if you’re an emerging manager, established GP, family office, or placement agent, and which 3–5 anchor events you should prioritize.

Use this as a filtering tool: pick your regions, choose 3–5 anchor events, and build a real fundraising strategy around them (instead of collecting name badges).

1. Africa: From Early-Stage Risk to Institutional Capital

Africa’s conference landscape is essentially split into three layers:

Founder & early-stage ecosystems

Angel / family office & regional VC

Institutional & government capital

The trick is to match your strategy (venture, infra, private credit, impact) to the layer that actually moves your fundraising forward.

1.1 Norrsken Africa Week (20–21 November 2025)

👉 Norrsken Africa Week

What it is:
Norrsken’s flagship week blends an impact-tech festival with investor matching across African founders, VCs, and some global family offices. Think less “private equity conference,” more ecosystem-building plus curated dealflow.

Best for:

• Seed–Series B founders building in Africa
• African and global VCs looking for pipeline
• Family offices wanting direct impact/tech exposure, not just funds

How to use it:

• GP playbook: Don’t go just to “take meetings.” Go with a thesis:
  • e.g. “We back B2B fintech and logistics infra in East Africa”
  • Publish a short “Thesis Note” in advance and push it on LinkedIn/X.
  • Book meetings with founders and co-investors who sit on your future reference calls.
• Family office playbook: Treat the week as market reconnaissance. Attend side events, meet local GPs, and ask specifically for post-seed companies that already have regional scale, not just pitch-deck-stage.

1.2 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit – #AESIS2025 (27–28 November 2025, Cape Town)

👉 Africa Early Stage Investor Summit (#AESIS2025) Private Equity Marketeer

What it is:
One of the most important early-stage investor gatherings on the continent. The crowd is a mix of African VCs, angel networks, corporate investors and some DFIs / impact funds.

Best for:

• Early-stage African VCs and accelerators
• Angel syndicates and networks
• DFIs and impact LPs that want to see the top of the funnel

How to use it:

• If you’re a Fund I VC, you’re not selling a mega-fund here — you’re proving that you’re a serious local allocator:
  • Come with deal memos and a 1-pager LP narrative, not just a deck.
  • Line up 10–15 investor coffees before you land; the serendipity happens after those are locked in.
• If you’re a family office, you can shortcut a year of research: you’ll meet most of the relevant early-stage GPs in 48 hours.

1.3 SuperReturn South Africa / SuperReturn Africa (2–4 December 2025, Cape Town)

👉 SuperReturn South Africa / SuperReturn Africa ILPA+1

What it is:
SuperReturn’s pan-African franchise. Expect PE/VC managers, DFIs, banks, and some sovereign / pension representation with Africa mandates.

Best for:

• Mid-market private equity and growth managers focused on Africa
• DFIs and regional fund-of-funds
• Global LPs with Africa carve-outs in their mandate

How to use it:

• As an African GP:
  • Come with track record proof (even if it’s deal-by-deal) and country-risk framing ready.
  • LPs will test: “Why not just allocate to a pan-African manager in London/Johannesburg instead of your local fund?”
• As a global LP:
  • Use it as a screening tool: meet 15–20 managers, then shortlist 3–5 for deep diligence later.

1.4 Kenya International Investment Conference 2026 (25–27 March 2026, Nairobi)

👉 Kenya International Investment Conference 2026 Invest Kenya

What it is:
A government-backed conference focused on FDI and large-scale projects, not just private funds. Ministries, infrastructure sponsors, and strategic investors dominate the room.

Best for:

• Infrastructure, energy and logistics funds
• Sovereign and development investors
• Corporates / strategics scouting Kenya as a regional hub

How to use it:

• This is a project and policy conference more than a classic LP-GP event.
• If you’re a GP, come with:
  • 1–2 very specific project stories (port, data center, logistics hub, renewable project).
  • A simple “How we de-risk Kenya / East Africa” memo you can leave behind.

1.5 AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2026 (13–14 October 2026, London)

👉 AFSIC – Investing in Africa 2026

What it is:
A London-based but Africa-centric event where African dealmakers meet global capital — UK and European family offices, DFIs, export credit agencies, banks and institutional investors.

Best for:

• African infra/PE/credit managers wanting European capital
• European family offices with Africa interest but limited local network
• Service providers (law, tax, advisory) with African focus

How to use it:

• Treat AFSIC as your bridge into Europe:
  • Book meetings with London-based LPs who will never fly to every local African event.
  • Position yourself as “local execution + global governance” — that framing works well with European investment committees.

2. Middle East: Sovereigns, Family Offices & The “Dubai Effect”

If you’re raising capital today, you can’t ignore the Gulf. The challenge is that not all “family office” events in the region are equal: some are curated, others are glorified sales shows.

2.1 Family Office Forum Riyadh (3–5 December 2025)

👉 Family Office Forum Riyadh

What it is:
A regional edition of the Prestel & Partner Family Office Forum series, focused on single and multi-family offices in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

Best for:

• Global GPs who already have some MENA exposure or LP relationships
• Large multi-family offices seeking co-investment and fund diversification
• Service providers with a genuine UHNW / FO practice

How to use it:

• Don’t show up cold. Work your network in advance (law firms, banks, local partners) to get warm intros to families actually attending.
• Prepare a clear “Why the Gulf now?” slide — many families already see plenty of inbound; you need to show you’ve thought about local preferences and sharia constraints where relevant.

2.2 Middle East Family Office Investment Summit (15–16 December 2025, Dubai)

👉 Middle East Family Office Investment Summit

What it is:
A Dubai-based summit focused on regional and international family offices and wealth holders, with panels on dealflow, governance and inter-generational wealth.

Best for:

• GPs with co-investment-ready deals
• Family offices wanting peer benchmarking and new manager discovery
• Advisors who sit between families and deal sponsors

How to use it:

• This is where storytelling matters:
  • “We invest in AI infra” is weak.
  • “We help families build exposure to mission-critical data centers and power assets behind AI growth, with downside protection” lands much better in a wealth-preservation mindset.
• Have 1–2 co-investment snapshots ready — families will often ask for examples long before they ask for a full PPM.

2.3 SuperReturn Saudi Arabia (26–27 January 2026, Riyadh)

👉 SuperReturn Saudi Arabia Informa Connect

What it is:
SuperReturn’s dedicated Saudi event, bringing together regional GPs, global managers, sovereign capital and institutional LPs with Saudi or GCC mandates.

Best for:

• Private equity, infrastructure and private credit managers with a clear Gulf strategy
• Sovereign/strategic investors mapping global managers
• Placement agents specializing in MENA capital

How to use it:

• You need a Saudi-specific narrative:
  • How does your strategy link to Vision 2030 themes (tourism, logistics, renewables, industrial diversification)?
  • Are you offering access to global assets or partnership in-country? Be explicit.
• Expect shorter meetings but higher stakes — most serious conversations will continue post-conference in Riyadh and Dubai over the next months.

2.4 Investors × Web3 Projects Matchmaking Cruise – Binance Blockchain Week Edition (3 December 2025, Dubai)

👉 Investors × Web3 Projects Matchmaking Cruise | Binance Blockchain Week Edition

What it is:
A niche but high-leverage matchmaking format attached to Binance Blockchain Week — short, curated meetings between Web3 projects and investors on a cruise in Dubai.

Best for:

• Crypto funds, Web3 VCs, token projects
• Family offices curious about Web3 but wanting a curated environment
• Service providers in digital assets and custody

How to use it:

• Treat it like a hyper-compressed roadshow:
  • 1–2 page token / fund summary
  • Ultra-clear ask (tickets, co-investment, anchor LPs, strategic partners)
• Don’t oversell tokenomics; focus on governance, counterparty quality, and real use-cases — exactly what more conservative FOs care about.

2.5 IPEM Future 2026 (13–14 May 2026, Dubai)

👉 IPEM Future 2026 IPEM+1

What it is:
IPEM’s new Dubai conference positioned as “The Global Market for Transformative Capital”, closely aligned with Dubai Finance Week. It leans into AI, climate, healthtech and space as future-defining sectors.

Best for:

• Growth and late-stage VCs / PE in AI, climate, healthtech, space
• Sovereigns and strategic LPs looking to place capital into “future of economy” themes
• Family offices wanting a structured view of “next-gen” sectors, not just hype

How to use it:

• Position yourself as translating frontier tech into institutional-grade exposures.
• If you’re raising, aim to book meetings with DFIs, SWFs and large family offices before you land; the on-site noise will be high.

2.6 Global Wealth Conference (GWC) 2026 (16–18 June 2026, London)

👉 Global Wealth Conference 2026 SWFI+1

What it is:
SWFI’s flagship allocator-heavy conference, bringing together sovereign wealth funds, pensions, family offices and other large asset owners — with a strong Middle East and global wealth angle.

Best for:

• Institutional-grade managers across PE, infra, private credit and real assets
• Sovereign wealth funds and public pensions
• Family offices that want to network sideways with other large allocators

How to use it:

• This is not the place for a first-time $50m fund with no track record.
• If you’re a mid-to-large GP, think of GWC as a relationship-maintenance and multi-year pipeline forum:
  • Reconnect with sovereigns that met you 12–24 months ago.
  • Socialize new strategy extensions (e.g. infra → digital infra; generalist PE → sector specialist).

3. Asia-Pacific: Growth, Sovereigns and Thematic Capital

Asia-Pacific combines three very different fundraising universes:

Singapore & Hong Kong: regional HQs for LPs, SWFs and family offices

Australia: superannuation funds and large wealth managers

Japan & Korea: large allocators with distinct pacing and processes

Your event strategy should reflect which of these you’re truly targeting.

3.1 Bloomberg New Economy Forum (19–21 November 2025, Singapore)

👉 Bloomberg New Economy Forum bloombergneweconomy.com+1

What it is:
Bloomberg’s flagship, invite-only macro and business forum — heavy on heads of state, CEOs, sovereign investors and strategic capital. It’s more Davos-style than a classic PE conference.

Best for:

• Very large GPs, sovereigns, banks, and corporates
• Family offices with global influence, not just capital
• Firms wanting to signal positioning at the “macro + policy + capital” intersection

How to use it:

• For most emerging managers, this is aspirational rather than core pipeline.
• If you’re invited:
  • Focus on relationship-building with sovereign and strategic capital.
  • Don’t treat it as a place to “close tickets”; it’s about multi-year access.

3.2 Women’s Private Equity Summit APAC (2–4 February 2026, Singapore)

👉 Women’s Private Equity Summit APAC events.withintelligence.com+1

What it is:
With Intelligence’s regional edition of its well-known Women’s Private Equity Summit series — focusing on female leaders in private markets and LPs across Asia-Pacific.

Best for:

• Female GPs and senior investment professionals building APAC relationships
• LPs (pensions, insurance, SWFs, family offices) looking to diversify manager rosters
• Platforms wanting to demonstrate serious DEI commitment

How to use it:

• As a female GP, you can compress years of LP introductions into a few days.
• Be explicit about what you want from meetings:
  • “We’re seeking 3–5 anchor LPs for Fund II.”
  • “We’re not fundraising now; we’re mapping your appetite for infra / venture / private credit in 2026–27.”

3.3 SuperReturn Asia (29 September–2 October 2026, Singapore)

👉 SuperReturn Asia Informa Connect+1

What it is:
SuperReturn’s Asian flagship — 2,500+ private markets leaders and 1,000+ LPs according to Informa, positioning it as one of the largest LP-GP meeting points in the region.

Best for:

• Pan-Asian PE/VC/Growth managers
• Global GPs raising Asia sleeves
• LPs with significant Asia allocations or new mandates

How to use it:

• Pre-book LP meeting blocks; your default state here is “overscheduled.”
• If you’re a smaller manager, don’t try to “compete with the mega-funds in the room.” Instead:
  • Focus on LPs with explicit emerging manager or niche mandates.
  • Use evening dinners and side events for deeper conversations.

3.4 SuperReturn Private Credit Asia (6–7 May 2026, Hong Kong)

👉 Working link: SuperReturn Private Credit Asia

What it is:
Regional private credit-focused conference with a mix of direct lenders, special situations funds, credit-oriented LPs and banks.

Best for:

• Private credit managers (direct lending, opportunistic credit, special sits)
• LPs who are re-weighting from public to private credit in Asia
• Banks structuring club deals and partnerships

How to use it:

• Come with a clear view on risk and recovery: LPs will ask hard questions on documentation, restructuring frameworks and local legal regimes.
• If you’re equity-only, this is not your top-priority event — treat it as optional unless you’re actively raising a credit product.

3.5 Venture Capital World Summit – Asia Cities

👉 Venture Capital World Summit Singapore
👉 Venture Capital World Summit Sydney
👉 Venture Capital World Summit Hong Kong
👉 Venture Capital World Summit Tokyo

What it is:
A series of smaller, city-focused VC summits across the globe, including key Asia-Pacific hubs like Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Best for:

• Seed–Series B funds looking for regional co-investors and angels
• Founders wanting access to a mixed pool of local and international investors
• Smaller family offices that like more intimate formats

How to use it:

• Don’t treat one city as “the” event — view the series as multiple touchpoints across APAC.
• If you’re a GP:
  • Choose the city where you already have portfolio density or LP prospects.
  • Use the others for market mapping rather than hard fundraising.

3.6 Convening APAC 2026 (12–14 April 2026, Singapore)

👉 Convening APAC 2026 PCMA+1

What it is:
PCMA’s regional business events conference. This is more about MICE strategy and event design than direct fundraising, but it matters if you’re planning your own LP summits or investor days.

Best for:

• Large GPs and platforms that host their own LP days and summits
• IR and marketing leaders designing allocator experiences in APAC
• Tech and service providers to the events industry

How to use it:

• If you’re serious about building your own private capital events, this is a meta-conference that can dramatically level up how you design, market and measure them.

3.7 International Afri-Canada Investment Summit (5–7 January 2026, Toronto)

👉 International Afri-Canada Investment Summit

What it is:
A bridge event between African projects / businesses and Canadian investors — with a mix of government, corporates, DFIs and private capital.

Best for:

• African GPs raising from North American LPs
• Canadian family offices and institutions exploring Africa
• Corporates and trade agencies

How to use it:

• Think of it as an Africa–North America connector:
  • Bring a small number of well-defined case studies (closed deals, exits, current pipeline).
  • Position yourself as the execution partner that makes cross-border capital actually work on the ground.

4. How to Choose 3–5 Anchor Events by Region

Instead of trying to attend everything, build a stacked strategy:

Step 1 – Pick your core region(s)

• If your mandate is Africa-only, your core might be:
  • Norrsken Africa Week
  • AESIS
  • SuperReturn South Africa / Africa
  • AFSIC
• If you’re MENA + global, your core might be:
  • Family Office Forum Riyadh
  • Middle East Family Office Investment Summit
  • SuperReturn Saudi Arabia
  • IPEM Future 2026
  • Global Wealth Conference 2026

Step 2 – Decide your “conversation level”

• Macro + policy + sovereigns: Bloomberg New Economy Forum, GWC, IPEM Future.
• Institutional LP-GP: SuperReturn Asia, SuperReturn Africa, SuperReturn Saudi Arabia, Women’s Private Equity Summit APAC.
• Early-stage & ecosystem: Norrsken Africa Week, AESIS, Venture Capital World Summit city events.

You don’t need all three levels every year. Most Fund I–II GPs should skew towards institutional LP-GP + a few early-stage ecosystem events.

Step 3 – Make each event a “fundraising sprint”

For each event you choose:

Pre-event (4–6 weeks):

• Build a target list of 30–50 allocators likely to be there (from platforms like Altss, LinkedIn, event LP lists).
• Request meetings with a specific, concrete ask (e.g. “30 minutes to understand your infra allocation pipeline for 2026–28.”)

During event:

• Protect your calendar. It’s better to have 8–10 real LP meetings than 25 shallow chats.
• Take disciplined notes (questions, objections, timing).

Post-event (2–3 weeks):

• Send personalized follow-ups with answers to the objections you heard.
• Update your internal LP CRM; this is where most managers drop the ball.

5. FAQ: Making Emerging Markets Events Actually Work for Fundraising

Q1. I’m a first-time fund manager. Which of these should I prioritize?

If you’re Fund I or early Fund II:

• In Africa, prioritise:
  • Norrsken Africa Week
  • AESIS
  • SuperReturn South Africa / Africa
• In MENA, aim first for:
  • Family Office Forum Riyadh
  • Middle East Family Office Investment Summit
• In Asia, start with:
  • Women’s Private Equity Summit APAC
  • SuperReturn Asia (if your ticket budget allows)

You want events where LPs are explicitly open to emerging managers, not just mega-funds.

Q2. How many events per year is realistic if I’m a lean GP team?

For most lean teams:

• 3–5 major events per year is a realistic maximum.
• Anything beyond that starts to cannibalize actual work (deploying, managing portfolio, running your firm).

A simple rule: if you can’t clearly say which LPs you plan to meet and what the next step is for each, you probably shouldn’t go.

Q3. Are family office events in the Middle East worth the cost?

They can be exceptional or a waste of money, depending on:

• How curated the guest list is
• Whether you have warm intros into families attending
• Whether your strategy genuinely fits Gulf wealth preferences (real assets, income, clear downside protection, sharia considerations in some cases)

Events like Family Office Forum Riyadh and the Middle East Family Office Investment Summit tend to be more curated than generic mass-market conferences — but you still need to do the homework and pre-book meetings.

Q4. I’m focused on private credit and infrastructure. Which events should I look at?

Good starting points:

• Africa / EM infra:
  • Kenya International Investment Conference 2026
  • SuperReturn South Africa / Africa
  • AFSIC – Investing in Africa
• Asia private credit:
  • SuperReturn Private Credit Asia
  • SuperReturn Asia for multi-product LPs
• Global wealth & infra themes:
  • IPEM Future 2026
  • Global Wealth Conference 2026

At each, explicitly pitch how your strategy protects downside while giving access to growth in emerging markets — that’s the core anxiety allocators are trying to solve.

Q5. What’s the best way to combine these events with my outbound and Altss-style workflows?

Treat conferences as nodes in a year-round LP map, not one-off boondoggles:

• Use an allocator intelligence platform (like Altss) to:
  • Build pre-event hit-lists (LPs with regional/thematic fit).
  • Track who you met where and which event created the relationship.
• Let your email and call outreach do most of the heavy lifting.
  • Events then become a trust accelerator — a way to move someone from “interesting” to “I’ve seen them present and I’m adding them to our pipeline.”