Impact Funds Deep Dive - Building the Next Generation of Impact Funds

Co-hosted by Impact Hub and the European Investment Fund, this deep dive continues the conversation on the future of impact funds at a time of growing uncertainty and pressure on the system.

With economic volatility, climate urgency, and geopolitical shifts redefining the landscape, impact investors are being challenged to deliver both financial performance and meaningful outcomes. This session creates space for a candid, practitioner-led discussion about where the ecosystem stands today and where it needs to evolve.

This is not a theoretical conversation. It is about us, as fund managers, investors, and ecosystem builders, and the real decisions we are making.

Together, we will explore:

• What’s working: fund models, strategies, and structures that are delivering results

• What’s not working: challenges in fundraising, deployment, and pipeline quality

• What needs to change: how we rethink risk, scale capital, align incentives, and measure impact in a way that truly matters

Bringing together perspectives from across Europe, the session aims to move beyond narratives and surface concrete insights that can strengthen the ecosystem and shape the next generation of impact funds.