LGT Capital Partners’ Advisory Council meetings and Annual Investor Conference 2026

We are pleased to invite you to LGT Capital Partners’ Advisory Council meetings and Annual Investor Conference 2026, which will take place from 22 to 24 April 2026 at the Bürgenstock Resort, overlooking Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.

Program


The Advisory Council meetings will be held on 22 and 23 April 2026. You can join the meetings virtually if you are unable to attend the event in person. Please indicate your preferred option during the registration process.

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The Annual Investor Conference will begin on 22 April – in parallel with the Advisory Council meetings – and will run until 24 April 2026. The conference will bring together leading experts and investors from around the globe to explore the latest trends in alternative investing. As in previous years, it will feature a wide-ranging program, with keynote speeches, presentations, panel discussions and breakout sessions, as well as offering networking opportunities.


We are delighted to announce that Dr. Stefanie Babst, Alessandra Galloni and Gideon Rachman will be our keynote speakers at the conference. Dr. Babst is a former senior NATO official with more than two decades of experience in strategic planning and international security. She now advises governments and organizations on risk and geopolitical strategy. Alessandra Galloni is Editor-in-Chief of Reuters – the first woman to hold this role in the agency’s 170-year history. She will share her vast expertise in global journalism, economics and international affairs. Gideon Rachman is the Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator at the Financial Times and will provide fascinating insights into geopolitics and international affairs based on decades of reporting, analysis and direct engagement with global politicians and business leaders.


Ahead of the event, we will send you a personalized information pack with details on the conference program, accommodation and your on-site contacts.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact your relationship manager or lgt.cp.events@lgtcp.com.

Kind regards,
LGT Capital Partners

Agenda*

Conference theme «Crossing bounderies»

AIC Day 1 and Limited Partner Advisory Councils (LPACs) meetings: Wednesday, 22 April 2026

09.00 – 09.15 Opening remarks
09.15 – 10.00 Macroeconomic outlook | Speaker: Atul Lele, Bridgewater
10.00 – 10.30 Geopolitics: seeing through the noise – Keynote speaker Matthew Kaminski
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30 Private equity market insights
11.30 – 12.00 LGT Capital Partners private equity platform and strategy update
12.00 – 12.30 Europe: can you transcend the macro environment?
Panelists:
Kate Briant, CapVest
Christian Bamberger Bro, Axcel
Dominic Ang, Turn/River
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 15.15 Strategy updates
– Manager selection | Speaker: Dominic Ang, Turn/River
– Co-investments
– Impact investing | Speaker: Johanna Struthmann, Vidia Equity
– Infrastructure
15.15 – 15.45 Coffee break
15.45 – 16.15 / 16.15 – 16.45 Breakout sessions
Co-investments – Does deal size matter?
Infrastructure – Concrete and the cloud: investing in an evolving market
Impact investments in a changing market environment – insights from private equity and private debt
18.30 – 19.15 Transfer with Viennese Heritage and Retro Trams to dinner location
19.15 – 22.00 Drinks and dinner

AIC Day 2 and Limited Partner Advisory Councils (LPACs) meetings: Thursday, 23 April 2026

09.00 – 10.15 Introduction and strategy updates:
– Secondaries market update
– Direct equity secondaries
10.15 – 10.45 Coffee break
10.45 – 11.05 Strategy update:
– Credit
11.05 – 11.45 Asia Panel – Insights from China, India, Australia and Japan
Panelists:
Adrian MacKenzie, Five V Capital
Duane Kuang, Qiming
Shailendra Singh, Peak XV
11.45 – 12.30 Venture – Panel
Moderator:
Harry Stebbings, 20VC
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch break
13.30 – 14.00 Emerging and frontier markets: the local perspectives / Case study: Uruguay – economic development and funding needs
14.15 – 14.45 / 14.45 – 15.15 Breakout sessions
Emerging market debt – deep dive into country selection
 Direct equity secondaries - Leading the way in an evolving market Credit – Broadening the toolkit: credit secondaries
15.15 – 15.45 Coffee break
15.45 – 16.15 / 16.15 – 16.45 Breakout sessions
Secondaries - Navigating the GP-led secondaries market		 European direct lending – Why middle market, why Europe? Hedge funds: turning fragmentation into opportunity
19.00 – 22.00 Dinner and drinks

Academy Day 3: Friday, 24 April 2026

09.00 – 09.15 Introduction
09.15 – 09.45 ILS: the art of underwriting
09.45 – 10.30 Opportunities in US public markets: capturing sector alpha in healthcare | Speaker: Kamran Moghtaderi, Eversept Partners
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
11.00 – 11.30 Navigating the climate advantage: lesson from our net zero journey in the LGT Endowment
11.30 – 12.15 The role of space in a fragmented world – Keynote speaker: Thomas H. Zurbuchen
12.15 – 12.30 Closing remarks
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 Official end of the conference program

*Subject to change

Keynote Speakers

Dr. Stephanie Babst
European Defence Agency, Chief Strategy Office

Dr. Stefanie Babst is a renowned German political scientist and strategic advisor. With more than 22 years at NATO – including as Deputy Assistant Secretary-General for Public Diplomacy and head of its Strategic Foresight team – she now authors, speaks and advises globally on security policy, transatlantic relations and crisis anticipation.

Alessandra Galloni
Reuters, Editor-in-Chief

Alessandra Galloni is Editor-in-Chief of Reuters, appointed to the role in 2021 after serving as Global Managing Editor. With a career across Reuters and The Wall Street Journal in Rome, London and Paris, she leads the agency’s global news strategy and transformation. A specialist in international affairs and journalistic leadership, she brings deep insight into the evolution of global media and today’s geopolitical landscape.

Gideon Rachman
Financial Times, Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist

Gideon Rachman is Chief Foreign Affairs Columnist at the Financial Times. Based in London, he has spent his career reporting on and analyzing global politics and international affairs, including as a foreign correspondent in Asia, Europe and the United States. A leading voice on geopolitics and international order, he brings sharp insight into global power shifts, diplomacy and the forces shaping today’s world.

Location

Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne

Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, 6363 Obbürgen, Switzerland
6363 Obbürgen

Transfer

Organized transfer

We will offer bus transfers from Zurich Airport to the Bürgenstock Resort (21 and 22 April) and back (24 April). Should you wish to make use of this service, please select your preferred time slots in the RSVP.


Public transportation (to be organized individually)

You can also use public transportation to get to the Bürgenstock Resort. Enjoy a ride full of Alpine impressions: Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) brings you from Zurich Airport to Lucerne (timetable). Once there, you first board the MS Bürgenstock Catamaran and then the Bürgenstock Funicular takes you up the mountain to the venue (timetable).

Registration

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact us.