Faced with the push and pull effects of heightened geopolitical uncertainty and a massive influx of tech-focused next-generation wealth, SFOs have to carefully weigh up the risks and the opportunities on where to deploy their capital. Indeed, the UBS Global Family Office Report 2026 notes that 60% plan to alter their strategic asset allocation over the next 12 months; the highest level of planned portfolio disruption ever recorded in the report’s history.
IPEM Wealth 2027 provides the ideal forum for patient capital investors to seek out answers to the most pressing questions they face as they decide how, where, and to whom to allocate at a time when the investment landscape is fast evolving.
With private wealth access widening out, SFOs want to hear directly from private banks, wealth managers and their peers on what this all means, in practical terms. IPEM Wealth understands the need for clear answers on access, liquidity and product structures.
Hosted in the evocative environs of Cannes over three days – from 2nd to 4th February 2027 – at the Palais des Festivals, SFOs are treated to a unique off-site experience, where passionate debates, challenged assumptions and strategic guidance take place from sunrise to sunset.
From a community run in the morning to cocktails at night, IPEM Wealth is the ideal launchpad for family offices to set their investment co-ordinates for the year ahead. With more than 250 family offices and wealth managers expected, there is ample time to make new connections with those who matter, and who speak the same language; both literally and figuratively.
Last year’s participants included: Stonehage Fleming; Groupe Industriel Marcel Dassault (GIMD), and Florac (a PE firm backed by the Meyer family), as well as specialist advisors such as Luxembourg-based Calista Direct Investors, acquired in 2025 by Capnor, the family-backed private equity firm led by ex-Goldman Sachs banker Louis De Clercq. During last year’s Single Family Office summit, Calista’s founder and CEO Rajaa Mekouar oversaw a range of VC/PE investment insights from the perspective of a single family office. The summit also featured His Royal Highness Prince Felix of Luxembourg, Patron of Observatoire.
Family offices featured exclusively on dedicated panel sessions. Speakers included:
A special breakout session hosted by the Association Francaise du Family Office (AFFO) gave SFOs and MFOs the opportunity to learn about managing long-term investments in private markets through different economic cycles, and explore ways to turn cyclical challenges into sustainable growth considerations.
IPEM Wealth 2027 is set to reinforce this family office-focused viewpoint, covering topics tailored to the SFO community in order to maximize relevant knowledge transfer. This month, the IPEM App will be ready to download, giving you plenty of time to plan your meetings as well as make new peer group connections ahead of arriving in Cannes. Our easy to navigate floor plan ensures that navigating your way through exhibitor booths is hassle-free; perfect for managing your meeting schedule minute by minute.
Moreover, delegates appreciate the open, free-flowing space of the Palais des Festivals, where spontaneous catch-ups with peers are just as likely as the queues for coffee!
All of which makes the atmosphere conducive for high quality deliberation. The Family Office Stage will focus on the key topics in play, from emerging manager selection, AI adoption, succession planning, alignment on purpose and priorities, as well as many other themes impacting portfolios. This is private markets investing as seen through the highly discrete lens of the family office community. It’s the best way to guarantee top-of-mind questions and concerns are addressed, and for family offices to stress test their ideas in the safety of their peers. That’s how meaningful outcomes arise.
A dedicated SFO Lunch on Day 2 of IPEM Wealth will further reinforce this commitment to steering family capital on the most optimal path, as they broaden their sights on private markets. Compare notes over canapes, set expectations on secondaries over the starter, muse on medtech investments over the main course...nothing is off menu.
And that’s the enduring beauty of IPEM Wealth.
Whether it is in the formal setting of the conference arena, or on the veranda at one of the many social events, there are endless opportunities to network as you drink in the Riviera, in addition to your cocktail.
“It’s a great event with lots of great SFOs & MFOs to exchange notes. A cocktail of peers in a friendly and more than welcoming environment.” Quentin Nickmans, Quinvest.