--- # Identité registre eventsindex_id: "EVENTSINDEX-06646" slug: private-markets-alternatives-summit title: "Private Markets & Alternatives Summit" title_alt: ["PMAS", "Citywire Private Markets Summit"] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.com/private-markets-alternatives-summit/" # Édition suivante next_edition_dates: "null to null" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: null date_end: null venue: "null" city: "Pfäffikon (ou lac de Zurich)" country: "Switzerland" # Organisateur organiser: "null" organiser_url: "https://site.citywire.com/private-markets-europe-2026-registration" # Filtre B2B b2b: true # Vecteur sémantique vector: sector: [private-capital] audience: [LP-institutional, GP, family-office] format: [summit, workshop, matchmaking] purpose: [networking, deal-making, benchmarking] geography_scope: [pan-EMEA] season: winter # SEO et citation LLM meta_description: "Invite-only alpine summit connecting 500 European fund selectors with alternatives managers. Private equity, debt, real estate, infrastructure focus." editorial_take: "Structured due-diligence event for institutional capital allocation in alternatives." # Technique generated_by: "generate_fiche_v2.py" last_verified: "2026-05-04" variables_filled: 30/58 language: "en" --- # Private Markets & Alternatives Summit > *A residential, invite-only summit pairing European fund selectors with alternatives fund managers through structured workshop presentations and peer-to-peer sessions, held over two days at a lakeside alpine venue in the Swiss canton of Schwyz.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | **Not disclosed** | **Kempinski Palace Engelberg / Lac de Zurich area** | **Citywire Switzerland** | **500** | | 2026 edition; exact dates not published | Pfäffikon, Switzerland | Commercial publisher | delegates (self-reported figures not yet confirmed for 2026) | --- ## Definition The Private Markets & Alternatives Summit is an annual residential event organised by Citywire Switzerland that convenes European fund selectors and alternatives fund managers in a small-group workshop format. The event centres on private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure, approached from a fund selection and portfolio construction perspective. It is not a generalist LP/GP summit; it operates as a structured presentation and due-diligence session, with selectors from private banks, wealth managers, and family offices interrogating fund managers directly. The summit should not be confused with the Switzerland PE Conference (PE Insights) or the SECA Annual Conference. ## When and where the 2026 edition takes place The 2026 edition is scheduled at a lakeside alpine location in the Pfäffikon area or within the broader Lac de Zurich hotel complex in Switzerland. The event follows a residential format, meaning participants are housed at the venue and programming runs across two consecutive days. Exact dates for 2026 have not been published as of the verification date. The organiser has confirmed the event is active, with registration open via the Citywire website. ## Where the Private Markets & Alternatives Summit sits in the Swiss calendar Citywire Switzerland typically positions this summit in September, placing it within the dense autumn cluster that anchors the EMEA private capital circuit between late summer and early November. In Switzerland specifically, this puts the event ahead of the year-end closing season and in alignment with the period when fund selectors in Swiss private banking and wealth management are reviewing portfolio construction decisions for the coming year. No confirmed calendar date for 2026 has been published. ## Who attends the Private Markets & Alternatives Summit - **European fund selectors** from private banks, wealth management platforms, and family offices, attending on a complimentary basis as invited guests; these are the buying-side participants whose presence defines the format. - **Alternatives fund managers** acting as presenting GPs across private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure strategies; they participate under a sponsorship model. - **Placement agents and service providers** may be present in supporting roles; their precise representation at this event is not publicly documented. ## What the Private Markets & Alternatives Summit format includes - Structured fund manager workshop presentations, each followed by live questioning from the attending selectors (the "grilling" component that distinguishes this format from passive panel sessions). - Keynote speakers: two keynote slots are confirmed for the 2026 edition; names and topics are listed on the Citywire event site. - Peer-to-peer sessions reserved for selectors, allowing buying-side participants to exchange views without fund managers present. - Networking lunches and dinners integrated into the residential programme over the two-day duration. - The full session schedule, stage count, and complete speaker list are not reproduced here; the Citywire site carries the live programme. The residential design means the boundary between formal sessions and informal networking is deliberately blurred. Conversations that begin in a workshop continue at dinner and carry into the following morning. This structure is the primary mechanism for relationship-building at the event, not a supplementary feature. ## How meetings are structured at the Private Markets & Alternatives Summit The meeting architecture at this event is built around the workshop format rather than a conventional B2B matchmaking system. Fund managers present to groups of selectors and face direct, structured questioning in the session itself. There is no documented dedicated matchmaking application for the 2026 edition. Advance scheduling is confirmed: LP applications are reviewed by the organiser before access is granted, which means the selector cohort is pre-qualified before the event opens. Peer-to-peer sessions create a separate track where selectors can benchmark views and share due-diligence observations outside the GP-facing programme. ## What the programme covers The substantive agenda addresses private markets and alternative strategies as they are used in wealth management and institutional portfolio construction: - Private equity as a portfolio allocation component, with at least one confirmed workshop on its role in wealth strategies (led by Frédéric Stolar). - Private debt, including its positioning relative to traditional fixed income in selector portfolios. - Real estate and infrastructure as alternatives allocations. - Fund selection methodology and the criteria applied by European selectors when evaluating alternative fund managers. - Portfolio construction questions specific to private banks, wealth managers, and family offices. The complete programme, including all workshop themes and keynote subjects, is available on the Citywire event site. Session-level details are not reproduced here. --- ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### What kind of institution is the summit designed for on the buying side? The event is built for fund selectors at European private banks, wealth management platforms, and family offices. These are professionals whose role is to identify, evaluate, and allocate to third-party alternative fund managers on behalf of their clients or institution. The selector function is the defining criterion: participants are there to assess, not to raise capital themselves. ### Who is the Private Markets & Alternatives Summit NOT designed for? Five cases where the event is a poor fit: 1. **Large institutional LPs with in-house teams** (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies). The selector-focused format and wealth management context are misaligned with how these institutions source and diligence fund managers. 2. **Fund managers seeking broad GP-to-GP networking.** The programme is structured around GP-to-selector interaction. Lateral peer exchange among fund managers is not what the format prioritises. 3. **Generalist conference attendees.** This is a closed, invite-only residential event, not an open-registration conference. Passive attendance is not available. 4. **Fund managers outside private equity, private debt, real estate, and infrastructure.** The scope is defined by these four strategy categories; managers in hedge funds, liquid alternatives, or other categories are outside the confirmed programme. 5. **Selectors based outside Europe or without a genuine allocation mandate.** The organiser reviews LP applications before granting access; selectors who cannot demonstrate a credible allocation function at a qualifying institution are unlikely to receive an invitation. ### How does the event differ from a standard LP/GP summit? A standard LP/GP summit offers open panels, keynote sessions, and matchmaking tools across a broad attendee base. This event inverts the dynamic: fund managers present and face structured questioning from selectors in small-group sessions. The number of participants is bounded (approximately 500 delegates according to available figures), the venue is residential and deliberately removed from an urban conference centre, and access is controlled on both sides. The buying side does not pay; the selling side participates under a sponsorship model. ### Is there a peer exchange track for selectors only? Peer-to-peer sessions between selectors are a confirmed component of the format. These sessions exclude fund managers and allow selectors to discuss allocation approaches, due-diligence findings, and portfolio construction questions among themselves. Specific session structure and timing within the two-day programme are not publicly detailed. ## The venue: Kempinski Palace Engelberg, Lac de Zurich area The 2026 edition is located at a Kempinski property in the Pfäffikon and Lac de Zurich area of Switzerland, within the canton of Schwyz. The Kempinski Palace Engelberg is identified in the source data as the venue reference; Pfäffikon or a lake-facing hotel complex is noted as the alternative location description, and the precise property may vary. The full address confirms an alpine resort setting rather than a city-centre conference facility. This choice of venue is not incidental. Residential summits in private capital deliberately use off-centre luxury properties to compress the social programme, remove participants from their offices, and extend the duration of meaningful interaction. When the venue is also the hotel, conversations that begin in a workshop session continue at the dinner table and at breakfast the following morning. The Lac de Zurich area places the event within reach of Zurich's financial district while maintaining the physical separation that justifies a two-day residential commitment. ## The organiser: Citywire Switzerland The organiser is identified as Citywire Switzerland, operating as the Swiss arm of Citywire, a commercial media and events publisher with a broad presence in European asset and wealth management. Citywire is known primarily as an editorial platform covering fund managers and selectors, and it has built a circuit of invitation-based events that leverage its existing relationships with the selector community. The founding year of Citywire Switzerland as a distinct legal or operational entity is not publicly documented in the available data. Citywire's event model is characteristic of a media-based operator: the editorial audience (fund selectors who read Citywire's coverage and use its fund manager ratings) becomes the delegate base for the event, and fund managers pay to access that audience in a structured format. This differs from an independent event producer or an industry association. The organiser's broader portfolio size is not confirmed in available data. --- ## Editorial take *The Private Markets & Alternatives Summit occupies a narrow and deliberate position in the Swiss private capital calendar: it is not a fundraising conference in the broad sense, but a structured selection exercise where European wealth managers interrogate alternatives fund managers across two residential days, making it one of the few EMEA events where the buying-side holds the format, not the selling-side.* --- ## How to register and what it costs Access to the Private Markets & Alternatives Summit is invitation-only, with separate conditions for the two sides of the market. Qualified fund selectors from private banks, wealth management platforms, and family offices attend on a complimentary basis, subject to an organiser review of their application. Fund managers and sponsors participate under a commercial arrangement: they pay to present to the selector cohort, but the specific rates for the 2026 edition are not publicly disclosed. Registration and application are managed through the Citywire event site at the address listed in the Resources section below. The organiser reviews LP and selector applications before confirming attendance, so early submission is advisable. No separate ticketing platform beyond the Citywire registration page is documented for this event. --- ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How does a fund selector apply to attend? Selectors apply through the Citywire registration page. The organiser reviews applications and confirms attendance for qualifying selectors from private banks, wealth management platforms, and family offices. The event is complimentary for approved selectors. The review process implies that attendance is not automatic upon form submission. ### What does participation cost for a fund manager? Fund managers participate under a sponsorship model and pay for access to the selector audience. The specific rate is not publicly disclosed for the 2026 edition. Interested fund managers should contact Citywire Switzerland directly through the event website. ### When exactly does the 2026 edition take place? Exact dates for the 2026 edition have not been published as of the verification date (4 May 2026). The event typically takes place in September. The Citywire registration page is the authoritative source for confirmed dates once they are released. ### Is the event conducted in English? Yes. English is the confirmed working language for the summit. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website / Registration | https://site.citywire.com/private-markets-europe-2026-registration | | Programme and speaker list | https://site.citywire.com/private-markets-europe-2026-registration | --- **Last verified:** 2026-05-04 **Next review:** 2026-06-03 **Notes:** Source data carries a completeness score of 48% (30 of 58 variables filled); exact dates, edition number, LP/GP split, AUM represented, speaker list, and organiser founding year are not publicly available as of verification. Organiser identity confirmed as Citywire Switzerland from enriched description field. Venue identified as Kempinski Palace Engelberg / Lac de Zurich area; exact property for 2026 not confirmed in the source. Self-reported attendance figure of 500 delegates is noted but not attributed to a specific past edition or confirmed for 2026. **Variables:** 30/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable