Campden Wealth's flagship annual gathering for European family office principals and UHNW families, held in London since the late 1990s.
The European Family Office Forum is Campden Wealth's principal annual gathering for family office executives and ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) principals in Europe. Now in its 28th edition, the forum brings together single-family office principals, CIOs, and next-generation decision-makers for two days of closed-door peer exchange, investment discussion, and governance dialogue. Attendance is strictly limited to qualifying family offices and UHNW families, with a small cohort of vetted service providers and fund managers admitted through a separate corporate partnership track.
Campden Wealth is a family-owned membership organisation founded to serve families of significant wealth. It operates two complementary activities: research and events. On the research side, Campden Research publishes the widely cited annual Global Family Office Report (produced in partnership with institutions including RBC Wealth Management), tracking investment allocations, operational costs, governance practices, and succession trends across hundreds of participating family offices worldwide. These studies give Campden a data position that few events organisations can claim in this segment.
On the events side, Campden runs a global calendar of around fifteen forums per year across Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East. The European Family Office Forum is the oldest and most established of these, with a lineage stretching back to the late 1990s. The event's longevity, combined with the credibility of Campden's research output, gives it a standing in the European family office circuit that newer entrants find difficult to replicate.
The forum does not publish its agenda or speaker list publicly. All sessions operate under Chatham House rules: nothing said in the room may be attributed to a named participant without explicit consent. This arrangement is central to the event's value proposition for principals who would not otherwise speak candidly in a larger or more commercially exposed setting.
The core audience is principals and senior executives of single-family offices (SFOs) and private multi-family offices (MFOs) with assets under management typically above 100 million euros. CIOs, CEOs, and heads of investments are the most common job titles. Next-generation family members who play an active role in investment or governance decisions are also welcomed, and Campden actively programmes content for this cohort.
On the commercial side, a limited number of corporate partners are admitted: specialist asset managers, private banks with UHNW practices, trust and legal advisors, and technology providers focused on family office operations. The ratio of principal delegates to commercial participants is actively managed, which is what separates this forum from more open-access conferences where family office branding is used to attract a broadly financial-services crowd.
The Corinthia London, located on Whitehall Place steps from the Embankment, is one of a small number of London properties that serve as a reference venue for senior closed-door gatherings. Its conference infrastructure supports plenary sessions, breakout rooms, and private dining, while the hotel's residential scale keeps the experience intimate relative to convention-centre events. The choice of venue signals an event calibrated for discretion and senior-level comfort rather than spectacle or volume. Previous editions have also been held at comparable London properties, including The Biltmore Mayfair (2025 edition).
Campden does not publish session titles or speaker names in advance. Based on publicly available information from recent editions and Campden's research agenda, recurring themes include:
The 2025 edition (27th) was framed around "The Importance of Family Engagement and Structure for Multigenerational Success," with specific attention to generational alignment and the governance structures that support power transitions. These themes carry forward into 2026.
Campden Wealth is a family-owned membership organisation serving families of significant wealth. Its research arm, Campden Research, publishes the annual Global Family Office Report, covering investment strategy, performance benchmarking, operational costs, governance, philanthropy, and succession. The North American edition is produced in partnership with RBC Wealth Management and draws on survey responses from several hundred single and multi-family offices globally. These reports are among the most frequently cited primary sources in the family office segment. Campden also publishes thematic studies on topics including impact investing, next-generation engagement, and technology adoption.
Effectively yes, though Campden describes it as "strictly limited to qualifying family offices, family businesses and UHNWs" rather than formally invitation-only. Existing Campden Club members receive direct outreach. Prospective principal attendees can request qualification through the Campden Wealth website. Commercial participants (asset managers, banks, advisors) attend through a separate corporate partnership track managed by Campden's partnerships team.
The European Family Office Forum sits at the more selective end of the spectrum. Its Campden Club membership base, Chatham House rules format, and strict attendance qualification distinguish it from more open-access industry conferences that use "family office" branding to attract a broader financial-services audience. Prestel & Partner events (for instance the Family Office Forum in Zurich or Munich) tend to have lighter qualification and a higher share of service providers. The World Family Office Forum by Global WealthTech Summit operates at larger scale with a broader remit. Campden's research credibility and long-standing membership community give it a defensible position as the event where working family office principals actually gather rather than where managers pitch to them.
This forum is not designed for fund managers, banks, or advisors seeking broad deal flow or marketing exposure. Commercial access is managed through a corporate partnership track that carries its own cost and restrictions. Family office executives at an early stage in their investment programme, without an established network or allocation mandate, may find the content pitched at a more advanced operational level than is immediately useful. Anyone seeking a publicly documented speaker faculty or a published agenda before committing will not find that here.
Campden Wealth was founded as a family-owned business with the specific mission of serving wealthy families and their advisors. It operates as both a membership organisation (the Campden Club) and a research and events publisher. The Campden Club provides members with access to forums, reports, and a peer network of family office principals across regions. Campden's events calendar spans Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East, with the European Family Office Forum as its anchor European property.
Campden's editorial and research output, including its annual Global Family Office Report series and the Campden FB magazine, gives the organisation a content position that reinforces the credibility of its events. The research findings are frequently presented and debated at the forums, creating a feedback loop between Campden's data work and its live programming.
The European Family Office Forum occupies a specific and well-defended position: it is the event that working family office principals attend, not the one that managers attend to find them. Campden's research credibility, Chatham House rules, and three decades of relationship capital make it the reference point against which newer European family office gatherings are implicitly benchmarked. For a principal allocator with an established programme, this is a productive two days. For anyone on the commercial side, the corporate partnership track is the only legitimate entry point, and it is priced and managed accordingly.
Pricing is not disclosed publicly as of verification date. Campden Wealth operates a qualification-based registration process. Family office principals and UHNW individuals can request qualification via the Campden Wealth website or by contacting the events team directly. Existing Campden Club members should contact their membership account manager. Corporate partnership opportunities (for asset managers, banks, and advisors) are handled separately by the partnerships team.
Key contacts listed for recent editions:
The Corinthia London is at 10 Whitehall Place, Westminster, London SW1A 2BD, adjacent to Embankment Underground station (District and Circle lines) and a short walk from Charing Cross rail terminal. The hotel occupies a Victorian-era government building converted to a five-star property; it is a standard reference venue for senior closed-door gatherings in central London.
Yes. All Campden Wealth European forums are conducted in English. The audience is international, drawing delegates from across EMEA, but English is the working language for all sessions, networking, and materials.
No. The Chatham House rules format means sessions are not recorded or attributed. Campden may publish summary insights or research notes drawing on themes discussed, but no session content is made publicly available in attributed form.
| Campden Wealth events page | https://www.campdenwealth.com/events |
| 27th edition page (2025) | https://www.campdenwealth.com/EFOF2025 |
| Campden Research reports | https://www.campdenwealth.com/research-reports-portfolio |
| Register / qualify | https://www.campdenwealth.com/events (qualify via main events page) |