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CEE4Impact Day 2026Budapest | 8 October | Museum of Ethnography

Impact investing in Europe stands at a crossroad. Between regulatory pressure, diluted terminology, and growing capital constraints, one question remains: If we can move closer to a healthier economic model — what we might call impact capitalism or smart capitalism — by building a meaningful base of impact-driven SMEs within the EU, we could create a small yet powerful pattern that could serve as a unique selling point for Europe. One of the core goals of Impact CEE is to support the transformation of regional economies by fostering more impact-driven SMEs and impact investments. This mission is deeply connected to Europe’s urgent need for a renewed continental value proposition—an answer to how the “old continent” can thrive between global powerhouses like the US and China.Join us for the CEE4Impact Day 2026, a premier one-day international conference that fosters impact-driven investments in Central and Eastern Europe.

Is impact truly investable — and if so, where and how?

Central and Eastern Europe may hold part of the answer.

REGENERATIVE CAPITALISM may hold part of the answer!


Impact investing is not about “saving the world,” nor is it a shortcut to moral superiority. It is simply a more intelligent, intentional and regenerative version of capitalism.

Capitalism itself is neither inherently good nor bad. It is a system optimized for efficiency and growth. But its historical weakness has often been the assumption that the regeneration of human and natural resources is someone else’s responsibility. That assumption is increasingly incompatible with long-term prosperity.

Human potential remains the world’s only truly unlimited resource. If we systematically exhaust human and natural capital, we undermine the very foundations of sustainable growth and innovation.

Profit and growth are essential.

However, regeneration must become equally essential.


By supporting companies that solve real social and environmental challenges in measurable, scalable, and profitable ways, we are not only building sustainable businesses — we are helping create replicable models for a healthier economy.


LET US BUILD A REGENERATIVE, HEALTHIER ECONOMY TOGETHER!



KEY TOPICS THAT WE WILL BE EXPLORING:

  • Regenerative capitalism: dream or reality?

  • The European impact community's contribution to transforming Europe into a truly impact-driven continent with our core values

  • The ways of evolving the European economy toward smart capitalism

  • Culture & humanity as the roots of regenerative capitalism in Europe

  • The first data-driven CEE impact baseline

  • The VC World for Women

  • Exploring Gender Complementarity: How Women and Men Together Shape Impact

  • Entrepreneurs solving systemic challenges

  • Long-term Security in the European continent with impact

  • Food-driven, food-tech impact investments, with a focus on the European and CEE regions

  • The NextGen and Impact


Can Europe become a global example—a 400M+ inhabitant market—where businesses naturally integrate human and environmental values into their core operations?

Join asset holders, fund managers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and next-generation leaders for a full day of substance-driven dialogue in Budapest.

Agenda and Registration possibilities coming soon!


Until then: MARK YOUR CALENDAR HERE!


Invite your collegues, friends, partners, investors, who you feel would be interested!We look forward to welcoming you again in Budapest!

For any questions, please contact Nora Bogsch at bogsch.nora@impactcee.eu

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