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?Central and Eastern Europe may hold part of the answer.
KEY TOPICS THAT WE WILL BE EXPLORING:
How can the European impact community contribute to transforming Europe into a truly impact-driven continent?
The European impact community's contribution to transforming Europe into a truly impact-driven continent with our core values
the roads leading to the converstion of a reasonable number of European SMEs into impact enterprises
The ways of evolving the European economy toward smart capitalism
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

