About the Annual Investors Congress
Smart Cities: The Next Frontier for Global Investment
The Annual Investors Congress (AIC) is a boutique, investor-only event bringing together 150–200 senior investors, family offices, sovereign funds, corporate venture arms, and development finance institutions from across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
AIC brings together family offices, sovereign funds, venture and growth investors, corporate venture arms, and development finance institutions in an environment built for trust, discretion, and substantive exchange — supporting direct dialogue and cross-border collaboration at the decision-making level.
Each edition of AIC is anchored around a major global investment frontier. In 2026, the focus is Smart Cities, the next frontier for global investment, spanning mobility, infrastructure, energy, AI, real assets, and climate resilience.
Hosted in Istanbul, AIC 2026 is positioned for the EMEA investment community, offering a setting where investors engage peers, share market insight, and evaluate opportunities beyond the constraints of traditional conferences.
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Participants
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Countries
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Meetings
Why Attend?
Peer-Level Networking
AIC is built around interaction between investors actively deploying capital.
Participation is limited to senior decision-makers, ensuring discussions take place between peers with direct responsibility for investment strategy and allocation across regions and asset classes.
While the investment lens is broad, tailored discussions allow participants to focus on specific markets, sectors, and investment conditions. Engagement unfolds through direct meetings and small-group conversations across Istanbul’s business districts, historic venues, and waterfront locations, allowing dialogue to continue naturally without reliance on fixed sessions or stage programming.
Strategic Partnerships
AIC 2026 connects investors, corporates, governments, and development institutions where capital meets execution.
The Congress enables participants to connect directly with influential investors and key decision-makers, creating space to explore funding opportunities, co-investments, and long-term partnerships across borders.
Discussions are centered on alignment, structure, and deployment — supporting partnerships that extend beyond the event and into active collaboration.
Market Intelligence
AIC is designed to help investors sharpen perspective on where markets are moving and why.
Through private, off-record discussions, participants gain insight into emerging investment trends, regulatory shifts, and cross-border opportunities shaping capital flows across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Conversations are informed by peers with direct market exposure investors who are navigating these dynamics in real time.
The focus is on signal rather than commentary: understanding how changing conditions affect strategy, timing, and opportunity across regions and asset classes.
Who attends our events
Co-Founder of Starbucks Coffee
Strategic Adviser to the Co-Founders of TechNovator
President of ABAN
Honorary Consul of the Consulate of the Republic of Moldova to the Republic of Slovenia
Co-founder of Dizrupt
Partner in Fil Rouge Capital
Partner in Vesna Deep Tech Venture
Managing Partner & Chief Exit Officer of MEVP
Chairwoman of Vietnam Franchising and Licensing Network
Director for Startup Programs of Global Entrepreneurship Network
Founding Partner of Raed Ventures
President of Business angels of Slovenia
Innovation Network Lead of IAG
Chairman & CEO of IM Fndng
Executive Director of Goldman Sachs
CEO & Board Member of SVC
Chairman of One Global Innovation
Managing Partner of Sofia Angels Ventures
Founder of Geometry
Advisor on the Small Business Capital Formation Committee - Vice Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
GCC Ambassador of EBAN
Founding Partner & Investor of Eden Ventures
Partner in Arzan Venture Capital
Managing Director of Hivos Impact Investments
Founder of OPN
Co-Founder of Silicon Valley in Your Pocket
Director of Secretariat in EBAN
General Partner of Salica Invesments
Co-Founder of Energy Shift Forum
Managing Partner of Moonbase Capital
Strategic Engagement Director of KAUST
Chief Executive Officer of Emerging Nordic Ventures
Business Director Europe in Enterprise Singapore
Founding General Partner in True Global Ventures & Founder & Chairman of Emeritus New York Angels
Partner in Tensor Ventures
Member of the Board and Chair ESG/Nomination and Remuneration Committee in SES-imagotag
Investor & Board Member of ACIES BIO ltd.
Founder of EKA Global
Investment Professional in Intellex Consulting
Advisor to the President in SDAIA
Managing Partner in 500 Global
Member & Former Managing Director of Launchpad Venture Group & Founder and Principal of Glaessel Ventures
Venture Partner at Expert Dojo
Business Development Director at Schlumberger
Principal at El-Shawarby, Attorneys at Law
CEO & Partner of GACS
CEO of Söderhub & FunRock
Co-Founder & President of CoreAngels
Co-Founder of Core Family Office
Co-Founder of Core Family Office
Investment Director at Shahia Food Limited Company
Principal of Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures
Visionary Investor & Serial Entrepreneur
General Partner, Chief Executive Office of AAlchemy Ventures
Chief Investment Officer at Injaz Capital
Co-founder and Chief Revenue Officer of eBen
Chief Executive Officer of eBen
Managing Director at Galata Business Angels Official
Executive Director at Middle East Venture Partners
Director at BPE Partners
General Partner at 2Pi Ventures
Co-Founder at Baobab Network
Managing Partner TCV at Tanmiya Capital Ventures
Expert at Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic
Past Sponsors
Past Partners
ABOUT MEDITERRANEAN INVESTORS
Mediterranean Investors is a cross-border investment network that brings together a diverse range of players—from angel groups and syndicates to venture capital and corporate venture funds. With a shared commitment to fostering collaboration across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, the network facilitates cross-border dealmaking and co-investment.
Beyond capital, we help grow the value of our portfolio companies by providing strategic support and facilitating introductions to follow-on investors, LPs, corporates, and like-minded funds. We connect investor communities, cultivate trust, and work together to close deals at both the seed and follow-on stages, across sectors aligned with our members’ interests.
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Global Members
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Investors
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Countries Worldwide
550+
Portfolios
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