We will host the 16th edition of the Amundi World Investment Forum in Paris on 11 and 12 June 2026. Discover the introduction of our CEO, Valérie Baudson, to this year's edition, the main topics and speakers of the programme.
A 2026 edition to understand and leverage new global dynamics
Under the title “Age of Empires? Power and Potential (Remastered)”, this edition will explore how geopolitical realignments, new alliances and power balances - amplified by demographic shifts, technological advances and climate change - are reshaping the investment landscape.In a context where the world economy is adapting to a regime of “managed disorder,” the Forum will notably examine:
- The evolution of international monetary order: how will central bank independence hold up under pressure?
- How are economic players adapting to an increasingly transactional and fragile international order?
- The quest for strategic autonomy: how are regions addressing economic, industrial and technological sovereignty?
- What progress is being made in financing the energy transition and retirement systems?
The programme notably includes presentations by:
- Dr. Philippe Aghion, 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics Laureate Professor of Economics at Collège de France, INSEAD and London School of Economics
- Sumeet Bhambri, Global Head, Advisory & Managed Investments Wealth Solutions, Standard Chartered Bank
- James Bullard, President of Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2008-2023), Dean of Purdue University's School of Business
- Patrice Caine, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Thales
- Calvin Chiu, Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Investment Management Hong Kong
- Joseph Cox, Partner, Oliver Wyman
- Giuliano Da Empoli, Grand Prix du roman, Académie française (2022), Prix Goncourt finalist for Le Mage du Kremlin (2022), Senior advisor to Italian PM Matteo Renzi (2014–2016)
- Dr. Benedikt Franke, Vice‑Chairman, Munich Security Conference
- Nagi Hamiyeh, President and Head of Europe, Middle East & Africa, Temasek Global Investments
- Qingguo Jia, Professor, School of International Studies at Peking University, Standing Committee Member of the CPPCC National Committee, China's top policy advisory body
- Dr Jörg Kukies, German Federal Minister of Finance (2024-2025), Former Head of Goldman Sachs Germany
- General Philippe Lavigne, Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (2021-2024)
- Kelvin Li, Senior Vice President, Ant International, General Manager, Platform Tech
- Stella Li, Executive Vice President, BYD Company Limited CEO, BYD Americas & Europe and MENA
- Nicolas Louvet, Chief Executive Officer, Coinhouse Group
- Gerry Mallon, Chief Executive Officer, True Potential
- Kevin McCarthy, 55th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Marcel Roberts, Chief Investment Officer, Stichting Pensioenfonds Medisch Specialisten
- Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Chairman, State Bank of India
- Anneka Treon, Global Head Private Banking, Wealth Management & Investments, ING
- Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the French Academy of Moral and Political Sciences (2023), Former President of the European Central Bank, Honorary Governor of the Banque de France
- Lord Adair Turner, Chairman at Energy Transitions Commission
- Dr. Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury (2021-2025), Chair, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (2014–2018)
For more than 15 years, the Amundi World Investment Forum has brought together leading voices to help investors navigate a world in constant transformation. In a few weeks, we will be pleased to welcome once again our clients & partners to hear the view of distinguished speakers including Dr. Janet Yellen, Dr. Philippe Aghion and many more. Every disruption brings opportunities, and our mission is precisely to detect them with and for our clients. That is exactly why we are truly looking forward to this Forum.
