Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

What Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific does

Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, operated by Positive Impact Media Pty Ltd, is an Australian events and media business that runs the premier annual gathering for impact investors in the Asia-Pacific region. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Glebe, NSW, the company delivers a two-day conference (2026 Summit held March 25–26 at ICC Sydney) that brought together 701 delegates in 2025 — a 30% increase on the prior year — including institutional investors, family offices, foundations, super funds, advisors, government representatives, and impact-focused companies and funds. Of the 2025 audience, 57% were investors, 20% beneficiary/social enterprise/NFP, 16% intermediary/advisor, and 7% government; the program featured 170 speakers and 19 live company pitches.

The company's product surface extends well beyond the annual Summit into a year-round ecosystem: OnImpact (digital media platform and eNewsletter), ImpactConnect (investor-matching platform connecting qualified investors with opportunities across Climate, MedTech/Biotech, Communities, Healthcare, and Asia Pacific), Impact After Dark (premium networking evening), BioInvest Catalyst Dinner (life-sciences-focused deal-making event co-hosted with BioNSW), and the Australian Impact Investment Awards. Core technology is event-management and networking infrastructure; no AI/ML capabilities are evidenced.

Revenue is generated via multi-tier ticket sales (AUD $270 student 1-day to AUD $1,800 general 2-day), a four-tier sponsorship program anchored by Platinum partners DFAT and Australian Ethical and extending through ~25 named partners across 2026, and ticket/fee income from ancillary events. The core team is three people (Kerry Series as Director, Ben Curtis as Commercial Director, Meagan Evans as Editor of OnImpact), with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or institutional ownership — the entity is founder/management-owned.

Name

Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific

Legal name

Positive Impact Media Pty Ltd

Website

https://impactinvestmentsummit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific operates the premier annual impact-investing conference in the Asia-Pacific region, serving institutional investors, family offices, foundations, and impact-focused companies through a year-round ecosystem that includes a two-day summit, investor-matching platform ImpactConnect, OnImpact digital media, and ancillary networking events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Investment Conferences and Events

akta.pro primary industry

Finance & Investment Conferences (MPAGAGAG)

Keywords

• Impact investing events
• Investor summits
• Sustainable finance
• ESG conferences
• Deal matching platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Byron Bay

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: Multi-tier ticket pricing for 2-day and 1-day passes with differentiated pricing for general, NFP/social enterprise/government, and student categories. Pricing ranges from AUD $270 (student 1-day pre-sale) to AUD $1,800 (general 2-day).
2. Sponsorship: Multi-tiered sponsorship program including Platinum, Tier 2, Tier 3, and Tier 4 partners with varying levels of exposure and benefits. Includes event sponsorship, evening events like Impact After Dark, and BioInvest Catalyst Dinner.
3. Special Events: Premium networking events including Impact After Dark evening reception (AUD $100+ tickets) and BioInvest Catalyst Dinner (AUD $100 tickets).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific operates an annual two-day impact investment conference at ICC Sydney that convenes institutional investors, family offices, foundations, super funds, government, advisors, and capital-seeking companies and funds. The company also runs the OnImpact digital media platform and eNewsletter for year-round content, and the ImpactConnect investor-matching service that connects qualified investors with investment opportunities across Climate, MedTech, Communities, Healthcare, and Asia-Pacific sectors.

Product overview

Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific operates as a multi-component event and digital platform. The core offering is the annual two-day Summit conference at ICC Sydney, which serves as the premier gathering for impact investors in the Asia-Pacific region. Supporting the Summit are several integrated components: OnImpact, a digital media platform providing ongoing content and news; ImpactConnect, an investor-matching service that facilitates connections between qualified investors and companies seeking capital across five focus sectors; and event programs including the BioInvest Catalyst Dinner, Impact After Dark networking evening, and Australian Impact Investment Awards. Together, these components create a year-round ecosystem for scaling investment toward positive social and environmental outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific Annual two-day conference bringing together institutional investors, advisors, foundations, family offices, government, and organisations to explore impact investment opportunities that deliver financial returns alongside social and environmental outcomes. Held annually at ICC Sydney.
• ImpactConnect

Quantifiable outcome

• 701 delegates attended 2025 Summit (30% increase on 2024 record)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Australian Government department and Platinum Partner for 2026 Summit. Represents government looking to partner with impact investors and showcases government's commitment to impact investing in the region.
• Australian EthicalflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Platinum Partner and recognised impact investment manager. Brings expertise in ethical and sustainable investing to the summit ecosystem.
• Fidelity InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 2 Partner providing global investment management perspective to the summit.
• Bionics InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 2 Partner focused on medical technology innovation and impact.
• Creative AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 2 Partner and co-host of Impact After Dark evening event. Brings arts and creative sector to impact investing discussions.
• CrossBoundary (CB Group)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 3 Partner and emerging markets investment advisory firm.
• Australian UnitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 3 Partner and ASX-listed wellbeing company with impact focus.
• Pacific Trade InvestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 3 Partner and Australian government trade and investment network for Pacific region.
• Impact Alpha PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 4 Partner and investment firm presenting Global Decarbonisation Impact Fund.
• PATRIZIAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 4 Partner presenting Emerging Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Fund.
• Transition AcceleratorminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 4 Partner focused on climate transition investments.
• Delorean CorporationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 4 Partner (ASX:DEL) presenting bioenergy infrastructure investment opportunities.
• SunAsia Energy / Megawatt SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Tier 4 Partner presenting battery storage and renewable energy projects in Philippines.
• Impact Investing AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation and co-host of Impact After Dark event. Peak body for impact investing in Australia.
• AVPN (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation - pan-Asian network of social investors.
• GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation - global peak body for impact investing.
• B-Lab AANZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation - certifier of B Corp companies and impact businesses.
• Social Impact HubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation and advisory board member Jessica Mendoza-Roth founded Social Impact Hub.
• BioNSWminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Co-host of BioInvest Catalyst Dinner and representing NSW life sciences sector.
• RIAA (Responsible Investment Association Australasia)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation and peak body for responsible investment.
• Philanthropy AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation and peak body for philanthropy.
• Shared Value ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Supporting Organisation connecting business and social impact.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• PRI (Principles for Responsible Investment): UN-supported global responsible-investor network that hosts the PRI in Person conference. Overlapping audience of institutional signatories interested in ESG/impact themes; serves a broader signatory base globally and across asset classes.
• Financial Times Live: The Financial Times' B2B events division running impact, sustainable finance, and private capital conferences worldwide. Comparable as a high-end finance-and-investment conference operator with a stronger media-brand distribution platform.
• Reuters Events: Sustainable Investment Forum: Large global business-events operator (Thomson Reuters) running sustainable-investment forums in multiple regions. Comparable as a finance-and-investment conference for institutional investors, but with much broader scale, deeper sponsor base, and a wider portfolio of adjacent financial events.
• Economist Impact (The Economist Group): The Economist Group's events and policy-research arm running sustainability, finance, and impact-themed conferences globally. Comparable as a premium business-events brand for institutional audiences with significant global reach.
• The Aspen Institute (Program on Philanthropy and Social Investment): US-based think tank running impact-investing convenings and reports for foundations and institutional investors. Comparable in addressing the institutional impact-investor audience, though US-centric and with a broader policy/orphaned topics portfolio.

Emerging players

• Convergence: Blended-finance platform and community that runs design funding calls and convenes investors around blended-finance deals. Comparable in serving institutional impact investors and facilitating deal flow, though Convergence is more transaction-focused and less event-driven.
• Social Capital Partners: Advisory and events business focused on social impact and impact-investing ecosystems. Comparable as a B2B platform serving impact investors and capital-seekers with content, networking, and advisory offerings, though more North America-focused.

Direct peers

• GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network): Global peak body for impact investing that runs the GIIN Impact Investor Forum. Directly comparable in audience (institutional impact investors, LPs, fund managers) and content focus (impact measurement, deal flow) (also a Summit supporting organisation).
• AVPN (Asian Venture Philanthropy Network): Pan-Asian network of social investors that runs the AVPN Global Conference. Direct peer in the impact-investing event space across Asia-Pacific, serving foundations, family offices, and impact funds (also currently a supporting organisation of the Summit).
• Impact Investor Summit (Responsible Investor): Responsible Investor's flagship global events and conferences focused on impact and ESG investing. Directly comparable as a B2B conference operator serving institutional impact investors with similar content, sponsor base, and audience profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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