ABOUT - GPC Conference 2025

The Global Private Capital Conference in partnership with IFC is a unique convening which connects investors from Asia, Latin America, Africa, CEE and the Middle East to a global community of dealmakers, limited partners and entrepreneurs.

Participants include a curated group of family offices, endowments, pensions, sovereign wealth funds, development finance institutions, experienced fund managers and new investment teams active across private equity, venture capital, impact, infrastructure and credit. Program and discussion themes highlight GPCA’s focus on both sustainable, long-term investing and innovation and technology as the drivers of opportunity.

The Global Private Capital Association, which was founded as the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) in 2004, is a non-profit, independent membership organization representing private capital investors who manage more than USD2t in assets across Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central & Eastern Europe and the Middle East.

United by a long-term investment approach, our members are fund and institutional investors including private equity, growth equity, venture capital, private credit, real assets, pension plans and sovereign wealth funds, among others.

Our mission is to connect and influence key market participants, promoting the sectors, strategies and deals that will drive investment returns and meet societal needs. A cornerstone of GPCA’s work is generating proprietary data, intelligence and deal cases to drive transparency and showcase innovation from across global markets.

With headquarters in New York and Singapore, GPCA includes LAVCA, the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America, which operates as a parallel membership organization with its own dedicated team and board.

GPCA is supported by a dedicated group of professionals, including its Board of Directors, Leadership Councils and Management Team.

IFC – a member of the World Bank Group - is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. By encouraging growth, IFC advances economic development, creates jobs and improves the lives of people. Our strategic capital empowers visionary entrepreneurs to bring sustainable solutions to scale while our expertise builds successful business environments and creates opportunities for all. Our investments generate jobs, unlock innovation, and cultivate markets that lift millions out of poverty. We mobilize a global community of partners united by a shared purpose - to create opportunity where it's needed most. Our products and services are designed to meet the needs of clients in different industries, including infrastructure, manufacturing, agribusiness, services and financial markets. Our financial products enable companies to manage risk and broaden their access to foreign and domestic capital markets. Through private equity and venture capital funds, IFC provides risk capital in emerging markets where it is scarce. These investments play a critical role in development, helping to build the dynamic, job-creating companies that drive sustainable growth, promote innovation, and provide essential goods and services.