We are pleased to announce the theme and first keynote speakers for the Amundi World Investment Forum 2026. The Forum will take place in Paris on 11 and 12 June.

This year’s edition

The 2026 Forum will examine how shifting centres of power, technological transformation and sustainable transitions are reshaping economic and investment paradigms — and what this means for long-term institutional investors.

Keynote speakers announced

•	Janet L. Yellen — U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and former Chair of the Federal Reserve.

Janet L. Yellen — U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and former Chair of the Federal Reserve

Secretary Yellen brings deep experience in macroeconomic policy, financial stability and international economic cooperation. She will address the global policy environment and implications for capital flows and financial markets.

•	Philippe Aghion — Nobel Prize–winning economist and leading authority on growth, innovation and “creative destruction. Philippe Aghion — Nobel Prize–winning economist and leading authority on growth, innovation and “creative destruction.” 

Professor Aghion will discuss the drivers of productivity, innovation-led growth and the role of policy in shaping long-term economic potential.

What to expect

  • High-level perspectives on geopolitics, macro policy and structural growth drivers
  • Deep-dive discussions on technology, energy transition and capital allocation
  • Insights tailored for institutional investors: portfolio implications, policy risk and opportunities across regions and sectors