Growth Capital Forum 2026

Join us at Growth Capital Forum - the only Australia and New Zealand event for the most active area of private equity investment.

Welcome to Growth Capital Forum 2026!

This seventh annual event will focus on the wide range of opportunities in growth-stage private equity and late-stage venture capital investing. Themes will include the growing significance of artificial intelligence (AI), the importance of embedding cybersecurity in investment strategies, and the explosive growth of defence sector investment opportunities.

As in previous years, speakers at Growth Capital Forum will include investors, investee company executive and sector advisers.

Speakers confirmed so far include Adam Barty of AI consultancy Revium; Steve Baxter, of defence sector investment firm Beaten Zone Ventures; Jacob Van der Wiel of global private capital firm EQT; and Charlie Rose of branding agency Principals.

Growth Capital Forum 2026 is sponsored by: Kain Lawyers, ScotPac Business Finance and TMF Group.