Como, Italy, July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A tho y Ritossa’s 32 d Global Family Office I vestme t Summit successfully co cluded i Lake Como, Italy, b i gi g togethe mo e tha 200 leadi g family office p i cipals, p ivate i vesto s, e t ep e eu s, a d busi ess leade s f om 27 cou t ies fo th ee days of high-level discussio s, st ategic etwo ki g, a d i vestme t oppo tu ities. Held u de the Pat o age of Italy’s Italy’s P ime Mi iste Gio gia Melo i, the Summit highlighted eme gi g t e ds i a tificial i tellige ce, p ivate ma kets, digital t a sfo matio , a d global collabo atio while se vi g as a catalyst fo ew st ategic pa t e ships a d i te atio al busi ess i itiatives.
Sou ce: A tho y Ritossa, CEO & Fou de , Global Family Office I vestme t Summit, 2026.
Followi g a successful se ies of gathe i gs i Miami, Dubai, Ca es a d Mo aco, the Lake Como editio att acted delegates f om 27 cou t ies, fu the ei fo ci g the Summit’s eputatio as o e of the wo ld’s p emie p ivate i vestme t platfo ms.
Fe a i CEO Be edetto Vig a ope ed the Summit with a exclusive fi eside chat discussi g how o e of the wo ld’s most ico ic luxu y b a ds co ti ues to evolve without sac ifici g its he itage. He emphasized that i ovatio succeeds whe compa ies p ese ve the values that made them successful while adapti g fo futu e ge e atio s. He explai ed how Fe a i built its b a d based o Fo mula 1, pet ol e gi es, mecha ical pe fectio , emotio , sou d a d speed fo a ew ge e atio that thi ks diffe e tly about tech ology, sustai ability a d mobility.
“Be edetto Vig a spoke about the fact that the futu e does ot ask us to e ase the past. It asks us to t a slate it. This is ot o ly t ue fo b a ds, but also fo people, compa ies, cou t ies a d life itself. Expe ie ce is ot di ty baggage we have to hide f om, a d t aditio is ot a easo to keep doi g eve ythi g as we always did. The eal a t, pe haps, is to ca y fo wa d what has mea i g, to let go of what o lo ge se ves, a d to have the cou age to cha ge without losi g the oots that made us who we a e. That, to me, is he itage. Somethi g that gives us the co fide ce to e te tomo ow,” said Ma c J. Floh , P i cipal of Mi ge ta Family Office.
Sou ce: Global Family Office I vestme t Summit, Lake Como, Italy, 2026.
The Summit age da featu ed high-level pa el discussio s, fi eside chats, p ivate i vestme t p ese tatio s, a d etwo ki g expe ie ces focused o topics i cludi g a tificial i tellige ce, p ivate equity, ve tu e capital, healthca e i ovatio , eal estate, hospitality, sustai ability, digital assets, family busi ess successio , a d NextGe leade ship. Guests e joyed exclusive etwo ki g eceptio s a d p ivate gathe i gs desig ed to e cou age authe tic e gageme t a d lo g-te m collabo atio amo g atte dees.
“The Summit b ought togethe some of the wo ld’s most i flue tial i vesto s, family offices, a d e t ep e eu s, but what stood out most was the quality of the co ve satio s a d the willi g ess to collabo ate. It ei fo ced my belief that spo ts, well ess, lo gevity a d spo ts a cho ed eal estate a e becomi g o e of the most compelli g lo g-te m i vestme t oppo tu ities globally, a d I’m excited to see mo e family offices emb aci g the asset class,” said Kyle Auff ay, Fou de & CEO, GRIT Ve tu es.
“Afte ow atte di g a d speaki g i multiple GFOIS eve ts, I am co sta tly imp essed ot just at the quality of family offices atte di g, but also the ope way eve yo e wa ts to e gage i me to ship, suppo t, pa t e ship a d I vestme t. I have see all happe at the co fe e ce a d I would ecomme d this as a must atte d eve t fo eve y sta tup, spo so a d HNI who wa t to build the ight elatio ships,” said B ia MacMaho , Ma agi g Pa t e at Natha Family Office’s Ve tu e Capital A m (Expe t DOJO).
Sou ce: Global Family Office I vestme t Summit, Lake Como, Italy, 2026.
- Maste i g ve tu e capital equi es secto expe tise a d a kee ability to face u ique challe ges i sou ci g a d competi g fo top deals. G eat valuatio follows g eat hype so it is impo ta t to u de sta d the ua ces of each deal. The VC la dscape has esse tially ope ated i the same way fo 50 yea s but it is faci g cha ge.
- Global i vestme t oppo tu ities a e expa di g. The Summit showcased i ovative i vestme t oppo tu ities f om a ou d the wo ld, emphasizi g the impo ta ce of global dive sificatio a d ope ess to eme gi g ma kets a d secto s i a eas such as AI, obotics, healthtech, i f ast uctu e, eal estate, a d mo e. Ma y of the best deals a e off-ma ket a d b ought to light f om pe so al co tacts so etwo ki g is vital.
- Sta t-ups a d scale-ups a e key g owth d ive s a d mic o-e t ep e eu s ep ese t the futu e. Family offices play a pivotal ole i u tu i g ea ly-stage compa ies a d accessi g outsized etu s. P ivate i vesto s eed to spe d time to u de sta d all aspects of each busi ess a d look c eatively at the lo g-te m as well as a exit st ategy.
- A tificial i tellige ce (AI) a d tech ology i ovatio i AI sta tups a d visio a y e t ep e eu s a e at the fo ef o t of i vestme t t e ds. Family offices a e e cou aged to st ategically suppo t a d be efit f om these i ovatio s while ma agi g associated isks. By payi g atte tio to what the you ge ge e atio is doi g, it’s easie to app eciate cha ge. I vesto s eed to evaluate how a compa y uses AI a ou d the existi g busi ess whe co ducti g due dilige ce.
- B eakth oughs i healthca e, MedTech, b ai health, a d lo gevity p ese t sig ifica t i vestme t oppo tu ities as these i dust ies u de go t a sfo matio . Stayi g i fo med about tech ological adva ceme ts a d eme gi g t e ds i this secto is esse tial.The GCC, UAE, Middle East, I dia, a d Af ica featu e dy amic i vestme t la dscapes a d i vesto s a e advised to co side these egio s due to thei g owth pote tial. It’s impo ta t to focus a d double dow o a iche st ategy. Co-i vestme ts a d st ategic pa t e ships a e i c easi gly impo ta t fo family offices seeki g to access exclusive global deals a d build multi-ge e atio al wealth.
- I vesti g i spo ts is a compelli g a d esilie t asset class. You ge ge e atio s a e all about health a d well ess, ut itio , a d buildi g a like-mi ded commu ity. Media dist ibutio cha els a e th ivi g as people docume t thei daily lives o li e. Lo gevity, wea ables, spo ts tech ology a d lifestyle offe i gs a e also popula a d the e is sig ifica t deal flow bei g see i today’s ma ket.
- The e is g owi g emphasis o phila th opy, impact i vesti g, a d social espo sibility. Family offices a e e cou aged to i teg ate these values i to thei i vestme t st ategies fo lo g-te m positive impact. Chaz a d Eti Laza ia of Laza ia Family Office spoke about the impo ta ce of establishi g family values a d passi g them to futu e ge e atio s togethe with a kee u de sta di g of the family busi ess. Futu e ge e atio s eed to u de sta d a d app eciate that wealth is ot just mate ial. Educatio is impo ta t, as a e collabo atio , commu ity a d etwo ki g.
Recipie ts of the Family Office Lifetime Achieveme t Awa ds p ese ted i Lake Como i cluded:
- Be edetto Vig a, CEO, Fe a i
- Kevi McGove , Chai ma a d CEO, McGove Family Office
- Go do “G a t” Cu tis, CEO a d Executive Di ecto , CI I vestme ts
- Keith Koo, Fou de , Silico Valley I side
- Ca melo Caggia, Fou de a d CEO, C eative Solutio s a d fo me CNBC Italy A cho
“Fo mo e tha a decade, ou missio has focused o c eati g a e vi o me t whe e t usted elatio ships become lo g-te m pa t e ships. I today’s ma ket, whe e access a d t ust matte mo e tha eve , b i gi g togethe the wo ld’s leadi g family offices has eve bee mo e impo ta t,” said A tho y Ritossa, Fou de a d Chai ma of the Global Family Office I vestme t Summit Se ies. “Ou commu ity co ti ues to g ow st o ge with eve y Summit as t usted elatio ships evolve i to pa t e ships, i vestme ts, a d lifelo g f ie dships. We we e p oud to welcome both lo gtime atte dees a d ew pa ticipa ts to a ext ao di a y gathe i g.”
Sou ce: Global Family Office I vestme t Summit, Lake Como, Italy, 2026.
“Summit discussio s eflected g owi g i te est i secto s a d themes such as AI i f ast uctu e, p ivate c edit, healthca e i ovatio , obotics, defe se tech ology a d c oss-bo de i vestme t oppo tu ities as family offices co ti ue i c easi g allocatio s to p ivate ma kets amid o goi g global eco omic u ce tai ty,” said Summit Co-Host Hadi Al Alawi, Chai ma & CEO of Al Hayat G oup.
Si ce its fou di g, the Global Family Office I vestme t Summit Se ies has become i te atio ally ecog ized fo its highly cu ated audie ce, elatio ship-d ive philosophy, a d successful t ack eco d of facilitati g st ategic co ectio s a d i vestme t oppo tu ities wo ldwide.
