2026 meetings - exploring alignment and co-investments
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Island Meetings
The Island Meetings are the flagship convening platform of the Viability Fund for Cities — invitation-based strategic gatherings in the Stockholm archipelago that bring together funders, financial institutions, city leaders, industry, and global partners to accelerate urban climate action.
Unlike traditional conferences, the meetings are working sessions focused on aligning funding programs, exploring co-financing opportunities, and shaping market-driven pathways for system innovation in cities.
Participants collaborate around key themes such as system demonstrators, new financing instruments like EnergyNet, and aggregated demand as a lever for scaling solutions.
By connecting global capital with local implementation, the Island Meetings help build coalitions, develop joint initiatives, and translate climate ambition into practical investment and deployment. They are a core mechanism through which the Viability Fund for Cities advances its mission to mobilize capital and accelerate the transition to climate-neutral cities worldwide.
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Express interest — September 2026 Island Meetings
We will host the next Island Meetings in September 2026, bringing together a curated group of partners to advance collaboration around:
- EnergyNet — scaling integrated and resilient urban energy systems
- System Demonstrators — aligning funding programs to support whole-systems urban transformation
- Aggregated Demand — leveraging public and private procurement to accelerate market uptake of climate solutions.
If your organisation is interested in contributing to or learning more about these discussions, we invite you to express your interest.
Register your interest in participating by sending an e-mail to islandmeetings@viabilityfund.org
Selected participants will be contacted with further information as the programme is finalised.
Upcoming Meetings
The 2026 meetings will focus on translating strategic collaboration into concrete pathways for implementation.
Key themes are expected to include:
Development of aligned funding initiatives
Exploration of co-financing opportunities
Market creation through demand aggregation
Preparation of global collaboration tracks toward 2027
Further details on agenda, format, and participation will be shared with invited organisations in advance of the meetings.
