About the event

The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) organised the sixth edition of the flagship 'FI Campus 2025' event on 25, 26 and 27 November 2025 in Brussels, Belgium.

The event also celebrated the 10 year anniversary of fi-compass and our community of financial instrument practitioners.

FI Campus 2025 covered key topics, reflecting on past developments and future directions in shared management financial instruments, including:

Ten years of fi-compass and the evolution of financial instruments;
Pioneers of financial instrument, their achievements and impact from the frontlines;
The future of Cohesion Policy beyond 2027 and the next CPR;
Innovative financial instrument solutions for a competitive future;
Financial instruments for sustainable and affordable housing.

Participants could build their own FI Campus 2025 agenda on day 3 by participating in parallel sessions of their interest, including:

ESF+ financial instruments for Social Economy in action;
New equity case studies (Romania, Sweden, Saxony);
Savings and investments union (SIU) to enhance financial opportunities;
Scale-up energy efficiency;
Communication and visibility for financial instruments;
Creating synergies for financing of migrant integration projects;
Financing Greentech: the role of equity, innovation and the clean industrial transition;
Urban development.