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10 Aug - 16 Aug 2026

FII Riyadh 2026

Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia·27 Oct - 29 Oct 2026·8 principals attending

days from now

PIF's Davos-in-the-Desert, the canonical Gulf capital-deployment convening hosted by Yasir Al-Rumayyan. Routinely the year's densest private-capital deal-marketing window.

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This week · 21 - 27 May

5 events

The week runs on 9 dated events across 8 principals, with a predict horizon for Aliko Dangote as the headline. Dangote · Forecast · Dangote Petroleum Refinery would complete Africa's largest-ever IPO at $50B valuation on Nigerian Exchange. Also live: Rupert (forecast · johann rupert would announce formal succession timeline: anton rupert…); Adani (forecast · post-doj-resolution, international investors reaffirm adani partnersh…); Arnault (forecast · bernard arnault would announce structured lvmh succession framework n…).

Attending principals

8confirmed

· Stephen Allen Schwarzman
· Henry Kravis
· Masayoshi Son
· Jen-Hsun Huang (黃仁勳)
· Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani
· Mohamed Ali Alabbar (محمد علي العبار)
· Elon Reeve Musk
· Eduardo Saverin

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AUGSEPTOCTNOV

Next 7 days

9 events across 8 principals · weighted toward deal · uncategorised · succession.

9 events

12 AUGPredict

Forecast · Rob Walton's Vintage Porsche Collection Headlines $80M Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Charity Auction Benefiting Walton Family Foundation

Samuel Robson Walton

Prob38%MEDIUM

12 AUGApproach

Window closes · Approach Mukesh this week via Manoj Modi, Jio BlackRock SEBI window is open

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

15 AUGPredict

Forecast · Dangote Petroleum Refinery would complete Africa's largest-ever IPO at $50B valuation on Nigerian Exchange

Aliko Dangote

Prob72%HIGH

15 AUGPredict

Forecast · Anthony Pratt would announce $2.3B Divestiture of Pratt Industries USA Minority Stake to Private Equity Consortium

Anthony Joseph Pratt

Prob32%HIGH

15 AUGPredict

Forecast · Bernard Arnault would announce structured LVMH succession framework naming Delphine Arnault as CEO-designate while retaining Chairman role

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault

Prob68%HIGH

15 AUGPredict

Forecast · Post-DOJ-resolution, international investors reaffirm Adani partnerships and Forbes marks net worth higher

Gautam Shantilal Adani

Prob70%HIGH

15 AUGPredict

Forecast · Johann Rupert would announce formal succession timeline: Anton Rupert Jr to assume Richemont Executive Chairman role by 2028

Johann Rupert

Prob72%HIGH

15 AUGPredict

Forecast · Larry Page Executes $8.5B Alphabet Share Sale Following Class B Conversion

Lawrence Edward Page

Prob35%HIGH

15 AUGApproach

Window closes · Anton Jr Richemont succession primes August 2026 Deputy Chairman appointment

Johann Peter Rupert

Next 30 days

8 events across 8 principals · weighted toward uncategorised · society · deal.

8 events

20 AUGPredict

Forecast · Alice Walton would acquire major Texas museum-quality property in Fort Worth establishing second regional arts anchor

Alice Louise Walton

Prob34%MEDIUM

25 AUGPredict

Forecast · Yield Giving would acquire Ford Foundation's $16B endowment in unprecedented philanthropic merger, creating largest US foundation

MacKenzie Scott Tuttle

Prob22%HIGH

Forecast · Wilmar International (SGX: F34) would announce $2.1B Indonesia palm-oil plantation acquisition expanding Kuok-family agribusiness footprint; nephew Kuok Khoon Hong cites Asian protein-demand growth

Robert Kuok

Prob38%MEDIUM

29 AUGAnchor

Reliance AGM 2026

Mumbai, India (virtual)

1Klypse principals attending

Ambani

30 AUG-7 SEPTAnchor

Burning Man 2026

Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA

3Klypse principals attending

Brin · Page · Musk

31 AUGApproach

Window closes · Dangote Petroleum Refinery $50bn IPO, Africa's largest-ever listing closes the engagement window inside 90 days

Aliko Mohammad Dangote GCON

31 AUGApproach

Window closes · Arnault is fully sequencing the five-children pillar rotation, the August 2026 succession framework is the only window worth working

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault

2 SEPT-12 SEPTAnchor

Venice Film 2026

Lido di Venezia, Italy

1Klypse principals attending

Pinault

Conference clusters · co-location days

Days when three or more Klypse principals share an event window the natural openings for sidebar conversations, joint pitches, and warm-intro stacking.

Tue, 15 September 2026

33 principals

+28

Davos 2027

Davos-Klosters, Switzerland · 18 Jan - 22 Jan 2027

16 principals

+11

The annual WEF Davos meeting, the canonical year-opening UHNW convening. Roughly 3,000 attendees across the Congress Centre, Promenade-house circuit and private-side-event ecosystem.

Attending

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani · Gautam Shantilal Adani · Azim Premji · Marc Benioff · Michael Saul Dell · Stephen Allen Schwarzman · Henry Kravis · Masayoshi Son · +8 more

Giving Pledge 2026

Seattle, USA (venue varies) · 8 Dec - 10 Dec 2026

15 principals

+10

The annual closed-door gathering of Giving Pledge signatories, invitation-only, no public press. Date estimated against typical early-December cadence.

Attending

William Henry Gates III · Warren Edward Buffett · MacKenzie Scott Tuttle · Steven Anthony Ballmer · Marc Benioff · Michael Saul Dell · Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani · Azim Premji · +7 more

Giving Pledge 2027

Seattle, USA (venue varies) · 7 Dec - 9 Dec 2027

15 principals

+10

Annual closed-door gathering of Giving Pledge signatories, invitation-only, no public press. Date estimated against typical early-December cadence.

Attending

William Henry Gates III · Warren Edward Buffett · MacKenzie Scott Tuttle · Steven Anthony Ballmer · Marc Benioff · Michael Saul Dell · Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani · Azim Premji · +7 more

Wed, 10 February 2027

12 principals

Wed, 30 June 2027

11 principals

Next 90 days

75 events across 43 principals · weighted toward uncategorised · deal · philanthropy.

75 events

9 SEPTAnchor

Richemont AGM 2026

Geneva, Switzerland

1Klypse principals attending

Rupert

12 SEPT-13 SEPTAnchor

US Open 2026

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA

2Klypse principals attending

Dell · Benioff

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Alice Walton would announce $2B+ Crystal Bridges endowment transfer establishing permanent institutional independence

Alice Louise Walton

Prob62%HIGH

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Amancio Ortega would announce €2B Pontegadea real estate sale to diversify into renewable energy infrastructure via €3.5B acquisition of Iberian solar portfolio

Amancio Ortega Gaona

Prob32%MEDIUM

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Azim Premji Foundation would announce $3.2B Endowment Transfer from Premji Invest Portfolio to Expand Higher Education Footprint

Azim Premji

Prob42%HIGH

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Gates Foundation would announce $12B emergency liquidity event via Cascade Investment stake sales to fund accelerated malaria eradication program

William Henry Gates III

Prob35%HIGH

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Charles Koch would announce partial Koch Industries stake transfer to Chase Koch family trust, triggering $8-12B wealth recalibration

Charles de Ganahl Koch

Prob68%HIGH

Forecast · Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi would announce $2.8B ThaiBev Stake Sale to Singapore Sovereign Wealth Fund

Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

Prob42%HIGH

Forecast · Colin Huang would divest Additional 5% PDD Holdings Stake in $2.1B Secondary Transaction

Huang Zheng (Colin Huang / 黄峥)

Prob42%HIGH

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Eduardo Saverin would announce B Capital Fund IV raise targeting $3.5B, largest Asia-focused venture fund

Eduardo Saverin

Prob72%HIGH

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Bertarelli Foundation would announce $500M marine conservation endowment expansion targeting Pacific plastics remediation and coral restoration

Ernesto Bertarelli

Prob68%HIGH

15 SEPTPredict

Forecast · Zodiac Maritime would announce Strategic Fleet Expansion with $2.8B LNG Carrier Order

Eyal Ofer

Prob68%HIGH

Six months out

62 events across 37 principals · weighted toward uncategorised · deal · succession.

62 events

8 NOV

Forecast · Gates transfers operational control of Cascade Investment to independent board as part of 2027 estate-planning restructure; Michael Larson would announce retirement

William Henry Gates III

8 NOV

Forecast · Global Holdings Exits 1250 Broadway in $1.9B Sale to Brookfield Asset Management

Eyal Ofer

8 NOV

Forecast · Quantum Pacific Group would acquire controlling stake in second La Liga club via €400M Valencia CF transaction

Idan Ofer

8 NOV

Forecast · Bezos Executes Succession Framework: would appoint Co-Trustees for $200B+ Estate Structure, Names Sánchez and Jassy to Bezos Expeditions Board

Jeffrey Preston Bezos

8 NOV

Forecast · MacKenzie Scott publishes third novel 'The Unraveling' to critical acclaim, wins National Book Award for Fiction

MacKenzie Scott Tuttle

8 NOV

Forecast · Time Magazine would announce major AI-driven journalism platform overhaul under Benioff ownership

Marc Benioff

8 NOV

Forecast · Knight family would announce LAIKA Studios strategic partnership with major streaming platform targeting global stop-motion animation expansion

Philip Hampson Knight

8 NOV

Forecast · Robin Zeng would launch $3.2B 'Green Battery Innovation Fund' Targeting Solid-State and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Commercialization Across Asia-Pacific

Zeng Yuqun (Robin Zeng / 曾毓群)

8 NOV

Forecast · Ballmer Group would announce succession framework: three sons join advisory board as Terri Ludwig transitions to Executive Chair role

Steven Anthony Ballmer

8 NOV

Window closes · Approach via Lauren · Earth Fund deploy phase plus post-Venice estate-planning window

Jeffrey Preston Bezos

10 NOV

Fortescue AGM 2026

Perth, Australia

11 NOV

Forecast · Alice Walton would announce Art Bridges Foundation merger with Crystal Bridges creating unified $4B+ American art endowment

Alice Louise Walton

Within a year

135 events across 45 principals · weighted toward uncategorised · philanthropy · deal.

135 events

7 FEB

Super Bowl 2027

Inglewood, California, USA (estimated)

10 FEB

Forecast · Nigerian government would appoint Aliko Dangote as Special Envoy for African Industrialization to African Union

Aliko Dangote

10 FEB

Forecast · Pratt Foundation Commits $1.5B Endowment for Australia-Israel Clean Energy Research Institute Following Major Asset Sale

Anthony Joseph Pratt

10 FEB

Forecast · Belgian tax authority would announce comprehensive audit of Pilinvest holding structure amid renewed Franco-Belgian fiscal treaty renegotiation political pressure

Bernard Jean Étienne Arnault

10 FEB

Forecast · Americans for Prosperity would launch $400M 2028 Senate-cycle spend targeting 8 competitive seats, reasserting Koch political footprint post-Trump disengagement

Charles de Ganahl Koch

10 FEB

Forecast · Sirivadhanabhakdi Foundation would launch $500M Thai Education Endowment in Memory of Wanna Sirivadhanabhakdi

Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi

10 FEB

Forecast · Starry Night Foundation would announce $500M 'Huang Agricultural Innovation Prize', Largest-Ever Chinese Philanthropic Award for Sustainable Farming Research

Huang Zheng (Colin Huang / 黄峥)

10 FEB

Forecast · François Pinault transfers Christie's International 100% ownership to François-Henri Pinault via intra-family Artémis restructuring; Christie's would announce $2B+ expansion into digital art infrastructure and

Francois Pinault

10 FEB

Forecast · Nvidia Board would announce Huang 10b5-1 Plan: $15B Systematic Share-Sale Program Over 24 Months

Jen-Hsun Huang (黃仁勳)

10 FEB

Forecast · Peace Parks Foundation receives $500M Rupert family endowment commitment, largest single African conservation pledge; Johann transitions to founding-patron emeritus role

Johann Rupert

10 FEB

Forecast · Reliance Foundation commits $2.5B to new All-India Healthcare Infrastructure Fund, Nita Ambani chairs

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani

10 FEB

Forecast · Carrie Walton Penner and Greg Penner Assume Operational Control of Walton Enterprises LLC as Rob Walton Transitions to Emeritus Role

Samuel Robson Walton

Long horizon

52 events across 32 principals · weighted toward uncategorised · deal · sport.

52 events

28 AUG

Reliance AGM 2027

Mumbai, India (virtual)

29 AUG-6 SEPT

Burning Man 2027

Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA

30 AUG

Forecast · Warren Buffett would announce intention to resign all remaining board seats and public roles by his 97th birthday in August 2027

Warren Edward Buffett

1 SEPT-11 SEPT

Venice Film 2027

Lido di Venezia, Italy

10 SEPT

Forecast · ArcelorMittal would divest Ukraine Operations (Kryvyi Rih Plants) to EU Consortium for €1.2B

Lakshmi Mittal

11 SEPT-12 SEPT

US Open 2027

USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York, USA

12 SEPT-16 OCT

America's Cup 2027

Naples, Italy (announced 2027 host)

17 SEPT-19 SEPT

Singapore GP 2027

Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore

20 SEPT-24 SEPT

UNGA 2027

United Nations HQ, New York, USA

20 SEPT

Forecast · Alexander de Carvalho appointed Deputy Chairman of Heineken Holding N.V. board, formalizing succession progression

Charlene Heineken

21 SEPT-23 SEPT

CGI 2027

New York Hilton Midtown, New York, USA

22 SEPT

Goalkeepers 2027

Lincoln Center, New York, USA