The VLTI: a unique facility for exoplanet detection

In the era of the ELT, will the VLTI remain competitive in the study of exoplanets? The answer is yes. Thanks to its unique angular resolution, the VLTI will continue to excel: enabling detections at very small angular scales, constraining orbital parameters through astrometry, and providing imaging capabilities to resolve circumplanetary environments. I will present an overview of what the VLTI will require to remain competitive in this field over the next 20 years, and introduce a concept for an instrument designed to meet these needs.