Key Takeaways
- • The Venture Capital & Private Equity Club at Harvard Business School will host its 30th annual VCPE Conference on Saturday, February 3, 2024, on the HBS campus in Boston.
- • The conference features 18 panels and more than 75 speakers covering topics such as Alternatives in Alternatives, State of PE, State of VC, Artificial Intelligence, Starting Your First Fund, Distressed Debt & Special Situations, and Insurance Capital.
- • Keynote speakers include Ramzi Musallam (CEO, Veritas Capital), Jay Sammons (Co-Founder & Managing Partner, SKKY Partners), Maya Noeth (Partner, Accel), and Suyi Kim (Global Head of Private Equity, CPP Investments).
- • Eleven firms, including Kirkland & Ellis, Akin Gump, Fried Frank, Sidley, and Clifford Chance, are sponsoring this year's event.
Summary
The Venture Capital & Private Equity Club, described as the largest student club at Harvard Business School, will hold the 30th annual VCPE Conference on Saturday, February 3, 2024, on the HBS campus in Boston, according to a Business Wire release. The event is positioned as a gathering of industry professionals, academics and students focused on private markets investing.
The program includes 18 panels and more than 75 speakers. Announced panel topics include Alternatives in Alternatives, State of PE, State of VC, Artificial Intelligence, Starting Your First Fund, Distressed Debt & Special Situations, Insurance Capital, and others. The conference's keynote speakers are Ramzi Musallam, CEO of Veritas Capital; Jay Sammons, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of SKKY Partners; Maya Noeth, Partner at Accel; and Suyi Kim, Global Head of Private Equity at CPP Investments. Organizers said they have also confirmed an additional roster of speakers.
John Dionne, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and faculty advisor of the VCPE Conference, said the goal is to capture both the state of the industry and its rapid evolution. Conference Co-Presidents Yousuf Akhlaq, Violeta Ivanovska, and Ole Andreassen described the 30th anniversary event as a robust agenda covering the full range of strategies and verticals across private markets.
Sponsors for this year's event are Kirkland & Ellis, Akin Gump, Fried Frank, Sidley, Atlantic Global Risk, Clifford Chance, Dechert, Mosaic, Ropes & Gray, BackBay Communications, and Torinit Technologies. The agenda and full speaker list are available at thevcpeconference.com, and tickets are offered through a separate registration link.
The program includes 18 panels and more than 75 speakers. Announced panel topics include Alternatives in Alternatives, State of PE, State of VC, Artificial Intelligence, Starting Your First Fund, Distressed Debt & Special Situations, Insurance Capital, and others. The conference's keynote speakers are Ramzi Musallam, CEO of Veritas Capital; Jay Sammons, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of SKKY Partners; Maya Noeth, Partner at Accel; and Suyi Kim, Global Head of Private Equity at CPP Investments. Organizers said they have also confirmed an additional roster of speakers.
John Dionne, Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and faculty advisor of the VCPE Conference, said the goal is to capture both the state of the industry and its rapid evolution. Conference Co-Presidents Yousuf Akhlaq, Violeta Ivanovska, and Ole Andreassen described the 30th anniversary event as a robust agenda covering the full range of strategies and verticals across private markets.
Sponsors for this year's event are Kirkland & Ellis, Akin Gump, Fried Frank, Sidley, Atlantic Global Risk, Clifford Chance, Dechert, Mosaic, Ropes & Gray, BackBay Communications, and Torinit Technologies. The agenda and full speaker list are available at thevcpeconference.com, and tickets are offered through a separate registration link.
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