Check back soon for the 2024 agenda, see 2023 agenda below
Check back soon for the 2024 agenda, see 2023 agenda below
- Bobby Franklin - President & CEO, The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
- Michael Sidgmore - Co-Founder & Partner, Broadhaven Ventures
- Rajeev Dham - Partner, Sapphire Ventures
- Andras Forgacs - Senior Partner, Starlight Ventures
- Thomas Schneider - Partner, Isomer Capital
- Heinz Blennemann - Principal, Blennemann Family Investments
- Carol Meyers - Partner, Glasswing Ventures
- Ronjon Nag - Founder, R42 Group Family Office, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
- Greg Yap - Partner, Menlo Ventures
- Betty Salanic - CEO & CIO Conversations Host, Accelerate Investors
- Abigail Kahn Archibald - Senior Portfolio Manager, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
- Graham Pingree - Partner, Cendana Capital
- Deepika Sharma - Global Head of Manager Selection, BlackRock
Latest market dynamics have caused firms to focus on seed-stage investment according to H1 data on deal activity. But is tunnel vision developing among GPs, causing them to miss high returns from late-stage investments? How much appetite is there for investment across the different stages?
How are VCs approaching the climate crisis? How are VCs approaching the climate crisis? To what extent is climate investment driving the global energy transition? How are LPs performing due diligence on managers in this area?
Against the backdrop of the banking crisis, many are wondering who can rise as a strong alternative within the venture debt space. What’s the future of debt financing? Does financing need to change to accommodate the market?
Run under the Chatham House Rule. Open to 30 attendees and closed to press.
Join one of three topic-focused roundtables, providing open spaces for candid discussion. Spaces are first-come, first-served.
- ESG: what should be the standard?
- Macroeconomics: what is venture's role in defense and security?
- US and Europe: what can we learn from each other?
Emerging managers play a unique role in the venture ecosystem and have presented themselves as vehicles for change in recent years. What are the unique offerings of emerging managers? Are the benefits when allocating capital to diverse funds?
- Kim Furlong - CEO, Canadian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)
- Chris Arsenault - Partner, Inovia Capital
- Arun Eapen - Director Fund Investments, BDC Capital
How are LPs looking at the future of their investments amid US-China tensions? How do LPs weigh up geopolitical tension when making investment decisions?
Run under the Chatham House Rule and open to 30 LP attendees. For LP registration please contact grace.staley@informa.com.
What can we expect from other sectors in an A.I frenzy market? Will SaaS and Fintech remain strong? Are we entering a new dawn for Biotechnology due to recent innovation? How much growth can we expect in Healthtech?
- Thomas Schneider - Partner, Isomer Capital
- Stephen West - Managing Director, StepStone Group
- Christian Oberbeck - Principal, Willowridge Partners
- Christopher Johnson - Principal, Knightsbridge Advisers
End of SuperVenture North America 2023