IPEM GLOBAL 2026
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VC and Growth Summit
Sep 9, 2026
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10:00 am
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1:00 PM
Summit Room 1
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Summit Room 1
Sep 9, 2026
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
VC & Growth | The big picture on VC and growth
Take a moment to reflect on where the VC industry is today compared to the last IPEM Global, and where it may be by the next.
Summit Room 1
Sep 9, 2026
10:15 AM
10:45 AM
VC & Growth | Getting into the 1% club
The top 1% of companies drive the lion’s share of returns. Consistently accessing that top 1% is incredibly difficult and central to LPs decision-making. With companies staying private for longer,...
Summit Room 1
Sep 9, 2026
10:45 AM
11:15 AM
VC & Growth | Rethinking the mindset of the single liquidity event
The prolonged slowdown in IPO and M&A activity is forcing a structural change in how VC investors generate returns. Secondary share sales are becoming increasingly common as GPs look to de-risk long...
Summit Room 1
Sep 9, 2026
11:15 AM
11:45 AM
VC & Growth | Ask me anything on VC
One LP, one GP. Taking turns in the hotseat where no subject is off the table. What burning questions will they ask to each other?
Summit Room 1
Sep 9, 2026
11:45 AM
12:30 PM
VC & Growth | Why LPs want to be active partners, not back-seat investors
The trend of allocating more capital with fewer managers is part of a wider private capital trend. In VC, what an LP wants from this kind of partnership depends on their long-term goals. Corporates...
Summit Room 1
Sep 9, 2026
12:30 PM
1:00 PM
VC & Growth | How to back the best performing VC managers you’ve probably never heard of
Specialist emerging managers are consistently over-represented in the top quartile. If performance is not in question, what is holding LPs back? The concentration of investor capital within the top...
