Agenda (2026 Conference)
8:00 am - 8:45 am Registration & Breakfast
8:55 am - 9:00 am Welcome Speech - Klarman Auditorium
Delivered by Conference Presidents
9:00 am - 9:50 am Keynote #1 - Klarman Auditorium
Mar Hershenson Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pear VC
Moderated by: Professor Karim Lakhani
10:00 am - 10:50 am Keynote #2 - Klarman Auditorium
Verdun Perry Global Head of Strategic Partners and Senior Managing Director at Blackstone
Moderated by: Professor John Dionne
11:00 am - 11:50 am Panel Session #1
State of PE (Klarman）
Crypto & Fintech (Aldrich 112)
Distressed & Special Situations (Aldrich 107)
Launching Your First Fund (Aldrich 108)
Recruitment in PE (Aldrich 109)
Recruitment in VC & Growth (Aldrich 110)
The LP Perspective (Aldrich 111)
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm Keynote #3 - Klarman Auditorium
Craig Packer Co-President and Board of Directors of Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Moderated by: Professor Ted Berk
1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm Panel Session #2
Infrastructure & Energy Transition (Klarman)
Healthcare & Life Sciences (Aldrich 111)
Industrials & Defense Tech (Aldrich 112)
Private & Opportunistic Credit (Aldrich 110)
State of VC (Aldrich 109)
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm Keynote #4 - Klarman Auditorium
Josh Kushner Founder & Managing Partner, Thrive Capital, Founder of Oscar Health
Moderated by: Professor Nitin Nohria
4:00 pm - 4:50 pm Panel Session #3
AI: The PE Perspective (Klarman)
Real Estate (Aldrich 111)
Corporate VC (Aldrich 110)
Emerging Markets (Aldrich 109)
5:00 pm - 5:50 pm Panel Session #4
AI: The VC Perspective (Klarman)
Consumer (Aldrich 111)
Portfolio Ops (Aldrich 110)
Alternatives in Alternatives (Aldrich 109)