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Since joining IVP in 2015, Tom has invested in high-growth technology companies across enterprise software, consumer, and fintech. He currently serves as a Board Director or Observer for companies including Attentive, NerdWallet, Podium, Skydio, and TaxBit, and previously served as a Board Observer for Coinbase and HashiCorp through their public listings. He has also been involved in IVP's investments in companies including Amplitude, Datadog, GitHub, and Tanium. Prior to IVP, Tom was a Principal at RRE Ventures and began his career at Goldman Sachs, advising technology, media, and telecommunications companies on M&A and corporate finance. He has been recognized by Forbes' Midas List and Midas Brink List, as well as GrowthCap's list of Top Software and Growth Investors. Tom holds a BA from Stanford University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was an Austin Scholar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/d4c865bd-218c-4dc7-abc8-1a3c39149530/Neary_J_3981_0235-Edit-683x1024.jpg Speakers - Make it stand out James Neary is a Managing Director and Partner at Warburg Pincus. He is the Co-Head of U.S. Private Equity and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Executive Management Group. He is Co-Chair of the U.S. and European Investment Committee and Chairman of Warburg’s Semi-liquid retail product WP ACE. During his career at Warburg Pincus, Jim has led or co-led industrials and business services; late-stage technology-enabled services; technology, media & telecommunications; capital markets; and healthcare. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus in 2000, he was a Managing Director at Chase Securities. He is a Board Member of several companies including Allied Universal, Consolidated Precision Products and Sotera Health. Among other public and private companies, he has previously served on the Boards of WEX, Duravant, Endurance International Group, Norstella, Hygiena, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Interactive Data Corporation, InComm Holdings, Coyote Logistics, EFS (Electronic Funds Source), and Alert Global Media Holdings. He is on the Board of Trustees at The Mount Sinai Health System, The Eaglebrook School, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, and Ownership Works. He received a BA in Economics and Political Science from Tufts University and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, where he was the Eugene Lerner Finance Scholar. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/e348e2f2-1242-4e5f-bce1-beadb7797b15/BenThompson_Headshot_TechStrategyKeynote.jpeg Speakers - VC Ben Thompson is the founder and author of Stratechery, a publication analyzing the business and strategy of technology and media. His writing reaches executives, entrepreneurs, and investors around the world and has helped shape how the technology industry thinks about platforms, aggregation, business models, and competitive advantage. Before launching Stratechery in 2013, Ben worked at Microsoft and Automattic and interned at Apple. He is a graduate of Northwestern’s MMM program, earning an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a Master of Engineering Management from the McCormick School of Engineering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/c4e3fa15-d68c-4734-9e60-d7e84992900a/jacopo-ponticelli-headshot-EuropeUS.jpg Speakers Jacopo Ponticelli is the Merrill Lynch Capital Markets Associate Professor of Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. An applied economist, he studies corporate finance, banking, and development economics, with a focus on firms in developing countries and how financial markets and institutions shape economic development. His research has been published in leading economics and finance journals, including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Financial Economics, and the Review of Financial Studies. He has served as an editor of the Review of Finance since 2024. Before joining Kellogg, Professor Ponticelli was an Assistant Professor of Finance and Cohen and Keenoy Scholar at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/5ece61ac-9e12-4846-9240-9b61e0097212/Paul+Armsby.jpg Speakers Paul Armsby is a Managing Director and member of the investment team at Corinthia Global Management. Corinthia provides debt financing to middle market, private equity backed companies, in North America and Europe. Prior to joining Corinthia in 2025, Mr. Armsby spent 10 years at Golub Capital, where he opened its first European office, in London, in 2021, leading to the deployment of $5 billion in European Private Credit. Prior to Golub, Mr. Armsby spent 8 years at Antares Capital, where he was a member of the Senior Secured Loan Program – the first scaled offering of Unitranche loans, as a true alternative to the broadly syndicated loan market. Earlier in his career, Mr. Armsby spent 4 years at General Electric, working across Asia, Europe, and North America as part of GE’s corporate training programs. He holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business, and a BSc in Management from City, University of London. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/36d52602-565c-4862-a857-a152a88ff9f6/Liraz+Evenor-Photo.jpg Speakers Liraz Evenor is a Managing Director in Bain Capital’s North America Private Equity business, where she leads transformational value creation across the portfolio. 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She is a CFA charterholder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/235f6f43-be58-4483-819f-8f0d1ee59a5f/JimDuganHeadshot.png Speakers Jim Dugan is the Founding Managing Partner of OCA Ventures, where he invests in fintech, insurtech, education technology, marketplaces, and data analytics. He brings more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance, capital markets, and venture capital. Before OCA, he traded derivatives at the Chicago Board of Trade and CBOE and worked in structured finance and mezzanine debt at Continental Bank. Jim currently serves the boards of various portfolio companies, including Ocient, Alembic, MPP, The MOM Project, Prisidio, ArcherEDU, SpotHero, SnapSheet, Impossible Objects, Roq.ad, and Falcon Insurance Group. In addition, Jim serves on various non-profit Boards such as USOPF, NU Wave, 1871, IVCA, Illinois Institute of Technology, and HCHS HardShip Endowment Fund, among others. A Kellogg MBA alumnus, Jim guest lectures on venture capital and private equity structuring and negotiations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/c9781617-f21b-4972-9148-4c4a1ed22f55/Rebecca-Kahnweiler--headshot-VC.jpg Speakers Rebecca has deep roots in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, in Chicago and internationally. Her first venture, Sector3, is active today as a Peruvian consultancy accelerating female-led businesses in partnership with local and international aid organizations. After returning to Chicago to pursue her MBA at Kellogg, Rebecca co-founded Wise Apple to scale the delivery of healthy meal options for children throughout the Midwest. She subsequently held leadership roles at Bonfire and MightyNest. Rebecca is currently the Managing Partner of Chicago based LongJump, a first-check, founder-led fund, investing in the next generation of founders. LongJump is the most active pre-seed investor in Illinois, providing capital, connections, and community to help founders build fast-growing, scalable businesses. An avid adventurer, Rebecca has visited 50+ countries and spent the summer after college cycling from Texas to Alaska to raise funds for the MD Anderson Cancer Center. Rebecca has an MBA from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and degrees in Finance and History from the University of Texas at Austin. While at Kellogg, Rebecca was a Zell Fellow and a Forte Fellow. She lives in Glencoe with her husband, two kids and their bernedoodle Betty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/69c770ba-560d-48b8-9cd5-741da6a2d33b/DavidWielandHeadshot.png Speakers David Wieland is Founder and Managing Partner of Motivate Ventures and an entrepreneur and early-stage investor. He has made more than 150 early-stage investments, including Chime, Robinhood, and HomeChef. 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An investment professional with more than 15 years of experience, Mr. Brumskine has executed private equity, growth equity, structured capital, and credit investments across multiple industries and geographies. Immediately prior to joining Bluestone, Mr. Brumskine was Co-Founder & Managing Director of 127 Wall Holdings, an independent private equity sponsor. While there, he co-led all aspects of investing and operations, including the acquisition, integration, and operation of a multi-state roll-up of consumer businesses with more than 30 locations across Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, and Texas. Earlier, Mr. Brumskine worked in the private equity groups of Apollo Global Management in New York and Helios Investment Partners in London. At Apollo, he focused on media, consumer, and sports-related investments, including equity and credit transactions and complex structured financings in partnership with leading management teams. At Helios, he executed private equity transactions across Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a focus on operational improvement in companies operating in emerging and growth markets. He began his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in Washington, D.C. Mr. Brumskine's most recent Board experience includes Players Health, Poolhouse, RWS Global, Selkirk, Scorability, and Volo Sports. Mr. Brumskine earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a J.D. from Yale Law School, and a B.S. from Harvard College. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/80b40b56-9e61-42b4-9547-8ade29be576a/Cort+Post_1506.jpg Speakers Cort Post is a Principal at Courtside Ventures,a leading sports and entertainment early-stage fund based in New York. Cort leads all health & wellness investing for Courtside, writing lead checks into pre-seed, Seed, and Series A companies at the intersection of sports, longevity, consumer health, and similar models. While currently investing out of Fund IV, Cort joined Courtside in Fund III after spending time leading startup finance & ops at High Alpha, a B2B SaaS Venture Studio. Cort originally began his career in corporate banking at Wells Fargo, working in Entertainment Finance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/1c79ecfe-1710-4c52-8d32-5602bfeab66f/Screenshot+2026-10-14+at+11.25.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Speakers Rich Copans is a partner and founder of Greystone Industrial Partners. Before founding Greystone, he spent more than 20 years at Madison Dearborn Partners, where he was a partner and led the industrial investment team. He worked on numerous investments and served on eleven boards of directors. Earlier in his career, Rich worked in private equity at Thomas H. Lee Partners and in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. He serves as a trustee of the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry and on the Kellogg School of Management Private Equity Advisory Council. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and an AB from Duke University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/7a36a8bf-b27c-41e0-9ee5-2fde9a757731/Screenshot+2026-10-14+at+11.22.56%E2%80%AFPM.png Speakers Darpan Kapadia is Chief Operating Officer of LS Power and a member of its Management and Investment Committees, overseeing power generation, transmission, and energy infrastructure businesses across the United States. He joined the firm in 2004 and served as Head of Strategy before becoming COO in 2017. Previously, Darpan held roles at Goldman Sachs and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He holds a BA in Economics from the College of William & Mary and an MBA with highest distinction from the Kellogg School of Management. 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Aaron holds a BA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/746e92ba-e947-47a1-bb7c-8e7c1223e7c0/Harry+Kraemer_Headshot_Grinding+Out+Alpha.jpg Speakers Harry M. Jansen Kraemer, Jr. is a Clinical Professor of Leadership at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Baxter International Inc., a $12 billion global healthcare company. Harry has been named Kellogg School Professor of the Year for the Fulltime MBA program as well as for the Executive MBA programs in Chicago, Miami, and Hong Kong. Harry's Kellogg classes include: Values-Based Leadership, Leading a Global Company, Corporate Governance Mergers & Acquisitions. Harry is the author of four bestselling leadership books: From Values to Action: The Four Principles of Values-Based Leadership Becoming The Best: Build a World-Class Organization Through Values-Based Leadership Your 168: Finding Purpose and Satisfaction in a Values-Based Life Your Values-Based Legacy: Making a Difference at Every Age and Phase of Life Harry is also a regular contributing author for "Forbes". Harry joined Baxter in 1982 as director of corporate development. His twenty-three year career at Baxter included senior positions in both domestic and international operations. In 1993, he was named senior vice president and chief financial officer, responsible for financial operations, business development, global communications, and European operations. Over the next several years, he assumed additional responsibility for Baxter’s Renal and Medication Delivery businesses. He was elected to Baxter’s board of directors in 1995, and was named president of Baxter International Inc. in 1997. He became Baxter’s chief executive officer in January 1999, and assumed the additional responsibility of chairman of Baxter’s board of directors in January 2000. Before joining Baxter, Harry worked for Bank of America in corporate banking and for Northwest Industries in planning and business development. Harry is active in business, education, and civic affairs. He currently serves on the board of directors of Leidos Corporation, Option Care Health, and Performance Health, and on the board of trustees of Northwestern University, The Conference Board, Endeavor Health System, and the Archdiocese of Chicago Finance Committee and School Board. He is a member of the Dean’s Global Advisory Board of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He is a member of the Council of CEOs, the Commercial Club of Chicago, and the Economics Club of Chicago. He is a past member of the Business Roundtable, the Business Council, and the Healthcare Leadership Council. Harry graduated summa cum laude from Lawrence University of Wisconsin in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and economics. He received an MBA degree in finance and accounting from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management in 1979 and is a certified public accountant. For his outstanding leadership and service, he received the 1996 Schaffner Award from the Kellogg School of Management. Harry enjoys jogging, tennis, skiing, and reading, especially world civilization. Harry and his wife Julie have five children and live in Wilmette, Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/824b8efb-5636-4d63-985f-b24024e0c25c/Amy+Han_Headshot_Grinding+Out+Alpha.jpg Speakers Amy is responsible for leading talent assessment and development across both the firm and its portfolio companies. Previously, she was a Principal at ghSMART and a Principal at Boston Consulting Group. She holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and a BS in Economics & Public Policy from Duke University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/b58bb3a2-0602-4885-8838-4a7a13c3af40/Andrew+Lim_Headshot_Grinding+Out+Alpha.jpg Speakers Andrew Lim is a Managing Director on the Blackstone Operating Team and Talent Lead for the Real Estate business where he is focused on developing and executing an integrated talent strategy across the portfolio. Prior to joining Blackstone, he spent five years at ghSMART where he was an Associate Partner and co-lead of the Executive Coaching and Development practice. There he advised clients on critical leadership initiatives such as selection assessment, succession planning and high potential development. Prior to ghSMART, Mr. Lim worked at Korn Ferry where he was a Principal and Consulting Director in their advisory business and earlier in his career, he worked at Heidrick and Struggles and Deloitte Consulting. Mr. Lim holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Commerce, with merit, from the University of New South Wales in his hometown of Sydney, Australia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/e5f1be9e-2fba-4366-a53e-5b599d601079/Screenshot+2026-10-14+at+11.41.59%E2%80%AFPM.png Speakers Joe is a Managing Director at ZRG Partners. He works with private equity firms, independent sponsors, family offices, and management teams to recruit CEOs and senior executives for their companies and their deals. He has 25+ years of experience as an investor across venture capital, lower middle-market private equity, and family office platforms. That experience shapes his judgment around what effective leadership looks like at different points in an investment and across a company’s growth trajectory, and underpins his work identifying, evaluating, and delivering executives aligned with board priorities. Joe also serves as Managing Partner of Greenwich Private Investments, Senior Advisor to G*Ventures Management, and Advisory Board Member of the Chang Robotics Fund. He holds an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a BA from Georgetown University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/0c896df0-9aa8-4c5d-8fb0-047708a69e6b/Tom+Ault_Headshot_New+Liquidity+Playbook.jpg Speakers Tom Ault is a Managing Director at Jefferies in Chicago, focused on advising middle-market private equity sponsors on continuation vehicles and other GP-led secondary transactions. He joined Jefferies in 2021 to help build the firm’s Private Capital Advisory business. Previously, Tom worked at Greenhill and Adams Street Partners, where he was an Associate on the firm’s secondary investment team. He began his career in healthcare investment banking at UBS in New York. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/e005b425-f2be-462e-969c-8db7d5063cd5/Anthony+Shontz_New+Liquidity+Playbook_Headshot.jpg Speakers Anthony Shontz is the Co-Head of the Private Equity Partnership Investments business unit, and a member of Global Investment Committee for private equity Secondaries, Primaries, and Co-investments. He has been with Partners Group since 2007 and has 24 years of industry experience, previously working at Pacific Private Capital and Prudential Capital Group. Anthony holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Brigham Young University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5dd461d0fd933254dde70b0f/a1943f0d-b6b1-48af-bf7c-0206cc58886d/Scott+Pasquini_Headshot_New+Liquidity+Playbook.png Speakers Scott Pasquini is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Orchard Investment Partners, a Chicago-based secondary investment firm focused on private equity-backed continuation vehicles, particularly single-assets in the lower- and middle-market where it and its advisors have direct investment experience, unique insights and extensive professional networks to bring to bear. Prior to co-founding Orchard in 2024, Scott spent nearly twenty years as a private equity investor at two of the industry's most experienced middle market investment firms. During his seventeen years with Madison Dearborn Partners, he helped invest and support value creation across four of MDP's flagship funds, as well as participated in three separate continuation vehicles. Prior to MDP, Scott was with GTCR, focused on investments in the consumer sector, and Merrill Lynch in their mergers & acquisitions group. https://www.kelloggpevcc.com/schedule-2026 daily 0.75 2026-10-15