Speakers & Topics
- Joe Schorge (FoF)
Founder & Managing Partner
@ Isomer Capital
€750M AUMLearnings from 100 LPs investments in European VC funds
Joe Schorge is the Founder and Managing Partner of Isomer Capital, a leading European VC fund of funds. With over 25 years of experience, he focuses on accessing high-potential technology opportunities through LP investments, co-investments, and secondaries. Previously, Joe held senior roles at Pomona Capital and Cambridge Associates. - Sean Peche
Portfolio Manager
@ Ranmore Fund Management
$2.5B AUMPanel "Safety vs growth: what actually works in UK and global equities today?"
A seasoned value investor, CFA and CA with nearly 30 years of investment experience, Sean Peche founded Ranmore Fund Management Ltd in 2008. To the end of Feb 2026, the Ranmore Global Equity Fund has beaten the MSCI World Index since inception in October 2008 and ranks well in top decile of global equity funds in the IA Global Sector over most measurement periods, having grown £100 to £993 since launch equal to 14.1% p/a (IA Global 9.9% p/a). - Wendy Craft
CEO @ Elle Family Office
(Lazarian Family SFO)
$500K-2M checksPanel "UHNWI & Family Office investment trends 2026"
Wendy Craft serves as CEO for Elle Family Office, a single family office in Atlanta, GA. The office handles the holdings of the Lazarian family, which include real estate, exotic cars and various other investments. The family office serves the first and second generations of the family.
Previously, Ms. Craft held the position of Chief of Staff for Fulcrum Equities, LLC, a single family office that invested in real estate and operating companies on behalf of its principal, Kent M. Swig. Located in New York City, the family co-invested with companies and family offices on a variety of investments around the world. - Alex Felman
General Partner @ Felman Family Office
$5M-10M checksPanel "AI inside family offices: lessons from early adopters"
Alex Felman is an entrepreneurial and family office professional. For 10+ years, he has been running his own family office, Felman Family Office, and works with family offices around the world through his family's multifamily group, MSF Capital Advisors. Using his expertise in Molecular Toxicology and Bio-entrepreneurship (B.A from University of California -Berkeley, MBA from Copenhagen Business School), he advises them in biotechnology, healthcare, and other futuristic tech industries with the goal of maintaining long-term wealth through innovation. - Aurelia Flores (FoF)
Investment Director @ Virginia Invests
$5M-15M checksOur FoF has reviewed 100’s of funds in the last 6 months: How first-time GPs can stand out
Aurelia Flores is Investment Director at Virginia Invests, VIPC’s fund-of-funds program, where she leads fund screening, selection, portfolio construction, and strategic management for early-stage venture capital fund managers. As a senior member of Virginia Venture Partners, she helps advance Virginia’s risk capital ecosystem through indirect investment strategies aligned with the Commonwealth’s economic development goals. Recent fund investments she supports include AIN Ventures, The Artemis Fund, Valor Ventures, and Veteran Ventures Capital. With 20+ years in the startup and venture ecosystem, she also co-founded Citrine Angels, an angel network investing in women-led startups. - Sid Shamim
Founder, CEO & President
@ Headway Capital
$500M AUMPanel "What makes a deal structure investable in 2026"
Sid Shamim is Founder, CEO & President of Headway Capital, a Houston-based private equity firm with $500M+ AUM focused on multifamily investments. Over the past 7 years, he has helped hundreds of investors allocate capital into passive commercial real estate while overseeing investment strategy and asset management. Prior to Headway, he managed $100M+ in technical projects as an engineer at a Fortune 100 oil & gas company. - Jonathan Stanley Thomas
Senior Vice President @ Rothschild Family OfficePanel "UHNWI & Family Office investment trends 2026"
Jonathan Stanley Thomas, born and raised in Dallas, TX, has 14+ years of industry experience on the buy-side and sell-side, working both retail and institutional for the following institutions: Ameriprise Financial, Charles Schwab, Hilltop Securities, Apex Clearing Corporation, Morgan Stanley, and the Rothschild Dallas Family Office. He's series 3, 7, 30, 31, 32, & 66 licensed.
- Johannes Rettig
Director, EMEA Family Office & Deals Leader I EMEA Private Business Development Leader @ PwCFamily Office report
Johannes Rettig is a Director at PwC, advising institutional investors and large corporates on private-market strategy, due diligence and transaction execution. He works across PE, VC and infrastructure mandates, supporting clients that collectively manage multi-billion-dollar portfolios across Europe and the US.
- Kishore Goshikonda
Founder & Managing
@ KAiLTUS Advisory
Advising $350M AUM FundOperational Alpha: How AI-Enabled Risk & Operations Frameworks Are Reshaping PE Returns
Kishore is the Founder of KAiLTUS Advisory, a boutique strategic advisory firm at the intersection of AI and financial services. With 20+ years in private markets — spanning investment & operations, fund governance, and portfolio company value creation — he founded KAiLTUS to address a gap he saw firsthand: most mid-market GPs and Investment Managers underinvest in the operational infrastructure that drives durable returns. Based in Dublin, KAiLTUS advises fund managers across UK, Europe and the Middle East on AI-enabled strategies across PE, private credit, and alternatives. - Dawid Waxman
Founder & Managing Partner
@ TKM Capital Partners
SFO - VC GP StakesA Strategy with an Improved Risk-Return Profile for Venture Fund Allocation: Proactive GP Staking applied to Venture Manager Seeding
David Waxman is the Founder & Managing Partner of TKM Capital Partners, a VC Manager Seeding/GP Stakes Fund.
David is a lifelong entrepreneur over a 35 year career. He has founded a number of companies including Azla Advisors, that has raised $6B in LP financing for private credit, private equity, secondaries and venture capital Funds including Kreos Capital, acquired by Blackrock and Jolt Capital, who he helped grow from $15m AUM to $600m AUM. Previously, David was a direct secondary investor and advisor, venture capitalist and co-founder / CEO of 3 tech startups. - Alyx Wood
Chief Investment Officer
@ Kernow Asset ManagementPanel "Safety vs growth: what actually works in UK and global equities today?"
Alyx is Chief Investment Officer at Kernow Asset Management, leading trading and investment research. He previously worked at Downing, Deutsche Bank, and KPMG. He is a Chartered Accountant with an Investment Management Certificate and advises family offices. Kernow is thrilled to receive the award for Best Performing UK Equity Long/Short Fund in The Hedge Fund Journal Performance Awards 2025. Since its inception, the strategy is up over 100%. - Kim Lisa Taylor
Founder @ Syndication Attorneys
$4B+ structured dealsPanel "What makes a deal structure investable in 2026"
Kim Lisa Taylor is a nationally recognized corporate securities attorney, speaker, and
founder of Syndication Attorneys.com. She has written two Amazon best-selling books
on How to Raise Capital Legally, and is the host of the "Raise Capital Legally" Podcast
and YouTube channel. Kim and her staff have created over $4 Billion Dollars in securities offerings for hundreds of clients including syndicators, fund managers and
small business owners. She is a frequently requested speaker at live and virtual real
estate, business and capital raising events. - Shlomi Raz
Partner @ Negev LabsPanel "When venture studios outperform funds in early-stage portfolios"
Shlomi Raz is a biotech entrepreneur and operator with 30+ years spanning Wall Street and drug development. He founded Eleusis Therapeutics, a pioneering psychiatric drug development company, raised $40M+, and led its acquisition by Beckley Psytech, where he served as President and Chief Business Officer. Prior to biotech, Shlomi was a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, where he built and led a structured derivatives platform generating $350M in profit. He holds an MA in Psychology from NYU and a BA in Finance and International Business from Georgetown. - Dusten Hendrickson
Founder @ Mailbox MoneyPanel "What makes a deal structure investable in 2026"
Dusten Hendrickson is the owner of Mailbox Money, focused on affordable housing through innovative design, efficient construction, and wellness multifamily real estate investing. He helped deliver South Dakota’s first certified Passive House and has built his track record across adaptive reuse projects, infill neighborhoods, and value-add multifamily housing. His work spans development, acquisitions, and passive LP investing with a mission to expand access to sustainable, affordable communities. - Sean Thompson
Founder @ Empire Builder Capital
$85M RE portfolioCommercial Real Estate track
Residential real estate, with extensive experience in investments and property management. Sean has flipped 50+ houses and has bought and sold 100+ properties, including single-family homes, Mobile Home parks, multifamily apartment complexes, commercial properties, office buildings, warehouses, car washes and industrial properties. - Laurent Hausermann
Co-founder & CEO @ CyGO EntrepreneursPanel "When venture studios outperform funds in early-stage portfolios"
Laurent Hausermann, co-founder of CyGO Entrepreneurs, first cybersecurity venture studio in Europe, is a serial entrepreneur who also co-founded Sentryo, an Industrial IoT Cybersecurity, acquired by Cisco in 2019. Founder of the Cyber Builders newsletter in 2023 with thousands of subscribers, he also worked at Arkoon Network Security from 2004 to 2014.
At CyGO Entrepreneurs, we empower European entrepreneurs to shape a secure future. We act as co-founders and first investors of the next wave of EU-born global cybersecurity companies. We co-build with a pan-European collective of cybersecurity professionals. - Andy Borses
VP of Investor Relationships @ Buy CoastalCommercial Real Estate track
Andy Borses is a real estate investor and fund-to-fund manager who has helped raise millions of dollars for multifamily and private market investments since 2020. He co-owns multiple apartment properties and allocates capital across professionally managed real estate funds while leading investor relations, acquisitions, and asset management. He is also the author of an Amazon bestselling book The Common Thread Method and founder of Rise by 25, a platform educating young investors on private real estate. - Nick DiLeone
Managing Partner
@ Leone Real Estate Partners
1,700+ doors/padsCommercial Real Estate track
Nick is the Managing Partner of Leone Real Estate Partners, founded in 2020, specializing in value-add and core-plus multifamily, RV park and warehouse/ industrial investments. Nick focuses on Multifamily/RV park acquisitions/dispositions, asset management and investor relations. With over 23 years of commercial real estate experience—having served as a Senior Asset Manager at Nuveen Real Estate and then as head of Asset Management at Berkeley Partners; he brings institutional rigor to every investment. Since transitioning to full-time syndication, Nick has led Leone RE in closing 15 GP deals, owning 1700+ doors/pads and stewarding $100M+ in AUM. - Brad Reed
Co-Founder @ Indomitable Horizons Fun
225 doors in 1 yearCommercial Real Estate track
Brad Reed is a real estate investor who scaled his portfolio to 225 doors and 19 STR keys plus some private equity and oil & gas investments through a relationship-driven investment approach. As a PMP and Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, he has driven $860M+ in measurable savings across multiple industries, applying the same operational rigor to underwriting, capital raising, and execution. - Rej Thomas, M.D.
Multifamily Real Estate Investor
3,000+ doorsCommercial Real Estate track
Rej Thomas is a full-time real estate professional with a multifamily portfolio spanning 3,000+ units across U.S. submarkets as both a general and limited partner. He focuses on affordable housing and community-driven operations, pairing multifamily investing with resident wellness initiatives and self-operated property management. Before real estate, he built his career as a medical professional with experience in patient care, research, and clinical trials.
Moderators & Program Partners
- Ryan McDowell
Founder & CEO @ Stiltsville CapitalModerator of the panel "UHNWI & Family Office investment trends 2026"
- Vinki Loomba
CEO @ Loomba Investment GroupModerator of the Panel "What makes a deal structure investable in 2026"
- Inge Grini
Founder & CEO @ Intellectual Labs AS
11 ventures with 36x TVPIModerator of the Panel "When venture studios outperform funds in early-stage portfolios"
- Vera Wang Cassara
Managing Partner @ Peak Square Ventures
3,000+ doorsModerator of the Commercial Real Estate Track
- Stephen Clapham
Founder @ BehindtheBalanceSheet.comModerator of the Panel "Safety vs growth: what actually works in UK and global equities today?"
- Vladyslav Nyshcheta
Founder @ Real Business Lab
(AI systems for family offices)Moderator of the Panel "AI inside family offices: lessons from early adopters"
VIP guests: FOs, FoFs, LPs
investing in VC, PE, RE funds
in Zoom breakout networking rooms
investing in VC, PE, RE funds
in Zoom breakout networking rooms
VIP guests: SFOs investing directly in startups in Zoom breakout networking rooms
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Max Pog is a 4x entrepreneur. In 2023, he published his Big Startup Studios Research, which attracted the attention of hundreds of venture studios & VCs worldwide. He launched the Venture Studio Family community and began hosting virtual conferences for investors.
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