Pension Bridge Private Equity Exclusive 2026
Pension Bridge Private Equity Exclusive 2026 is an organiser-published event for investors, managers and advisers working across private markets and alternative investments.
About this event
Pension Bridge Private Equity Exclusive is an institutional-investment meeting in Chicago for institutional LPs, family offices and fund-of-funds. The programme focuses on private markets, manager selection and portfolio construction, bringing investor, manager and adviser perspectives into a common discussion. Sessions and networking help participants compare approaches, understand current market conditions and develop relationships relevant to the event’s principal investment theme.
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Monday, 13 July 202619 sessions
CDT / Your local time(35 min)
Future Economy: Growth Opportunities
CDT / Your local time(45 min)
! Andrew Busch Economic Futurist and former 1st Chief Market Intelligence Officer for the US government Keynote
CDT / Mon Jul 13, - Tue Jul 14, Your local time(45 min) Private vs. public: Does private equity still earn its place when public equites are flying?
! Amit Thanki Senior Investment Officer San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, Your local time(40 min)
! Elizabeth Traxler Managing Director Neuberger Berman Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, Your local time(30 min)
! Elizabeth Traxler Managing Director Neuberger Berman Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, Your local time(20 min)
! Ethan Samson Managing Principal, Director of Private Markets Client and Partner Strategy Meketa Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, Your local time(20 min)
! James Harvey Private Credit Editor With Intelligence Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, Your local time(40 min) Is the secondaries market too popular for its own good?
! Kevin Zeman Principal, Tax Gen II Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, Your local time(30 min) Is the rise of retail bad for private equity?
! Jamil McNeal Director Investments - Private Markets True North Advisors Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, Your local time(1 hour, 30 min)
Tuesday, 14 July 202639 sessions
Navigating the Next Phase of Private Equities
CDT / Your local time(50 min)
Navigating the Next Phase of Private Equities
CDT / Your local time(40 min)
Investor-led roundtables
CDT / Your local time(45 min)
Round one
Round two
! Sid Nadkarni Chief Investment Officer Bitterroot Capital Advisors
CDT / Your local time(5 min)
CDT / Your local time(40 min)
! Aazar Zafar Senior Director, Investment Risk OPTrust Speaker
CDT / Your local time(20 min)
! Alex Abell Managing Partner RCP Advisors Speaker
CDT / Your local time(25 min)
(40 min)
! Jennifer Pereira Head of Fengate Private Equity Fengate Asset Management Speaker
! Jeff Goldfaden Managing Director, Head of Industrials Warburg Pincus Speaker
! Eiraj Sohail Director of Investments Stone Garden Group Speaker
! Catherine Shiang Managing Director Asia Capital Advisor Speaker
! Jason Luo Senior Director, Venture Capital Nicola Wealth Management Speaker
! Suraj Panjwani Managing Director, Investor Relations Strategic Value Partners Speaker
CDT / Tue Jul 14, - Wed Jul 15, Your local time(1 hour)
Artificial intelligence, technology and the exit problem
CDT / Wed Jul 15, Your local time(40 min)
! Justin MacCormack Managing Partner Imperial Capital Speaker
CDT / Wed Jul 15, Your local time(40 min)
! Sid Nadkarni Chief Investment Officer Bitterroot Capital Advisors Speaker
CDT / Wed Jul 15, Your local time(20 min)
! Angelo Rufino Partner, Special Situatons Bain Capital Speaker
CDT / Wed Jul 15, Your local time(30 min)
Continuation vehicles: Solutions, shortcut or structural risk?
! Antonio Lequerica Investment Managing Director Coller Capital Speaker
CDT / Wed Jul 15, Your local time(25 min)
! Jennifer Johnson Director of Private Markets Missouri Department of Transportation & Missouri State Highway Patrol Employees’ Retirement System Speaker
CDT / Wed Jul 15, Your local time(1 hour, 30 min)
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Wednesday, 15 July 202615 sessions
CDT / Your local time(45 min)
CDT / Your local time(5 min)
CDT / Your local time(40 min)
! Chris Sanders Portfolio Manager Nebraska Investment Council Speaker
CDT / Your local time(40 min) The rise of mega-platforms: Opportunity or risk for LPs?
! Matt Russell Managing Director VenCap Speaker
CDT / Your local time(20 min)
! Tadd Wessel Founder and Managing Partner Petrichor Speaker
CDT / Your local time(30 min)
Once viewed as a fee-free enhancement, co-investments now face intense competition and rising complexity. This session examines whether co-investments still deliver on their promise.
CDT / Your local time(40 min)
! Rob Long Senior Investment Director, Co-Investments Cambridge Associates Speaker
CDT / Your local time(35 min)
! Mike Massimino Former NASA Astronaut Keynote
CDT / Your local time(1 hour)
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