Secondaries Virtual Conf 2026
Secondaries Virtual Conf 2026 is an organiser-published event for investors, managers and advisers working across private markets and alternative investments.
About this event
Secondaries Virtual Conf is a private-markets secondaries meeting for institutional LPs, family offices and fund-of-funds. The programme focuses on secondary liquidity, portfolio management, transaction structures and market conditions, 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.
Source: organiser materialsAgenda
Tuesday, 30 June 202630 sessions
Welcome by hosts
Panel "LP-led secondaries in 2026 — who's selling, at what price, and why now"
Beyond Secondaries: One Allocation Across 35+ Private Tech Leaders
Host activities
The European VC liquidity gap: where secondaries deals come from and how we underwrite them
1:1 Meetings
Room 1. Panel "LP-led secondaries in 2026 — who's selling, at what price, and why now"
Room 2. Dave Waiser @ Accumulator
Room 3. Regina Prasad - Biotech in Secondaries
Panel "Family Offices as strategic secondary buyers"
Room 4. Joe Schorge @ Isomer Capital
VC Secondary 101: How to Value & Buy Bargain Unicorns and Funds at 20-50% Off
Room 6. Panel "Family Offices as strategic secondary buyers"
Panel "DPI in a Liquidity Drought: How Late-Stage VCs and LPs generate real cash returns via Secondaries"
Room 7. Dave McClure @ Practical Venture Capital
The SPV explosion in pre-IPO investing. Unpacking common misperceptions and tips for prudently accessing the market
Room 8. Panel "DPI in a Liquidity Drought: How Late-Stage VCs and LPs generate real cash returns via Secondaries"
Secondary is Primary: How Liquidity Moved to the Front of the Market
Room 9. Prab Rattan @ Hiive
Why secondary funds print paper gains, where the liquidity actually goes, and the only defensible way to play the market
Room 10. Jared Carmel @ Manhattan Venture Partners
The dawning of the era of GP-led venture secondaries
Room 11. John Carbrey @ FutureSight
Panel "Continuation Funds: Separating Conviction from Convenience"
Room 12. Ken Sawyer @ Saints Capital
Liquidity Solutions & Secondaries in the 4,000-Fund U.S. Lower Middle-Market
Room 13. Panel "Continuation Funds: Separating Conviction from Convenience"
DPI is the new IRR: why the distribution drought is permanently reshaping LP behavior
Room 14. Brett Hickey @ Star Mountain Capital
Room 15. Matt Russell @ VenCap International plc