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Speakers & Topics
- Dave Waiser
Founder @ Accumulator
$729M+ in Submitted Founder EquityBeyond Secondaries: One Allocation Across 35+ Unicorns
Dave Waiser built 6 companies and raised over $1B, including Gett, a B2B mobility platform with $200M+ in revenue. Now building Accumulator: one allocation across category-leading private companies. - Brett Hickey
Founder & CEO @ Star Mountain Capital
$5B AUMTopic will appear soon
Brett Hickey is the Founder and CEO of Star Mountain Capital, a specialized U.S. lower middle-market private investment firm with approximately $5 billion in AUM. He focuses on providing debt and equity capital alongside secondary liquidity solutions, including NAV loans and LP interest purchases. Previously, Brett worked in investment banking at Citigroup. - Joe Schorge
Founder & Managing Partner @ Isomer Capital
€750M AUM, FoFThe European VC liquidity gap: where secondaries deals come from and how we underwrite them
Joe Schorge is the Founder and Managing Partner of Isomer Capital, a European technology venture capital firm. He focuses on accessing high-potential opportunities through LP investments, co-investments, and secondary purchases. Previously, Joe held senior roles at Pomona Capital and Cambridge Associates. - Dave McClure
Founder & Managing Partner @ Practical Venture CapitalVC Secondary 101: How to Value & Buy Bargain Unicorns and Funds at 20-50% Off
Dave McClure is the Founder and Managing Partner of Practical Venture Capital, a Silicon Valley VC secondary firm. He focuses on buying LP/GP interests in mature funds and direct secondary in later-stage tech companies. Previously, Dave co-founded 500 Startups and was a VC at Founders Fund. - Matt Russell
Managing Director (Head of Secondaries) @ VenCap International plc
$3B+ invested in 500 VC fundsDPI is the new IRR: why the distribution drought is permanently reshaping LP behavior
Matt is a Managing Director in the Investment Team and leads VenCap’s secondary strategy. He was previously a director at Northleaf Capital Partners where he was responsible for leading the diligence and execution of GP and LP-led secondary transactions as well as direct co-investments. Prior to that, he was a member of the secondaries team at Partners Group. Matt started his career at Cavendish Corporate Finance. He received his BA (Hons) in Business Finance from Durham University. Outside of work, Matt enjoys running, reading, and playing guitar. - Ken Sawyer
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Saints CapitalThe dawning of the era of GP-led venture secondaries
Kenneth Sawyer is the Founder and Managing Director of Saints Capital, a leading direct secondary firm with over $1 billion of capital providing liquidity options to venture and private equity investors. He focuses on secondary investments in GP-led venture and growth funds. Previously, Kenneth served as Head of M&A for Prudential Volpe Technology Group and began his career at Morgan Stanley. - Michael Bego
Managing Partner & Founder @ Kline Hill PartnersPanel "LP-led secondaries in 2026 — who's selling, at what price, and why now"
Michael Bego is the Founder and Managing Partner of Kline Hill Partners, a private equity secondary fund with over $3.5 billion in AUM. He focuses on acquiring LP interests in buyout, growth, and venture funds, as well as investing in GP-led vehicles and direct secondaries. Previously, Michael was a Partner at Willowridge and a Consultant at McKinsey & Company. - Omolade Adebisi
Head of Secondaries @ Isomer CapitalPanel "Continuation Funds: Separating Conviction from Convenience"
Omolade Adebisi is the Head of Secondaries at Isomer Capital. A seasoned VC secondaries investor, her background includes serving as Director of Venture Capital Secondaries at a Middle Eastern Financial Company and as an Investment Professional at Coller Capital. She previously held investment banking roles at Mizuho and Citi, and holds an MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE). - Prab Rattan
Co-Founder & Head of Institutional Markets at Hiive | VC Secondaries @ HiiveTopic will appear soon
Prab Rattan is the Co-Founder & Head of Institutional Markets at Hiive, a pre-IPO marketplace backed by Uncorrelated Ventures and Hack VC. A veteran VC secondaries specialist, he has advised on billions of dollars in transactions, executing thousands of secondary trades for late-stage giants like SpaceX, Stripe, and Palantir. He previously served as Vice President at Setter Capital. - Christopher Johnson
Principal @ Knightsbridge AdvisersPanel "Continuation Funds: Separating Conviction from Convenience"
Christopher Johnson is a Principal at Knightsbridge Advisers and a Kauffman Fellow. With over a decade of 360-degree experience across private market investment and advisory, he specializes in venture capital and private equity firm operations. Recognized as a Venture Capital Journal "Rising Star" (40 under 40), he previously served as Associate Director at IQ-EQ. - Mitch Clemente
Partner, Co-Head of Secondaries @ Pathway CapitalPanel "LP-led secondaries in 2026 — who's selling, at what price, and why now"
Mitch Clemente is a Partner and Co-Head of Secondaries at Pathway Capital Management. Prior to joining Pathway, he spent over seven years at Greenhill & Co., where he served as Vice President. He began his career as a Financial Analyst at Houlihan Lokey and holds a BS in Finance and International Business from the NYU Stern School of Business. - Kelly Deponte
Managing Director @ Kelly DePonte AdvisoryPanel "LP-led secondaries in 2026 — who's selling, at what price, and why now"
Kelly DePonte is the Managing Director of Kelly DePonte Advisory LLC and a Senior Advisor at Probitas Partners. He spent over 24 years at Probitas Partners, where he served as Managing Director and Head of Research. A seasoned private equity expert, he previously served as COO at Pacific Corporate Group, has edited multiple definitive industry books for PEI Media, and holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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