Premier Half-day conference
February 12, 2020
11:00AM – 3:30PM
NeueHouse Madison Square
110 East 25th Street
New York, New York 10010
PrivTech Invest, presented by Grit Capital Partners, is a premier and limited-invitation industry gathering that connects venture capital GP’s, Corporate VC’s, LP’s, family offices, and foundations – with growth stage private CEO’s and experts. At this intimate nexus of the venture ecosystem, you will gain proprietary insight on the state of the market for investing in private technology companies through fund vehicles, and direct investing.
Whether you are a VC, PE firm, LP, family office, angel, corporate innovation team, service provider or growth stage private company, PrivTechInvest is where it all comes together. A compact, half-day format, and an exclusive curated group will maximize your time while delivering opportunity and insight to your organization.
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SPEAKERS
Milind Mehere
Founder & CEO, YieldStreet
Carolyn Saacke
Chief Operating Officer, Capital Markets – NYSE
Herb Engert
New York Office Managing Partner, Ernst & Young, LLP
Jon Chu
Chief Product Officer, Privco
Paul Palmieri
General Partner, Grit Capital Partners
Joel Albarella
SVP, New York Life Ventures
Samer Hamadeh
Founder and CEO, Zeel
Mike Flannery
General Partner, Grit Capital Partners
Jonathan Ebinger
General Partner, Bluerun Ventures
Jed Kleckner
CEO, Delivery.com
Jennifer Byrne
CEO, Quesnay, Inc.
Chetan Sharma
Principal, Chetan Sharma Consulting
Edwina Johnson
COO, Alloy
Matthew Bellows
Co Founder and CEO, Bodeswell
Mike Mulica
Executive Chairman, Alef Edge
Julia Huang
Managing Director, Amex Ventures
Agenda
Session 1:
Making Sense of the NY Private Company Landscape
11:15AM – 12:00PM
In this opening session, EY’s Managing Partner for NY sits down for an interview about what is working for mid to late stage private companies. We will discuss the changing landscape, the market for IPO’s, the growth of the financial sponsor exit, and key themes for 2020.
Moderator: Paul Palmieri – General Partner, Grit Capital Partners
Guest: Herb Engert – NY Managing Partner, EY
Lunch Presentation:
Investing in the Privates, venture and beyond
12:00PM – 12:45PM
PrivCo shares proprietary insights, only for attendees, on the private company market, the category’s changing persona, and emerging approaches to identify opportunity for investments in the space.
Speaker: Jon Chu – Chief Product Officer, PrivCo
Session 2:
FinTech and InsurTech in focus
12:45PM – 1:30PM
Jennifer Byrne, Managing Partner of Quesnay leads a panel of CEO’s and investors who are actively cultivating opportunities in the fertile ground of FinTech and InsurTech in NYC. The panel includes both corporates and startups who are accessing the opportunities in these industries through private company investment and growth.
Moderator: Jennifer Byrne – CEO, Quesnay, Inc.
Panelists: Joel Albarella – Founder and SVP of New York Life Ventures
Matthew Bellows – CEO, Bodeswell
Edwina Johnson – COO, Alloy
Julia Huang – Managing Director, Amex Ventures
BREAK:
1:30PM – 1:45PM
Session 3:
Growth Stage Privates in NY
1:45PM – 2:30PM
A discussion of NY based late-stage private company CEOs and investors, who give insight into the 2020 environment for growth, impact of key market movements in 2019, alternatives for exits, and how companies and investors should view the opportunity in 2020 and beyond.
Moderator: Michael Flannery – General Partner, Grit Capital Partners
Panelists: Jed Kleckner – CEO, Delivery.com
Jonathan Ebinger – General Partner, Bluerun Ventures
Samer Hamadeh – CEO, Zeel
Session 4:
Fireside Chat – Private Investment Opportunities in 5G
2:30PM – 3:00PM
In this fireside chat, a key global authority on 5G evolution discusses 5G with the lens of its impact on new company creation, opportunities to invest, and comparisons to the early cloud opportunity.
Moderator: Mike Mulica – Executive Chairman, Alef Edge
Guest: Chetan Sharma – Principal, Chetan Sharma Consulting
Session 5:
Fireside Chat – New Markets for Financial Products
3:00PM – 3:30PM
A wide-ranging discussion around opening new markets for private investing in both debt and equity, with the Founder and CEO of YieldStreet.
Moderator: Carolyn Saacke – Chief Operating Officer, Capital Markets, NYSE
Guest: Milind Mehere – Founder and CEO, YieldStreet
Closing Remarks/Mingling/Departure:
3:30PM
Grit Capital Partners is an early stage investment firm, focused on technology, and comprised of investor entrepreneurs. The firm invests in high potential teams who seek to disrupt industries with technology and data, and are on a path to change the world. The combination of a powerful idea, an addressable market, and a world class team provides significant advantage when combined with our acceleration network of entrepreneurs, executives, and technology veterans at the top of their game.
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