2023 Agenda
McGuireWoods recently held its Emerging Manager Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in Dallas. The conference drew registrations from over 725 emerging managers and limited partners with various investment strategies. This premier, two-day event is the centerpiece of the acclaimed McGuireWoods Emerging Manager Program and included the highly sought-after speed-networking event, which was responsible for over 1,800 formal meetings.
DAY 1: TUESDAY, MAY 16
Day One focused on speed-networking that provided efficient and effective relationship-building.
7:30 a.m. |
Registration / Breakfast |
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
1:1 Speed-Networking |
4:30 – 6:30 p.m. |
Welcome Reception |
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
Day Two included informative panel sessions and sharing best practices along with a networking breakfast, lunch and cocktail reception.
7:30 – 8:15 a.m. |
Registration / Breakfast / Networking |
7:30 – 8:10 a.m. |
Women in Private Equity & Finance Breakfast |
8:15 a.m. |
Welcome |
8:20 – 9 a.m. |
Navigating the Journey from Independent Sponsor to Emerging Manager |
9:05 – 9:45 a.m. |
How to be Differentiated as an Emerging Manager |
9:50 – 10:30 a.m. |
How to Engage with Endowments as an Emerging Manager |
10:30 – 10:45 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 – 11:25 a.m. |
Constructing Your Desired LP Base for Long-Term Success |
11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
What I Wish I Knew Before I Raised My First Fund |
12:10 – 1 p.m. |
Lunch |
1 – 1:40 p.m. |
What do LPs Actually Care About |
1:45 – 2:25 p.m. |
Improving Diversity in PE through Emerging Managers |
2:25 – 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
2:45 – 3:25 p.m. |
How to Develop and Implement an Emerging Manager Program |
3:30 – 4:10 p.m. |
Nuts and Bolts of Different GP Stakes/Seed Structures |
4:15 – 5 p.m. |
Sector and Other Specialization Approaches as an Emerging Manager |
5 – 6:45 p.m. |
Closing Cocktail Reception |