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April 16 & 17, 2025 - Renaissance, Chicago, USA

Exclusive connections for the worldʼs #1 private capital market

We are thrilled to renew our groundbreaking collaboration with Pensions & Investments for the 2nd edition of Pensions&Investments x IPEM Private Markets
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Who will attend Pensions&Investments x IPEM Private Markets 2025?

300+

decision-makers

1:1

LP to GP ratio

2024 Attendees by firm type

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1. Limited Participation

With a strict 1:1 LP to GP ratio, we have a cap of 300 participants, including 150 institutional LPs and 150 GPs – an intimate and high-impact event.

2. North American Focus

P&I x IPEM Private Markets returns to Chicago for a second year to provide a strategic avenue for fund managers to foster relationships, gain market insights, and access capital in the world’s largest, deepest, and most dynamic and competitive market.

3. Facilitated Meetings

Leading up to the event, IPEM facilitates meetings between participants, ensuring efficient and productive interactions that lead to meaningful connections and valuable partnerships.

Program Overview

Last year’s inaugural event featured two full days of panel discussions, keynotes, and many opportunities for networking – from trivia to breakfast and evening receptions. Top speakers included Maggie Coleman (Manulife Investment Management), Doug MacBean (Caltech), Scott Parrish (State of Wisconsin Investment Board), and Elizabeth Roth (University of Chicago).

 

Stay tuned as we announce speakers for Pensions&Investments x IPEM Private Markets 2025!

CONFERENCES

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

🟣 The Times They Are A-Changin’: Disruptors that Will Dictate Private Markets Investing

🟣 Assessing Portfolio Health: Private Equity

🟣 LP Fireside Chat

🟣 Define, Refine & Shine! How to Execute on Private Credit

🟣 Track I: Private Credit

◆ Identifying Good Deals Credit Manager Selection

◆ Feeling Distressed about Opportunistic Credit? Let’s Look at the Underlying Assets

◆ Asset-Based Finance: Generalists vs. Specialists

🟣 Track II: Private Equity

◆ Optimizing Your Private Equity Allocation: Targeting Middle & Lower Market Focused Funds

◆ Sports Investing: What’s Your Gameplan?

◆ Sector Investing – AI: Not Just a Tech Play

🟣 Track III: One-on-One Meetings

◆ Use this time to network with peers.

🟣 Alternative Exits – How are GPs Realizing Liquidity in a Slow IPO Market?

Thursday, April 17, 2025

🟣 The Ramifications of Tighter Capital Markets: How GPs are Working with LPs

🟣 Track I: Real Assets

◆ Getting Real with Real Estate: Will 2025 Be a Strong Vintage Year?

◆ AI: The Infrastructure Play

🟣 Track II: Private Equity & Credit

◆ Gaining Exposure to the Lower Middle Market through SBICs: A Case Study

◆ Around the World in 45 Minutes?

🟣 Track III: One-on-One Meetings

◆ Use this time to network with peers.

🟣 The LP Panel: Where the Rubber Meets the Road

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

🔵 Breaking Concepts

🔵 Concurrent Breakouts: Portfolio Assets in Focus

(Attendees can join one of two breakout tracks or 1:1 Networking)

Thursday, April 17, 2025

🔵 Emerging Manager Session

🔵 Concurrent Breakouts: Portfolio Assets in Focus

(Attendees can join one of two breakout tracks or 1:1 Networking)

NETWORKING BREAKS

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

🟠 P&I Trivia & Networking Break

🟠 Networking Lunch

🟠 Networking Break

Take the time to reconnect with peers and forge new relationships!

🟠 Networking Reception & The $10,000 Private Markets Pyramid

Thursday, April 17, 2025

🟠 Networking Breakfast

🟠 Private Breakfast for Family Offices with Crain Currency

🟠 Networking Break

Take the time to reconnect with peers and forge new relationships!

🟠 Closing Remarks, Private Markets Trivia Results & Lunch

LP power shift means traditional allocation trends can no longer be assumed

For LPs & Investment Consultants

LPs & Investment Consultants receive complimentary access to the conference!

Want to know if you qualify as an LP?

>> Read our Complimentary Limited Partner Pass Eligibility

The IPEM Experience

At IPEM, we don’t just organize events — we deliver a value-driven journey.
From registration to post-event to all year-round content and insights library, every step is designed to help you maximize your ROI and make your time count.
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1️⃣ Prepare & Target 🎯

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2️⃣ Activate & Engage 🤝

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3️⃣ Follow-Up & Measure 📊

4️⃣ Inform & Connect 📖

Complimentary Limited Partner Pass Eligibility

Primary Fund Investors

IPEM defines Limited Partners as investment professionals whose principal activity involves the primary fund selection/ analysis and/or management.

The Limited Partner category includes: institutional investors (pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, sovereign wealth funds, and DFIs), Single Family Offices (SFOs), and private wealth professionals.

1. Is your firm’s strategy focused on direct investments and not fund investments?

YES – Please email investor@ipem-market.com for further review as this does not qualify under the initial pre-screen.

NO – You can proceed with question 5.

2. Are you actively involved in other investment activities apart from your role in the Limited Partner firm you are applying with?

YES – Please email investor@ipem-market.com for further review as this does not qualify under the initial pre-screen.

NO – You can proceed with question 5.

3. Are you a private investor or HNWI/UHNWI?

YES – If you are not part of an established Single Family Office, unfortunately, you do not qualify for a complimentary pass. You may attend on a fee basis as an IPEM visitor.

NO – You can proceed with question 5.

4. Are you applying with an investment firm (i.e. pension fund, insurance firm, Single Family Office) but your role is focused on direct or secondary or co-investment strategies?

YES – Please email investor@ipem-market.com for further review as this does not qualify under the initial pre-screen.

NO – You can proceed with question 5.

5. Is your firm an institutional investor or an established Single Family Office focused on primary fund investments?

YES – You are eligible for a complimentary pass.

NO – Please email investor@ipem-market.com for further review as this does not qualify under the initial pre-screen.

⚠️ Please note that registration requests must first be reviewed and are pending until you have received confirmation from the IPEM Investor Relations Team.