April 16 & 17, 2025 - Renaissance, Chicago, USA
Exclusive connections for the worldʼs #1 private capital market
Who âttended Pensions&Investments x IPEM Private Markets in 2025?
300+
decision-makers
1:1
LP to GP ratio
2024 Attendees by firm type
1. Limited Participation
2. North American Focus
3. Facilitated Meetings
Program Overview
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
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