IPEM Global 2025 – The Daily Spin – September, 26th
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April 21-22, 2026 - Radisson Blu Aqua, Chicago, USA
Exclusive connections for the worldʼs #1 private capital market
We are thrilled to renew our groundbreaking collaboration with Pensions & Investments for the 3rd edition of Pensions&Investments x IPEM Private Markets
All the content about P&I x IPEM Private Markets 2025
Who will attend Pensions&Investments x IPEM Private Markets 2026?
300+
decision-makers
1:1
LP to GP ratio
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
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
🟣 The Dream Themes: Executing a Thematic Approach in Private Markets
🟣 Much Ado About Nothing? What is Materially Different Between TPA and SAA?
🟣 LP Fireside Chat
🟣 Too Big to Fail? Assessing Risk and Positioning Portfolios for Success in Private Credit
🟣 The Current State of LP Liquidity Management and Exits
🟣 Fireside Chat
🟣 Watch This Space… AI and its Impact on Investment Processes
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
🟣 Retail in Private Markets – How Will it Change the Institutional LP/GP Relationship?
🟣 Real Assets: The ‘Cornerstone’ of an Institutional Portfolio?
🟣 Sweat Equity: Putting Venture Allocations to Work
🟣 Measuring Up to Expectations – Are you Using the Right Metric?
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
🔵 Breaking Concepts
🔵 Concurrent Breakouts: Portfolio Assets in Focus
(Attendees can join one of two breakout tracks or 1:1 Networking)
Track I: Credit
Track II: Equity
Track III: 1:1 Networking
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
🔵 Emerging Manager Session
NETWORKING BREAKS
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
🟠 Opening Networking Refreshments
🟠 P&I Trivia & Networking Break
🟠 Networking Lunch
🟠 Networking Break
Take the time to reconnect with peers and forge new relationships!
🟠 Networking Reception
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
🟠 Networking Breakfast
🟠 Networking Break
Take the time to reconnect with peers and forge new relationships!
🟠 Closing Remarks, Private Markets Trivia Results
Speaker line-up
How to participate in P&I x IPEM Private Markets 2026
For GPs / Fund of Funds / Placement Agents
$4,000
(VAT excl.)
(Early Bird, expires Feb. 15)
For Emerging Managers
$2,500
(VAT excl.)
(Early Bird, expires Feb. 15)
For Service Providers
$5,000
(VAT excl.)
For LPs & Investment Consultants
LPs & Investment Consultants receive complimentary access to the conference!
Want to know if you qualify as an LP?
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.
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.
1️⃣ Prepare & Target 🎯
2️⃣ Activate & Engage 🤝
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.
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