The Premier Industry Gathering for Venture Capitalists & Institutional Investors

Uniting over 400 of the most active venture capitalists, limited partners and private equity investors representing over a $trillion in capital.
 
Providing the unique opportunity to hear leading-edge strategies on investing strategies, maximizing returns, best practices, industry trends, ensuring successful fundraising and optimizing exits. Planned with the assistance of our prestigious advisory board, the IBF Venture Capital Investing conference boasts an unparalleled eighteen-year history for quality of program and seniority of speakers and attendees.  This industry meeting unites the most active venture investors and institutional investors representing over a $trillion in capital.

Strategies and Insights:

• The View From Silicon Valley: On Building Companies in 2008 & Building the Venture Firm
• Strategies For Surviving & Thriving In An Economic Downturn
• Profiting From Global Change: How Are VCs Capitalizing & Leveraging Geographies
• The Economic Environment & Its Impact on Exits & Liquidity
• New Valuation Methodologies: Standards And Consistencies Within Venture Capital
• Syndication Management: Establishing Mutual Partnership Expectations
• Biotech Without Borders: Addressing the Areas of Growth In A Mature Market
• Institutions Speak Out: What Is Happening In Venture Capital
• Flight To Quality: Assessing Top Managers
• The LP Perspective: Challenges and Opportunities, Venture Capital & Private Equity
• Carry Tax Outlook and 2008 NVCA Priorities
• Harnessing The Future Of Cleantech
• Secondary Market Investing: The PE Industry’s Silver Lining
• Risk/Return Issues For Venture Capital Asset Class
• The Limited Partner Appraisal On Emerging Managers
• The Institutional Investor Performance Puzzle: Benchmarking In 2008

Audience Profile:

Venture capitalists, institutional investors, corporate investors, limited partners,
pension funds, endowments and foundations and other private equity investors

Testimonials:

• "Conference was above expectations - well done"
• "It was a good experience"
• "Overall quality and mix of the presenting companies was better than expected"
• "Excellent networking event for companies"
• "I came to learn about the investors' experience, which may be somewhat different from other participants.  The conference met my needs completely and additionally gave me more info about the state of the services branch of the industry then I was expecting."
• "Very good and informative; I got exponential "IRR" on my investment during this conference."