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2025 RFK Compass Summer Investors Conference Speakers

Day 1

Welcome Remarks

Where Are We Now? Where Are We Heading?

Building Resilient Middle Market Businesses Amidst Economic Uncertainty

  • Ejim Achi

    Ejim Achi

    Co-Chair, Global Corporate Practice; Co-Chair, Private Equity Practice; Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
  • Tom Burger

    Tom Burger

    Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Gridiron Capital
  • Bharath Srikrishnan

    Bharath Srikrishnan

    Managing Partner, Bharcap Partners
  • Eric Taylor

    Eric Taylor

    Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, Trident
  • Raelan Lambert

    Raelan Lambert

    Global Alternatives Leader, Mercer

In Focus: Evolving the Face of Capital Management

  • Taffi Ayodele

    Taffi Ayodele

    Director of Emerging and Diverse Manager Strategy, Office of the New York City Comptroller
  • Elizabeth Browne

    Elizabeth Browne

    Managing Director, Sponsor Solutions Group, Elevate, GCM Grosvenor
  • Sherrese Clarke Soares

    Sherrese Clarke Soares

    Founder, Chief Executive Officer, HarbourView Equity
  • Nicola Idehen

    Nicola Idehen

    Chief Operating Officer, Red Arts Capital
  • André Rice

    André Rice

    President, Muller and Monroe Asset Management
  • Sylvester McClearn

    Sylvester McClearn

    Director, Emerging Manager Program, New York State Common Retirement Fund

Fireside Chat | From Liquidity to Leverage: How Secondaries Are Reshaping Private Markets

  • Matt Jones

    Matt Jones

    Co-Managing Partner, North American and European Secondaries, TPG
  • Matthew Tepper

    Matthew Tepper

    Head of Americas Indirect Real Estate, and Real Estate
  • Michael Elio

    Michael Elio

    Partner, Private Equity, StepStone Partners

Spotlight | A Public Markets Quick Take

  • Ashley MacNeill

    Ashley MacNeill

    Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets, Vista Equity Partners

Afternoon Wrap-Up

Welcome Dinner Remarks

Fireside Chat | Stewardship in Action

Part I | Navigating the Now: Leadership in a Shifting Landscape
Part II | Perspectives from America’s State Treasurers

Day 2

Morning Remarks

Private Markets Unpacked: Signals, Sectors, and Shifts Across Asset Classes

Spotlight Presentation | Rocks and Hard Places: Health Care, Innovation and Government Policy Priorities

  • Adam Fliss

    Adam Fliss

    Founding Partner and General Counsel, Patient Square Capital

Opening Keynote | U.S. Tariffs are Rewiring Supply Chains: Preliminary Considerations for Human Rights

  • Dr. Mary Lovely

    Dr. Mary Lovely

    Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Interactive Workshop | Human Rights Risks for Investors

Lunch Fireside Chat | AI, Platforms, and the Future of Private Equity: A Conversation on Strategy and Scale

  • John Claisse

    John Claisse

    Chief Executive Officer, Albourne
  • Patrick Severson

    Patrick Severson

    Senior Managing Director, and Cohead of Foundation Fund, Vista Equity Partners
  • Soraya Darabi

    Soraya Darabi

    General Partner & Founder, TMV; Vice Chair, Board Development Committee

Real Estate at a Crossroads: Navigating Volatility, Vacancy, and Value

  • Manuel Casanga

    Manuel Casanga

    Director for Real Estate and Real Assets, New York State Common Retirement Fund
  • Julie Ingersoll

    Julie Ingersoll

    Chief Investment Officer, CBRE Investment Management
  • Ermias Nessibu

    Ermias Nessibu

    Executive Director, Real Estate Investments, GCM Grosvenor
  • Sasha Bernier

    Sasha Bernier

    Managing Partner, Hestia Holdings

Fireside Chat | Capital, Careers, and Curveballs

President’s Remarks

  • Kerry Kennedy

    Kerry Kennedy

    President, Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center

Remarks

  • John W. Rogers, Jr.

    John W. Rogers, Jr.

    Founder, Chairman, Co-Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Investment Officer, Ariel Investments

Spotlight | Lieutenant General Robert Walsh (Ret.)

Day 3

Opening Remarks

Keynote | Admiral James Stavridis on Geopolitics and Investing Implications

Beyond Returns: Building Durable Value in a Disrupted World

Fireside Chat | Exploring Litigation Finance in the Context of Human Rights

Morning Wrap-Up

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