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In the search for returns, investors are no longer bound by borders. They increasingly seek investments around the world to diversify returns and fund increasingly diverse ideas. The Investing Internationally panel will follow our professional guests as they explore insights into how capital decisions in a targeted market get made at the highest level. With the help of our moderator, our panel will discuss future of global trends that we can expect to see in the private investing space going forward.

The Investing in Healthcare Services panel will ask professionals, from early stage venture to growth equity and private equity investment strategies, to offer their perspectives and experiences from investing in healthcare services. The panel will discuss how private capital can accelerate company growth across different specialties and products to achieve attractive exits, while delivering high quality, value based care amid challenges inherent to the U.S. healthcare system.

Historically, early-stage investors have taken a 20% ownership stake during first round funding, however, in recent years early stage financing has grown increasingly competitive, raising the concentration of equity ownership and the amount of capital invested to historic highs. The Early Stage Venture Investing panel will explore the growing popularity of angel and seed investing, the implications of early stage investing, and how varying fund types view and tackle this burgeoning sector.

Hot Topics in Corporate Governance: what PE/VC investors, lenders, and other stakeholders need to know about current trends and developments U.S. corporate governance and how these issues may impact the bottom line and beyond.

With uncertainty surrounding inflation, future of work, and climate change, we will discuss where the market is heading and the question of whether the growth and success of real estate private equity funds in recent years are expected to continue. This panel will also discuss trends related to the adoption of new technologies that are disrupting the traditional market.

The inaugural Stern PE & VC Limited Partner panel features limited partner family offices. Family offices on average allocate approximately 35% of their portfolios to alternative asset classes. Within the alternatives, 10%-25% account for private equity. According to UBS, over 80% of family offices invest in private equity. Of those family offices, an increasing number of them are making direct investments. Panelists will discuss current trends in the private investments landscape with a focus on increased involvement in the due diligence process.