How do you spot the winners for your portfolio more consistently? How does tech change the parameters for the company? Is keeping a portfolio company private better than going public at a later stage?

How much is currently being raised? Who is deploying capital and what are the hottest asset classes? What is the future outlook for PE fundraising, and what can we learn from 2018?

What can GPs do to stand out from the crowd? Is it better to have a generalist or specialist fund? What should be done differently when pre-marketing a fund? What are some of the lessons learned?

How do you spot the superstar of the future? Where is Venture going and how is it evolving? Is disruption likely to keep going? Is Venture likely to cease in a recession? How are VC strategies developing? What sectors are VC moving into? Are there new ways to finance portfolio companies? What other hybrid and innovative models are there in Venture?

What strategies will be the most successful at generating great returns? What do investors want to see when they get marketing material? How to do research and due diligence on a GP; What to look for after making a deal

How do Family Offices measure risk? How does a Family Office use venture capital? How should other LPs think about Venture? Do early generation Family offices have a greater risk tolerance? Co-investing: what is the appetite for them and what value do they bring?

What are the core differences between a credit and private equity fund? What are the different types of income strategies? Why is credit an attractive market? How will rising interest rates affect the credit market? Does leveraging a credit fund create too much risk?

What are LPs doing now compared to five years ago? What are some of the constraints? How are the skills used to invest in PE different from those in VC? How does VC investment criteria differ from PE? How are LPs investing in first-time VC firms?

What do GPs want from their investors?

How can GPs help speed the process along? How does a GP know if they are falling short, and going to get dropped?

How does an LP pick the ‘winners’? Why take a stake in a GP?

What do LPs want from their managers?

What are some of the most effective engagement strategies? Would an ILPA mandated reporting template help ensure LPs/GPs are on the same page?

[GPs only - Boardroom closed door session, Chatham House rules]

What is a good fund strategy? What must be in a fundraising review? What are the warning signs? What experiences are the best teachers?

3 GPs will each have 5 minutes and 5 slides to explain their fund thesis. LP judges will then provide feedback on delivery and clarity of concept.

Is the hurdle rate past its sell by date, or will increasing interest rates mean that the hurdle should stay? Should it be 6% 8% or 0%? Does the hurdle rate create a disadvantage for some GPs? Would removing the hurdle change GP behaviour in a positive or negative way?

How do the responsibilities split between the IRBD team and the CFO/COO in successful GPs?

How achieve maximum value when working with placement agents and external consultants

Where are we in the cycle? Is the VC market continually expanding, or is there contraction in some areas? Where is Venture’s upper limit? Who is filling the ‘no man’s land’ between micro VC and the major players? What are we seeing in later stage VC?

Who are the new managers and what are the new innovations leading the way? Has success in the valley killed the creative brain cell? What do LA and Venture have to offer each other? How do LPs know where VCs are investing? Is Corporate Venture making a big impact? Has the micro-VC ecosystem evolved?

VCs are moving upstream, and PE firms are moving down, is that a cause for concern? Are funding cycles too quick? Why do complex strategies benefit investors? Are novice investors getting in the way of good deals?

Where are the hot industries? New tech in old industries: where is the disruption? Are there any un-tapped markets? What are some of the success stories and unexpected markets? What can we learn from other global tech hubs?

How to build and incentivise a successful team; What are some of the most effective ways to keep talent from leaving? Is there a generational gap that’s growing? How to increase diversity in a team; How to solve common concerns when succession planning

Why are there fewer women in VC than in PE and portfolio companies? What initiatives can be introduced to increase better representation? Are LPs factoring in diversity into their investment criteria?

How to position a first-time fund and subsequent funds so that they are interesting and attractive to investors; How do funds differentiate themselves from established funds and prove their added-value approach to investors and entrepreneurs? What are the selection criteria that LPs use when considering a first-time fund?

What experiences from a first-time fund can help with the second and third? How to take future fundraising ambitions and position them to new and existing LPs

[LP-only closed-door session]

Boardroom session for LPs to discuss how to ensure long-term strategies follow through to the next generation of investors during technological and market changes

Are Venture Secondaries too risky? What are the main benefits of a Venture Secondary? Is the Venture Secondaries market likely to grow?

How to improve communication, transparency and reporting after a deal is made

[Off the record close door session, Chatham House rules]

What is the competition? What is the motivation? What is the strategy? What are the lessons from experience? What is the advice for people in a competitive environment?