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Check out the 2025 line up below.

Amanda Abrams
Amanda Abrams
CEO
Cohen Circle
Rebecca Alcalay
Rebecca Alcalay
Managing Director
Reverence Capital Partners
Elina Alperovich
Elina Alperovich
Partner
Akin
Shoaa Ansari
Shoaa Ansari
Associate Director
Stax Inc.
Jasmine Azizi
Jasmine Azizi
Vice President
Advent International
Katherine Barasch
Katherine Barasch
Principal
The Carlyle Group
Jacqueline Berris
Jacqueline Berris
Principal
Composition Capital
Jasmine Burton
Jasmine Burton
Principal
Bain Capital
Libby Cantrill
Libby Cantrill
Head of Public Policy
PIMCO
Cheryl Chan
Cheryl Chan
Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Michelle Chan
Michelle Chan
Partner
Akin
Liz Chang
Liz Chang
Capital Markets Partner
Berkshire Partners
Janki Chudgar
Janki Chudgar
Principal, Capital Markets
Advent International
Cammy Contizano
Cammy Contizano
Partner
Goodwin
Carolyn Crooks
Carolyn Crooks
Senior Managing Director
Evercore
Nishita Cummings
Nishita Cummings
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Composition Capital
Heather Deixler
Heather Deixler
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Lidore DeRose
Lidore DeRose
Senior Partner, SVP Transaction Risk
The Baldwin Group
Kaitlyn Desai
Kaitlyn Desai
Principal, Manufactured Products
Pritzker Group
Olivia DiLorenzo
Olivia DiLorenzo
Managing Director, Transaction Advisory Services
RSM
Yili Dolan
Yili Dolan
Managing Director, Global M&A
State Street
Miriam El-Baz
Miriam El-Baz
Associate Director
Stax Inc.
Shannon Footer
Shannon Footer
Special Counsel, Private Equity and M&A
Milbank LLP
Nisha Haran
Nisha Haran
Director
Deerpath Capital
Amy Helenbrook
Amy Helenbrook
Managing Director
Stax Inc.
Blair Hennessy
Blair Hennessy
Managing Director
H/Advisors Abernathy
Jaime Hildreth
Jaime Hildreth
Partner, Head of Asset Management and Member of the Investment Committee
WestCap
Claire James
Claire James
Head of New York Private Equity
Freshfields
Amy Keller
Amy Keller
Partner - M&A Private Equity
Goodwin
Caroline Kjorlien
Caroline Kjorlien
Vice President
Thoma Bravo
Emily Knickle
Emily Knickle
Managing Director, Head of Private Credit Originations
AGL Credit Management
Jennifer Lee
Jennifer Lee
Founder & Managing Partner
c10 Partners
Allison Liff
Allison Liff
Partner, Head of US Leveraged Finance
Freshfields
Andrea Lucido
Andrea Lucido
Director
Bain Capital Credit
Kerri McNicholas
Kerri McNicholas
Partner
Gainline Capital Partners
Ale Mendoza
Ale Mendoza
Senior Vice President
TSG Consumer Partners LLC
Jaya Nallappa
Jaya Nallappa
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
Kathryn O'Connor Gardner
Kathryn O'Connor Gardner
General Partner
Kilonova Capital LLC
Iliana Ongun
Iliana Ongun
Partner
Milbank LLP
Allie O'Rourke
Allie O'Rourke
Principal, Software Strategy Group
EY Parthenon
Christen Paras
Christen Paras
Partner
MiddleGround Capital
Tatjana Paterno
Tatjana Paterno
Partner
Bass, Berry & Sims
Jackie Peradotto
Jackie Peradotto
Principal
HarbourVest
Sophia Popova
Sophia Popova
Partner
Summit Partners
Maggie Prager
Maggie Prager
Founding Partner
ECY Partners
Nadine Raida
Nadine Raida
Investment Director
Aries Global
Gloria Ring
Gloria Ring
Counsel
Latham & Watkins
Nancy Sun
Nancy Sun
Vice President
Forward Consumer Partners
Lauren Vitale
Lauren Vitale
Director
Lincoln International
Michelle Wang
Michelle Wang
Vice President
Advent International
Carolina Webster
Carolina Webster
Director of Risk Management
The Baldwin Group
Gabriela Weiss
Gabriela Weiss
Principal
Advent International
Susan Weiss
Susan Weiss
Managing Director, Debt Capital Markets
Blackstone
Maggie Wilmouth
Maggie Wilmouth
Director, Consumer Products & Services
William Blair
Veronica Wissel
Veronica Wissel
Partner, Executive Compensation
Davis Polk & Wardwell
Pamela York
Pamela York
Managing Partner
Capita3
Rebecca Yu
Rebecca Yu
Vice President
HG Capital Management
Kira Yugay
Kira Yugay
Principal
HIG Capital (HIG)
Jennifer Zhu
Jennifer Zhu
Principal
Golden Gate Capital

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