Venture Capital and Private Equity Conferences

Trying to get in front of a VC to pitch your next big hit?  Try going where they go!  Here are a couple of the events that you’ll want to try to get to.  While these conferences aren’t really geared towards entrepreneurs, per se, being around lots of investors and people in the private equity and venture capital world can only help improve your network.

EAST COAST:

Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference
Host: Harvard Business School
Past keynote speakers have included: David M. Rubenstein of The Carlyle Group, David Skok of Matrix Partners, Steven B. Klinsky of New Mountain Capital, Arthur Patterson of Accel Partners, Scott M. Sperling of Thomas H. Lee Partners, Matthew Bishop of The Economist.

Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference
Host: Columbia University
Past keynote speakers have included: J. Christopher Flowers of J.C. Flowers & Co., Robert Pittman of The Pilot Group, Russell Carson of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, John Howard of Irving Place Capital, Stephen Murray of CCMP Capital, and Stuart Ellman of RRE Ventures.

Private Equity Conference
Host: Duke University
Past speakers have included: Christopher Williams of Harris Williams & Co., Bill Brown of Palmer Labs and 8 Rivers Capital, Simon Gisby of Deloitte Corporate Finance, and Ryan Schwarz of The Carlyle Group.

WEST COAST:

Venture Capital Investing Conference
Host: International Business Forum
Past speakers have included: Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Mark Heesen of the National Venture Capital Association, Kate Mitchell of Scale Venture Partners, and Matt Murphy of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.