The Retail Private Markets Revolution: A Guide for Private Fund Managers

Goodwin — in conjunction with Strategic Innovations Advisors, founded by John Pileggi — invites you to attend our upcoming program, The Retail Private Markets Revolution: A Guide for Private Fund Managers. These insightful sessions will explore key topics for those considering retail product offerings and emerging trends shaping the market. Please find the agenda below:

9:00 AM | Registration 

9:30 AM | Introduction 

9:40 AM | Getting Into the Market: The How, What and Why
A discussion of the various options for managers thinking about new funds to tap this burgeoning market, as well as current market trends and developments offering private markets access in retirement plans.

• Kim Flynn, President, XA Investments
• Michael Keogh, Managing Director, Product Development, iCapital
• John Pileggi, CEO and Founder, Strategic Innovations Advisors
• Patrick Quinn, General Counsel, CION Investment Group
• Moderator: Jeremy Senderowicz, Partner, Goodwin

10:30 AM | Rubber, Meet Road: The Practical and the Operational
Valuation, board relationships and oversight, administration of subscriptions and repurchases, other Investment Company Act operational and compliance requirements: what are they like in practice?

• Colleen Corwell, Managing Director, Head of US Financial Services Compliance and Regulation, Kroll
• Lori Hoffman, Director, Legal – Registered Investment Products, KKR
• Josh Schnurman, Senior Fund Controller, Private Wealth Secondaries Solutions, Coller Capital 
• Richard Talley, Senior Vice President, Business Development, UMB Fund Services
• Moderator: Brynn Peltz, Partner, Goodwin

11:10 AM | Roundtable Discussion: The Trump Executive Order on Private Markets Access in Retirement Plans: What Comes Next and What Does it Mean?
Goodwin attorneys and industry professionals will discuss the executive order and its ramifications, including what regulatory developments may follow, the litigation context and how market participants are preparing for the new opportunities.

For more background on this topic, please read our recent client alert here.

• Chris Lyon, Global Head of Defined Contribution, Goldman Sachs
• Patrick Menasco, Partner, Goodwin
• Jeremy Senderowicz, Partner, Goodwin
• Moderator: Jamie Fleckner, Partner, Goodwin

11:50 AM | The Three Most Important Words: Distribution, Distribution, Distribution
What products sell to which investor bases through which channels? And what is the impact of new regulatory developments on the ability to access investors through retirement plans? This panel will unpack those topics, as well as the importance of distribution in product design and how managers should approach the challenges of utilizing new distribution channels.

• Tim Dolan, Vice President, Institutional Sales, Dakota 
• Loren Fox, Director of Research, FUSE
• Stephen Kyllo, Managing Director, SS&C  
• David Robbins, Director, StepStone Private Wealth
• Moderator: John Pileggi, CEO and Founder, Strategic Innovations Advisors

12:30 PM | Conclusion & lunch