Harvard Business School Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference

The Venture Capital & Private Equity Club, a student club at Harvard Business School, will hold its 32nd Annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference on January 31, 2026 at the Harvard Business School campus in Boston. There will also be an exclusive pre-conference VIP Dinner at the Harvard Club of Boston on Friday, January 30, 2026 for sponsors and speakers.

One of Harvard Business School’s most anticipated student-run conferences, the VCPE Conference has brought together 1,000+ venture capital and private equity professionals, academics, and students to engage in educational discourse and thought leadership around the most prominent issues in today’s alternative investing space. This year’s keynote speakers include Josh Kushner, Founder and CEO of Thrive Capital; Verdun Perry, Senior Managing Director at Blackstone; Craig Packer, Co-President and Head of Credit at Blue Owl Capital; Mar Hershenson, Founder and Managing Partner at Pear VC; and Kim Lew, President and CEO of Columbia Investment Management Company.



With a wide range of panels this year, there is sure to be something that interests you:

State of Private Equity
State of Venture Capital
Real Estate
Infrastructure & Energy Transition
Private Credit
Distressed Debt & Special Situations
Alternatives in Alternatives
AI in VC
AI in PE
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Crypto & FinTech
Consumer
Industrials & Defense Tech
The LP Perspective
Emerging Markets
Launching Your First Fund
Portfolio Operations
Recruiting in Private Equity
Recruiting in Venture Capital & Growth
Corporate Venture Capital


Admission includes breakfast and lunch on the day and cocktail reception after the conference to network with panelists and other attendees.



Please visit http://thevcpeconference.com/ for more details on the event, and follow us on Instagram at @vcpeconferencehbs.

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