Reimagining Growth

Private for Longer

January 22, 2025
13:00–13:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

This year saw the global supply of public equities shrink at the fastest rate in at least 25 years, which was mirrored by continued growth in private markets. As private markets enter a new investment cycle defined by falling interest rates and increased investor demand, what does the future hold for financial markets, both public and private, and the real economy?

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Speakers

MB
Mark Benedetti
Executive President
Ardian
BS
Bejul Somaia
Partner, Global
Lightspeed Venture Partners
JT
Jo Taylor
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
AW
Anne Walsh
Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer
Guggenheim Partners

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