CorpGov, IPO Edge and PE Edge will host the fifth annual Palm Beach CorpGov Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 5 and Thursday, Nov, 6, 2025, at the Palm Beach Lake Pavilion, located waterfront with sweeping views of Palm Beach Island. The Forum will feature panels and firesides from 1pm to 5pm. Networking receptions will follow at The Cove Club West Palm (sponsored by ASC Advisors) on Nov. 5 and Cucina Palm Beach (sponsored by Fox Rothschild) on Nov. 6.
Preliminary Agenda – Wednesday, Nov. 5
12:00 pm – Registration and lunch – Palm Beach Lake Pavilion
1:00 pm – Forum Starts
1:00 pm: Digital Asset Treasury
- Michael Blankenship, Managing Partner, Houston & Co-Chair, Capital Markets Practice, Winston & Strawn
- Andrew Keys, Co-Founder and Chairman, The Ether Machine (NASDAQ: ETHM)
- Joseph Quintilian, Partner, Distributed Capital Partners, and Co-Founder, Ajna Labs LLC
1:30 pm: Private Equity Meets Founder and Family-Owned Businesses
- Taylor Ingraham, Partner, ASC Advisors
- Mario Masrieh, Managing Director, Recognition, Trivest
- AUA Private Equity (Speaker TBD)
1:55 pm: Private Equity in Florida Sports
- Michael Alford, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Florida State University
- Robert DuPuy, Former President and COO, Major League Baseball
- Rick Horrow, CEO, Horrow Sports Ventures
2:25 pm: From Series A to IPO: Deep Diligence Across the Deal Cycle – Fireside with Paul Quinlan
- Paul Quinlan, Founder and CEO, Quinlan Partners
- Jarrett Banks, Editor-at-Large, CorpGov (Moderator)
2:40 pm: Tech-Enabled Private Equity
- Adam Doyle, EVP, Head of Technology Finance, Alliance Funding Group
- Rafique Jiwani, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Private Equity
- Alex Moazed, General Partner, Applico Capital
- Ira Gorsky, Managing Director, Edelman Smithfield
3:05 pm: Governance: The Evolution from Private to Public Markets
- Gabriel Hasson, Global Head of Governance and Shareholder Advisory, ICR
- Alex Knowland, Principal, Comvest Credit Partners
- Emma Sissman, Vice President, Impact Investing, Goldman Sachs
- Marc Yaklofsky, Managing Partner, New York, Forward Global
3:30 pm: Break
3:35 pm: VC Investing in Latin America
- Jarrett Banks, Editor-at-Large, CorpGov (Moderator)
- Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner, OneSixOne Ventures
- Jonathan Lo, VP of Finance, EisnerAmper
3:55 pm: AI: From Hospitality to Real Estate
- Mark Harms, Chairman and CEO, Global Leisure Partners; Investor and Executive Committee Member, World Gym Corporation (TAI: 2762.TW)
- Ariel Mark, Head of Western US Investments, Tokyu Land US Corp.
- Mary Allen Saunders, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Toast, Inc. (NYSE: TOST)
- Hooman Shahidi, Managing Partner, Opus Bloom Capital; Co-Founder and Former CEO, EVPassport
4:20 pm: Maximizing the Value of Directors on VC-Backed Boards
- Sher Baig, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Salus
- Ryan Keating, Partner – Outsource Accounting Services Practice, EisnerAmper
- Joshua Siegel, General Partner, Acronym Venture Capital
- Patrick Whelan, Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity, Vinson & Elkins
4:45 pm: Media Industry Dealmaking: Paramount Global and Beyond
- Daphna Edwards Ziman, Co-Chairman, Project Rise Partners
- Josh Harlan, Founder & Managing Partner, Harlan Capital
- Josh Kosman, Senior Correspondent, The Capitol Forum (Moderator)
- Bob Verrico, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, InvestingChannel, Inc.
Depart for reception at The Cove Club (sponsored by ASC Advisors)
Preliminary Agenda – Thursday, Nov. 6
12:00 pm – Registration and lunch – The Palm Beach Lake Pavilion
1:00 pm – Forum Starts
1:00 pm: Capital Markets Assessment and Private to Public Company Readiness
- Tad Nacheff, Head of East Coast Capital Markets and Financial Sponsor Coverage, NYSE
- Craig DeDomenico, Managing Director, Equity and Equity-Linked Capital Markets, Stifel
- Karen Snow, CEO, Rose & Co Capital Advisors
- John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, CorpGov (Moderator)
1:30 pm: Trading Action: Readying for the Reddit Bandits
- John Grau, President, InvestorCom
- John Marchisi, Executive Director – Capital Markets, Artex Risk Solutions
- Mark Martini, Founder and CEO, WimbledonGlobal, Inc.
- Patrick Murphy, Head of NYSE Market Making, GTS
2:00 pm: Crisis Management: Hedge Funds and Other Alternative Asset Managers
- Steve Bruce, Managing Partner, ASC Advisors
- Randall Adams, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
2:15 pm: IPO Prep and Public Company Life: Navigating Regulations
- Scott Dussault, Chief Financial Officer, ReliaQuest
- Steve Parish, Managing Partner, Equity Capital Markets, ICR Capital
- Michael W. Robinson, Chairman and CEO, The Montgomery Strategies Group
- Charles Soranno, Managing Director, Protiviti
- Zach Swartz, Partner, Corporate Real Estate Practice, Vinson & Elkins
2:45 pm: Barbarians at the Gate: An International Perspective
- Christine Carson, President and CEO, Carson Proxy
- Francisco Morales, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity, Vinson & Elkins
- Ira Gorsky, Managing Director, Edelman Smithfield
- Brenda Gosselin, Partner, Goodmans LLP
3:15 pm: 2026 Proxy Season Outlook
- Randall Adams, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
- Brendan Foo, Partner, Global Head of Corporate Contests, Forward Global
- Bruce Goldfarb, President and CEO, Okapi Partners
- Ron Orol, Senior Editor, The Deal (Moderator)
3:45 pm: Break
3:50 pm: Contested M&A
- Adam Kommel, Shareholder Activism Development Lead, Bloomberg LP
- Sebastian Tiller, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets, Vinson & Elkins
- Heath Winter, Partner, Corporate Governance & Shareholder Engagement, Longacre Square Partners
- Christopher Young, Investment Banker, Formerly Director of M&A and Proxy Fight Research, ISS
4:20 pm: Activism: Views from the Board, CEO and Outside Agitator
- Chuck Garske, Senior Managing Director, Okapi Partners
- John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, CorpGov (Moderator)
- Ken Traub, Chairman, President and CEO, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)
- Jessica Wood, Partner, Corporate Governance, M&A, Shareholder Activism and Corporate Defense, Sidley Austin LLP
4:50 pm: Keynote Fireside with Trian
- Josh Frank, Partner and Co-Investment Officer, Trian Fund Management
- Josh Kosman, Senior Correspondent, The Capitol Forum (Moderator)
Depart for reception at Cucina Palm Beach (sponsored by Fox Rothschild)
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5th CorpGov Forum 2025 Preliminary Speakers:
Keynote: Josh Frank, Partner and Co-Investment Officer, Trian Fund Management
Andrew Keys, Co-Founder and Chairman, The Ether Machine (NASDAQ: ETHM)
Ken Traub, Chairman, President and CEO, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)
Randall Adams, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
Michael Alford, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Florida State University
Sher Baig, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Salus
Michael Blankenship, Managing Partner, Houston & Co-Chair, Capital Markets Practice, Winston & Strawn
Steve Bruce, Managing Partner, ASC Advisors
Christine Carson, President and CEO, Carson Proxy
Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner, OneSixOne Ventures
Peter Clarke, Senior Director, Roberts & Ryan Investments Inc.
Craig DeDomenico, Managing Director, Equity and Equity-Linked Capital Markets, Stifel
Adam Doyle, EVP, Head of Technology Finance, Alliance Funding Group
Robert DuPuy, Former President and COO, Major League Baseball
Daphna Edwards Ziman, Co-Chairman, Project Rise Partners
Brendan Foo, Partner, Global Head of Corporate Contests, Forward Global
Chuck Garske, Senior Managing Director, Okapi Partners
Bruce Goldfarb, President and CEO, Okapi Partners
Ira Gorsky, Managing Director, Edelman Smithfield
Brenda Gosselin, Partner, Goodmans LLP
John Grau, President, InvestorCom
Josh Harlan, Founder & Managing Partner, Harlan Capital
Mark Harms, Chairman and CEO, Global Leisure Partners; Investor and Executive Committee Member, World Gym Corporation (TAI: 2762.TW)
Gabriel Hasson, Global Head of Governance and Shareholder Advisory, ICR
Rick Horrow, CEO, Horrow Sports Ventures
Taylor Ingraham, Partner, ASC Advisors
Rafique Jiwani, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Private Equity
Ryan Keating, Partner, EisnerAmper
Alex Knowland, Principal, Comvest Credit Partners
Adam Kommel, Shareholder Activism Development Lead, Bloomberg LP
Jonathan Lo, VP of Finance, EisnerAmper
John Marchisi, Executive Director – Capital Markets, Artex Risk Solutions
Ariel Mark, Head of Western US Investments, Tokyu Land US Corp.
Mark Martini, Founder and CEO, WimbledonGlobal, Inc.
Mario Masrieh, Managing Director, Recognition, Trivest
Alex Moazed, General Partner, Applico Capital
Francisco Morales, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity, Vinson & Elkins
Patrick Murphy, Head of NYSE Market Making, GTS
Tad Nacheff, Head of East Coast Capital Markets and Financial Sponsor Coverage, NYSE
Steve Parish, Partner, ICR
Paul Quinlan, Founder and CEO, Quinlan Partners
Joseph Quintilian, Partner, Distributed Capital Partners, and Co-Founder, Ajna Labs LLC
Michael W. Robinson, Chairman and CEO, The Montgomery Strategies Group
Mary Allen Saunders, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, Toast, Inc.
Hooman Shahidi, Managing Partner, Opus Bloom Capital; Co-Founder and Former CEO, EVPassport
Joshua Siegel, General Partner, Acronym Venture Capital
Dana Simberkoff, Chief Risk, Privacy and Information Security Officer, AvePoint
Emma Sissman, Vice President, Impact Investing, Goldman Sachs
Karen Snow, CEO, Rose & Co Capital Advisors
Zach Swartz, Partner, Corporate Real Estate Practice, Vinson & Elkins
Sebastian Tiller, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets, Vinson & Elkins
Bob Verrico, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, InvestingChannel, Inc.
Patrick Whelan, Partner — Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity, Vinson & Elkins
Heath Winter, Partner, Corporate Governance & Shareholder Engagement, Longacre Square Partners
Jessica Wood, Partner, Corporate Governance, M&A, Shareholder Activism and Corporate Defense, Sidley Austin LLP
Marc Yaklofsky, Managing Partner, New York, Forward Global
Christopher Young, Investment Banker, Formerly Director of M&A and Proxy Fight Research, ISS
Ron Orol, Senior Editor, The Deal (Moderator)
Jarrett Banks, Editor-at-Large, CorpGov (Moderator)
John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, CorpGov (Moderator)
Josh Kosman, Senior Correspondent, The Capitol Forum (Moderator)
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