Investing & Venture Capital

Allocate Alts Day 2026

Allocate Alts Day 2026 is an invite-only forum for leading asset managers, RIAs, and financial institutions, focused on real-world strategies to build and scale alternatives programs. The event features candid, peer-driven dialogue on portfolio construction, manager selection, and the evolving role of alternatives in client portfolios. Designed for the wealt…

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24Speakers
5Sponsors
17Sessions
28Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Allocate, in alphabetical order.

Aneet Deshpande
Chief Investment Officer & Executive Managing Director · Clearstead
Anselm Feigenbutz
Portfolio Manager, Secondaries Private Debt · Allianz Global Investors
Brian Reich
Principal · Atrato Consulting
Carter Reum
Co-Founder & Partner · M13
Chris Schelling
Managing Director · Aksia
Christian Munafo
Portfolio Manager & Head of Private Growth Strategies · Vaneck
David Breach
President · Vista Equity Partners
Dune Thorne
Chief Strategy Officer, U.S. Private Client, Endowment & Foundation · Brown Advisory
Eric Patterson
Co-Founder & CIO · TBC
Ian Charles
CEO & Managing Partner · Arctos Partners
Javier Avalos
Co-Founder & CEO · Caplight
Justin Fishner-Wolfson
Founder & Managing Partner · 137 Ventures
Karim Khairallah
Senior Partner, Sapient Capital Alternative Investments · Sapient Capital Alternative Investments
Kolman Estreicher
Managing Director & Head of RIA Channel · Vaneck
Marc Hineman
COO · Dynasty Financial Partners
Mark Affolter
Partner, Portfolio Manager & Co-Head of Sports Media and Entertainment · Ares Management
Meghan Reynolds
Managing Partner · Altimeter
Michael Batnick
Managing Partner · Ritholtz Wealth Management
Robert Picard
Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments · Hightower Advisors
Tony Minella
CEO, Eldridge Capital Management · Eldridge
Venky Ganesan
Partner · Menlo Ventures
Vivek Jindal
Chief Investment Officer · Caprock

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Paul Hastings
Pluto
SS&C
Stifel Venture Banking
Zocks

Agenda

Selected from 17 sessions.

  • Monday, September 28, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Welcome Reception & Dinner

  • Tuesday, September 29, 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

    GP-Hosted Lunch

  • Tuesday, September 29, 1:45 pm - 5:00 pm

    Mainstage Programming (Afternoon)

    Sports, Media & Entertainment: The New Institutional Asset Class; The Exit Question: Late-Stage Venture, Crossover Funds & Whether the IPO Window Is Actually Open

    Mainstage Programming
  • Tuesday, September 29, 1:45 pm - 5:00 pm

    Peer Breakout Sessions (Afternoon)

    Advisor Adoption: From Gatekeeper Approval to End-Client Buy-In; Co-Invest, IPOs & The Capital Recycling Question

    Peer Breakout Sessions
  • Tuesday, September 29, 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Closing Reception & Dinner

  • Tuesday, September 29, 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

    Breakfast

  • Tuesday, September 29, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Mainstage Programming (Morning)

    Private Equity in the Age of AI: From Software to Strategic Industries; The Opportunistic Architecture of Private Credit: Innovation, Tactical Moves & The Evergreen Fund Reckoning

    Mainstage Programming
  • Tuesday, September 29, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Peer Breakout Sessions (Morning)

    Vintage Year Programs vs. Rifle Shot Investing; The State of Venture: Growth, Discipline & How to Participate Responsibly; Building for the Wealth Channel – Capital Formation, Dist…

    Peer Breakout Sessions
  • Tuesday, September 29, Afternoon Mainstage

    Sports, Media & Entertainment: The New Institutional Asset Class

    Mainstage
Company intelligence

An audience of 28 companies, parsed from the program.

28 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
5Sponsoringsponsor only
23Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

88% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite729%
  • Founder / Owner938%
  • Director / Head of521%
  • Manager / Lead28%
  • Other roles14%

Of 24 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
Sponsors by tier
unspecified5
100% of 5