Schedule of Activities
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Midafternoon
Chartered Executive Buses Leave NYC
4:00 PM
Hotel Check-in
8:00–10:00 PM
Welcome Party
Located at the Premier Nightclub
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
8:00–9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00–10:30 AM
One-On-One Meetings
9:00–10:30 AM
Presenting Company Tracks Begin
10:30–11:00 AM
From Apple to Axios: Alan Patricof on a Half-Century of Spotting the “Next Big Thing”
Fireside Chat
Speaker
Alan Patricof
Chairperson and Co-Founder of Primetime Partners; author of No Red Lights: Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone.
Interviewer
Mitch Nussbaum
Co-Chair, Loeb & Loeb
11:00–11:30 AM
Networking Break
11:30 AM–5:30 PM
One-On-One Meetings
11:30 AM–5:30 PM
Presenting Company Tracks
1:00–2:00 PM
Buffet Lunch
3:00–3:30 PM
Keynote Presentation
3:30–4:15 PM
Inside the Microcap Markets: Deals, Trends & Regulation for 2026
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Joseph Lucosky
Managing Partner, Lucosky Brookman
Panelist
Ross Carmel
Partner, SRFC
Panelist
Richard Anslow
Partner, EGS
Panelist
Stephen Lambrix
Managing Director, Ernst & Young LLP
5:30 PM
Meetings Close
8:00–10:00 PM
Cocktail Reception
Located at the Ballroom
Thursday, January 29, 2026
7:30 AM
Registration Opens
8:00–9:00 AM
Breakfast
9:00–10:30 AM
One-On-One Meetings
9:00–10:30 AM
Presenting Company Tracks Begin
10:30–11:00 AM
Keynote Presentation
11:00–11:45 AM
The Future of Raising Capital?
Panel Discussion
Moderator
Jay Heller
Head of Capital Markets, Nasdaq
Panelist
Mark Eckerle
Partner, Withum
Panelist
Jason Bishara
EVP, NSI Insurance Group
Panelist
Alfred Blair Blaikie III
Partner, Money Channel
Panelist
Steven Baum
Managing Director, CBIZ
11:00 AM–5:30 PM
One-On-One Meetings
11:00 AM–5:30 PM
Presenting Company Tracks
1:00–2:00 PM
Buffet Lunch
2:00–2:30 PM
Keynote Presentation
2:30–3:15 PM
Keeping the Capital Flowing: Fundraising Strategies for High-Growth Companies
Panel Discussion
3:15–4:15 PM
Networking Break
5:30 PM
Conference Closes
6:30–9:30 PM
Poker Tournament
Located at The Overlook Room MGM Tower 32nd Floor
Friday, January 30, 2026
10:00 AM
Chartered Buses Return to NYC
