Behind Closed Doors
Join us! The occasion awaits for knowledge and idea sharing, strategy exchange and network building in a relaxing and reinvigorating environment. We promise that the productive time spent together in the peace of the English countryside will be an event to remember!
Thursday
4th Sept, 2025
Heckfield Place, UK
From 10.15 AM
Arrival and pastries
11.00 AM - 11.45 AM
Welcome
TALK
11.45 AM - 12.30 PM
Session 1:
The Market 12 months on - what's changed and what's the same?
TALK
12.30 PM - 02.00 PM
Lunch
BREAK
02.00 PM - 02.30 PM
Session 2:
Is pre-seed the new seed?
TALK
02.30 PM - 03.00 PM
Session 3:
Friend or Foe - ownership or collaboration - where are we headed?
TALK
03.00 PM - 03.30 PM
Session 4:
Resilience - must it be a core part of any seed portfolio?
TALK
3.30 PM - 04.00 PM
Session 5:
What's the end of the road for SaaS?
TALK
04.00 PM - 04.30 PM
Closing remarks
TALK
04.30 PM - 05.30 PM
Activity
ACTIVITY
05.30 PM - 06.30 PM
Chill Time
BREAK
06.30 PM - 07.00 PM
Drinks on the Italian Terrace
FUN
07.00 PM - 09.00 PM
Dinner in Marle
FUN
09.00 PM - Late
Entertainment Surprise!
FUN
Complimentary accommodation provided overnight on Thurs 4th September
Friday
5th Sept, 2025
Heckfield Place, UK
07.30-09.30 AM
Breakfast
09.30 AM - 10.00 AM
LP arrival & Welcome
10.00 AM - 10.30 AM
Session 1:
State of the European early stage market
TALK
10.30 AM - 11.00 AM
Session 2:
A GP’s case for European Seed - what makes it work for an LP’s portfolio?
TALK
11.00 AM - 11.30 AM
Session 3:
Is there a model for outlier performance - solo, regional, sectoral, multi-stage?
TALK
11.30 AM - 12.00 PM
Session 4:
DPI, TVPI - what matters when?
TALK
12.00 PM - 12.30 PM
Closing remarks
TALK
12.30 PM - 02.00 PM
Lunch
BREAK
02.00 PM
Departure
