The 2025 Private Markets AI Summit

The range of predictions runs from "incremental productivity gains" to "autonomous agents replace 80% of investment operations within a decade." This panel explores the spectrum of possibilities and what firms should be building now given that uncertainty.

• Ross Mechanic, Co-Founder & CEO, Maybern
• Emilia Sherifova, Founder, LegionX (former CTO at KKR)
• Rajesh Krishnamachari, CoreAI Advisory LLC (Former Director of Investment Insights Group – Managing Director, GIC)

Panel Chair: Nick Leopard, CEO and Founder, Accordion

Sebastian Gass, CTO, Quantum Capital

Luke Flemmer, Head of Private Assets, MSCI

Private markets run on unstructured information from many sources: deal memos, financial models, management decks, filings, research, and market data. The challenge is turning this mix of proprietary and external inputs into structured data that can be searched, analyzed, and trusted. This session explores how leading firms are building the pipelines and standards that transform raw information into intelligence.

• Brad Schneider, CEO, Nomad Data
• Sree Mallikarjun, Chief Scientist and Head of AI Innovation, Octus
• Adam Meffert-Sierra, AI Strategy Lead, Private Equity, Hebbia
• Sean Dobson, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer, Wafra

Panel Chair: Charles Chien, CEO & Founder, Goldslate

Simon Williams, Founder, WovenLight

Leading firms are evaluating every role for its potential to be re-built for human-AI collaboration. This means new roles, different workflows, and systems where machines handle analysis… while humans focus on judgment and relationships.

• Brandon Rembe, Chief Solutions Officer, Juniper Square
• Marc Andrew, Founder, The Private Markets Forum

To compete in the AI era, firms need clean and organized data, secure systems for running models, and workflows where AI is built into daily processes. This panel brings together technology leaders who are designing the platforms that turn proprietary information into lasting competitive edge.

• Robert Siegel, Chief Technology Officer, Global Infrastructure Partners, Blackrock
• Rehan Hasan, Vice President, Artificial Intelligence, Mubadala
• Don Muir, CEO, F2V
• Vrushali Paunikar, Chief Product Officer, Carta

Panel Chair: Matt Schwartz, US Finance Practice Group Leader, DLA Piper

Building AI capabilities at one company is hard. Replicating them across dozens of portfolio companies in different industries is harder. This panel explores what's transferable, what's custom, and how leading firms are turning AI learnings into systematic value creation across their holdings.

• Katia Walsh, AI Lead, Portfolio Performance Solutions, Apollo Global Management
• Apoorv Saxena, Founder, ObinAI (former Managing Director, Head of AI Value Creation at Silver Lake)
• Oren Michaely, Director of Artificial Intelligence, Motive Partners

Panel Chair: Barclay Blair, Sr. Managing Director, PiperAI, DLA Piper

David Hamilton, Managing Director, Asset Management Research, Moody's Analytics

Ara Kharazian, Economist, Ramp

The software that guides operations in private markets is moving from a cost center to a source of advantage. AI can automate workflows and produce real intelligence, but it also injects potential cybersecurity and compliance challenges. This panel explores how and what to automate, what to keep human, and how firms balance efficiency with trust as the shift accelerates.

• Seb Lapinski, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Dealstack
• Darren Augi, CEO, ITILITI
• Eric Chang, Co-Founder and CEO, Claira AI

Panel Chair: Reyda Van, EVP, Global Head of Sales, 73 Strings

• Oliver Walerys, CTO, GovernGPT
• Arnab Mazumdar, Partner and Chief Information Officer, Pantheon

According to data from Gartner, 82% of firms use generic AI tools. 15% embedded AI into workflows. Only 3% have agentic AI that executes tasks autonomously. What stops firms from moving up this ladder? What infrastructure do you need? Is the payoff worth it?

• Mark Peacock, Chief Technology Officer, Nordic Capital
• Daniel Liechtenstein, CEO & Co-Founder, Hypercore
• Chandini Jain, CEO & Founder, Auquan
• Amar Varma, CEO & Founder, Mantle

Panel Chair: Kevin McMillin, Co-Head of Investment Infrastructure & Technology, Churchill Asset Management

AI in private markets should focus on measurable results. This panel will explore how firms can structure and scale smart pilots, build business cases, and integrate AI into workflows to deliver real cost savings and revenue impact.

• Sonja Renander, Managing Director, U.S. Credit, Oak Hill Advisors
• Sanjesh Dubey, Senior Manager – Technology Consulting, Ernst & Young, LLP
• Steve Siler, Chief Technology Officer, North Mill Equipment Finance

Panel Chair: Harald Collet, CEO and Founder, Alkymi