MONDAY
November 3
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Welcome to London! Reception at Mercato Mayfair
TUESDAY
November 4
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Registration
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Fellow Connect
Deepen ties with Fellows across cohorts
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Welcome
Kauffman Today, Kauffman Tomorrow
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM
From Fund to Firm to Franchise: The Creandum Story
Going deep in a fireside chat
Hear From:
Staffan Helgesson, Creandum (Class 10)
Fernando Fabre, Kauffman Fellows (Class 14)
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Break
11:00 AM – 11:45 AM
London Calling: The EU/UK VC Landscape Unpacked
Hear From:
Saul Klein, Phoenix Court
Julia Hawkins, LocalGlobe (Class 18)
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM
Class Debriefs
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Lunch
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM
LP Panel
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Hot Topics
Small Groups, Big Conversations
Hear From:
Jehan Chu, Kenetic (Class 24)
Itxaso del Palacio, Notion Capital (Class 18)
Earnest Sweat, [Stealth] (Class 26)
Rafa de Haro, COMETA (Class 25)
Zaki Djemal, Fresh Fund (Class 28)
Tim Jackson, Walking Ventures (Class 20)
Edgar Auslander, Meta (Class 11)
Andy Hwang, Wavemaker Partners (Class 29)
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Game the Spark
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Kauffman Ignite
Bold Ideas. Short Time. All Fellows.
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
*Free Night with Optional Fellows + LP Dinners Throughout the City
WEDNESDAY
November 5
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Fellow Connect
Deepen ties with Fellows across cohorts
9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
Funder & Founder
Depop: Behind the Bet, Beyond the Exit
Speaker:
Fredrik Cassel, Creandum (Class 12)
10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Break
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM
Funder & Founder
Unfiltered: From Seed to IPO, the Wise Story
Speakers:
Reshma Sohoni, Seedcamp (Class 16)
Taavet Hinrikus, Plural
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Parallel Tracks
Dedicated time to explore the topics that matter most—by stage or sector
Hear From:
Collin West, Ensemble VC (Class 17)
Ernestine Fu Mak, Brave Capital (Class 17)
Sherman Williams II, AIN Ventures (Class 26)
Zaki Djemal, Fresh Fund (Class 28)
Karen Page, B Capital (Class 27)
Carina Namih, Plural Platform (Class 24)
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Lunch
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Level Up: Investing the Kauffman Way
Concurrent sessions focused on becoming a better investor
Hear From:
Andy McLoughlin, Uncork Capital (Class 22)
Dr. Manjari Chandran-Ramesh, Amadeus Capital Partners (Class 28)
Adele Oliva, 1315 Capital (Class 3)
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Break
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
The Power of Our Fellowship: Kickoff to Celebration
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
30th Anniversary Dinner at the Natural History Museum