Duke PEVC Conference 2026
April 22, 2026
12:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST
Schedule
We hope to bring everyone together on campus April 22. See the schedule below.
12:30PM - 1:00PM | Welcome and Networking
Welcome Reception at The Fuqua School of Business
1:00PM - 1:45PM | Private Equity Keynote Speaker
Mike Bingle BSE ‘94
Mike Bingle joined Silver Lake in 2000 and is currently Vice Chairman.
Learn more about Mike Bingle
1:45PM - 2:45PM | PE Panel - "Distributions in a world without exits"
Moderated by David Robinson, James and Gail Vander Weide Professor of Finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
3:00PM - 3:45PM | Venture Capital Keynote Speaker
2:45PM - 3:00PM | Break
Coffee and Refreshments Break
Neal Triplett ‘93 MBA ‘99
Neal Triplett joined Duke Management Company(DUMAC, Inc.) in 1999 and is currently President.
Learn more about Neal Triplett
3:45PM - 4:30PM | VC Panel - “The State of VC”
Cassie Young ‘05
General Partner
Primary Venture Partners
Keith Daniel '90, M.Div.'05, D.Min.'16
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Resilient Ventures
Matthew Thomas MSQM ’21
VC and Start-Ups Business Development
AWS
5:00PM - 8:00PM | Networking at the JB Duke Hotel
Enjoy a light bite and refreshments immediately following the conference at the JB Duke Hotel.
Conference Planning Committee
Hannah Menachem MBA ‘25
PEVC Conference Chair
Nazreen Nazeer MBA ‘2
PCC Club Co-President
Kade Kenlon MBA ‘25
PE Conference Director
Jason Doan MBA ‘26
PCC Club Co-President
Ayana Ferguson MBA ‘24
EVCC Club Co-President
Spencer Karrington MBA ‘26
Marketing Manager
Kevin Chen MBA ‘24
Operations and Finance Manager
Akshay Bhalla MBA ‘24
Operation and Finance Manager
Duke Faculty & Staff Advisors
Ben Thomason
Managing Director - Duke I&E
Stephen Windham
Director, Student and Corporate Relations
David Robinson
Professor & Research Director - Duke I&E
Jack Oakes
Career Services Director - Finance
Josh Cohen
Director of MBA Entrepreneurship Programs
