About this event

This 1.5-day conference, developed in collaboration with NVCA’s CFO Taskforce, focused on the critical role senior operations professionals play in venture firms, and how they can provide value back to their partnerships. The agenda emphasizes best practices, technical topics, professional development, and industry related policy content, several opportunities for networking.

Participants will have the opportunity to develop functional expertise, troubleshoot shared challenges, and earn CPE credit hours for attending. Check out this year’s agenda Day 1: Tuesday, November 12th

• 5:30-7:00 PM: Registration Opens & Cocktail Reception – Join us at the Willard to kick off the evening with a chance to network with your peers.
• 7:00 PM: Dinner Begins & Policy Presentation Begins – NVCA & The Mehlman Group will unpack what happened with the 2024 Election and the implications for the following year.
• 9:00 PM: Closing Cocktail Reception

Day 2: Wednesday, November 13th

• 8:00 AM: Registration Opens & Breakfast Begins
• 9:00 AM: Day 2 Panels Begin & Include:
  • Accounting Outlook Ahead of 2025 Tax Legislation
  • The Next Generation of AI for VCs
  • Optimizing LP & GP Relations: Successful Fundraising in Challenging Environments
  • Regulatory Update: Key Compliance Initiatives for RIAs & ERAs
  • Experienced CFO/COO “Ask us Anything” Panel
• 3:30 PM: Official End to Programming
• 4:30 PM: After Party - Sticking around DC for the night? Join us for happy hour!

Calling emerging VC fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds! Apply now to learn from LPs and experienced GPs at the 12th Emerging Manager Office Hours (EMOH), an educational program hosted by Venture Forward. EMOH 12 will be a full-day program, held in New York on Dec. 4. 20 - 25 emerging managers will be selected to attend and meet with industry leaders, to discuss fundraising, GP-LP relationship management, and more.   Learn more and apply by Sunday, Sept. 1!