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Allocator One Global Alpha Summit 2026

Allocator One Global Alpha Summit 2026
Date & time
Thursday, Sep 17
09:30 - Sep 17, 23:00 BST +0100
Venue

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Morning Session
09:00 – 10:30
meal
Next-Gen Breakfast
Redefining Legacy through Capital Intelligence A breakfast for next-gen leaders of family capital
A private breakfast for the next generation of family capital to explore the future of investing in a rapidly changing world. Through thoughtful discussion and peer exchange, attendees will gain fresh perspectives on venture capital, private markets, and the responsibilities of stewarding long-term capital, before joining the wider Global Alpha Summit programme.
09:00 – 10:30
meal
Breakfast Session
The Institutional Breakfast
An exclusive breakfast for a small group of leading institutional investors to connect ahead of the Global Alpha Summit. In a private, off-the-record setting, attendees will exchange perspectives on emerging managers, evolving capital flows, and the forces shaping the future of venture investing before joining the wider Summit programme.
09:30 – 11:00
networking
Alpha Welcome: breakfast & collisions
Arrival, registration, breakfast & networking
Let’s begin the day over coffee and breakfast, where familiar faces and new connections come together. A moment to ease in, exchange first hellos, and spark the conversations that will carry through the summit.
11:00 – 11:20
panel
Alpha Opening
The Fragmentation of Everything
Speakers
Michael Ströck Michael Ströck Founding Partner at Allocator One
Felix Staeritz Felix Staeritz Founding Partner at Allocator One
Moderator
Iliana Oris Valiente Iliana Oris Valiente Managing Director and North America Innovation Hubs Lead at Accenture
11:20 – 11:50
panel
Alpha Panel I
Winner-Takes-Most
Strategic capital is concentrating fast. Where corporates and sovereign-scale investors are placing the next round of bets, and what that leaves for everyone else.
Speakers
Marc Thom Marc Thom Corporate Vice President & Head of Henkel Ventures
Yukiko Kato Yukiko Kato Head of CVC, SBI Investments
Joshua Featherby Joshua Featherby Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
Moderator
Iliana Oris Valiente Iliana Oris Valiente Managing Director and North America Innovation Hubs Lead at Accenture
11:50 – 12:00
keynote
Alpha spotlight I
India's Growth Opportunity: The next wave of capital
A closer look at businesses redefining consumer and healthcare in the world's fastest growing large economy.
Speaker
Anjana Sasidharan Anjana Sasidharan General Partner, Asthrum Capital
12:00 – 12:10
keynote
Alpha spotlight II
You Can See Everything Before Consensus
First money investing in the era of extreme concentration.
Speaker
Niko Bonatsos Niko Bonatsos Managing Director, Verdict Capital
12:10 – 12:20
keynote
Alpha spotlights III
When Everyone Agrees, Look Again: Betting on Unloved Physical Problems
Why overlooked physical industries can offer some of venture’s most compelling opportunities, and why fund design matters as much as sector choice. A personal view on investing early, staying specialist, and building for independent conviction.
Speaker
Kelly Chen Kelly Chen Founder & Managing Partner, Physical World
12:20 – 13:45
meal
Networking Lunch
Alpha lunch: network, nurture, navigate
A shared meal and open networking. Lunch brings the room together, balancing good food with the conversations and connections that drive the summit forward.
13:45 – 14:10
Demo Panel
Alpha Fireside : Infra One
When the Machine Does the Diligence — the agentic fund stack
Speakers
Michael Ströck Michael Ströck Founding Partner at Allocator One
Panayiotis Demetriou Panayiotis Demetriou Co-Founder at Unrest
Jacqueline Kressner Jacqueline Kressner Commercial Lead at Infra One
Michael Brennan Michael Brennan Director at Allocator One Ltd.
14:10 – 14:45
panel
Alpha Panel II
Atoms, meet Bits: A panel with top Unicorn Founders
Talent is moving faster than capital, and it is moving into the physical world. Three unicorn founders on what changed in company-building, and where the market has not caught up.
Speakers
Martin Varsavsky Martin Varsavsky Founder & CEO, Certuma | 5x Unicorn Founder
Paul Müller Paul Müller Co-Founder, Adjust & Partner, EWOR | Unicorn Founder
Renaud Visage Renaud Visage Co-Founder, Eventbrite & GP, SlateVC | Unicorn Founder
Moderator
Sabrina Paseman Sabrina Paseman General Partner, Omni Ventures
14:45 – 15:15
panel
Alpha Panel III
Learnings from Venture
Felix, Daniel, Jens, and Noa sit in different corners of venture: emerging manager selection, pre-seed founder conviction, a $1B+ specialist platform, and a first fund backing the markets everyone else skips. This conversation is about what each of them has actually learned from where they sit, what they are seeing at the moment and where they think the future of venture is going.
Speakers
Felix Staeritz Felix Staeritz Founding Partner at Allocator One
Daniel Dippold Daniel Dippold Co-Founder & CEO at EWOR
Noa Khamallah Noa Khamallah GP at Don't Quit Ventures
Jens Hilgers Jens Hilgers Founding General Partner at BITKRAFT Ventures
Moderator
Gigi Brett Gigi Brett Gigi Brett - Chief Investment Officer, EWOR
15:15 – 16:00
networking
Interlude
Alpha Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:25
entertainment
Cultural interlude
Vienna Philharmonic
16:25 – 17:10
panel
Alpha Panel IV
How Capital Decides, East to West
Three capital centres, three sets of incentives. Allocators from Asia, the Middle East and Europe on what actually gets a manager to yes.
Speakers
Charles Cheng Charles Cheng Chairman, Société Générale (China)
Junaid Jafar Junaid Jafar CIO at Al Muhaidib Investment Office
Larry Sullivan Larry Sullivan Founder, Leo Lion Limited
Moderator
Dr. Céline Chi Hae Wong Dr. Céline Chi Hae Wong Founding Partner & CEO Asia
17:15 – 17:30
Award Ceremony
Ceremony
Alpha Awards
17:30 – 18:05
keynote
Closing keynote
To Space for Earth | Piano Soundbath
What happens when the world's greatest investment opportunity isn't a technology or a company, but a shift in human consciousness? Family office Investor, entrepreneur and Rise Space founder Ravé Mehta shares an unconventional journey from building infrastructure and frontier technology on earth to bringing humans to space, with a singular mission: scale the "Overview Effect". A closing reflection on why expanding humanity's point of view may be one of the highest-leverage investments of our time.
Speaker
Ravé Mehta Ravé Mehta Founder, Flow Capital & Rise Space
18:05 – 18:15
closing
Alpha Closing
Reflections & what comes next
Speakers
Michael Ströck Michael Ströck Founding Partner at Allocator One
Felix Staeritz Felix Staeritz Founding Partner at Allocator One
Dr. Céline Chi Hae Wong Dr. Céline Chi Hae Wong Founding Partner & CEO Asia
Evening Session
18:00 – 19:00
networking
Cocktail Hour
Alpha Reception
19:00 – 23:00
entertainment
Dinner & Drinks
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