By Invitation Only
IPO Summit 2025
April 15, 2025 I NASDAQ Headquarters, New York City
You’re invited to the IPO Summit 2025, an exclusive, intimate, and premium experience where ambitious, IPO-focused emerging growth companies from around the world interface with best-in-class industry professionals.
Why Invitation Only?
By keeping the IPO Summit invitation only, we ensure that every person in the room is cut from the same cloth — ambitious, driven, and committed to taking their companies to new heights on a US Senior Exchange.
You won’t find any sponsors or exhibitors here. Why? Because this event is laser-focused on one thing, your growth trajectory to a successful IPO.
Why Attend?
Level-up Your IPO Strategy
Gain a concrete, actionable roadmap based on current market intelligence for a successful U.S. IPO. This isn’t just another networking event — it’s your chance to forge powerful alliances with elite industry experts who are leading the charge into the future, even as the markets face its toughest challenges yet.
Exclusive Access to IPO Experts
This invitation only, exclusive event puts you in the room with both a carefully curated network of best-in-class IPO experts and like-minded peers, to help you tackle the journey of mapping your company’s unique execution strategy to a successful IPO, and beyond.
Immersive Experience
A results-driven environment with expert-led sessions, tailored guidance, practical insights, and valuable face-time. The IPO Summit is not a passive experience, it’s a curated gathering of highly committed CEOs and founders, all with one goal in mind: ringing the bell.
An Invaluable Education
Interface, socialize and learn from best-in-class experts, professionals, industry ambassadors and members of the exchanges, who are shaping the IPO landscape — all in an exclusive, private setting.
This isn’t just another feel-good event. This is where the most committed and ambitious entrepreneurs, management teams and emerging growth companies come to learn, grow, and optimize their IPO journey.
An Invaluable Education From Our Keynote Speakers
An Invaluable Education From Our Keynote Speakers
Interface, socialize and learn from best-in-class experts, professionals, industry ambassadors and members of the exchanges, who are shaping the IPO landscape — all in an exclusive, private setting.
This isn’t just another feel-good event. This is where the most committed and ambitious entrepreneurs, management teams and emerging growth companies come to learn, grow, and optimize their IPO journey.
Best-In-Class Expert Speakers, Game Changing Strategies
Attend In-Person
Attend Online
IPO Summit Sessions & Events
Opening Keynote: A Fireside Chat with Jay Heller, Head of Capital Markets & IPO Execution, Nasdaq – Navigating the Evolving Small-Micro Cap IPO Landscape: Trends, Challenges & Opportunities
Session 1
From Private to Public: Navigating the IPO Journey – Success Metrics & Battle-Tested Strategies from the Trenches
Session 2
Mastering the Audit Maze: Critical Checkpoints and Common Pitfalls
Lunch & Keynote Session
With Leading Industry Executive – Announcement Coming Soon!
Session 3
Structuring Success: Underwriting Dynamics and Capital Formation in Today’s Market
Session 4
The Senior Exchange Blueprint: Listing Criteria, Compliance Timelines, and Board Governance
Session 5
The Trading Playbook: Optimizing Allocations, Price Discovery, and Aftermarket Stabilization Strategies
Session 6
Life After Listing: Public Company Operations, Market Strategy, and Institutional Visibility
Ending Keynote: A Fireside Chat with Brad Bondi, Global Co-Chair of Investigations and White Collar Defense at Paul Hastings, LLP
Photo Shoot & NASDAQ Tower
Group photo opportunity at the iconic Nasdaq Tower to conclude the event and post to your socials!
Networking at Nasdaq Cocktail Reception
Take advantage of this unique opportunity to network over cocktails with fellow entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and media contacts at Nasdaq
Meet Our IPO Expert
Peter Goldstein
CEO, Exchange Listing
“This is far more than just another conference. This is a space designed for real impact—a place where the right people come together, knowledge flows freely, and founders and CEOs leave with meaningful relationships and clear, actionable steps to take their companies public.”
If you can say YES to ANY of these statements, IPO Summit 2025 is the right event for you.
- You are a committed and ambitious founder, entrepreneur, or executive of an emerging growth company.
- You have outgrown your existing network or are looking to upgrade your future network to include an elite group of industry experts who can assist you on your IPO journey.
- You are unwilling to sit stagnant at your current stage of growth and greatly desire to reach the next level.
- You are relentless in your pursuit of a successful IPO and won’t settle for excuses, roadblocks or compromises.
Meet Our IPO Experts
Peter Goldstein
CEO, Exchange Listing
“This is far more than just another conference. This is a space designed for real impact—a place where the right people come together, knowledge flows freely, and founders and CEOs leave with meaningful relationships and clear, actionable steps to take their companies public.”
Seth Farbman
Chairman, Vstock Transfer
“Every IPO journey is different, but the fundamentals remain the same. This summit is about the reality of going public so that founders will walk away with actionable insights from those who have been through the process firsthand.”
Michael J. Blankenship
Managing Partner, Houston & Co-Chair, Capital Markets Practice, Winston & Strawn LLP
“The true value for issuers pursuing an IPO lies beyond capital—it’s about strategic growth, credibility, and market positioning. A well-executed IPO unlocks opportunities, attracts investors, and sets the foundation for long-term success in the public markets.”
David Meltzer
Entrepreneur, Investor & Business Coach
“Building a successful business is a team effort. It requires collaboration, adaptability, and willingness to learn. At the IPO Summit, founders will receive knowledge from industry experts and entrepreneurs alike, so you can hear firsthand what it takes to go public.”
Peter Tuchman
IPO Ambassador
“The markets are notoriously unpredictable, shifting in an instant. At the IPO Summit, we will break down trends, demystify the landscape, and deliver the critical market intelligence that founders need to go public with clarity and confidence—planning for the unexpected and cutting through the noise.”
Brian Cavalli
Director of Sales, EdgarAgents LLC
“Planning is crucial for a successful IPO. Although every path to the public markets is unique, by attending the IPO Summit, companies will get a clear roadmap and speak to the experts who can navigate them through this complex process.”
David Briones
Managing Member, Brio Financial Group, LLC
“An IPO is a catalyst for CEOs to ignite their journey to bring their product, service or intellectual property to market. The IPO Summit gathers industry’s leaders into one room, where CEOs can learn from professionals who cumulatively have closed thousands of transactions.”
Rebecca Kacaba
CEO & Co-Founder, DealMaker
“The journey from seed to IPO is evolving. Founders are leveraging innovative new capital-raising strategies that serve as a springboard to the public markets, giving ambitious companies more momentum and control—while also building loyal brand communities that drive bottom-line benefits for years to come. We’ll unpack all that and more at this year’s IPO Summit.”
Joseph Lucosky
Managing Partner, Lucosky Brookman LLP
“The IPO Summit is going to be on a whole new level—an intense, results-driven event filled with strategies from battle tested experts. Committed and ambitious founders and CEOs will walk away with valuable connections, actionable insights, and real data that they can implement right away.”
Jane King
Founder/CEO, LilaMax Media
“The journey from seed to IPO is evolving. Founders are leveraging innovative new capital-raising strategies that serve as a springboard to the public markets, giving ambitious companies more momentum and control—while also building loyal brand communities that drive bottom-line benefits for years to come.”
Jason Bishara
Financial Practice Leader, NSI Insurance Group
“The IPO process involves a landmine of risk for board members, and most exposures stem from pre-IPO activities. At the summit, we will dive into the strategic timing and structure of D&O insurance to mitigate these risks.”
Leo Anselmi
Capital Markets - CFGI IPO Leader
“Going public is a transformative journey, and we thrive on guiding clients through every challenge—ensuring readiness, precision, and confidence at every step. With the right strategy and expertise, we help turn IPO aspirations into a successful market debut.”
25% discount until March 15
Attend In-Person
$1,999 USD
Hosted on-site at Nasdaq HQ in an intimate, immersive setting, the IPO Summit offers in-person attendance, by invitation only. You are encouraged to apply via our registration page, and our team will contact you to schedule a call, if selected.
25% discount until March 15
Attend Online
$199 USD
Live-streamed sessions straight from Nasdaq HQ are set up to educate CEOs on the IPO process and what to look out for. For those that aren’t able to join us in-person, our online access, with interactive Q&A and post-event recordings, will prove invaluable on a CEO’s journey to IPO and give you the opportunity to revisit key insights.