Ready for Anything: What Today's Leaders Actually Need to Know About IPOs, SPACs, and Capital Market Shifts

Ready for Anything: What Today's Leaders Actually Need to Know About IPOs, SPACs, and Capital Market Shifts The path to liquidity has rarely been harder to predict. IPO windows can open and close within weeks. The SPAC market continues to evolve. Private equity timelines shift unexpectedly. At the same time, growth companies are under increasing pressure to be prepared for multiple strategic outcomes. To explore these challenges, we are bringing together a select group of CFOs, founders, investors, and advisors for a candid, off-the-record conversation about what it means to be truly ready for today's capital markets environment. The evening is intentionally intimate, with no slides, no presentations, and no vendor pitches. Instead, the discussion will feature experienced operators and advisors sharing practical lessons learned from IPOs, SPAC transactions, public-company transitions, and strategic exits. Topics will include: When, and whether, to pursue an IPO in today's environmentThe SPAC reset and how SPACs compare with traditional listingsPrivate market pressures and investor expectationsDual-track and multi-track exit strategiesWhat boards, legal teams, bankers, and investors expect from management teams today Who Should Attend CFOsVPs of Finance and Finance DirectorsControllers and Heads of AccountingCorporate Development leadersSenior finance leaders at growth stage and pre-IPO companies Format Panel discussion · Open Q&A · Networking · Food and drinks Who'll Be There Raymond Yue, VP of Finance, Avalara. Previously led Sumo Logic through its IPO and served as CFO at Talkdesk. Additional panelists to be announced. Moderated by Christina Bui, Robert Half | Protiviti. Hosts and sponsors Murray Newlands, CEO & Founder of Open Future Forum. Open Future Forum brings together the executives who shape Silicon Valley through private events and peer rooms across the CFO, CISO, CMO, and CEO communities. Learn more at openfutureforum.com. In partnership with: Christina Bui, Robert Half | ProtivitiLouis Lehot, Foley & Lardner LLPEllie Yashiro, Silicon Valley BankJanice Berthold, Heffernan Insurance Brokers