Where Europe's private capital conversations become relationships.

An invitation-only gathering of up to 100 senior LPs, family offices, institutional investors and GPs — hosted in Dubrovnik by CVCA. Built for meaningful meetings and candid exchange, not high-volume fundraising.

Buy a ticket or request an invitation. Attendance is curated and deliberately limited to preserve the senior, investor-led character of the event.

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30 Sept – 2 Oct
Welcome reception, one main conference day & optional excursion
Hotel Excelsior
A landmark Adriatic setting beside Dubrovnik's Old Town
Up to 100
Carefully selected LPs, family offices, institutional investors & GPs
European in scope
Drawn predominantly from across Europe, with selected global investors
Invitation only
Senior decision-makers and genuine investor-led dialogue
Hosted by CVCA
The Croatian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association
I  About the event

Built around quality, not volume.

A private equity and venture capital gathering for a carefully selected group of limited partners, family offices, institutional investors and general partners — hosted in Dubrovnik, distinctly European in character.

This is not a trade fair. There are no crowded halls or rushed introductions. The programme combines keynote insight, fireside conversation, LP-only peer exchange, an Emerging Managers Showcase, pre-arranged LP–GP meetings and informal networking across receptions, lunches and dinners.

The goal is simple: the right room, with the right people, at the right time.

Dubrovnik old town and the Adriatic harbour
Dubrovnik · The Adriatic
II  Topics in focus

The conversations that will define 2026.

The core of the event — where Europe’s private-market decision-makers debate what actually moves returns.

01

Headwinds into tailwinds

Turning geopolitical disruption and shifting global capital flows into private-market opportunity.

02

Distributions & liquidity

Meeting LP expectations on DPI, cash returns and portfolio transparency.

03

Can Europe win the tech race?

What it will take for European capital and founders to build the world’s most valuable companies again.

04

The AI application layer

With the infrastructure layer maturing, value shifts to applications — AI is reshaping every business, and with it venture and private-equity theses, portfolios and strategies.

05

LP–GP alignment

Fees, terms and reporting — best market practice and candid peer-to-peer exchange.

06

Manager selection

Differentiation, track record, team depth and strategy fit in a more disciplined market.

07

Emerging managers

Why emerging managers deserve a chance — and why mid-fund-cycle track record is often overrated.

08

Value creation & exits

Creating and realising value in a volatile and fast-changing market.

III  What makes it different

Curated by design.

Attendance is reserved primarily for senior LPs, GPs, family offices, institutional investors and invited speakers. Service-provider participation is limited to a small number of exclusive sponsors — preserving the investor-led nature of the room.

i

A senior room

Participation focused on decision-makers and experienced private-market professionals.

ii

A European lens

A predominantly European room of LPs and GPs, complemented by selected investors from other global markets.

iii

Curated LP–GP meetings

Pre-arranged 1:1 meetings put participants in front of the people most relevant to their mandates.

iv

LP-only peer exchange

Separate Chatham House breakfasts give family offices and institutional LPs trusted, candid space.

v

Emerging manager discovery

Selected emerging managers present their strategies to seasoned investors.

vi

A Dubrovnik setting

Framed by the Adriatic, historic Dubrovnik and carefully chosen networking moments.

IV  Speakers 2026

Who is speaking?

Confirmed speakers, in the order of appearance in the main-day conference programme. The line-up is growing as further speakers are confirmed.

Mirna Marovic
President
CVCA
Hrvoje Cuvalo
President of the Management Board
Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR)
Marko Primorac
Vice-President
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Ronke-Amoni Ogunsulire
Country Manager for Croatia
World Bank Group
Anamarija Stanicic
Deputy President of the Board
Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA)
Tim Gordon
Partner
Best Practice AI
Steve Schlenker
Founder and Managing Partner
DN Capital
Nenad Marovac
Founder and Managing Partner
DN Capital
Danijel Višević
General Partner & Co-Founder
World Fund
Dariusz Pietrzak
Partner
Enterprise Investors
Marija Djordjevic
Head of Alternatives Research, Aladdin Client Business
BlackRock
Tilo Bonow
Founder and CEO
PIABO and Bonow Ventures
Florian Loebermann
Partner
GET Fund
Domagoj Oreb
Managing Partner
Feelsgood Capital Partners
Pierre Matek
Managing Partner
Feelsgood Capital Partners
Damian Hills
Partner
Collateral Good
Dragos Petre
Partner & CFO
Morphosis Capital
Dragalina Dragan
Investor Relations, ESG & Investment Manager
Morphosis Capital
Dr. Rüdiger Stucke
Managing Director
CVC Capital Partners
Alexander Vaselek
CEO
CIMEDO, a Single Family Office
Christoph Roos
Strategic Advisor and Investor
Finkeissen Holdings
Milan Cvetkovic
Chief Investment Officer / Head of Private Equity
Paula Invest AG, Single Family Office
Gordan Kuvek
Executive Director, Strategy Division
Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR)
Uros Acko
CEO
SID Upravljanje Premozenja
Cyrille Flichy
Head of Private Markets
BCGE
Tobias Winter
Senior Portfolio Manager Private Equity
UNIQA
Ignacio Garcia
Founder
Family-office breakfast

Titles and affiliations are shown as confirmed at the time of publication; the line-up is growing as further speakers join.

V  Programme

Three days. One focused conference.

A welcome evening, a full main conference day, and an optional excursion to Konavle — with many reasons to stay for every conversation.

Day one
Wed · 30 September

Arrival

  • Welcome drinks reception — Hotel Excelsior terrace
  • Networking dinner — Banje Beach lounge & club
Day two
Thu · 1 October

Main conference

  • LP-only breakfasts (family offices · institutional LPs)
  • Keynotes & fireside conversations
  • Emerging Managers Showcase
  • Family office fireside chat · LP Panel
  • Conference dinner — Restaurant Posat
Day three
Fri · 2 October

Optional excursion

  • Guided nature walk in Konavle
  • Croatian customs & heritage
  • Networking drinks & traditional lunch
  • Organised airport transfers
View the preliminary main-day agenda — Thursday, 1 October 2026 +
08:00Family-office-only breakfast — by invitation, Chatham House RulePeer-to-peer exchange on global asset allocation and private-capital investing, including direct, co-investments and fund strategies.Keynote & moderator: Ignacio Garcia, Trampoline Venture Partners Family Office.
08:00Institutional LPs-only breakfast — by invitation, Chatham House RulePeer-to-peer exchange and best practice in private-capital investing, including due-diligence procedures and reporting.Keynote & moderator: TBC.
08:30Registration & coffeeLP-breakfast participants will be pre-registered.
09:00Welcome remarks by host & conference chairMirna Marovic, President, CVCA.
09:10Keynote presentations & institutional addressesHrvoje Cuvalo, President of the Management Board, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) (confirmed);
Anne Fossemalle, Global Head of Funds Investments, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (TBC);
Marko Primorac, Vice-President, European Investment Bank (EIB) (confirmed);
Ronke-Amoni Ogunsulire, Country Manager for Croatia, World Bank Group (confirmed);
Anamarija Stanicic, Deputy President of the Board, HANFA (confirmed).
09:40Keynote — How Europe can prosper in the Age of AITim Gordon, Partner, Best Practice AI (confirmed).
10:00Keynote — Venture through the cycle: AI, liquidity and building enduring European technology leadersSteve Schlenker, Founder and Managing Partner, DN Capital (confirmed).
Fireside chat: Nenad Marovac, Founder and Managing Partner, DN Capital (confirmed) and Steve Schlenker, Founder and Managing Partner, DN Capital (confirmed), moderated by Mirna Marovic, President, CVCA.
10:30Networking coffee break
11:00Keynote — Climate tech as a European resilience strategy: from innovation to global scaleDanijel Višević, General Partner & Co-Founder, World Fund (confirmed).
11:15Keynote — Earning LP conviction in 2026: value creation, exits and alignment in European private equityDariusz Pietrzak, Partner, Enterprise Investors (confirmed).
11:30Keynote — Private markets in 2026: what the data reveals about performance, risk and liquidityMarija Djordjevic, Head of Alternatives Research at Aladdin Client Business, BlackRock (confirmed).
11:45Keynote — Why the best story wins: communications as a value-creation lever for GPs and their portfoliosTilo Bonow, Founder and CEO, Piabo; Bonow Ventures GmbH, a single family office.
12:00Emerging fund managers’ presentationsFour × 15-minute slots.
Triple top line: when impact drives growth, Florian Loebermann, Partner, GET Fund (confirmed).
From Feelsgood to Feelsbetter: proving social impact pays, Domagoj Oreb and Pierre Matek, Managing Partners at Feelsgood Capital Partners (confirmed).
Special situations in Climate Tech VC, Damian Hills, Partner, Collateral Good (confirmed).
DPI is the new IRR, Dragos Petre, Partner and Dragalina Dragan, Investor Relations, ESG & Investment Manager, Morphosis Capital (confirmed).
13:00Networking lunch
14:15Keynote — Has persistence persisted in private equity? Evidence from buyout and venture capital funds, and why emerging fund managers deserve a chanceDr. Rüdiger Stucke, Managing Director, CVC Capital Partners (confirmed).
14:45Fireside chat — Inside the single family office: how private wealth selects and backs private capital fund managersAlexander Vaselek, CEO, CIMEDO, a Single Family Office (confirmed);
Christoph Roos, Strategic Advisor and Investor, Finkeissen Holdings (confirmed);
Milan Cvetkovic, Chief Investment Officer / Head of Private Equity, Paula Invest AG, Single Family Office (confirmed).
Moderator: TBC.
15:15LP panel — inside the minds of LPs: what drives allocation in 2026 and beyondPanellists:
Gordan Kuvek, Executive Director, Strategy Division, Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) (confirmed);
Uros Acko, SID Upravljanje Premozenja (confirmed);
Cyrille Flichy, Head of Private Markets at BCGE (confirmed);
Tobias Winter, UNIQA (confirmed);
Igor Filipovic, Head of Alternative Investments, Erste Pension Funds (TBC);
EIF representative (TBC);
EBRD representative (TBC).
Moderator: TBC.
16:00Conference chair concluding remarksMirna Marovic, President, CVCA.
NotePreliminary and subject to change. A detailed programme will be published as further speakers are confirmed.
The rhythm of the event

Conversations that continue long after the formal programme ends.

VI  Who is attending

Who is attending?

Preliminary list of LPs and GPs attending who confirmed their attendance and provided consent to publish the name of the institution / company they represent on this website.

Selected LPs attending

– in alphabetical order –

A.C. Ventures GmbH, a single family office
Alea Global Group, a single family office
BCGE
BlackRock
Bonow Ventures GmbH, a single family office
Cimedo, a single family office
Cooper, a single family office
Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR)
EBIT Ventures / ID Ventures
Erste Plavi Pension Fund Management Company
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Investment Fund (EIF)
Finkeissen Holdings, single family offices
Firstlane Capital GmbH
Galaxy Media LLM (GXM), a single family office
Paula Invest AG, a single family office
PBZCO Pension Fund Management Company
SID Upravljanje Premozenja
TCF Cap, a single family office
Trampoline Venture Partners, a single family office
UNIQA

Selected GPs attending

– in alphabetical order –

3TS Capital Partners
Collateral Good
DN Capital
Dream Ventures
EastPeak Invest
Enterprise Investors
Feelsgood Capital Partners
Integral Capital Group
Invenio Partners
Mezzanine Partners
Morphosis Capital Partners B.V.
N Vision Ventures
Orbit Capital
Prosperus Invest
Silicon Gardens VC
World Fund
Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik terrace looking towards the Old Town
Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik — host venue
Historic cloister in Dubrovnik
Heritage & the Konavle excursion
VII  The venue

Dubrovnik changes the pace of conversation.

The event is hosted at Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik, a landmark seaside hotel with views of the Adriatic and the Old Town, within walking distance of the historic centre.

A focused private-market event benefits from more than a conference room. Welcome drinks on the terrace, seaside dinners and the optional Konavle excursion set a rhythm that is structured enough to be productive and relaxed enough for real relationships to form.

Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) is roughly 25 minutes from the hotel. Organised transfers are provided on the excursion day.

Accommodation & preferred rates

Two preferred-rate options have been secured for participants, both bookable directly with the hotels using the promo code CVCA.

Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik — host venue

A landmark seaside address that has welcomed guests since 1913, set on the water between Banje Beach and the Old Town walls, with terraces and sea-facing rooms looking straight across to the historic centre. All conference sessions, the welcome reception and the main-day programme take place here. Participants can book at a discounted rate using promo code CVCA on the hotel website.

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Villa Dubrovnik

We have also secured additional discounted accommodation at Villa Dubrovnik — a cliffside retreat above the Adriatic, a short walk from the Old Town, and a hotel named by the prestigious French Prix Versailles among the sixteen most beautiful hotels in the world in 2026. Rooms can be booked at the discounted rate using promo code CVCA via the Villa Dubrovnik website.

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VIII  Who should attend

Designed for senior LPs, family offices and GPs.

Limited Partners

Institutional investors, pension funds, development finance institutions, funds-of-funds, insurers, asset managers and other LPs allocating to private markets.

Family Offices

Single and multi-family offices investing directly, through funds or via co-investment strategies.

General Partners

Established and emerging private equity, venture, growth, mezzanine, debt and specialised alternative fund managers.

Invited Speakers & Sponsors

Senior investors, fund managers and ecosystem leaders contributing to the programme — plus a small number of approved exclusive sponsors.

IX  Participation

Two ways to take part.

You can buy a ticket directly, or request an invitation and the CVCA team will follow up. Either route, attendance is curated to keep the room senior, relevant and investor-led.

Registrations are reviewed for fit with the LP–GP format — profile, seniority and investment relevance.

For group registrations or any questions on eligibility, write to the organiser at mirna.marovic@cvca.hr.

The LP–GP Networking Event is reserved primarily for alternative investment fund managers across all strategies (GPs) and their end-investors (LPs). Places are limited to 100 senior, relevant participants — 50 GPs and 50 LPs. Service-provider attendance is reserved for event sponsors; service providers are warmly invited to explore sponsorship opportunities via the Request an invitation form or by writing to mirna.marovic@cvca.hr.

X  Hosted by CVCA

The Croatian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association.

CVCA — Croatian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

CVCA promotes the development of private equity and venture capital in Croatia and across South East and Central & Eastern Europe. Its members back high-growth companies, innovation and entrepreneurship — and the wider private-market investment culture of the region.

€4.5bn+
capital managed by regular members
27
regional fund managers
10
associate members
XI  Sponsors

In partnership with leading institutions.

The LP–GP Networking Event is supported by a small, carefully chosen group of sponsors aligned with its investor-led character.

The invitation

Join the room where Europe's LP–GP conversations move forward.

A focused group. A senior audience. A setting built for trust, candour and long-term relationships — for investors and fund managers who value substance over scale.