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Private Capital's Evolving Role in Advancing Technology to the Warfighter

Aug 28, 2025
Hall E

This panel of seasoned investors will describe the latest trends shaping private capital’s role in defense investment, from shifting market dynamics to emerging opportunities and risks. The session will outline how industry, government, and the investment community can mobilize capital more effectively to speed emerging technologies to the warfighter and expand the capacity of the defense industrial base. 

Speakers
Paul Madera, Co-Founder and Partner, Meritech Insights (Moderator)
Matt Spence, Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Capital Banking, Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank
Michael Palmer, Senior Managing Director, Cerberus Capital Management
Vance Serchuk, Managing Director, Aerospace and Defense Technology, Americas Private Equity Industrials, and Executive Director, KKR Global Institute, KKR

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