FEATURING THE LEADING PERSPECTIVES IN SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The 2026 Active-Passive Investor Summit will be held live in New York City at The Pierre Hotel on October 20th.

Hear New and
Groundbreaking Ideas

DISCOVER BEST INVESTMENT
IDEAS FROM WORLD
CLASS INVESTORS

Shape the future
of Activist Investing

Consider All Viewpoints
and Perspectives

Access Conversations
You Won’t Find
Anywhere Else

HEAR FROM
INDUSTRY ICONS

Gain Actionable Insights
from the Industry’s Best

Be in the Room where
Big Ideas Take Shape

Explore Emerging Trends from
the Minds Moving Markets

Network with
the Industry Leaders

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

2026 Speakers
PAST SPEAKERS

Jeffrey C. Smith

Managing Member and the Chief Executive Officer & Chief Investment Officer Starboard Value
Scott Ferguson

Managing Partner Sachem Head Capital Management
Hiromi Yamaji

Group CEO Japan Exchange Group, Inc.
Keith Meister

Founder & CIO Corvex Management LP

Scott Ostfeld

Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager JANA Partners
D. Robert Hale

Co-Chief Executive Officer ValueAct Capital
Anne Mariucci

Board Director Taylor Morrison, Centuri Holdings, Southwest Gas (former)
Andrew Borek

Head of Special Situations Research Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)

Jason McCandless

Senior Director Glass Lewis & Co.

William A. Ackman

Founder and Chief Executive Officer Pershing Square Capital Management
Donna Anderson

Former Head of Global Corporate Governance T. Rowe Price
Teresa C. Barger

CEO and CIO Cartica Management
David H. Batchelder

Co-Founder Relational Investors LLC

Catherine Berjal

Chief Investment Officer CIAM
Nabeel Bhanji

Senior Portfolio Manager Elliott Investment Management L.P.
Giuseppe Bivona

Founding Partner Bluebell Capital Partners
Glenn Booraem

Principal, Office of the General Counsel Vanguard

Greg Brown

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Motorola Solutions
Jay Clayton

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
Gary D. Cohn

Vice Chairman IBM
Jesse Cohn

Partner and Head of Activism Elliott Management Corporation

Ben Colton

Global Head of Asset Stewardship State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)
Anne-Sophie d'Andlau

Co-Founder & Deputy CEO CIAM
Vincent DeAugustino

Portfolio Manager T. Rowe Price
Alexander Denner

Chief Investment Officer Sarissa Capital Management

David Deno

Former Chief Executive Officer Bloomin’ Brands
Kristin Drake

Head of Investment Stewardship and Vice President Dimensional Fund Advisors
Peter Feld

Managing Member, Portfolio Manager and the Head of Research Starboard Value
Seth Fischer

Founder and Chief Investment Officer Oasis Management

Lars Förberg

Founding Partner Cevian Capital
Harold Ford, Jr.

Former Congressional Representative, Regional President PNC Bank
Ed Garden

Chairman and CEO Garden Investments
Scott Gottlieb, MD

23rd Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (2017-2019)

Jessica Trocchi Graziano

Former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer United States Steel Corporation
Cristiano Guerra

Head of Special Situations Research Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS)
Sagar Gupta

Portfolio Manager Anson Funds
Chris Hetrick

Director of Research Engaged Capital

Paul Hilal

Former Senior Partner Pershing Square Capital Management
Tom Horton

Lead Director
GE Aviation Lead Director
Walmart
Carl C. Icahn

Chairman Icahn Enterprises, LP
Kirsty Jenkinson

Investment Director, Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies California State Teachers’ Retirement System

Adam Katz

Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer Irenic Capital Management
Christopher Kiper

Chief Investment Officer Legion Partners Asset Management
Katie Koch

Partner, Co-Head of Fundamental Equity Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Quentin Koffey

Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer Politan Capital Management

J. Travis Laster

Vice Chancellor Delaware Court of Chancery
Changhwan Lee

Founder and CEO Align Partners Capital Management
Sanghyun Lee

Founder Flashlight Capital Partners
Jonathan Litt

Founder and CIO Land & Buildings

Daniel S. Loeb

CEO and Founder Third Point
Tsuyoshi Maruki

President and CEO Strategic Capital
Julie Felss Masino

President and Chief Executive Officer Cracker Barrel
Caitlin McSherry

Senior Vice President and Director of Investment Stewardship Neuberger Berman

Liad Meidar

Managing Partner Gatemore Capital Management
G. Mason Morfit

Partner, CEO & CIO ValueAct Capital
Hirowaka Murakami

Founding Member and CIO Yamauchi No.10 Family Office (YFO)
Nelson Peltz

Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer Trian Fund Management LP

Clifton Robbins

Chief Executive Officer Blue Harbour Group, L.P.
Barry Rosenstein

Founder and Managing Partner Jana Partners LLC
Alex Silver

Co-Founder & CIO Ananym Capital Management
James Smith

Founder and CIO Palliser Capital

Marco Taricco

Co-CIO and Partner Bluebell Capital Partners
Mike Tomkins

Senior Portfolio Manager Elliott Investment Management
Jeff Ubben

Founder Inclusive Capital Partners
Boaz Weinstein

Founder and Chief Investment Officer Saba Capital Management

Glenn Welling

Founder and Chief Investment Officer Engaged Capital
Ralph Whitworth

Founder and Principal Relational Investors LLC
Lauren Taylor Wolfe

Managing Partner Impactive Capital
Richard Wolfson

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Cracker Barrel

Harlan Zimmerman

Senior Partner Cevian Capital
Eva Zlotnicka

Founder, Managing Partner, and President Inclusive Capital Partners

EVENT DETAILS

ABOUT THE SUMMIT

For 17 years, this conference has been the most sought-after and ideal forum for the industry to meet, discuss, analyze and shape the development of the activist investing space.

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Who Should Attend?

Activist Investors
Institutional Investors
Investment Bankers
CEOs and CFOs
Hedge Fund Managers
Corporate Board Directors
Proxy Solicitors
Corporate and Securities Attorneys
Investor Relations Professionals

WHEN
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
WHERE
The Pierre Hotel, New York City
QUESTIONS?
Contact Meredith Marbach

2023 SUMMIT COVERAGE

Starboard Value CEO Jeff Smith on stake in News Corp., push for separation of divisions
Ed Garden says he wants to innovate in ‘crowded’ and ‘commoditized’ activist investing field
Keith Meister sees lines blurring between private equity and activist investors

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Hear New and Groundbreaking Ideas

DISCOVER BEST INVESTMENTIDEAS FROM WORLDCLASS INVESTORS

Shape the futureof Activist Investing

Consider All Viewpoints and Perspectives

Access ConversationsYou Won’t FindAnywhere Else

HEAR FROM INDUSTRY ICONS

Gain Actionable Insightsfrom the Industry’s Best

Be in the Room whereBig Ideas Take Shape

Explore Emerging Trends fromthe Minds Moving Markets

Network withthe Industry Leaders

HEAR FROM INDUSTRY ICONS

FEATURED SPEAKERS

Jeffrey C. Smith

Scott Ferguson

Hiromi Yamaji

Keith Meister

Scott Ostfeld

D. Robert Hale

Anne Mariucci

Andrew Borek

Jason McCandless

William A. Ackman

Donna Anderson

Teresa C. Barger

David H. Batchelder

Catherine Berjal

Nabeel Bhanji

Giuseppe Bivona

Glenn Booraem

Greg Brown

Jay Clayton

Gary D. Cohn

Jesse Cohn

Ben Colton

Anne-Sophie d'Andlau

Vincent DeAugustino

Alexander Denner

David Deno

Kristin Drake

Peter Feld

Seth Fischer

Lars Förberg

Harold Ford, Jr.

Ed Garden

Scott Gottlieb, MD

Jessica Trocchi Graziano

Cristiano Guerra

Sagar Gupta

Chris Hetrick

Paul Hilal

Tom Horton

Carl C. Icahn

Kirsty Jenkinson

Adam Katz

Christopher Kiper

Katie Koch

Quentin Koffey

J. Travis Laster

Changhwan Lee

Sanghyun Lee

Jonathan Litt

Daniel S. Loeb

Tsuyoshi Maruki

Julie Felss Masino

Caitlin McSherry

Liad Meidar

G. Mason Morfit

Hirowaka Murakami

Nelson Peltz

Clifton Robbins

Barry Rosenstein

Alex Silver

James Smith

Marco Taricco

Mike Tomkins

Jeff Ubben

Boaz Weinstein

Glenn Welling

Ralph Whitworth

Lauren Taylor Wolfe

Hear New and
Groundbreaking Ideas

DISCOVER BEST INVESTMENT
IDEAS FROM WORLD
CLASS INVESTORS

Shape the future
of Activist Investing

Consider All Viewpoints
and Perspectives

Access Conversations
You Won’t Find
Anywhere Else

HEAR FROM
INDUSTRY ICONS

Gain Actionable Insights
from the Industry’s Best

Be in the Room where
Big Ideas Take Shape

Explore Emerging Trends from
the Minds Moving Markets

Network with
the Industry Leaders

HEAR FROM
INDUSTRY ICONS