The SPAC Conference 2024

The SPAC Conference is the largest forum for networking and discussion of special purpose acquisition companies and alternative IPO techniques.

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JUNE 11, 2024

4:00 PM

Registration opens in the late afternoon

4:40 PM - 4:45 PM

Welcoming Remarks

Doug Ellenoff

Partner
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

Speaker

4:45 PM - 5:05 PM

Presentation

Unlocking SPAC Potential: Charting a Course for Success

Overview of the tumultuous SPAC transactions in the past few years
Reasons people left and returned to SPACs
Why the future of SPACs is bright and how to maximize its potential

Dan Nash

Co-Founder, Head of Investment Banking
Cohen & Company Capital Markets

Speaker

5:05 PM - 5:25 PM

Presentation

IPOs at Historic Lows: Will Bank Underwriting Fees Begin to Stabilize?

Discussion of SPACs for growth capital in small-cap and mid-cap companies
Business combinations for deploying capital
Supporting data to prove SPACs are back

Marc Van Tricht

Managing Director, Head of Capital Markets
EarlyBirdCapital

5:25 PM - 5:45 PM

Presentation

Elements of a Seamless and Successful SPAC Transaction

Defining the elements of a seamless SPAC transaction
How to gauge success throughout the journey
Communicating with the key players in a successful SPAC transaction

Matt McCloskey

Head of Equity Capital Markets
I-Bankers Securities

Speaker

5:45 PM - 6:10 PM

Presentation

Getting to the Finish Line With deSPAC Mergers

Considerations in deSPAC mergers
Getting all the elements together for success
Focus on regulations, compliance, and moving forward after deSPAC

Ed Kovary

Managing Director, Head of SPAC Capital Markets
BTIG

Speaker

6:10 PM - 6:15 PM

Closing Statement

Mitch Nussbaum

Co-Chair
Loeb & Loeb

Speaker

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Dinner, speakers and entertainment

7:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Party on the Patio (Sponsored by The Cotto Wealth Management Group at Morgan Stanley & BlackRock)

JUNE 12, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Opening Remarks

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Presentation

State of The Market - SPACs Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Review the recent SPAC history and reasons for highs and lows
Current SPAC deals revealing successes and failures
What the SPAC market looks like for 2024 and beyond

Doug Ellenoff

Partner
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole

Speaker

9:45 AM - 10:05 AM

Presentation

Let the SPAC Pendulum Swing: What's in Store for Q3 and Q4

Overview of current SPAC conditions
Projections about Q3 and Q4
Data to support the future of SPACs

Mitch Nussbaum

Co-Chair
Loeb & Loeb

Speaker

10:10 AM - 10:45 AM

Round Table

Getting Better SPAC Deals Done in 2024 and Beyond

Better and best practices for marketing the transaction and converting the shareholder base
Managing dilutive instruments in the capital structure, optimizing liquidity and float, and transacting with smaller and/or aging SPACs
Optimizing readiness, governance and transaction management

Mark Schwartz

IPO/SPAC/Privates Advisory Leader
Ernst & Young

Speaker

Karim Anani

Americas FAAS Transaction Leader
Ernst & Young

Speaker

Josh DuClos

Partner
Sidley

Panelist

Thomas Olivier

Managing Director
Arrowroot Capital

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Networking Break

11:20 AM - 12:05 PM

Panel

The Pressure to Complete a Transaction

Synergy of communications and navigating expectations
deSPAC and breaking down the barriers
Understanding the runway of time, evidence of filings and risks

Jenn Calabrese

Founder & CEO
Calabrese Consulting LLC

Panelist

Disha Patel

Partner
Withum

Panelist

Henry Rogano

Senior Investment Associate
Meteora Capital

Panelist

Derek Kearns

Partner
Centri Business Consulting

Panelist

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM

Presentation

SPACs by the Numbers

Overview of market issuance and conditions
Trends in dealmaking and financing
Trading and market dynamics

Richard Humphrey

Co-Founder and Partner
SPAC Research

12:35 PM - 12:55 PM

Presentation

Heading Down the PIPEline to SPACs

New SEC guidelines impact on PIPE deals to fund SPACs pursuant to IPOs
Differences in deal structure and liability mitigation
Comparisons to previous practices

Asim Grabowski-Shaikh

Partner
BakerHostetler

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 2:35 PM

Panel

SPAC-tavism - When Shareholder Activism and SPACs Meet

Discussion of the new wave of activism in SPACs
Importance of board selection and other activist factors
Using SPAC-tivism to fuel success

Donna Ackerly

Founder & CEO
Lioness

Panelist

William Dooley

Director - M&A and Activism Advisory Group
Morrow Sodali

Panelist

Elliott Smith

Partner
Perkins Coie

Panelist

Jim Golden

Founding Partner
Collected Strategies

2:35 PM - 3:00 PM

Presentation

Is a SPAC Renaissance Imminent? The Regulatory and Political Impact on SPAC Evolution

SPAC history and evolution based on regulatory and political factors
Future projections based on SEC regulations and post-election
Discussion of a potential SPAC Renaissance and its possible impact

Kristi Marvin

Founder
SPACInsider

Speaker

Tina Pappas

Managing Director
Jefferies

Speaker

3:00 PM - 3:25 PM

Fireside

Facing SPAC Regulations Effectively: Liabilities and Risks in SPACs

Discussion of Safe Harbor elimination extension on financial projections
Mitigating risks, voting for extensions, and the pressure to deSPAC
Overview of recent redemption rates and balancing the future

Destiny Hance

Vice President Equity Research
Ladenburg Thalmann

Speaker

Carla Kwarteng Amaning

Partner
CFGI

Speaker

3:25 PM - 3:55 PM

Networking Break

3:55 PM - 4:40 PM

Panel

Is SPAC a Four-Letter Word? SPAC Comeback on the Horizon

SPAC ups and downs with a review of the SPAC and deSPAC market
Due diligence tips for successful SPACs, risks to watch for, common pitfalls
How are recent deSPACs likely to fare in the next year or two?

Joseph Fede

Partner
Withum

Moderator

Yelena Dunaevsky

Senior Vice President & Partner
Woodruff Sawyer

Panelist

Taylor Sherman

Director, Restructuring and Dispute Resolution Services
CohnReznick

Panelist

Janet Levy

Partner
Marcum

Jeffrey Selman

Chair of SPAC Transactional Practice
DLA Piper

Panelist

4:40 PM - 5:05 PM

Fireside

Deep Dive: The Cost of Compliance in SPACs

Impact of SPAC sponsor track history disclosure on co-sponsor deals
Structural and financial changes target companies need for SEC compliance
Cost of fees in SPAC deals now versus pre and during the pandemic

Steve Kaplan

Managing Director
Lucid Capital Markets

Speaker

Brian Zucker

Partner
RRBB

Speaker

5:05 PM - 5:25 PM

Fireside

Taking it to the Street: Reverse Mergers and Cross-Border SPAC Transactions

Cross-border SPAC transactions and what's happening in other countries
Going offshore and going public in the US
Essential SPAC digital marketing preparations to be completed before transaction closing

Joanne Chiu

Partner, COO & Chairperson
Kreit & Chiu, CPA LLP

Speaker

Jason Ma

Vice Chairman
Norwich Capital Ltd.

Speaker

David Shapiro

CEO
B2i Digital

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM