World Class Leaders from
Technology’s Top IPOs
Share Their Journey.
The Road to IPO Series fosters authentic peer connections, offering opportunities to learn practical lessons and hear stories of proven strategies that will lead to your successful IPO.
Connect With and Learn From C-Suite Leaders:
MARCH 12 - THE REALREAL
MATT GUSTKE: cfo, the realreal ipo (2019)
zaina orbai: chro, the realreal ipo (2019) & vp hr, yelp ipo (2012)
The Series.
SEPTEMBER 9
Helen Russell (Current Hubspot CPO): CPO for Rivian IPO 2021
CFO TO BE ANNOUNCED
JUNE 10 - ASANA
Anna Binder: CPO for Asana IPO 2020
Tim Wan: CFO for Asana IPO 2020
DECEMBER 3 - SLACK
allen shim: CFO, Slack IPO 2019
Dawn Sharifan: Head of People, Slack IPO 2019
Series Agenda
Location: SkyBar at One Sansome (provided by Newmark)
8.00 am-9.00 am: Breakfast and Networking
9.00am - 10.00am: Panel
10.00 am- 11.00: Wrap + Networking
DEEP DIVES
The Deep Dive gatherings offer C-suite executives and select team members a platform to ask in-depth questions and gather tactical information about IPOs in an informal setting.
People Operations Teams: Preparing for IPO
december 10 from 1-2 pm
Q Hamirani, AirBnB IPO
Libby Julesgaard, Lyft IPO 2019
General Counsel Teams: Preparing for IPO
June 25th from 1-2 pm
Erik Gerding, former Director, SEC Division of Corporate Finance + Professor of Law, U. of Colorado
Finance Teams: The NASDAQ IPO Experience
September 2025
Jack Cassel - SVP, Head of Listings - Western US at Nasdaq
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