SHoF Annual Conference on the Future of Private Capital Markets
The Swedish House of Finance (SHoF) at the Stockholm School of Economics is pleased to invite interested academics and practitioners to a conference on the future of private capitalmarkets on August 24 and 25, 2026, in Stockholm.
The conference will bring together leading academics, investors, business leaders, and policymakers to discuss recent research and emerging trends shaping the future of private capital markets. The program will feature keynote addresses by Steve Kaplan (University of Chicago Booth School of Business) and David Scharfstein (Harvard Business School), alongside presentations of selected papers from this call.
Steve Kaplan
Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
David Scharfstein
Edmund Cogswell Converse Professor of Finance and Banking, Harvard Business School
Preliminary Program
Monday August 24
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Coffee and registration |
| 13:30 - 13:35 | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 13:35 - 14:15 | Keynote presentation |
| David Scharfstein (Harvard Business School) | |
| 14:15 - 15:00 | Panel discussion |
| David Scharfstein (Harvard Business School) | |
| Aino Bunge, Riksbanken | |
| Martin Torell, Ture Invest | |
| Moderator: Bo Becker (SSE / SHoF) | |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee break |
| 15:30 - 16:10 | Keynote presentation: "Private Capital: Where has it been? Where does it go from here?" |
| Steven Kaplan (Chicago Booth) | |
| 16:10 - 16:55 | Panel discussion |
| Steven Kaplan (Chicago Booth) | |
| Jenny Askfelt Ruud, AP4 | |
| Moderator: Per Strömberg (SSE/SHoF) | |
| 16:55 - 17:00 | Closing remarks |
→ See the full preliminary program
For both Policy (24/8) and Academic (25/8)