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 - SLACK
allen shim: CFO, Slack IPO 2019
Dawn Sharifan: Head of People, Slack IPO 2019
JUNE 10 - ASANA
Anna Binder: CPO for Asana IPO 2020
Tim Wan: CFO for Asana IPO 2020
Eleanor Lacey: GC for Asana ipo 2020
asana IPO: RSVP HERE
DECEMBER 3
TBD
Series Agenda
Location: SkyBar at One Sansome (provided by Newmark)
9.30 am-10.00 am: Breakfast and Networking
10.00am - 11.00am: Panel
11.00 am- 11.30: Wrap + Networking
DEEP DIVES
The Virtual Deep Dive sessions 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 , 2025 1-2 pm
Q Hamirani: AirBnB IPO
Libby Julesgaard: Lyft IPO 2019
General Counsel Teams: Preparing for IPO
October 15, 2025 1-2 pm PT
Erik Gerding: Former Directors, SEC Division of Corporation Finance; Partner, Freshfields
Melissa rick: Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Finance Teams: The NASDAQ IPO Experience
October 8, 2025 10-11am PT
Jack Cassel: SVP, Head of Listings - Western US at Nasdaq
Join The IPO Inner Circle.
