We are excited to invite you to represent PEWIN Membership at the second annual Toronto ASCEND dinner which will take place on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the offices of Torys LLP. As a reminder, our ASCEND program supports mid-level LPs and GPs who will one day be PEWIN members, but do not quite yet have the years of experience to join our organization. We will be hosting this group of rising, alongside our membership for an evening…
May 28, 2025
We are excited to invite you to represent PEWIN Membership at the second annual Toronto ASCEND dinner which will take place on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the offices of Torys LLP.
As a reminder, our ASCEND program supports mid-level LPs and GPs who will one day be PEWIN members, but do not quite yet have the years of experience to join our organization. We will be hosting this group of rising, alongside our membership for an evening of networking, structured dinner conversations, and a panel of PEWIN veterans who will be sharing stories about their career arcs with the group.
Our panelists include: Lisa Melchior, VERTU Capital Lori Hall-Kimm, HOOPP Lauren Harris, North Leaf Capital Partners Jennifer Pereira, Fengate Asset Management Moderated by Roxanne Leduc, Founder and CEO, Cap Inclusive
It should be a fabulous evening and we’d love for you to be part of it. Please RSVP by June 27, 2025.
We also invite you to nominate 1-2 ASCENDEEs to attend the event as your guests. These rising stars can be from your institution or network. Please complete the form for each nominee by June 13, 2025 so we can send out an invitation to them in short order. As a reminder, our target ASCENDEE for this dinner is:
Considered a “Rising Star” in PE/VC/Private Credit
LP with 5-9 years of experience (not quite PEWIN level but will be soon)
Geographic Location: Toronto area
Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see you and your ASCENDEEs in July!
Thank you again to Torys LLP who is graciously sponsoring our evening. When Wednesday, July 16, 2025 Networking and check-in at 5:30 Welcome remarks, seated dinner and panel discussion at 6:00 Dessert Buffet and Networking at 7:30
Where Torys LLP, 79 Wellington St. W. , 32nd Floor, TD South Tower, Toronto, ON M5K 1N2 Canada
Who PEWIN Members and ASCENDEES (Confirmed attendee list to be shared prior to event)
Questions can be directed to PEWIN Executive Director, Emily Mendell ()
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