November 12 | Atlanta – Southeast Chapter Launch & ASCEND Event

The PEWIN Southeast Chapter is excited to invite you to our inaugural Southeast Launch & ASCEND Event on November 12, 2025 at Roark beginning at 6:00 p.m.

This event will be our first official gathering of our newly launched Southeast chapter and we are thrilled to kick off with an ASCEND program, a targeted initiative focused on connecting our senior-level members with the next generation of women investors in both GP & LP roles. These mid-level professionals will be private markets leaders in the coming decade and we look forward to building bridges with this important cohort as they grow.

We will be hosting this group of rising stars, alongside our membership for an evening of networking, structured conversations, and a panel of PEWIN veterans who will be sharing stories about their career arcs with the group.

About Our Panel Discussion

Candid Conversations on Leadership Ascension in Private Markets

Our panelists include:

• Melissa Babb, Senior Managing Director and Partner, Harbert Management
• Roanne Daniels, Managing Director, Roark Capital
• Moderated by Mary Cahill, CEO & CIO, Acansa Management Group

Please RSVP by November 1 so we can ensure PEWIN is properly represented. We hope you can join us. It should be a fabulous event.

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.

It should be a fabulous evening and we’d love for you to be part of it.
Please RSVP by November 1, 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 November 1, 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: Southeast area

Please let us know if you have any questions. We hope to see you and your ASCENDEEs in November!

Thank you again to Roark who is graciously sponsoring our evening.

When
Wednesday, November 12, 2025
6:00-9:00 p.m.
Networking and check-in at 6:00
Welcome Remarks, Structured Conversations and Cocktails at 6:30

Where
Roark: 1180 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2500, 30th Floor Atlanta, GA 30309

Who
PEWIN Members and ASCENDEES (Confirmed attendee list to be shared prior to event)

Questions can be directed to PEWIN Manager of Programming, Amanda Mayberry