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Axios BFD: New York 2025 Interest Form

Axios BFD is our annual summit spotlighting the power players behind the year’s biggest deals in tech, finance, private equity, M&A, and more led by Axios business editor Dan Primack.


The people on stage aren’t just talking about market moves — they’re making them. Through sharp interviews and candid conversations, we get inside the strategies shaping valuations, exits, and the future of dealmaking. Join us November 18th in New York City to hear insights from real 'BFDs'.

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025

1 PM - 7 PM ET

1:00 pm  | Doors open for guests

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Mainstage conversations
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Event concludes

7:00 pm | Event concludes

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New York, New York

Axios BFD is our annual summit spotlighting the power players behind the year’s biggest deals in tech, finance, private equity, M&A, and more led by Axios business editor Dan Primack.


The people on stage aren’t just talking about market moves — they’re making them. Through sharp interviews and candid conversations, we get inside the strategies shaping valuations, exits, and the future of dealmaking. Join us November 18th in New York City to hear insights from real 'BFDs'.

Please sign up for updates to join us in-person.

Agenda 

1:30 pm

Doors open for mainstage conversations

2:00 pm

Opening remarks with Dan Primack

2:04 pm

HGGC's Steve Young with Dan Primack

2:30 pm

Google's Dr. Karen DeSalvo with Ina Fried

2:50 pm

Perplexity's Aravind Srinivas with Kia Kokalitcheva

3:10 pm

View From the Top: Latham & Watkins' Rick Kline with Nicholas Johnston

3:20 pm

Programming break: enjoy snacks and mingle

3:40 pm

Yahoo's Jim Lanzone with Kia Kokalitcheva

4:00 pm

Haun Ventures' Kathryn Haun with Dan Primack

4:20 pm

Craft Ventures' David Sacks with Dan Primack

4:50 pm

Programming concludes 

5:00 pm

Reception with networking and cocktails

7:30 pm

Event concludes 

Go Deeper: The in room experience  

Catch up quick: past BFD clips

A conversation with Dan Primack and Jared Kushner, BFD Miami 2024. 

A conversation with Hope King and Mark Cuban, BFD NYC 2022. 

A conversion with Kia Kokalitcheva and Cathie Wood, BFD San Francisco 2023. 

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Learn more about last year's BFD: New York programming

Axios' annual dealmakers summit, Axios BFD, returned last year in New York on Oct. 22 for a half-day of programming featuring conversations with top dealmakers and executives.

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Speakers

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Roelof Botha

Managing Partner, Sequoia Capital

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Gerry Cardinale

Founder & Managing Partner, RedBird Capital Partners

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Emilie Choi

President & COO, Coinbase

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Shayne Coplan

Founder & CEO, Polymarket 

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Clem Delangue 

CEO & Co-founder, Hugging Face

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Emma Grede

Founder, Entrepreneur, and Host of ‘Aspire with Emma Grede Podcast’

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Max Levchin

Founder & CEO, Affirm

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Marc Lipschultz

Co-founder & Co-CEO, Blue Owl Capital

Additional speakers to be announced

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Sebastian Guth

COO of Bayer Pharmaceuticals and President of Bayer U.S.

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Julie Bell Lindsay

Chief Executive Officer, Center for Audit Quality (CAQ)


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Subscribe to Axios Pro Rata: Dive into the world of dealmakers across VC, PE and M&A, by Dan Primack.


Axios BFD is our annual summit spotlighting the power players behind the year’s biggest deals in tech, finance, private equity, M&A, and more led by Axios business editor Dan Primack.


The people on stage aren’t just talking about market moves — they’re making them. Through sharp interviews and candid conversations, we get inside the strategies shaping valuations, exits, and the future of dealmaking. Join us November 18th in New York City to hear insights from real 'BFDs'.

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