Stanford LP Seminar Series #18 (Rockefeller; Murdock Trust; Dietrich; PFR TFI; Lambourn Capital; Ten Eighty Capital)
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Stanford LP Seminar Series #18 (Rockefeller; Murdock Trust; Dietrich; PFR TFI; Lambourn Capital; Ten Eighty Capital)

📅 November 02, 2026
🕐 5:30 PM PT
📍 EVGR
👥 125 attending
🎟️ Free · Approval required

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About This Event

You’re invited to Stanford LP Seminar Series #18—the 18th edition of the Stanford AI & Investment Series, co-organized by the Stanford GSB Venture Capital Alumni Chapter, AIx2, and Stanford xBuilders.

Join us for a practical, insider-driven conversation with leading foundation, trust, family-office, and institutional asset-management investors. Together, we’ll explore how allocators are navigating the AI Age—from manager selection and portfolio construction to innovation and execution across private markets.

Location

EVGR Building B, Room 144

Agenda

5:30–6:00 PM — Networking

6:00–7:00 PM — Panel Discussion and Deep Conversation

Featured Speakers

🎤 Chun Lai — Chief Investment Officer, The Rockefeller Foundation

Philanthropic foundation investment leader based in Princeton, New Jersey.

🎤 Ed Grefenstette — CEO & CIO, The Dietrich Foundation

Foundation investment leader based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

🎤 Elmer Huh — Chief Investment Officer, M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

Charitable-trust investment leader based in Portland, Oregon.

🎤 Piotr Dmuchowski — President of the Management Board, PFR TFI (PFR Group)

Institutional asset-management leader based in Warsaw, Poland.

🎤 Hassan Afifi — CEO, Lambourn Capital

Family-office investment leader based in London.

🎤 Ben Rifkin — CEO, Ten Eighty Capital

Private investment leader based in Park City, Utah.

Moderator and Co-Hosts

🎤 Mohammad Rasouli — CEO, AIx2

Stanford AI researcher and founder focused on AI transformation for portfolio companies through an investor’s lens.

🎤 Jing Kuang — President, Stanford GSB VC Alumni Chapter

Co-Founder, Cresca; Founding Partner, Y+ Ventures.

🎤 Kun Peng — Founding Partner, Stanford xBuilders

Who Should Attend

  • Institutional investors and allocators

  • Family offices and fund-of-funds investors

  • Private equity and venture capital professionals

  • Stanford students and researchers

  • Founders and operators

Want to continue the conversation?

Following the seminar, we will host an invitation-only Small Group Dinner with the featured speakers and co-hosts from 7:30–8:30 PM. This is a separate, intimate gathering designed for deeper discussion, thoughtful questions, and meaningful connections.

Apply for the Small Group Dinner: https://cresca.ai/e/ep_ece72c3a28fe1875b80202e95fa45516

Please note that registration for the main seminar and the Small Group Dinner are separate.

Hosted by

Jing Kuang
Kun Peng
Mohammad Rasouli

Location

📍 EVGR, Building B, 735 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

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