BFA Global InvestorsAnnual US Investor Conference 2026

The Ojai Valley
Outpost

Charting new frontiers in private markets.

Dates 7 — 11 September 2026
Setting Ojai Valley · El Segundo · Palos Verdes
Format By invitation
Photograph · John Towner / Unsplash

An invitation

Five days at the edge of US private markets — convened with intent.

Each year, BFA gathers a small circle of investors, founders, and managers to spend time with the companies and capital allocators shaping the modern economy — from artificial intelligence and infrastructure to defence, space, and data.

What to expect

Direct conversation with CIOs, fund managers, and founders. Closed-door panels and breakouts. Site visits in El Segundo. Long dinners in the hills. No keynotes — just access, calibration, and time among peers.

Programme

A measured rhythm — conviction, then conversation.

Monday07 Sept · Day One
Registration and Opening Dinner
Ojai
Tuesday08 Sept · Day Two
CIO Macro Insights
Panel Discussions with Fund Managers
Breakout Sessions with Companies
Campfire Dinner
Ojai
Wednesday09 Sept · Day Three
Morning Social
Panel Discussions with Fund Managers
Breakout Sessions with Companies
Small Group Dinners
Ojai
Thursday10 Sept · Day Four
El Segundo Company Visits
Dinner
El Segundo
Friday11 Sept · Day Five
Morning Panel Discussions
Optional Afternoon Activities
Closing Cocktails
Palos Verdes

*Presenters and final line-up to be confirmed. Final agenda subject to change.

Settings

Three places. One conversation.

01

Ojai Valley

The opening days unfold in the hills above Ojai — quiet enough for the conversations that matter, close enough to Los Angeles to bring the right people into them.

02

El Segundo

A working day among the companies redefining defence, space, and frontier infrastructure — on the floors where they are being built.

03

Palos Verdes

The programme closes on the Pacific bluffs — final panels, optional afternoon activities, and closing cocktails.

From the trail

Previous outposts.

Each Outpost has gathered the people building, funding, and allocating to the companies redefining the modern economy. A look back at where we have been.

Latest Outpost September 2025 · San Francisco & Palo Alto
24 Executives
18 Investors
5 Days
Sept 2025
San Francisco · Palo Alto

Expanded horizons, deeper conversations.

March 2025
Los Angeles · Palo Alto · San Francisco

The inaugural tour, bringing investors to the heart of private investing.

Featured at previous outposts.

Selected companies & managers
Andreessen Horowitz
General Atlantic
IVP
Menlo Ventures
Scale Venture Partners
Balyasny Asset Management
BAM Corner Point
K5 Global
Union Labs
Gradient Ventures
Dorm Room Fund
Chapter One
Triatomic
Fuse
Shakti
Supercruise Capital
PsiQuantum

In their words

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Marquee Investors

Tier-one managers and operators
across the modern economy.

The 2026 line-up will include leading venture, growth, private equity, and hedge fund managers — alongside founders and operators of capacity-constrained, hard-to-access companies in AI, infrastructure, defence, space, and data.

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Reserve

Spaces are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Reserve your spot with your BFA Client Representative.

Request your invitation

Programme fee, flights, and accommodation apply.
Attendance is by invitation and subject to BFA's eligibility criteria.