2026 Search Fund Conference Calendar (Confirmed Dates)

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by a professional
in Negros Occidental, Philippines

5mos ago

2026 Search Fund Conference Calendar (Confirmed Dates)

Planning your travel for this year? We’ve mapped out the key dates of conferences for traditional searchers based in the United States. Note: This list includes only the major events with confirmed 2026 dates so far. High-profile summits like the HBS ETA Conference and Stanford GSB's events are still to be announced. - 2nd Latam Search Fund Conference (Feb 11-12, 2026) - 1st Annual Texas ETA Summit (Feb 13, 2026) - 10th Annual MIT Sloan ETA Summit (Feb 27-28, 2026) - Wharton ETA Summit (April 2-3, 2026) - SEETA Conference (Sept 11-12, 2026) - 7th International Search Fund Conference (Oct 15-16, 2026) - 13th Annual Booth-Kellogg ETA Conference (LateredactedTBA) To know more information such as the conferences' websites, organizers, registration links, and more - check out our article at Searcher Insights in the link below: redacted We will also update the article and our conference list from time to time!

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reply by an intermediary 2mos ago
from Duke University in Denver, CO, USA

The SEETA Conference will now be Sept 18th - 19th, 2026

reply by a searcher 4w ago
from Harvard University in San Jose, CA, USA

Thank you! Anyone know when the HBS ETA conference is likely to be this year?