Please note, as with any investment, capital is at risk.

Active Debates 2026

Public Equity vs

Private Equity

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Chicago September 29

St Louis September 30

Minneapolis October 1

Washington DC October 27

Boston October 28

Manhattan October 29

5.00 - 8.00pm

Baillie Gifford - Active Debates 2026

Join us for a lively, interactive debate on one of the biggest questions in investing today: Public Equity vs Private Equity


The equity landscape is shifting: but which market is better placed to create wealth over the next decade?


More companies are choosing to stay private for longer, capturing significant growth before they ever reach the stock market. At the same time, allocators are directing more capital towards private markets. So what does that mean for public equities? What advantages do public markets still offer that private markets cannot replicate?


Take your seat at the debate and help decide. Choose from the six dates and locations to hear our public and private equity teams go head-to-head, challenging assumptions, testing convictions and competing for your vote.


Join us in celebration of the argument: as you will find in Edinburgh, there is no house view. Only conviction, curiosity and (mostly) respectful disagreement.

Event venues

The event venues for our debates are listed below. If you have any questions or require specific details on any of our venues, please get in touch.

Chicago

Tuesday 29 September
Hotel EMC2, 228 E Ontario Street, Chicago IL 60611

St Louis

Wednesday 30 September
Ritz Carlton, 100 Carondelet Plaza, St Louis MO 63105

Minneapolis

Thursday 1 October

Hewing Hotel, 300 N Washington Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55401

Washington DC

Tuesday 27 October
Arlo DC, 333 G St NW, Washington DC 20001

Boston

Wednesday 28 October
The Liberty Hotel, 215 Charles Street, Boston MA 02114

New York

Thursday 29 October
Booksmarks, 299 Madison Avenue and 41st Street, 14th Floor, New York 10017