​Private Wealth Forum: Navigating Alternative Investments, Markets & Tax Strategies

​Hosted by Dipalo Ventures in partnership with Wildflower Legacy & Wealth Planning and sponsored by Vanguard.

​📅 Wednesday, November 5, 2025
🕔 5:30 PM Cocktails, 6:30 Dinner & Presentations
📍 Kama Bistro, La Grange, IL

​Join us for an intimate evening of networking, finance, and dinner at Chef Vikram Singh's flagship Kama Bistro in suburban La Grange. The night will feature engaging discussions on alternative investments, market trends, and unique year-end tax strategies.

​This event is invite-only and suitable for accredited investors who are high-bracket earners. Please inform the organizers if you register a guest/partner. Seating limited.

​Day of Logistics:

​Please enter via the private event door to the right of the main entrance.

​🚗 Parking: Plenty of street parking on La Grange/Burlington Roads. Public garage at 6th Ave between Harris and Cossett.

​🚞 METRA: BNSF Aurora from Union to La Grange station, which is 2 2-minute walk from Kama.

​Program Highlights

• ​Venture Capital – Rafiq Ahmed, Managing Partner, Dipalo Ventures

• ​Market Overview - Jonathan B. Rosero, Sr. Internal Sales Exec, Vanguard

• ​Best Year-End 2025 Income Tax Planning Strategies after OBBBA – Greg Wider, Principal, Wildflower Legacy & Wealth Planning

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​Rafiq Ahmed, Managing Partner, Dipalo Ventures

​VC and serial entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in innovation, product development, and early-stage investing. Founding General Partner of Dipalo Ventures and Limited Partner in multiple tech funds. 3x Founder. His investment portfolio includes 1 unicorn, 5 exits, an IRR of 19.13%, and a TVPI of 2.38x. Previously founded Demibooks (acquired by EDUC) and led innovation teams for Consumer Experience Design at Motorola. He holds an MBA, an MS in Information Systems, and a BS in Electrical Engineering.

​​​Dipalo Ventures is a Chicago-based early-stage hard tech VC firm investing in advanced manufacturing for people and the planet across energy, climate, and physical AI. We back companies at the Seed and Series A stages, leveraging our product design and development-focused Residency to de-risk investments and accelerate growth.

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​Jonathan B. Rosero, Senior Internal Sales Executive at Vanguard

​Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment management firms, known for pioneering low-cost index investing and championing long-term, disciplined wealth strategies. Managing over $8 trillion in global assets, Vanguard serves individual investors, financial professionals, and institutions with a mission to give all investors the best chance for investment success.

​Gregory F. Wilder, Managing Member and Tax Partner, Wildflower Legacy and Wealth Planning

​Greg Wilder is the Founder of Wildflower Legacy & Wealth Planning and a seasoned CPA and tax attorney with over 40 years of experience. He specializes in advanced tax strategies for high-net-worth individuals and family-owned businesses, with a focus on family governance, succession planning, and wealth preservation.

​Wildflower Legacy and Wealth Planning is a boutique tax and wealth advisory firm specializing in advanced tax strategies, family governance, and succession planning for high-net-worth individuals and family-owned businesses. The firm provides personalized, sophisticated planning solutions to help clients preserve and grow their wealth across generations.