The Private Capital Brief for Investors

​Real numbers. Real Playbooks

​The Private Capital Brief is built for serious investors, capital allocators and accredited investors who deploy capital, sit on investment committees and live with the consequences of their calls.

​This is not a panel. There's no small talk, no fluff and no polished decks. It's a small, private room where active investors share the playbooks and trades they're actually backing, and defend them in front of peers who will push back.

​Why it exists

​Most investor conversations at conferences stay safe. Everyone agrees, nobody shows their hand, and you leave with nothing you couldn't have read online.

​The Private Capital Brief does the opposite. Speakers bring a real position with real conviction behind it, then put it up for challenge. The best insight comes from the debate, not the presentation.

​How it works

​Each round

• ​The pitch: the thesis, why now, how they're positioned, and what would prove them wrong

• ​The crossfire: the other speakers challenge the assumptions, pressure-test the numbers and argue the other side

• ​The room: audience questions before the round closes

​What you walk away with

• ​Live theses from investors with capital behind their views

• ​The strongest case for and against each idea

• ​Sharper thinking on where capital is moving, across sectors and cycles

• ​Direct access to a curated room of GPs, LPs and allocators

​Speakers

​A select group of regional and international investors

​Led by

​Bashar Aboudaoud, founding managing member of UpRound and co-founder of Brinc VC

​Who it's for

​This session is for people actively allocating capital

• ​GPs and fund managers

• ​LPs and institutional allocators

• ​Family offices

• ​Experienced angels and syndicate leads

• ​Corporate VC

​If you're raising rather than investing, this one isn't for you.

​Registration

​Seats are extremely limited, and every registration is reviewed. Priority goes to active investors and allocators.

​Request your seat now.

​Hosted by PlanX × UpRound
Held in the Investor Lounge at PlanX Conference Dubai 2026, Grand Hyatt Dubai.