Twenty-Fourth Annual  
IVCA Awards Dinner
December 8, 2025
presented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Cocktails 5:00 pm
Sponsored by White & Case LLP
Dinner 6:15 pm
Welcome / Chairperson’s Message
Phil Alphonse, IVCA Chairman, The Vistria Group
Welcome/Awards Presentations Emcee
Ira Weiss, IVCA Vice Chairman, Hyde Park Venture Partners
IVCA Foundation Award
Presented to:	 Shoshana M. Vernick, Avathon Capital
Presented by:	 Karen Galivan, RSM US LLP
Richard J. Daley Award
Presented to:	 Bruce N. Barron, Origin Ventures
Presented by:	 Alex Meyer, Origin Ventures
Stanley C. Golder Award
Presented to:	 Robert P. Morgan, 50 South Capital
Presented by:	 Brad Dorchinecz, 50 South Capital
Remarks: Governor J.B. Pritzker
Rising Star Award
Presented to:	 Victor Gutwein, M25
Presented by:	 Ira Weiss, Hyde Park Venture Partners
Private Equity Portfolio Company of the Year
Presented to:	 Nick Oberhouse, CEO, Door & Window  
Guard Systems (DAWGS)
Presented by:	 Brian O’Connor, NextGen Growth Partners
Venture Capital Portfolio Company of the Year
Presented to:	 Michelle Lorge, Chief Mission, Innovation & 
Marketing Officer, Simple Mills
Presented by:	 Pete Wilkins, HPA
Closing Remarks
Dessert Reception 8:15 pm
Sponsored by Aprio

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