Latticework gathers chief investment officers, fund managers, family office principals, and other long-term investors for two days of candid conversation. There are no slide decks. Every session is a fireside chat, a panel, or a rapid-fire idea pitch, and every one leaves room for questions from the floor.
The ninth Latticework takes place on November 10–11, 2026, in Cathedral Hall at the University Club of Chicago. This year’s lineup includes Pat Dorsey, John W. Rogers, Jr., François Rochon, Christopher Bloomstran, Bob Robotti, and Christopher Tsai, with sessions on moats, small-cap value, constructive activism, biopharma, copper, absolute return investing, and the science of attention. Between the two days, we host a reception and dinner at the Chicago Athletic Association.
Seating is limited.
Why Latticework
A room of peers. Attendance is kept small so that every attendee can meet the speakers and one another. The room is investors and allocators, peers rather than prospects, and there is no selling from the stage.
Depth over polish. Fireside chats and moderated panels rather than rehearsed pitches, with time for questions and for conversation over two lunches and a dinner.
A global perspective. Latticework brings together intelligent investors from across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.
The multidisciplinary edge. In the spirit of Charlie Munger’s latticework of mental models, speakers connect investing to broader disciplines and share their best ideas.
“MOI Global is a wonderful way to expose yourself to the thoughts of some of the most successful investors and investment methods out there.” — Tom Gayner, Co-CEO, Markel Corporation
The program
Fifteen sessions over two days, from 9:00 am to about 5:00 pm Central on both days. The agenda is preliminary, and the current version is always at latticework.events.
Tuesday, November 10
Christopher Tsai, Tsai Capital Corporation, and Mark Manduca, QXO: Inside QXO: Building a Business Through Acquisition
Mike M. Calbert, Gatehouse Investments: Lessons in Private Equity, Public Markets, and the Global Retail Sector
Christopher Bloomstran, Semper Augustus Investments Group: Investing and Equity Markets
A special guest, announced on site at the speaker’s request
Lucas Miller, University of California, Berkeley: The Augmented Investor: Attention, the Brain, and What AI Changes
Wyatt Sparks, Sea Meadow Capital; Mauricio Heck, Forterra Investment Management; and Tim McElvaine, McElvaine Investment Management: Small-Cap Value: Finding Edge Where Few Are Looking
Michael Melby, Gate City Capital Management: Fireside chat on small and micro-cap investing
Elevator pitches: twenty ideas in sixty minutes, from speakers and attendees. No slides and no selling from the stage: the thesis, the price, and what would prove it wrong.
Reception and dinner at the Chicago Athletic Association
Wednesday, November 11
John W. Rogers, Jr., Ariel Investments, with W.D. (Daniel) Vasquez, W.D.Vasquez & Co.: Slow and Steady: Four Decades of Patient, Contrarian Investing
Pat Dorsey, Dorsey Asset Management, with Dave Sather, Sather Financial Group: Moats in Motion: Competitive Advantage in a Faster World (keynote)
François Rochon, Giverny Capital, with Saurabh Madaan, Manveen Asset Management: Owning Quality for Decades: Compounding, Mistakes, and Patience
Peter Mantas, Logos LP, and Elliot Turner, RGA Investment Advisors: Biopharma for the Generalist: Finding Value in Drug Development
Al Fabbro, Midnight Sun Mining, and Skott Mealer, Blue Moon Metals, moderated by Will Thomson, Massif Capital: Building Mines, Not Forecasting Prices: The Business of Copper
J. Dennis Jean-Jacques, Ocean Park Investments, and Bob Robotti, Robotti & Company Advisors: Profiting from Dislocation: Cyclical and Absolute Returns in the Real Economy
Scott Miller, Greenhaven Road Capital; Rhys Summerton, Milkwood Capital; and Rudi van Niekerk, Desert Lion Capital: Constructive Activism: Unlocking Value in Overlooked Companies
Sessions, speakers, and times may change. Additional speakers will be announced as they are confirmed.
Venue and what your pass covers
Sessions and lunches: University Club of Chicago, 76 East Monroe Street. Founded in 1887, the club’s Cathedral Hall, with its vaulted ceilings and stained glass, hosts every session.
Reception and dinner, Tuesday, November 10: White City Ballroom, Chicago Athletic Association, 12 South Michigan Avenue, a five-minute walk.
Your pass covers all fifteen sessions, both lunches, and the Tuesday dinner.
Both venues are steps from Millennium Park. If your travel plans require a later arrival or an earlier departure, that is entirely fine.
Seating is limited.
From past summits
Past speakers have included Charles de Vaulx, Tom Gayner, Peter Keefe, Bryan Lawrence, Howard Marks, Michael Mauboussin, Mohnish Pabrai, Tom Russo, Guy Spier, Murray Stahl, Will Thorndike, Christopher Tsai, Arnold Van Den Berg, and Ed Wachenheim.
Access key takeaways from Latticework 2025, and visit the MOI Global website for replays of other past Latticework sessions.