RSM Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference 2026
About this Event
Do you want to connect with the ETA ecosystem or learn about practical steps to start your ETA journey?
The RSM ETA Conference will connect leading investors, operators, search fund entrepreneurs, MBA students and Alumni for a day of insights, hands-on workshops, and networking focused on the growing ETA landscape. This event will be hosted by the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
For questions and inquiries about the conference, get in touch with Erik Roelofsen via email: [email protected]
With many thanks to our institutional supporters for this event!
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Registration + breakfast reception
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:20 AM
Welcome & keynote “What Sellers Say”
Host: Erik Roelofsen
Info: Partner at SearchRight Capital and RSM Professor
🕑: 09:20 AM - 10:00 AM
Panel I - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of ETA: Lessons Learned.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Break
Host: Supported by Novidam
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel II - Low-Hanging Fruit: Real Opportunity or Post-Acquisition Myth?
🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel III - Deal Breakers: When Investors Say No.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch
Host: Supported buy Newton Equity Partners
Info: Deepen your connections with fellow participants and panel speakers during a networking lunch.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Breakout Session I
🕑: 02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
Coffee Break
Host: Supported by DeeptreeAI
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:45 PM
Breakout Sessions II
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Break and back to plenary
🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Keynote Newton Campos
Info: The Growing Momentum of Search in Europe
🕑: 04:45 PM
Closing
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Networking Drinks
Info: Supported by SearchRight Capital Partners
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
EUR 75.00 to EUR 95.00
