While the rate of IPOs this year is slightly increased versus 2023, the market is still much less active since 2021 and hoping the Q3 interest rate cut of 0.5% sparks additional investor support. This session will examine how private company CEOs should be preparing now for the types of IPOs that will be best received by the public markets, along with the implications for any opportunistic secondary offerings, amid an era of heightened geopolitical and market volatility.