For Stanford Executive Program alumni
SEP Reunion in Silicon Valley
Reconnect. Unlock. Evolve.
A bonus day for SEP alumni already gathering on campus for GSB Reunion Weekend. One day to reconnect with SEP colleagues, work through current questions, and explore what comes next.
One day, designed with intention
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Before the full GSB Reunion begins, we come together in a smaller, more intentional setting, with time to speak candidly, learn from one another, and reconnect as peers.
The experience
Three reasons to arrive one day earlier.
October 1 brings the SEP experience back into the room: thoughtful peers, direct exchange, and a day designed for participation rather than passive attendance.
Reconnect.
Return to the conversations that made SEP distinctive. Matched one-on-ones, thoughtfully composed tables, happy hour, and dinner make it easy to pick up where you left off and begin something new.
Unlock.
Put a real, current problem on the table. Mastermind circles and Asks & Offers turn the experience in the room into useful questions, relevant perspective, and practical help.
Evolve.
Look ahead with people who see the world from different angles. A fireside conversation, small-group discussion, and Alum Talks explore what is changing and what it means for your work.
Don’t miss out, tickets are running out!
- Date
- Thursday, October 1, 2026
- Audience
- Stanford Executive Program alumni
- Format
- Full-day program, happy hour, and dinner
- Location
- Near the Stanford campus
- Registration
- $300, with a portion supporting the SEP Scholarship
The shape of the day Thursday, October 1, 2026
From first coffee to the last conversation.
The day moves from matched conversations into shared problem-solving, then closes over happy hour and dinner.
Reconnect
Arrival coffee and matched conversations
Unlock
Mastermind, Asks & Offers, and lunch
Evolve
Fireside conversation, discussion, and Alum Talks
Celebrate
Happy hour and dinner with SEP colleagues
Thursday October 1, hour by hour
The program
One day, then the official GSB reunion begins Friday on campus.
Arrival coffee
An easy, unhurried start.
Opening + matched 1:1s
Short welcome, then the pre-paired one-on-ones — matched on your personal profile.
Mastermind
One member puts a real, current problem on the table; the other six or seven act as their board of advisors — questions first, then experience.
Asks & Offers
Everyone registered an ask and an offer, and the matching turned them into appointments. You arrive at this block with a personal agenda: the first half you spend collecting help on your ask, the second half giving it on someone else’s. Whatever the matching missed stays on the board all day.
Lunch
Curated tables, mixing people who don’t yet know each other.
Fireside chat
A guest worth flying for, in conversation with an alum rather than on a stage alone — followed by questions from the room.
Small-group discussion
In the same circles as the mastermind, discuss the fireside chat through one bridge question: what does this mean for what I’m building? One line of takeaway each.
Break
Alum talks
Four lightning talks of twelve minutes, back to back. Topics proposed at registration and curated in advance.
Happy hour
Free, no agenda — the warm close of the day program, running straight into dinner.
Dinner
A different venue, seating mixed on purpose. The social capstone, and the last easy evening before the reunion.
Organized by
SEP Reunion in Silicon Valley Executive Committee.
SEP alumni volunteering their time to design the program, matching, and room.
SEP 2024 · San Diego, CA
André Pina
Co-founder & CEO, Uruk Capital
Builds and scales credit businesses — from operation design and funding structures to institutional capital. Previously Chief Business Officer at Liqi Digital Assets; advisory board member at Trackmob, a social-impact scale-up.
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SEP 2022 · San Francisco Bay Area
Ivana Pignatelli
Founding team, Country Club
CEO, Plus One Learning
On the founding team of Country Club, the in-person social network for people shaping technology and culture, and co-founder of an AI-native layer for evidence-based instruction. Spent a decade as Chief Digital Officer at Social Thinking.
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SEP 2018 · Miami, FL
Ricardo Janini
Senior Private Banker, Santander
Advises Brazilian families and entrepreneurs on cross-border wealth. Nearly three decades across private banking, consumer finance and fintech — senior roles at GE Capital, Banco BMG and Safra — plus founding Access Loans, later integrated into Safra’s platform.
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SEP 2018 · San Francisco Bay Area
Dharmendra Kumar
President & CEO
Paygasus and Karma Payments
A five-time founder building unattended payment infrastructure for EV charging, autonomous retail and transit, and payment tools for nonprofits. Sits on the executive board of the SEP Alumni Scholarship Foundation.
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