Brian Loring

Brian Loring

Senior Vice President, AI Investment Strategist Vista Equity Partners
Brian Loring joined Vista Equity Partners in 2011 and currently serves as Senior Vice President and AI Investment Strategist. He has spent nearly 15 years leading investments out of Vista's middle-market private equity strategy - Foundation Fund - where he has been actively involved in numerous transactions, such as AlertMedia, Bullhorn, KIBO, Lone Wolf, Mitratech, PeopleAdmin, Relias Learning, Sonatype, SumTotal, Trintech and Zego. Prior to Vista, Brian worked at Riverside Resources, a commercial real estate firm, where he focused on development and financing of multi-family, retail and office properties. He received a BA and JD from Emory University and an MBA from University of Texas – McCombs School of Business.

Day 1 | 24 November 2026

10:30 AM Morning Workshop: Software investing: How can you identify resilient software winners and avoid disruption risk in the agentic AI era?

As agentic AI reshapes enterprise software, the market is bifurcating. Some businesses will see their value proposition weaken, while others will grow their competitive edge. In this environment, broad market exposure is no longer enough. How can you identify the winners, navigate the losers and access the operational capabilities to drive performance through the next cycle?

In this workshop, explore how to capture upside in a software portfolio while managing disruption risk. Understand what differentiates resilient and high-growth businesses, how value is being created in practice, and why manager selection is critical as outcomes diverge. Learn how to allocate with confidence in a complex and rapidly evolving market.

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