Stephen Marquardt will
be speaking at 09.30
in the Panel - Fresh perspectives on
key issues

Mr. Marquardt joined Doughty Hanson & Co in February 2000 and serves as Joint Chief Operating Officer and Head of Investor Relations. He is based in London.

At Doughty Hanson he has been responsible for raising the Doughty Hanson & Co Technology Ventures Fund, a $270 million fund focused on early-stage technology investments in Europe, Doughty Hanson & Co IV, which closed in January 2005 at €1.6 billion, Doughty Hanson & Co V which closed in May 2005 at €3.0 billion and Doughty Hanson European Real Estate II, which closed in December 2006 at €530 million.

Prior to joining, Mr. Marquardt was a Managing Director of Investment Banking and Head of the London office of the Global Technology Group of Merrill Lynch. He spent a total of 22 years at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Marquardt has a Masters degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School, a Juris Doctor from Loyola University (Chicago) and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Northwestern University.