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Programme

 

 WEDNESDAY 10 March 2010

 

LP/GP sessions

 

09.00

Registration and welcome coffee

 

10.30

Welcome address by the EVCA Chairman

 

Richard Wilson, EVCA Chairman 2009-2010 and Senior Partner, Apax Partners

 

presentation

 

10.40

Welcome address by the Conference Chairman

 

Mounir Guen, CEO, MVision Private Equity Advisers

 

10.50

Performance & trends (+Q&A)

 

George R. Anson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners (U.K.) Limited

 

T. Bondurant French, CEO, Adams Street Partners LLC

 

11.50

Industry-wide issues of concern

 

Moderator: John Barber, Partner, Bridgepoint Capital Ltd.

 

1) Government regulation

 

Javier Echarri, Secretary General, EVCA

 

presentation

 

2) Valuation and benchmarking

 

Anthony Cecil, Partner, KPMG

 

12.30

Buffet lunch

 

LP-only sessions

 

14.30

Welcome address

 

Mounir Guen, CEO, MVision Private Equity Advisers

 

Carol Kennedy, Senior Partner, Pantheon Ventures

 

14.40

Panel: Today's markets from a variety of GP perspectives

 

Moderator: Stephen Marquardt, Joint COO & Head of IR,
Doughty Hanson & Co.

 

Antoine Papiernik, Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners

 

Kurt Bjorklund, Co-Managing Partner, Permira Advisers LLP

 

Oliver Gardey, Partner, Pomona Capital

 

Mads Ryum Larsen, Partner, IK Investment Partners Limited

 

15.40

Panel: Top of mind issues for LPs

 

Moderator: Mariano Olaso-Yohn, Co-Founding Partner, Altamar Private Equity

 

Charles Baillie, Co-Head of AIMS, Goldman Sachs

 

Kazushige Kobayashi, President & CEO, Alternative Investment Capital (AIC)

 

Stefan Marelid, CIO, Abu Dhabi Investment Council

 

Jos van Gisbergen, Senior Strategist Alternative Investments, Mn Services

 

16.30

Open Forum - Interview of keynote speaker

 

David Swensen, CIO, Yale University Endowment

 

17.15

End of sessions day one

 

17.30

Open bar

 

19.30

Rotating networking dinner

   
 

 THURSDAY 11 March 2010

   

LP/GP sessions (incl press)

 

09.00

Welcome address and summary of day one

 

Carol Kennedy, Senior Partner, Pantheon Ventures

 

09.30

Private equity highlights - activity statistics review

 

Philippe Defreyn, COO, EVCA

 

presentation

 

09.55

Hot topics in today's markets: a debate between two of Europe's most experienced advisors

 

Moderator: Carol Kennedy, Senior Partner, Pantheon Ventures

 

Stefan Hepp, Founder & CEO, SCM Strategic Capital Management AG

 

John Hess, CEO, Altius Associates

 

10.40

Networking and refreshment break

 

11.15

Keynote address

 

David Swensen, CIO, Yale University Endowment

 

12.00

Panel: Assessing the outlook for private equity – perspectives from leading GPs and LPs

 

Moderator: Carol Kennedy, Senior Partner, Pantheon Ventures

 

Rune Holen, Investment Director, Storebrand

 

Francesco Loredan, Managing Partner, BC Partners

 

Julian Mash, CEO, Vision Capital Ltd

 

Garrett Mc Donald, Managing Director, KAUST IMC

 

12.45

Lunch