17th Annual Private Equity Conference 2018 | Chicago Booth | 23 February 2018 | Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, 200 North Columbus Drive Chicago Illinois, US

The Private Equity Conference (PEC) brings together financiers, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. The PEC aims to provide high value to private equity practitioners by combining knowledge from both the industry and academia that would be hard to find in any other setting. Through a series of engaging keynote addresses and panel sessions, leading industry individuals offer expertise and thought leadership on issues important to both the financier and entrepreneur.

2018 Speakers:

Marcel Erni
Partner, Cofounder, Member of the Board of Directors, and Chief Investment Officer, Partners Group

Martin Nesbitt
Cofounder and Co-CEO, The Vistria Group

Raymond Svider
Co-chairman and Managing Partner, BC Partners

2018 Moderators and Panelists

Chris McGowan
Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth

T. Andrew Boswell
Partner, Blue Sea Capital

Charles Grace
Founder, May River Capital

Kristina Heinze
Partner, ParkerGale

Craig Payne
Managing Director, Blackrock Private Equity Partners

Jocelyn Stanley
Partner, New Harbor Capital

Robert Wilson
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Benjamin J. Daverman
Managing Director, GTCR

Anthony Davis
President and Managing Partner, Linden Capital Partners

Jason Shideler
Director, Madison Dearborn Partners

Scott Constance
Partner, PwC

Dave Cooney
Managing Partner, Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Co.

Justin Ishbia
Managing Partner, Shore Capital

2018 Sponsors

TITLE:
• Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Company

PLATINUM:
• Kirkland & Ellis

GOLD:
• Deal Cloud

PANEL:
• Chicago Booth
• McDermott Will & Emery LLP
• Kirkland & Ellis
• PwC