18th Annual Private Equity Conference 2019 | Chicago Booth | 1 May 2019 | Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, 540 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

The Private Equity Group at Chicago Booth and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are delighted to host the 18th Annual Private Equity Conference.

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.

This years conference is themed "Developing an Edge in Increasingly Competitive Markets" and will feature a distinguished lineup of speakers and panelists, including: Phil Canfield, '96, Managing Director of GTCR, Johannes Huth, '86, Member and Head of KKR Europe, and Penny Pritzker, Founder and Chairman, PSP Partners and the 38th US Secretary of Commerce.

2019 Speakers

Phil Canfield
Managing Director, GTCR

Joe Osnoss
Managing Director of Silver Lake

Penny Pritzker
Founder and Chairman, PSP Partners and the 38th US Secretary of Commerce

2019 Sponsors and Partners

TITLE SPONSOR:
• BEEKEN PETTY O'KEEFE & COMPANY

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
• McDermott Will & Emery
• ROPES&GRAY

GOLD SPONSOR:
• EY

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Avison Young
• Latham
• West Monroe

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• GreenbergTraurig
• Thompson Flanagan

MARKETING PARTNER:
• Event Browse