AVCJ Private Equity Forum 2024 | ION Analytics | 17 November 2024 | Four Seasons Hotel, 8 Finance St, Central, Hong Kong

Mark your calendars for this event, the premier private markets gathering in Asia. This year, we are back with more insights, more opportunities, and enhanced avenues for networking.

Curated by Mergermarket, the forum is a blend of five insightful conferences and an awards ceremony that will spotlight the most promising market opportunities and pressing macroeconomic issues in the private equity industry. From unveiling the latest investment trends to discussing innovative fundraising strategies and best practices in ESG, we have got it all covered.

Endorsed by the industry’s luminaries, the forum is set to engage over 3,800 senior investors, advisors, and regulators from Asia and across the globe. Whether you join us live in Hong Kong or online, you will be part of an unparalleled network of peers, sharing insights and forging new partnerships.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to be at the forefront of the private equity landscape. Stay tuned for updates on our distinguished attendees and speakers.

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Jeffrey Perlman
Chief Executive Officer, Warburg Pincus

Marc Rowan
Co-Founder and CEO, Apollo Global Management

Harvey M. Schwartz
Chief Executive Officer, Carlyle

Samson Wong
Chief Investment Officer (Private Markets), Hong Kong Monetary Authority

SPEAKERS:

Tracy-Anne Ang
Deputy Head, Mergers & Acquisitions, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Ritesh Banglani
Partner, Stellaris Venture Partners

Doug Bell
Director, Investment Strategy, NZ Super Fund

Peter Beske Nielsen
Global Head of Private Wealth, EQT Partners

Rahul Bhargava
Co-Head of Asia, Advantage Partners

Nicholas Bloy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Navis Capital Partners

Tim Burroughs
Managing Editor Global Private Funds, and Managing Editor, AVCJ, Mergermarket

Dovaldas Buzinskas
Senior Director, Private Equity, CDPQ

Steve Byrom
Founding Partner, Potentum Partners

Henry Cai
Chairman & Founding Partner, AGIC Capital

Will Cai
Partner, Cooley LLP

Edwin Chan
Managing Director, Head of Client Solutions, Asia, iCapital

Lorna Chen
Co-Managing Partner of Greater China, and Regional Co-Head of Funds and Asset Management, A&O Shearman

Scott Chen
Managing Partner, L Catterton

Shane Chesson
Partner, Openspace Ventures

Mark Chiba
Group Chairman & Partner, The Longreach Group

Liam Coppinger
Senior Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Asia, Manulife Investment Management

Doug Coulter
Partner, Head of Private Equity, Asia-Pacific, LGT Capital Partners

Bruce Crane
Executive Managing Director & Head of Asia Pacific, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan

Tarun Davda
Managing Director, Z47 (FKA Matrix Partners India)

Fi Dinh
Managing Director, Head of Fund Finance APAC, MUFG Investor Services

James Dubow
Managing Director, Head of North Asia, Alvarez & Marsal Asia

Steve Duncan
Managing Director, TPG Capital Asia

Markus Egloff
Managing Director and Head of Global Wealth Solutions – International, KKR

Marcia Ellis
Global Co-Chair, Private Equity Group, Morrison Foerster

Sarah Farrell
Head of Private Equity for Europe and Asia, Allstate Investments

Jake Fisher
Head of Sales, Hong Kong & Global Head of FX Solutions, Apex Group

JP Gan
Founding Partner, Ince Capital

Robin Ganguly
Global Executive Editor, Infralogic

Gavin Geminder
Global Head of Private Equity, KPMG International

Teck Loon Goh
Managing Director & Partner, Warburg Pincus

Spencer Greene
General Partner, TSVC

Edward J. Grefenstette
President, CEO & CIO, The Dietrich Foundation

David Gross
Co-Managing Partner, Bain Capital LLC

Andrew Harline
Partner in Charge, Cooley LLP

Ben Hart
Partner & Head of Investor Relations (Asia), Adams Street Partners

Victor Ho
Partner, A&O Shearman

Ed Huang
Head of APAC, Blackstone Private Wealth

John Huo
Managing Director, Manulife Investment Management

Pratibha Jain
Head of Strategy and Group General Counsel, Everstone Group

Greg Jania
Global Co-Head of Private Equity, APG Asset Management

Dana Johns
Head of Private Equity, Division of Investment, State of New Jersey

Manish Kejriwal
Founder and Managing Partner, Kedaara Capital

Carol Kim
Head of the Institutional Client Solutions Group in Asia, Blackstone

Peter Kim
Partner, Head of Asia, Coller Capital

Richard Kunzer
Founding Partner, Integrum Holdings

Shota Kuwaki
Executive Director, Sunrise Capital

Brian Lee
General Counsel, FountainVest Partners

Chulmin Lee
Managing Partner, VIG Partners

Pang Lee
Partner, Cooley LLP

Sangmyung Lee
Director, Private Equity Group, KIC

Gary Leung
Head of Alternatives, APAC Clients, JP Morgan Asset Management

King Leung
Global Head of Financial Services, Fintech & Sustainability, InvestHK

Rachel Lewis
Head of Auctions EMEA, Senior Correspondent, Mergermarket

Adrian Li
Founder & Managing Partner, AC Ventures

Judith Li
Partner, Lilly Asia Ventures

Benny Lim
Partner & Head of Southeast Asia, Affinity Equity Partners

Meng-Ann Lim
Managing Director, Direct Private Equity, Asia Pacific, CDPQ

Bonnie Lo
Partner & COO, TPG NewQuest

Christopher Low
Managing Director, Co-Head of Southeast Asia and India, Macquarie Asset Management

Sean Low
CEO, Golden Vision Capital

Alexis Maskell
Partner, Global Head of Investor Relations, BC Partners

Ankur Meattle
Head of Asia Private Equity Funds & Co-Investments, GIC

Leon Meng
Chairman and CEO, Ascendent Capital Partners

James Mi
Founding Partner, Lightspeed China Partners

Christopher Mikosh
Portfolio Manager and Co-Founder, Tor Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited

Hemal Mirani
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners (Asia) Limited

Yana Morris
Chief Content Officer, Ion Analytics

Rodney Muse
Managing Partner, Navis Capital Partners

Sanjay Nath
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Blume Ventures

Nitin Nayar
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Filter Capital

Kristiaan Nieuwenburg
Partner and Head of Performance for Private Capital Europe & North America, EQT

Patrick No
Managing Director, Lazard

Nozomi Oda
Partner & Co-Head Asia Private Equity, Morrison Foerster

Tagar Olson
Founder, Integrum

Joycelyn Ong
Managing Director, Shawkwai & Partners

Alex Ovchar
Managing Director, Pacific Equity Partners

Ferish Patel
Partner, Cooley LLP

Roderick Purwana
Managing Partner, East Ventures

Vish Ramaswami
Head of Asia-Pacific Private Investments, Cambridge Associates

Renuka Ramnath
Founder, Managing Director & CEO, Multiples Alternate Asset Management

Rafael Ratzel
Managing Partner, TH Capital International

Niklas Risberg
Director, Lexington Partners

Yunyan Sang
Director, Lexington Partners

Ganen Sarvananthan
Managing Partner, Co-Head of Asia & Head of the Middle East; Co-Managing Partner, TPG Capital Asia

Bei Saville
Chief Investment Officer, Advance Treasury and Fingerboard Family Office

Andrew Schantz
Partner, Credit, Bain Capital

Ravien Sewtahal
Senior Investment Manager, Pensioenfonds Zorg en Welzijn (PFZW)

Kenta Shima
Partner, J-Star Co., Ltd.

Toshitaka (Taka) Shimizu
Partner, L Catterton

Alex Shum
Managing Director, TPG NewQuest

Manish Singhal
Founding Partner, Pi Ventures

Nikos Stathopoulos
Chairman, Europe, BC Partners

Josh Stern
Managing Director, Private Investments, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Oliver Stratton
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal Asia

Samon Suwannarat
Partner, 10 Bridge Capital

Shinichi Takamiya
Managing Partner, Globis Capital Partners

Frank Tang
Chairman and CEO, FountainVest Partners

Kok Yew Tang
Chairman and Managing Partner, Affinity Equity Partners

Wei-Sun Teh
Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors

Eddie Thai
Co-founder & General Partner, AVV

Andrew Thompson
Asia Pacific, Head of Deal Advisory, Head of Private Equity, KPMG

Alex To
CEO, CDH Investments

Karen Tse
Investment Principal, Coller Capital

Jun Tsusaka
CEO, CIO and Chairperson of the ESG Committee, NSSK

Sudhir Variyar
Managing Director & Deputy CEO, Multiples

Ivan Vercoutere
Managing Partner, CIO, LGT Capital Partners

Andy Wang
Partner, Primary Investments, Beijing, Adams Street Partners

Wally Wang
Founding Managing Partner, Scale Asia Ventures

Shawn Wischmeier
Chief Investment Officer, Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Rohan Wolfers
Managing Director, Pacific Equity Partners

Ken Wong
Partner and Head of Asia Pacific Infrastructure, EQT

Eric Xin
Senior Managing Director and Managing Partner, Trustar Capital

Rebecca Xu
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Asia Alternatives

Hideto Yajima
Managing Director, Co-Head of Investment Advisory, Japan Post Investment Corporation

Celia Yan
Managing Director, Head of APAC Private Credit, BlackRock

Murong Yang
Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets, Future Capital

Kelvin Yap
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners (Asia) Limited

William Yea
Principal, Coller Capital

Emre Hidekazu Yuasa
General Partner, Globis Capital Partners

Xun Zeng
Partner, Cooley LLP

Hong Zhang
Senior Partner, Baker McKenzie FenXun

Jie Zhang
Partner, Cooley LLP

Michael Zhang
CEO, TTGG Ventures

Brooke Zhou
Partner, LGT Capital Partners

Ian Zhu
Managing Partner, Nio Capital

2024 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Affinity Equity Partners
• Apollo
• Bain Capital
• BC Partners
• Blackstone
• Carlyle
• CVC
• EQT
• Icapital
• Pacific Equity Partners
• TPG
• Warburg Pincus

ASIA SERIES SPONSOR:
• KPMG

CO-SPONSORS:
• 10Bridge Capital
• Alvarez & Marsal
• CDH
• Coller Capital
• Innovision Capital
• Integrum
• InvestHK
• J-Star
• L Catterton
• Lexington Partners
• Loyal Valley Capital
• Madison India Capital
• Navis
• ShawKwei & Partners
• The Longreach Group
• VIG Partners

LP BREAKFAST SPONSOR:
• Asia Alternatives

NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK SPONSOR:
• SS&C Intra Links

GALA COCKTAIL SPONSOR:
• A&O Shearman