BVCA Summit 2021 | British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association | 6 October 2021 | Virtual

The new decade brings a new focus and as we emerge from the COVID-19 crisis and level up following the UK’s exit from the Brexit transition period, 'Investing in a Changing World' looks towards a time of significant change.

Spread across two days with a main plenary studio session running each day, followed by specialist breakout sessions, this year’s Summit will explore the role private equity and venture capital will play in the economic recovery, the UK’s role on the global stage post-Brexit, and how the sector will break new ground in digital transformation, accelerating net zero targets, ESG, impact investing, decarbonisation, and diversity and inclusion.

2021 Speakers

Graeme Ardus
Head of ESG, Triton

Amelia Armour
Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners

James Ashton
Business Writer, Speaker And Consultant, Portland Communications

Jonathan Bailey
Head of ESG Investing, Neuberger Berman

Kerry Baldwin
Managing Partner, IQ Capital, and BVCA Chair 2021/22

Tom Biddle
Partner, Bridges Fund Management

Kate Bingham
Managing Partner, SV Health Investors and Chair, Government's Vaccine Taskforce

Adrian Blair
CEO, Dext

Dominic Blaxill
Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton

Simon Braham
Partner, Sustainable Growth Funds, Bridges Fund Management

Alistair Brew
Head of Investment Operations, BGF

Delaney Brown
Managing Director, Private Equity Funds & Secondaries, CPP Investments

Lord Browne of Madingley
Senior Advisor, General Atlantic

Maria Carradice
Managing Director, Portfolio – ESG, Mayfair Equity Partners, and Chair, BVCA RI Advisory Group

Joana Castro
Principal, Private Equity, Unigestion

John Doran
General Partner, TCV

Melissa Ferraz
Managing Director, Global Head of eFront Insight at BlackRock

Lord Finkelstein Obe
Political Columnist and Broadcaster

Geoffrey Geiger
Head of Private Equity Funds & Co-Investments, USS

John Glen Mp
Minister of State (Economic Secretary to the Treasury)

Melanie Goward
Investment Director, Maven

Patricia Hamzahee, FRSA
Investor, donor and mentor, Integriti Capital and Extend Ventures

Beth Houghton
Partner, Palatine

Paul Kelly
Digital and technological transformation specialist and Managing Director, AlixPartners

Catherine Lewis La Torre
CEO, British Business Bank

Justin Macrae
Chief Operations Officer, Fortunis Capital

Gurpreet Manku
Deputy Director General, and Director of Policy, BVCA

Michael Marshall
Head of Sustainable Ownership, RPMI Railpen

Vanessa Maydon
Corporate Affairs Director, Cinven

Charles Megaw
Managing Director, Bain Capital

David Menton
Managing Partner and Co-founder, Synova

Paul Miller Obe
CEO and Managing Partner, Bethnal Green Ventures

Michael Moore
Director General, BVCA

Stephen Muers
CEO, Big Society Capital

Pauliina Murphy
Engagement Director, World Benchmarking Alliance

Katharina Neureiter
Head of ESG for EMEA, Carlyle

Philip Newborough
Co-CEO, Bridges Fund Management

Peter Olds
Partner, Proskauer

Sabina Ouimet-Storrs
Principal, GHO Capital

Eimear Palmer
Managing Director, Responsible Investing Officer, ICG

Corinne Philipps
Executive Director, Tikehau Capital

Helen Price
Stewardship Manager, Brunel Pension Partnership Ltd

Andrew Probert
Managing Director, Transaction Advisory Services, Duff & Phelps, A Kroll Business

Sara Rajeswaran
Director, External Affairs, BVCA

Silvia Rindone
EY-Parthenon UK&I Retail Lead, EY

Joana Rocha Scaff
Managing Director, Neuberger Berman

Jan Rutherford
Partner, Scottish Equity Partners

Lindsay Smart
Head of Sustainability, Triple Point

Tomas Sys
Principal, Ramboll

Kristina Widegren
Partner, Rede Partners

Corey Thomix
Partner, EY Parthenon

David Toms
Head of Research, Hg

Jenny Tooth Obe
CEO, UKBAA, and Board Member of Investing in Women Code

Faith Ward
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Brunel Pension Partnership, and Chair, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

Garry Wilson
Founder and Managing Partner, Endless

Vicky Williams
Senior Portfolio Manager, Coal Pension Trustees Services

Andrew Williamson
Managing Partner, Cambridge Innovation Capital, and Chair, BVCA VC Committee

2021 Sponsors

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR:
• EY

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Alix Partners
• eFront
• HSBC UK
• Kroll
• Proskauer
• Rede Partners
• Guernsey

BREAKOUT SPONSORS:
• Debevoise & Plimpton
• Globalization Partners

ROUNDTABLE & NETWORKING SPONSORS:
• 17 Capital
• Alexander Group
• CrestBridge
• InCloudCounsel
• Pitchbook
• Ramboll