Operating Partners Global Forum 2021 | PEI Media | 20 October 2021 | Convene, 117 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

Private Equity International’s Operating Partners Forum New York is the world’s largest event dedicated to operating partners. The 11th annual event is focused on best practices in private equity portfolio operations and value creation across all functional business areas.

Join the operating partner community to discuss and debate the best reset strategies to deliver maximum portfolio growth post-crisis this October in-person in New York City.

Extensive opportunities to network, compare best practices, build new relationships and influence the future of value creation models make this an event not to be missed.

Benefits of Attending:

• Create the most operationally efficient portfolio companies
Hear first-hand perspectives on how to further develop your operational efficiencies by looking at successful models.

• Network with top value creators
Meet with the largest community of operational experts in one place over 2 days.

• Learn key strategies for cross-portfolio initiatives
Find the right tools and knowledge to create value.

2021 Speakers

Tracey Abbott
Senior Operating Lead, Partners Group

David Acharya
Managing Partner, Acharya Capital Partners

Sean Adkins
Managing Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, West Monroe Partners

John Bailey
Operating Associate, General Atlantic

Karl Bailliez
Senior Operating Executive and Finance Practice Leader, Cerberus Capital Management

Geoffrey Baird
Independent Operating Executive, Palladium Equity Partners

Anish Batlaw
Operating Partner, General Atlantic

Jarrad Berman
Vice President, Digital Transformation, TZP Group

Parmesh Bhaskaran
Managing Director, AlixPartners

Ted Bililies
Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer, AlixPartners

Prashanth Bóccasam
Partner, Cota Capital

Kurt Brimberry
Senior Associate, Summit Partners

Kristin Brown Patrick
Senior Operating Partner, Human Capital, New State Capital Partners

Matt Brubaker
CEO, FMG Leading

Kevin Burke
Director, M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Globalization Partners

Jennifer Busse
Director, RSM

Wendy Buxton
President, LynnCo Supply Chain Solutions

Andy Caine
Partner, Human Capital, Frazier Healthcare Partners

Greg Carlson
Managing Director, Riveron

Nicole Christopoulos
Vice President, People Strategy & Culture, Summit Partners

Brian Chu
Senior Managing Director, Centerbridge Partners

Susan Clark
Managing Director, Operations, Sun Capital Partners

David Cohen
Managing Director, Human Capital, Kelso & Company

Jim Corey
Managing Partner, Blue Ridge Partners

Steve Cumbow
Operating Partner, Sentinel Capital Partners

Jamey Cummings
Partner – Cybersecurity and Technology, JM Search

Adam Cummins
PMO Lead, Global Investment Resources, The Carlyle Group

Amy Daly
Executive Director, Private Equity Consulting Leader, EY

Jon Davies
Managing Director, Head of Talent, Lightyear Capital

Ashley Day
Chief Talent Officer, CI Capital Partners

Merche del Valle
Managing Director, Chief Talent Officer & Chief HR Officer, Grain Management

Cory Eaves
Operating Partner, General Atlantic

Adam Echter
Partner, Simon-Kucher & Partners

Spencer T. Farrar
Private Equity Business Development, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Michael Farrell
Executive Vice President of Business Development, World Travel, Inc.

David Feierstein
Managing Partner, Ronin Equity Partners

Michael Frain
Senior Vice President, Shared Services, Warburg Pincus

Jesko Frommeyer
Managing Director, Portfolio Value Creation, Real Assets, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB)

Bill Fry
Managing Director, American Securities

Bala Ganesan
Managing Director, Special Situations, Oaktree Capital Management

Angela Geffre
Chief Human Resources Officer, Sun Capital Partners

Amar Ghai
Director, Head of Technology (Americas), KKR Capstone

Daniel Goetz
Principal, Operational Excellence, Siris Capital

Amanda Good
Partner and Head of Global Value Creation, Searchlight Capital Partners

Hannah Gräfin von Waldersee
Vice President, Strategy and Innovation, Insight Partners

Doron Grosman
President and CEO, Global Container Terminals

Todd Grove
Vice President, Private Equity, Quantum Health

Asheesh Gupta
Managing Director, Portfolio Support, Audax Private Equity

Dan Hawkins
CEO, Summit Leadership Partners

Prasad Hedge
Chief Operations Officer (COO), 777 Partners

Kara Helander
Managing Director, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, The Carlyle Group

Michael Hennessey
Managing Director, Grant Thornton

David Hicks
Vice President, Worldwide ISV Ecosystem Business Development, Oracle

Gary Hoover
Vice President, Global Supply Chain Practice, TBM Consulting Group

Travis Huch
Vice President Alliances, Private Equity Partners, Zuora

Jerry Hughes
Director, Commercial Excellence, American Securities

Benjamin Humphreys
Senior Operating Executive, Monomoy Capital Partners

Natalie Ings
Managing Director, Portfolio Solutions, Lightyear Capital

Jason Karl
Principal, Advent International

Christopher Kim
Senior Vice President, Platinum Equity

Neil Kimber
Operating Principal, Accel-KKR

Bill Klein
President, Consero Global

Michael Kohlsdorf
President, Francisco Partners Consulting

Amy Kramer
Operating Partner, Level Equity

Raj Kushwaha
Managing Director, Digital Strategy and Innovation, Operating Partner and Chief Digital Officer, Warburg Pincus

Markus Lahrkamp
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Steve Larned
Senior Principal, New State Capital Partners

Paul Lennick
Senior Vice President, M&A Services, ContinuServe

Nick Leopard
CEO & Founder, Accordion and Co-Founder, Maestro

Gilyana Lidzheeva
Director of Portfolio Operations, Frontenac

Misha Logvinov
Managing Director and Head of IT Strategy, EQT Partners

Amy LoPiccolo
Vice President, Leadership and Talent, B Capital Group

Evan Lorch
Operating Partner, Francisco Partners Consulting

Harrison Lung
Partner, Portfolio Value Creation, Siris Capital

Claudine Lussier
Principal, Human Capital, The Sterling Group

Alex Mace
Vice President, Thompson Street Capital Partners

Alice Mann
Operating Partner, Human Capital, Blue Wolf Capital Partners

Katie Marchetti
Managing Director, BluWave

Todd Markson
Operating Partner, Tech Opportunities, Bain Capital

John Mavriyannakis
Partner, Growth, Maverix Private Equity

Steven Maxwell
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Human Capital, Audax Private Equity

Pericles Mazarakis
Managing Partner, Trispan Capital

Kunal Mehta
Principal, Portfolio Operations, TCV

Marco Mendes
Head of Portfolio Support Group, North America, Advent International

Marc Metzner
Vice President, Alexander Group

Kate Migliaro
Principal, Talent Management and Organizational Effectiveness, Apollo Global Management

Aaron Miller
Partner, Head of Portfolio Performance Solutions, Apollo Global Management

Todd Miller
President and CEO, Risk International

Michael Monagle
Principal, Portfolio Operations, Providence Equity

Jim Morris
Operating Partner, Sun Capital Partners

Melissa Mounce
Managing Director, Leadership Talent and Diversity, GTCR

David Muhlenkamp
Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Operations, Lindsay Goldberg

Greg Myers
Operating Partner, Cota Capital

Ravi Narayanan
Americas Head, Strategic Engagement, Wipro

Michelle Nasir
Chief Talent Officer, Arsenal Capital Partners

Yoav Nathaniel
Senior Cloud Security Architect, Goldman Sachs

Zaid Nesheiwat
Vice President, Portfolio Operations, ORIX Capital Partners

Kevin O’Neill
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Acertitude

Souvick Paul
Vice President, Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, Cerberus Capital Management

Andy Pickens
Managing Director - Data & Digital Transformation, Apollo Global Management

Neely Pielet
Director, New Mountain Capital

Leela Ramnath
Director of ESG, Warburg Pincus

Howard Reba
Head of Portfolio Finance, CI Capital Partners

Donald Reed
Managing Director, Finance Transformation, PwC

Robert Roley
Director of Portfolio Operations, TPG Capital

Jairo Romero
Managing Director, GTM Excellence, LLR Partners

Avi Sahi
Chief Commercialization Officer, OGCI Climate Investments

Tim Sanders
Vice President of Customer Insights, Upwork

Sunil Senan
Senior Vice President and Business Head, Data and Analytics, Infosys

Adam Sheffield
Chief Revenue Officer, Global Upside

Bijal Sheth
Operations Principal, Pamlico Capital

Steven Siwinski
Operating Partner, High Road Capital Partners

Brian Slobodow
Operating Partner, HGGC

Michael Smith
Senior Managing Director, Technology, Media and Telecom Practice, Blue Ridge Partners

Michael Song
Managing Director, Portfolio Operations, Providence Equity

Brad Soper
Partner, Simon-Kucher & Partners

Daniel Soroka
Senior Operating Partner, Graham Partners

Luis Sosa
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Operations, Platinum Equity

Richard Spencer
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, Operating Partner, Kamylon Holdings

Glenn Stevens
Partner, Talent Management, Apollo Global Management

Randy Street
Managing Partner, ghSMART

Atta Tarki
CEO and Managing Director, ECA Partners

John Toriello
Operating Partner, General Atlantic

Russ Trpkovski
Operating Principal, CVC Capital Partners

Kush Tulsidas
Operating Partner, One Rock Capital Partners

Sarah Walker
Vice President, Global Head of Private Equity Practice, Salesforce

Claudio Waller
Co-head of Private Equity, ghSMART

Andrew Walshe
Head of Portfolio Operations, Sightway Capital

Jesse Weber
Head of Private Equity Alliances, Sage Intacct

Jon Weber
Head of Global Portfolio Operations Group, Elliott Management Corporation

Bryan West
Head of Talent, Resurgens Technology Partners

Allyson White
Principal, Insight Partners

Giles Whiting
Operating Partner, Verdane

Lane Wiggers
Managing Director, Operating Partner Program, Argosy Private Equity

Nick Winter
Managing Director, Head of North America Portfolio Operations, Värde Partners

2021 Sponsors and Partners

PLATINUM:
• Alix Partners
• Blue Ridge Partners
• SalesForce
• SAP
• Simon Kucher

LEAD SPONSORS:
• Alexander Group
• EY
• JMSearch
• Lynnco

SPONSORS:
• Accordion
• Acertitude
• A&M
• AwS
• BluWave
• Consero
• Continu Servce
• ECA
• FloQast
• FMG Leading
• GH Smart
• Global Upside
• Globalization Partners
• Grant Thornton
• Infosys
• Insight Sourcing Group
• Maestro
• Oracle NetSuite
• PwC
• Quantum Health
• Quantum Strategic Advisors
• Risk International
• Riverion
• RKON
• RSM
• Sage Intacct
• SAP Concur
• Simfoni
• Summit Leadership Partners
• TBM
• Tech Mahindra
• UpWork
• West Monroe
• Wipro
• Zuora

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