PartnerConnect Midwest 2018 | Buyouts Insider | 26 June 2018 | InterContinental Chicago Magnificent Mile, 505 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611, US

Now in its 11th year, PartnerConnect Midwest has long since established itself as the premier event for GP-LP networking in the Midwest region.

At this year’s event you should expect:

• Over 325 senior level, largely LP or GP attendees; our attendees are 85% Managing Director/Partner Level; as well as 40% LP and 45% GP.
• First rate content from our award winning journalists at PEHUB, Buyouts and VCJ.
• Core content on PE Dealmaking and Fundraising; as well as new special tracks Emerging Managers, Credit, Co-Investment and Family Offices
• Our Dealmakers and LP Private Dinners
• NEW FORMAT THIS YEAR! Based on feedback from our attendees, we’ll start with a half day of content on June 26, and move into a full day on June 27—the reverse of our usual set up
• ExecConnect meetings—our famous LP-GP 1:1 meetings program just hit 10,000 meetings in the last 7 years. We’ll add another 350 1:1 meetings to the total here
• We also look forward to digging into the hottest topics: GP minority stake investments, Advanced due diligence on GPs, credit strategies, and the latest buzzwords on T&Cs
• We look forward to hosting you this June!

2018 Speakers:

Alex Abell
Managing Director, Head of Research, RCP Advisors

Sean Cunningham
Managing Director, GTCR

Ross Koenig
Vice President, Research, RCP Advisors

Irwin Loud
Chief Investment Officer, Muller & Monroe Asset Management

Mark Yusko
Founder, CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Morgan Creek Capital Management

Faraz Abbasi
Senior Partner, Centerfield Capital Partners

Christian Albert
Managing Partner, Bowside Capital

Lester Alexander III
Partner, Jefferson Capital Partners

Tom Angell
Partner, WithumSmith+Brown

Chrystalle Anstett
Managing Director & Co-Head of Private Credit, Eaton Partners

Matt Autrey
Principal, Adams Street Partners

Cindy Babitt
Partner, Cyprium Partners

Patrick Barry
Chief Investment Officer, Granite Hall Partners

Brad Beatty
Chief Investment Officer, Sirius Partners

Robert Belke
Managing Partner, CFA, Lovell Minnick Partners

Andrew Bernstein
Managing Director, Capital Dynamics

Maria Boyazny
Founder and CEO, MB Global Partners

Thomas Brady
President, Jefferies Finance LLC

Andrew Braithwaite
Vice President, Cynosure Group/Eccles Family Office

Nathan Brown
Managing Director, Wind Point Partners

Kevin Butts
Vice President, 50 South Capital

Gil Calderon
Chief Investment Officer, M4 Investments

Andrew Callahan
Principal, StepStone Group

Paul Carbone
Managing Partner, Pritzker Group Private Capital

C. Kenneth Clay
Founder, Executive Managing Director, Corinthian Capital Group, LLC

Alicia Cooney
Co-Founder & Partner, Monument Group, Inc.

Lorraine Corlet
Portfolio Manager, Veritable, LP

Matthew Coyne
Vice President, TorreyCove Capital Partners

John Crocker
Managing Partner, Matinicus

Kristin Custar
Partner and Head of Global Investor Relations, The Jordan Company

Ronald S. Diamond
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Diamond Wealth Strategies

Melissa Dickerson
Managing Director, Genstar Capital

Richard Dunne
Managing Director, AlpInvest Partners

Bruce Eatroff
Founding Partner, Halyard Capital

Stephen Ellis
Managing Director, Stratford-Cambridge Group

Scott Finegan
Managing Director, Pfingsten Partners

Brian Gallagher
Partner, Twin Bridge Capital Partners

James Gaven
Senior Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe

Maurice Gordon
Managing Director and the Head of Private Equity, Guardian Life Insurance Company

Chip Grace
EVP & National Marketing Manager, May River Capital, LLC

Tim Greene
Vice President , Hartford Investment Group

Beth Haas
Partner, Cyprium Partners

Garrett Hall
Principal, AlpInvest Partners

Brett Hickey
Founder & CEO, Star Mountain Capital

Matt Hill
Private Equity Portfolio Manager, University of Chicago Endowment

Robert Horak
Managing Director, Lincoln International LLC

Joseph Huffsmith
Managing Director, One Equity Partners

Joel Hwang
Vice President, HarbourVest Partners

Brian Jacobsen
Managing Partner, Grand Crossing Capital

Tom Kennedy
Managing Director, Kensington Capital Partners

Louis Kleist
Research Director – Global Private Markets, DiMeo Schneider and Associates

Allen Latta
Managing Director, Campton Private Equity Advisors

Janna Laudato
Senior Advisor, Hauser Capital Markets

Dan Lipson
Partner, Rotunda Capital

Cari Lodge
Managing Director, Commonfund Capital

Marc Lohser
Managing Director, HQ Capital

Pete Lubcker
Audit Senior Manager, WithumSmith+Brown

Ian Mackenzie
Founder and Managing Partner, Mira Capital Advisors

Todd Milligan
Managing Director, Private Advisors

Brad Morse
President & Portfolio Manager, Morse Energy Capital Partners

Renee Noto
Partner, Brightstar Capital Partners

Kelli OConnell
Managing Director, NXT Capital

Carleton Olmanson
Partner, GMB Mezzanine Capital

Sylvia Owens
Senior Portfolio Advisor, Aksia

James Parmalee
Managing Director, Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners

Alex Paul
Chief Investment Officer, Archpoint Investors

Craig Payne
Managing Director, BlackRock Private Equity Partners

Mark Regal
Director of Investments, Briar Hall LLC

Yann Robard
Founder & Managing Partner, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners

Tarek Saghir
Principal, Grove Street Advisors, LLC

Sanjay Sanghoee
COO, CFO, CCO, Delos Capital

Robert Schachter
Partner, WithumSmith+Brown

Carol Schleif
Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Abbot Downing

Derek Schmidt
Senior Research Analyst - Private Equity, Marquette Associates

Sanjiv Shah
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners

Christopher Shelby
Vice President, Wilshire Private Markets

Eric Simas
Vice President, HarbourVest Partners

Jim Snyder
Partner, Hammond Kennedy Whitney

Joshua Sobeck
Partner, 747 Capital

Jon Soffer
Vice President, RCP Advisors

Scott Spielvogel
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, One Rock Capital Partners

Chad Strader
Partner, Red Arts Capital

Scott Tabor
Vice President, Private Capital, Fund Evaluation Group

Ryan Tiffany
Vice President, Aberdeen Asset Management Inc.

Kay Torshen
Chief Investment Officer, Torshen Capital Management

Andy Vantine
Vice President, Atrato Advisors

Bradely West
General Counsel and CCO, PPC Partners

Jonathan Wolfe
Managing Principal, STREAM Capital Partners

Chris Yang
Managing Partner, Grove Street Advisors

Musa Yenni
Managing Partner & President, Yenni Capital Private Equity

Mike Zeleniuch
Managing Director, Private Advisors

2018 Partners:

CO-HOST:
• Withum

GP DIAMOND:
• HKW Hammond Kennedy Whitney

GOLD:
• Evestment Private Markets

SILVER:
• Backstop Solutions

GP PLATINUM:
• Hamilton Robinson Capital Partners
• One Rock Capital Partners
• Cannon Capital
• Morsen Energy Capital
• Sheridan Capital Partners