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Event Date | Tue Dec 1 EST - Wed Dec 2 EST (about 4 years ago) |
Location | Virtual Event |
Region | Americas |
The second annual Forum will gather an elite crowd of top value creators in North American PE & VC portfolio operations for even more opportunities to network and gain practical strategies that you can implement straight away. It is the place to meet and get a firm grasp on key technology and growth initiatives with a concentration of West Coast operating partners, private equity leaders, C-level executives, suppliers & resources all in one setting to discuss how to deliver value creation and drive EBITDA.
Why attend?
Carve your niche in portfolio operations:
Hear first-hand perspectives on how to further develop your operational skill set by looking at successful PE and VC models.
Learn key strategies to create value:
Find the right tools and knowledge to deliver successful cross-portfolio initiatives.
Network with top PE and VC value creators:
Meet with the largest community of West Coast operational experts all in one place.
2020 Speakers
Aswatha Amarnath
Senior Vice President, Strategic Engagements and Sales Strategy, Wipro
Karthik Balu
Technology Advisor, TPG Capital
Jim Barnes
CEO, enVista
Patrick Beatty
Senior Director, Strategic Product Analytics, Naspers Ventures
Ragu Bhargava
CEO, Global Upside
Neel Bhatia
Operating Partner, Talent and ESG, Arcline Investment Management
Ted Bililies
Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer, AlixPartners
Travis Bryant
Partner, Head of Founder Experience, Redpoint Ventures
Daniel Burke
Global Lead, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Private Equity, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Peter Carroll
Operating Partner, Jump Capital
Dale Chang
Operating Partner, Scale Venture Partners
Lily Chang
Chief Portfolio Services Officer, Leonard Green & Partners
Douglas Chey
Chief Portfolio Technology Officer, Leonard Green & Partners
Brian Cohen
Operating Partner, Altamont Capital Partners
Hubert Dagbo
Portfolio Manager, Development Partners International (DPI)
Adam Echter
Partner, Simon-Kucher & Partners
Sean Epstein
SVP and Global Head of Private Equity, SAP
Kingchih Fan
Operating Partner, The Riverside Company
Faton Gjuka
Operating Principal, Sumeru Equity Partners
Bruce Grainger
Operating Partner, Francisco Partners
Asheesh Gupta
Managing Director, Portfolio Support, Audax Group
Andrew Hampshire
Chief Technology Officer, Gresham House
Karen Hayward
Managing Partner and CMO, Chief Outsiders
Kirk Hourdajian
Head of ESG and Impact, Vista Equity Partners
Tye Howell
Managing Director of Data and Digital, Blue Point Capital Partners
Matt Ibbetson
Principal, Ridgemont Equity Partners
Kevin Jeon
Director of Revenue Optimization, Peak Performance Group, Summit Partners
Simon Jones
Operating Partner, Turnspire Capital Partners
Prital Kadakia
General Partner, Serent Capital
Brian Kasser
Talent Partner, Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe
Chris Kitching
Operating Partner, HighBar Partners
Peter Kuerpick
Technology Operating Partner, Bain Capital
Raj Kushwaha
Managing Director, Operating Partner and Chief Digital Officer, Warburg Pincus
Martina Lauchengco
Operating Partner, Costanoa Ventures
Bob Lobley
Operating Partner, Juna Equity Partners
Misha Logvinov
Managing Director & Head of IT Strategy, EQT Partners
Alexandra Lutz
Managing Director, EQT Partners
Brandon Middaugh
Director, Climate Innovation Fund, Microsoft
Jason Miller
Chief Operating Officer, Point 72 Ventures
Debbie Millin
Chief Operating Officer, Globalization Partners
Joubin Mirzadegan
Go to Market Operating Partner, Kleiner Perkins
Melissa Mounce
Managing Director, Leadership Talent, GTCR
David Muhlenkamp
Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Operations, Lindsay Goldberg
Gretchen O'Hara
Vice President, US AI & Sustainability Strategy & Partnership, Microsoft
John Ouren
Operating Partner, STG Partners
Parasvil Patel
Principal, Radical Ventures
Rahul Puri
Global Head - M and A, Private Equity and VC Practice, NetSuite Oracle
Leela Ramnath
Director of ESG, Warburg Pincus
Kiran Rao
Operating Partner, TPG Capital
Michael Reece
Managing Director and Chief Data Scientist, Neuberger Berman
Casey Rovinelli
Growth Director, Portfolio Companies, OMERS Ventures
Michael Smith
Senior Managing Director, Technology, Media and Telecom Practice, Blue Ridge Partners
Milo Sprague
Senior Technology Advisor, FTV Capital
Matt Thompson
Senior Vice President, Portfolio Operations, Skyview Capital
Russ Trpkovski
Operating Principal, CVC Capital Partners
Scott Tynes
CEO, Consero Global
Andrew Walshe
Head of Portfolio Operations, Sightway Capital
Jesse Weber
Private Equity Lead, Sage Intacct
Amanda Widjaja
Head of Data, Norwest Venture Partners (NVP)
Jim Wilson
Operating Partner, Costanoa Ventures
Angela Zutavern
Managing Director, AlixPartners
2020 Sponsors and Partners
PLATINUM:
• Alix Partners
• Blue Ridge Partners
• Simon Kucher
LEAD SPONSORS:
• Aws
• Microsoft
• Oracle Netsuite
• PwC
• SAP
SPONSORS:
• Chief Outsiders
• Consero
• Eventus
• Envista
• Globalization Partners
• Global Upside
• Grant Thorton
• RSM
• Sage Intacct
• Wipro
MEDIA PARTNER:
• Venture Capital Journal
SUPPORTING ASSOCIATIONS:
• CVCA
• Feng
• National Venture Capital Association
• PE Open
• Pewin