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Event Date Tue Dec 1 EST - Wed Dec 2 EST (about 4 years ago)
Location Virtual Event
Region Americas
Details

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.

Speakers

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

Sponsors & Partners

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