The 24TH Annual Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference 2018 | Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference | 16 March 2018 | New York Athletic Club, 180 Central Park S, New York, NY 10019, US

Over the past two decades, Wharton students and alumni have built a leading forum for Private Equity and Venture Capital professionals to share ideas and discuss the future of the industries. The Conference is one of the most recognized student-run events of its kind, and among the largest professional conferences for Private Equity and Venture Capital worldwide.

This year, the conversation will take place through the lens of Separating from the Herd. The Private Equity and Venture Capital industries have become increasingly crowded. Ample capital and ever-more funds compete for opportunities in a low-return environment. How does a firm overcome the trend towards converging returns and separate itself from the herd?

2018 Speakers

Sean Cunningham
GTCR, Managing Director

Scott Kleinman
Apollo Global Management, Co-President, Lead Partner for Private Equity

Tom Lister
Permira, Co-Managing Partner

Christian Kallen
Hamilton Lane, Managing Director

Hadley Harris
Eniac Ventures, Founding General Partner (moderator)

Adam Rothberg
Co-Founder and Partner, BoxGroup

Gary Deutsch
CFO, LiveIntent

Joanne Chen
Partner, Foundation Capital

Patrick Chung
Founding Partner, xFund

SC Moatti
Managing Partner, Mighty Capital

Kirkland & Ellis Distressed and Special Situations:
Steve Hessler
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis (moderator)

Amy Rice
Senior Vice President, Oaktree Capital Management

David Posnick
Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group

Jason Scheir
Managing Director, Head of US Illiquid Opportunistic Credit, Apollo Global Management

Scott Graves
Partner, Portfolio Manager and Head of Distressed, Ares Management

David Gorton
Managing Director, Head of Business Development & Investor Relations, Tailwind Capital

David Tayeh
Head of Corporate Investment, North America, Investcorp

Henry Nassau
Chief Executive Office & Partner, Dechert

Jason Miller
Partner, Olympus Partners

Spyro G. Alexopoulos
Managing Director, Golub Capital

Mark Thierfelder
Chair of Global Private Equity Practice, Chair of Corporate and Securities Group & Partner, Dechert (moderator)

David Roberts
Principal, Advent International

Eric Friedman
Principal, Warburg Pincus

Sachin Bavishi
Principal, The Blackstone Group

Robert Blaustein
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis (moderator)

Andrew Kwee
Co-Founder & Partner, Quantum GBL

David Chiang
Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Private Equity & Real Estate Fund Investments, $30 Billion Family Office

Joanne Douvas
Principal, GreenOak Real Estate

Steve Lessar
Managing Director, Co-Head Private Equity Secondaries/Vintage Funds, Goldman Sachs

Thomas Scriven
Managing Director, Penn Office of Investments

International Private Equity:
Christopher Field – Partner, Dechert (moderator)

Eric Schaefer
Managing Director, Eurazeo Capital

Roberta Brzezinski
Managing Principal, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)

Saqib Rashid
Principal, The Abraaj Group

Yann Pambou
Head of Africa, Principal Investment and Private Equity, Swiss Re Direct Investments

2018 Sponsors:

PLATINUM:
• Dechert LLP

GOLD:
• Golub Capital
• Wharton University of Pennsylvania

PANEL:
• Kirkland & Ellis

SILVER:
• First Republic
• SAP

MEDIA:
• Wharton Private Equity + Venture Capital
• Preqin
• Buyouts Insider
• MergerMarket
• Proseq