TIA M&A Conference 2024 - Chicago | Transaction Advisors Institute | 26 June 2024 | Gleacher Center, 450 Cityfront Plaza Dr, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

This prestigious annual conference assembles corporate development leaders, in-house M&A counsel, and private equity investors to discuss current challenges impacting complex transactions and learn about innovative methods to improve deal performance.

The cross-disciplinary agenda will be unpacked by a diverse speaking faculty from various industries and regions, who will share first-hand experiences, best practices, and guidance from their vast M&A experience.

Who Should Participate:
This conference is for corporate development and integration leaders, in-house M&A counsel, corporate strategy and financial executives, board members, and private equity investors.

2024 Speakers

CHAIRS:

Patrick Sykes
Managing Director and M&A Partner, BCG

Mary Lehner
Partner, Antitrust, Freshfields

Seth Van Winkle
Managing Director and Head of the North American M&A Practice, Accenture

Sean Skiffington
M&A Partner, A&O Shearman

Sarah Salomon
Principal, Global M&A Advisory Services, Mercer

Kate Bialorucki
Deals Partner, PwC

Paul Humphreys
Partner, Corporate and M&A, Freshfields

Pat Tucker
Senior Managing Director, Americas Head of M&A and Activism, FTI Consulting

Chris Evans
M&A Faculty, Transaction Advisors Institute - former Head of Corporate Development Integration, Amazon

SPEAKERS:

Orla Muldoon
Vice President, Global Business Development and M&A, ADM

Sergio Letelier
Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Development, Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Jason Baab
Vice President Corporate Development, Strategy & Sustainability, The Toro Company

Jenny Schwab
Managing Counsel – Antitrust & Global Competition, United Airlines

Lindsey Wilson
Corporate Counsel, Antitrust and Anti-Corruption Compliance, Masco

Derek Vander Heide
Associate General Counsel for Global Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Portfolio Management, Whirlpool

Jenifer Christensen
Vice President Strategic Initiatives, AbbVie

Dawn Bartholomew
Head of Corporate Development and Partner, L.E.K. Consulting

Liz Hepding
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development, Ingersoll Rand

John Albright
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, HUB International

Kevin G Griffin
Executive Director of Corporate Development, M&A, JLL

Tim Brennan
Associate General Counsel, Aon Corporation

Kevin Ryan
Executive Director, M&A Escrow & Paying Agent Services, J.P. Morgan

Hyesi Jun
Executive Director, Treasury Advisory (M&A), J.P. Morgan

Sharon Van Zeeland
Vice President, Corporate Development, Rockwell Automation

Jillian Kaebel-Sisk
Global Mergers, Acquisitions, and Divestitures HR Director, Caterpillar

Sarah Johnson
Vice President, HR M&A, Hitachi Digital

Richard Buchband
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, ManpowerGroup

David Oskandy
Deputy General Counsel International, M&A and Strategic Initiatives, CDW

Jared Sine
Chief Strategy and Legal Officer, GoDaddy

Chris McVety
Vice President, M&A and Corporate Strategy and Associate General Counsel, Ingredion

Faiza Sabeen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Development, Morningstar

Chirag Vyas
Senior Director Corporate Development, Treehouse Foods

Conor Douglass
Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, Kohler

Alison Rhoten
Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark North America, Kimberly-Clark

Hugh Kinast
Assistant General Counsel, Sherwin-Williams

Kijsa Phillips
Deputy General Counsel, M&A & Venture Capital, Kraft Heinz

Michael Louis
Vice President, M&A Strategy, BIC

Jakub Teply
General Counsel, Corporate Development, GE Aerospace

Kedric Meredith
Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations, JBT Corporation

Essa Cooper
Director of Corporate Development Integration, Qualcomm

Jason Rothstein
Head of Mergers and Acquisitions Integration, Netflix