28 March

6:30 pm 8:00 pm Badge pick-up opens

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29 March
7:45 8:45 Level 20 Breakfast (Please rsvp via the networking platform.)

8:15 Badge pick-up opens. Please have your business card or QR code
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9:00 Welcome by conference chairman

Mark Florman, Chairman, Florman Family Trust

9:05 Welcome remarks by Invest Europes chairman

Gerry Murphy, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone and
Chairman (2016), Invest Europe

9:30 Performance in Private Equity: An Overview of European and US

performance and trends
During this perennial favourite, two influential LPs will open their books, analysing
performance data at the fund and investment level, to provide an annual barometer of the
state of the industry.
George Anson, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners and Invest Europe
Chairman (2013-2014)
T. Bondurant French, Executive Chairman, Adams Street Partners LLC

10:30 Networking Break

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11:00 State of the Market: the global LP perspective
Global investors answer the pressing questions:
Whats engaging them now and during the next 12 months?
Where are they putting their money to work? Are they stepping away from certain
strategies? Which strategies have surprised them?
How are macro and micro challenges influencing their investment strategies? Which
trends are they responding to?
How do they see the private equity industry evolving over the next two years?
Looking back over the past year, what were some of the missteps and the lessons
learned?
Moderator: Michael Schad, Head of Investment Management, Coller Capital
David Lindstrom, Managing Director, MetLife
Joe Topley, Head of European PE Funds, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan
Ivan Vercoutere, Managing Partner, LGT Capital Partners

11:45 Hot Topic: Restructuring, Turnarounds and Distressed Investments

A panel of LPs and GPs will debate the influence of the current economic climate and
potential economic turbulences as it relates to provide greater clarity on the opportunity
sets in turnaround investments, tackling topics as:
Overcoming perceptions and reputation risks
Finding opportunity amid volatility through operational excellence

Moderator: Christina Pamberg, Managing Partner, Alcyon Holding

Henry Jackson, Chief Executive, OpCapita
Ulrich Hanfield, Chief Executive, NKD
Catherine Bossard, Managing Director, Cerberus
Tim Creed, Managing Director, Adveq

12:30 Hot Topic Debate: Where is the LP/GP Relationship Going?

Investors are digging much deeper into a funds strategies to ensure the desired returns
and reduce risks. Increased transparency demands and technology requirements by LPs are
indicators of the control shift in the LP/GP dynamic. This oxford style debate between a
LP and a GP will take a closer look at trends transforming this crucial relationship,
focusing on three practical points of discussion: transparency and data, cost impact, and
reducing the compliance burden.
Moderator: Paul Lawrence, Global Head of Fund Services, Intertrust
LP - Debater: Claus Stenbaek, Managing Partner, Keyhaven Capital
GP - Debater: Dr Marcel Wilhelm, Managing Director, Brockhaus Private Equity

13:15 Lunch

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14:15 Parallel Breakouts 1:
For LPs - Working Roundtable Discussions
Angela Willets, Managing Director, Capital Dynamics

For GPs - ESG 2.0 Practical Roundtable

Interactive townhall format where the audience drives the line of questioning. Space is
limited for this session so we recommend booking early. This is your opportunity to ask the
most pressing questions related to the practicalities of ESG.
Led by:
Blaise Duault, Head of Compliance & Public Affairs, PAI Partners
Silva Dezelan, Sustainability and ESG Specialist, Robeco
Marta Jancovic, Head of ESG Integration Alternatives, APG Asset Management
and Chairman-elect, Invest Europe

15:15 Networking Break

15:45 Parallel Breakouts 2:

For LPs - Working Roundtable Discussions
Angela Willets, Managing Director, Capital Dynamics

For GPs Ask the LPs Town Hall

Interactive townhall format where the audience drives the line of questioning. Space is
limited for this session so we recommend booking early. This is your opportunity to ask
your most pressing questions to this panel of LPs.
Led by:
Jean-Francois Le Ruyet, Partner, Quilvest Private Equity
Ertan Can, Partner, HR Ventures
Marc Roijakkers, Senior Fund Manager Alternatives, Blue Sky Group
John Holloway, Equity Investments, EIF

16:55 Co-investment in Numbers

Co-investment is a rising trend. Based on latest Hamilton Lane data, we will examine the
hard numbers to define the realities of co-investment activity:
How many investors are asking for co-investment?
How much gets done?
What are the outcomes?
Jim Strang, Managing Director, Hamilton Lane

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17:05 Co-investment 2.0
Co-investments are now a staple of the market, but their shape and the tactical context
continue to evolve. This session will explore the latest trends within co-investments,
including:
The rules of engagement
Achieving alignment
Governance issues
Fund terms
Moderator: Geoffrey Kittredge, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Jim Strang, Managing Director, Hamilton Lane
Simon Moss, Partner, Hermes GPE
Claudio Siniscalco, Global Co-Head of Equity Co-Investments, DB Private
Equity

17:45 Invest Europe Industry Update: Winds of Change

This session explores the 2017 & 2018 political and macroeconomic challenges, including
Brexit and beyond.
Michael Collins, Chief Executive, Invest Europe

18:15 Closing remarks followed by cocktails

19:00 Rotating Networking Dinner

hosted by Jeremy Coller, Chief Investment Officer & Executive Chairman,
Coller Capital

The rotating dinner was designed to further facilitate networking among LP & GP
attendees, to expand their contacts and catch up with old colleagues. The first round will
be assigned seating to assure an even distribution of investors and fund managers at each
table. After the first course, GP participants will move to another table. After the second
course, LP participants will move to a different table. This format allows for unparalleled
networking throughout all dinner courses.

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Day 2: 30 March
7:45 8:45 ILPA Regional Breakfast Meeting (invitation only)

9:05 Chairmans Welcome and Keynote on Political Uncertainty & Risk

Realities
Former CNN finance editor and anchor Todd Benjamin will deliver analysis on the current
political ecosystem, the uncertainty it is causing and the real impact on European
business, including Brexit, Trump-economics and the upcoming European elections. The
session will conclude with an open floor discussion on how these risks are translating into
real life strategic decisions.
Todd Benjamin, (former) anchor and financial editor, CNN

9:45 Re-defining the New Normal

This panel of leading LPs and GPs will explore the drivers and trends redefining private
equity globally: flattening growth curve, the Trump effect, large piles of dry powder,
and increased need for deep specialisation and portfolio management.
Moderator: Sachin Date, Partner, EY
Charlie Bott, Managing Partner, BC Partners
Marta Jancovic, Head of ESG Integration Alternatives, APG Asset Management
and Chairman-elect, Invest Europe
Nenad Marovac, CEO and Managing Partner, DN Capital
Helen Steers, Partner, Pantheon
Nino Tronchetti Provera, Founder & Managing Partner, Ambienta

10:30 Break

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10:45 European Venture on the Fast Track
Bjorn Tremmerie, Head of Venture Capital and Impact Investing, EIF

11:05 Navigating Europe: Mapping Out the Opportunities

Teams of LPs and GPs are tasked with delivering presentations to highlight the regional
and sectoral investment opportunities in Europe. The audience will vote to select the
region with the most compelling investment outlook. The presentations will be built
around three key elements: growth trends, success stories and
differentiators/considerations.
CEE: Robert Manz, Managing Partner, Enterprise Investors & Anne Fossemalle,
Directory, Equity Funds, EBRD
Benelux: Dr Jos Peeters, Founder and Managing Partner, Capricorn Ventures
and Michel Casselman, General Manager, PMV, the Flemish Investment Agency
DACH VC: Cdric Khler, Managing Partner, Creathor Venture and Friedrich
Neuhaus, Managing Director, Aumenta

12:05 Closing Address: The Great Drivers & Disruptors

Mark Florman, Chairman, Florman Family Trust

12:30 Closing remarks by conference chairman

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