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Investors’ Forum 2020 Virtual
13 - 14 Oct 2020
Agenda
The agenda is developed with the Investors' Forum Advisory Task Force.
The Advisory Task Force
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Katya Smirnyagina
Executive Director Capricorn Health-tech Fund Capricorn Partners -
Anne Fossemalle
Director, Equity Funds European Bank for Reconstruction and Development -
Thierry Baudon
Invest Europe Chair Mid Europa Partners -
Rune Jepsen
Principle QIC -
Jesse de Klerk
Director, Private Equity Stafford Capital Partners Nederland -
Nenad Marovac
Founder, Managing Partner DN Capital -
Philipp Patschkowski
Managing Director NB Alternatives Advisers
The agenda sessions below are displayed in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome
Eric de Montgolfier CEO, Invest Europe
[Conference Chair] Kathleen Bacon Senior Advisor, Harbourvest Partners
10:30 – 11:40
Coller Barometer Update and LP Outlook
Insights from the latest edition of the Coller Capital Private Equity Global Barometer with LPs views on the current market and outlook for the future post-Covid.
Rune Munk Partner, Coller Capital
Mercedes Fernandez Elias Partner, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners
Ian Connatty Managing Director, British Patient Capital
Michael Lindauer Global Co-head of Private Equity, Allianz Capital Partners
11:40 – 12:00
Networking Break
12:00 – 12:30
Is being top quartile enough? Using sector level data to measure outperformance.
This session will challenge the use of traditional fund performance metrics as complete indicators of outperformance. By exploring proprietary quantitative methods and tools to analyze funds’ performance, the speakers will highlight how perceptions of performance can be enhanced through analyzing the sources of manager’s alpha.
Carolina Espinal Managing Director, Harbourvest Partners
Sofia Gertsberg Principal, Investment Risk, Harbourvest Partners
12:35 – 13:10
An interview with Blackstone & BC Partners
Blackstone and BC Partners discuss the strategy behind their partnership and the evolution of the GP-stakes market.
Thierry Baudon Founder, Mid Europa Partners and Chair, Invest Europe
Scott Soussa Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
Jean-Baptiste Wautier Partner, BC Partners
13:10 – 14:30
Networking Break
17:30 – 18:30
Performance in Private Equity
A return of this unmissable session with a review of performance trends across Europe and North America.
T. Bondurant French Chairman, Adams Street Partners
Ivan Vercoutere Managing Partner, CIO, LGT Capital Partners
18:45 – 19:30
"Coller Cocktail"
Jeremy Coller CIO & Chairman, Coller Capital
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