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Investors’ Forum 2022
23 - 24 Mar 2022
Agenda
Day 1 - 24 Mar 2021
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome
Eric de Montgolfier CEO, Invest Europe
Jim Strang (Conference Chair) Managing Director & Chairman EMEA, Hamilton Lane
10:10 – 11:00
The LP View on European Private Equity
Opening with data from the latest edition of the Coller Global LP Barometer, this panel of LPs will discuss why Europe is an essential component of their investment strategy.
Michael Schad Partner, Head of Investment Management, Coller Capital
Joe Topley Director, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
Joana Castro Principal, Unigestion
Noriko Hayashi Director, Alternative Investments, ORIX Life Insurance
Anne Fossemalle Director, Equity Funds, EBRD
11:15 – 11:50
Europe as a Global Sector Leader
A discussion with leading GPs representing sectors where Europe leads the way globally - Fintech, Sustainability, Life Sciences. Why is Europe leading and what does the future hold? Do we expect this leadership to continue, how are specialist investors taking advantage of the global opportunity set by European companies?
Elias Korosis Partner, Hermes GPE
Nino Tronchetti Provera Partner & Founder, Ambienta
Naveed Siddiqi Senior Partner, Novo Holdings
Paul Mizrahi Founding Partner, BlackFin Capital Partners
12:00 – 12:30
Keynote address by Christian Sinding, EQT Partners
Christian Sinding will address the private equity industry's role and responsibility and the tremendous positive impact we can make together. He will elaborate on the importance of investing with a purpose and combining financial returns with societal impact.
Christian Sinding CEO & Managing Partner, EQT Partners
14:00 – 14:50
The Growth of GP-Stake Sales
As GP-stake sales grow in popularity, this panel will discuss why they are becoming a more attractive option for GPs and investors alike, and the key points of negotiation surrounding them.
Matt Dickman International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton
Christophe Nicolas Managing Director, AlpInvest Partners
Frans Tieleman Managing Partner, Eurazeo
Rafael Polanco Senior Managing Director, Evercore
15:00 – 15:45
Measuring Manager Outperformance
Following their intervention in the 2020 Investors' Forum, Carolina Espinal and Sofia Gertsberg continue their exploration of proprietary quantitative methods and tools to analyse funds’ performance.
Carolina Espinal Managing Director, HarbourVest
Sofia Gertsberg Managing Director, Quantitative Investment Science, HarbourVest
17:00 – 18:15
Performance in Private Equity
In this hallmark session of the forum, we will again look at fund performance metrics and trends globally, including the latest data covering 2020.
T.Bondurant (Bon) French Chairman, Adams Street Partners
Ivan Vercoutere Managing Partner, CIO, LGT Capital Partners
18:30 – 18:45
Close of the day & Coller Capital Cocktail
Jeremy Coller Chief Investment Officer, Executive Chairman, Coller Capital
Day 2 - 25 Mar 2021
10:00 – 11:00
The State of the Private Markets
Delving into both 2020 and historical data, this session will look into the current state of the private markets, including returns, value creation and key trends.
Richard Hope Managing Director and Head of EMEA, Hamilton Lane
11:00 – 11:50
What's next for European VC?
This close look at European VC will focus on the impact of covid on the industry with the most recent data, including Q4 2020 and Q1 2021. Uli Grabenwarter, a familiar face at the Investors’ Forum, will walk us through an analysis of the latest EIF data, looking at some key questions: Have we seen the full impact of Covid yet? What has been the actual impact of the liquidity support provided to portfolio companies? What disruption is the industry facing? What new approaches are needed?
Ulrich (Uli) Grabenwarter Deputy Director, Equity Investments, EIF
12:00 – 12:45
Keynote address by Michel Barnier
Michel Barnier Special Advisor to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
14:30 – 15:15
Europe's Role in a Global Private Equity Portfolio
LP-only roundtable session
Philipp Patschkowski Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
David Hobson Senior Vice President, GIC
Mercedes Fernandez Elias Partner, Morgan Stanley
14:30 – 15:15
Driving Asset Growth Through Digital Acceleration
Roundtable Session
The private equity industry is poised for increasing capital allocations and new sources of investors. Firms are rethinking their capital sourcing strategy with one focus – digital acceleration.
Sanjay Tolani Head of Private Markets, Europe, FIS
Max Bautin Managing Partner, IQ Capital Partners
Cenk Turkinan Head of Investor Relations, Triton Partners
15:30 – 16:15
Climate Change: How to approach due diligence and portfolio company engagement
Roundtable Session
Francesco Cavallini Client Relationship Director – Luxembourg ESG Leader, IQ-EQ
Silva Dezelan ESG Director, Stafford Capital Partners
Patrick Sheehan Founder and Managing Partner, ETF Partners