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Speakers For 2012<br />
Günther Skrzypek, Managing Partner, AUGUR CAPITAL<br />
7 November, Stream C, 15.20<br />
Prior co-founding Augur Capital in 2003, Günther Skrzypek was Country Head,<br />
Germany for AXA <strong>Invest</strong>ment Managers. In addition, as a member of the global<br />
executive board, he was directly responsible, among others, for AMA IM Netherlands<br />
and institutional transactions in Northern Europe. Previously, he was responsible for<br />
Schroders <strong>Invest</strong>ment Management’s asset management transactions in German<br />
speaking Europe as well as Eastern Europe, and before that, he was head of the asset management<br />
business of JP Morgan for German and Central Europe and was appointed to the European<br />
management board of JPMIM.<br />
Lauge Sletting, Managing Partner, NORTH SEA CAPITAL<br />
9 November, 10:00 & 14:50<br />
Mr. Sletting led the spin-off from Nordea’s private equity team, after 6 years of<br />
successful investing. Prior to joining Nordea he was Head of <strong>Invest</strong>ments at Novi Venture,<br />
Aalborg with DKK 500 million under management. Prior to Novi Ventures he was<br />
Head of <strong>Invest</strong>ment at PensionDenmark, today a EUR 8 billion pension fund, and prior<br />
to this, Head of Equities at LD Pensions, an EUR 7 billion public pension fund.<br />
Elaine Small, Partner, PAUL CAPITAL<br />
Elaine heads the firm's private Equity secondaries platform in London. Along with her<br />
partner in Paris, she is responsible for the firm's private equity secondaries business in<br />
Europe. Ms. Small opened the London office of Paul Capital in 2004 as Managing Director<br />
of its secondary private equity operations. Among her primary responsibilities<br />
are the sourcing and negotiation of transactions in the UK, the Continent, CEE, the<br />
Middle East and Africa. Ms. Small has broad responsibility for GP relationships, as well<br />
as for communications with institutional investors throughout Europe.<br />
Veera Somersalmi, Partner, GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 17.05<br />
Veera is responsible for generating new business and identifying qualified potential<br />
limited partners. She has over 10 years of private equity experience, including direct<br />
investments, fund selection, and fund raising for a number of different types of private<br />
equity and infrastructure funds. Prior to joining Global Private Equity Veera worked at<br />
Nordic Mezzanine, SL Capital and Capman.<br />
Peter Spasov, Partner, MARLIN EQUITY PARTNERS<br />
7 November, Stream A, 16.00<br />
Peter is a member of the firm's Executive Committee and <strong>Invest</strong>ment Committee.<br />
Marlin Equity Partners is an operations-focused private equity firm with over $1 billion<br />
of capital under management and invests in businesses that are experiencing varying<br />
degrees of operational, financial or market-driven change, across a wide range of industries.<br />
Prior to joining Marlin in 2005, Mr. Spasov was a Senior <strong>Invest</strong>ments Specialist<br />
at Northrop Grumman Corporation where he primarily focused on private equity and real estate<br />
fund investing and served as a voting member for the approval of new investments.<br />
Jan Stahlberg, Deputy CEO, EQT PARTNERS<br />
8 November, 11.30<br />
Jan Ståhlberg was part of the original team that founded EQT Partners. Previously,<br />
Mr Ståhlberg worked at Ovako Steel, which he joined in 1985 and worked in various<br />
positions. In 1991, Mr Ståhlberg was appointed Senior Vice President of Finance and<br />
member of the Executive Management of the Ovako Steel Group.<br />
Jim Strang, Managing Director, HAMILTON LANE<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 11.10 & 8 November, Stream B, 17.45<br />
Jim’s main focus is on fund investment opportunities in Europe.Prior to joining<br />
Hamilton Lane Jim was a Director and Head of Fund <strong>Invest</strong>ments at Dunedin Capital<br />
Partners, whose European fund investment operation he helped establish. Previously<br />
Jim was Head of European Buyouts at Gartmore Private Equity with oversight over a<br />
broad program of fund and direct co-investments in Europe.<br />
Kaarina Suikkonen, <strong>Invest</strong>ment Director, Private Equity<br />
FERI INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORS<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 11.10 & 7 November, Stream B, 16.00<br />
Feri Institutional Advisors is a German investment advisory firm servicing institutional<br />
investors and family offices. Kaarina is responsible for global private equity fund<br />
investments and portfolio management. Prior to Feri, she did private equity research<br />
and manager selection at CalSTRS Alternative <strong>Invest</strong>ments.<br />
Robert Swift, Chief Operating Officer<br />
STERLING SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 15.05<br />
Robert joined Stirling Square from HSBC, where he was a Managing Director in<br />
Principal <strong>Invest</strong>ments and was responsible for direct investment activity in the Middle<br />
East, North Africa and South Asia. Prior to that, Robert was a Managing Director and<br />
Head of the Transport Infrastructure team in Project and Export Finance, responsible<br />
for advisory and structured finance transactions across Europe.<br />
Jo Taylor, Vice President, TEACHERS’ PRIVATE CAPITAL<br />
7 November, 12.25<br />
Jo Taylor joined Teachers’ in 2012 as head of TPC’s London office, and is Teachers’<br />
senior representative for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He leads the team<br />
responsible for sourcing, negotiating and executing investments in these regions.<br />
Prior to this, Jo worked for more than 20 years with 3i Group Plc, where he was the<br />
Head of Venture, Member of Group Management and <strong>Invest</strong>ment Committees, and<br />
CEO of US <strong>Invest</strong>ment Subsidiaries.<br />
Peter Taylor, Managing Partner<br />
DUKE STREET<br />
7 November, Stream A, 18.10<br />
Peter joined Duke Street in 1996 and led a number of deals in the leisure sector<br />
before being appointed Managing Partner in 2004. He led the fund-raising for Duke<br />
Street’s largest ever fund in 2007 and has been the key architect of the successful<br />
Operating Partner model at Duke Street.<br />
Maurice Tchenio, Chairman & CEO<br />
ALTAMIR AMBOISE GERANCE<br />
8 November, Stream C, 17.45<br />
Maurice Tchenio began his career at HEC as Associate Professor of Finance and<br />
with Institut de Développement Industriel in Paris, an investment bank specialising in<br />
equity investment. In 1972, along with Ronald Cohen and Alan Patricof, he founded<br />
Apax Partners. From 1972 to 2010, he was Chairman and CEO of Apax Partners in<br />
France. Maurice is a co-founder of the French private equity association (AFIC) and a former Director<br />
of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA).<br />
Simon Thornton, Managing Director<br />
PEARONLINE<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 17.45<br />
Simon founded PEARonline in 2005 to provide private equity GPs and placement<br />
agents with a solution to web-based communication with LPs for fundraising and fund<br />
reporting. From 1999 to 2004, Simon headed Landmark Partners’ European<br />
operations, and was responsible for investor relations and fundraising in Europe and<br />
the Middle East as well as sourcing European acquisition opportunities.<br />
Hannah Tobin, Vice President<br />
HARBOURVEST PARTNERS<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 17.45<br />
Hannah Tobin joined the firm in Boston in 1996 and relocated to HarbourVest’s<br />
London-based subsidiary in 2001. She became a Vice President in 2003. She<br />
currently focuses on coordinating, monitoring, and enhancing relationships with<br />
European investors.<br />
David Turner<br />
Managing Director, Head of Private Equity<br />
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA<br />
8 November, 12.40<br />
David Turner joined Guardian's <strong>Invest</strong>ment team in June 2007 to lead the roll-out and<br />
development of their private equity investment initiative. Previously, David spent five<br />
and a half years at WestLB Mellon Asset Management as a General Partner and later as CEO and CIO<br />
of their Private Equity Group. He also was Director of the Alternative <strong>Invest</strong>ments Division and Senior<br />
Portfolio Manager for the State of Michigan Retirement System's Alternative <strong>Invest</strong>ment Division.<br />
Ewoud van de Sande, <strong>Invest</strong>ment Director<br />
ROBECO<br />
9 November, 11.40<br />
Robeco Private Equity currently manages € 2.0 bn in private equity commitments in<br />
over 100 fund investments (both responsible and clean tech funds). Within Robeco,<br />
Ewoud is responsible for North American fund investments and client services for a<br />
number of institutional investors. Since joining Robeco in 2005, Ewoud has<br />
negotiated and executed fund investments, both primaries as well as secondaries.<br />
Sasha van de Water, Managing Director<br />
KEYHAVEN CAPITAL PARTNERS<br />
8 November, Stream C, 17.15<br />
Keyhaven Capital Partners is an independent London-based private equity<br />
investment firm which considers primary partnerships, secondary and direct<br />
investments primarily in Europe, and also includes emerging markets in its mandates.<br />
Sasha has 18 years’ experience in the private equity markets. Prior to founding<br />
Keyhaven, she was a Managing Director at AXA <strong>Invest</strong>ment Managers where she was responsible for<br />
setting up and developing the European private equity fund of funds programme.<br />
William van Eesteren, Managing Director<br />
WILSHIRE ASSOCIATES EUROPE<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 14.30<br />
Mr van Eesteren is responsible for origination, due diligence, and monitoring of<br />
buyout and venture capital investments in Europe. He has 18 years of experience.<br />
Prior to joining WPM, he worked in investment banking, most recently as Vice<br />
President with ING Barings.<br />
Jos van Gisbergen, Senior Portfolio Manager, Manager Selection<br />
SYNTRUS ACHMEA<br />
7 November, Stream B, 17.10<br />
Jos joined the manager selection team of Syntrus Achmea in 2011. His mean focus<br />
is on alternative investments. Syntrus Achmea is a fiduciary manager and<br />
administrator for pension funds with more than € 50 billion under management and<br />
owned by insurer Achmea . Prior to this, he spent 11 years at MN Services where he<br />
headed the Euro 2,5 billion program for private equity, hedge funds and commodities.<br />
Hans van Swaay, Partner, LYRIQUE SARL<br />
6 November, Fundraising Summit, 11.40<br />
Hans van Swaay has been more than twenty years in private equity as co-founder of<br />
Lyrique, as Head of Private Equity at Pictet & Cie, as Managing Director of UBS<br />
Capital, as Managing Director of Merifin and as partner of Lowe Finance. He has<br />
made fund investments worldwide and direct investments in Switzerland, Germany,<br />
France, the United Kingdom and in the Netherlands. He sat on numerous boards,<br />
restructured companies and ran companies as CEO when necessary.<br />
Nigel van Zyl, Partner<br />
PROSKAUER<br />
7 November, Stream B, 17:50<br />
Nigel van Zyl is a Partner in the Private <strong>Invest</strong>ment Funds group at Proskauer,<br />
resident in the London office. Nigel advises private equity and other alternative asset<br />
fund managers, institutional investors and investment advisors on a broad range of<br />
issues, including structuring funds, secondary transactions, fund investments, internal<br />
governance, compliance and organization, carried interest and co-investment arrangements,<br />
spin-outs, re-organizations and restructurings.<br />
Torben Vangstrup, Managing Director<br />
ATP PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS<br />
8 November, 12.40<br />
Torben Vangstrup has been with ATP PEP since 2001. He serves on the advisory<br />
boards of a number of European and US buyout and venture capital funds. Prior to<br />
joining ATP PEP, Torben Vangstrup had more than 10 years of experience in equity<br />
research and has been involved in numerous corporate finance transactions while<br />
working for Codan Bank and Danske Bank. ATP Private Equity Partners was founded in 2001 and is<br />
one of Europe’s largest investors in private equity funds.<br />
Ivan Vercoutere<br />
Partner<br />
LGT CAPITAL PARTNERS<br />
7 November, 09.10<br />
Based near Zurich, and with locations in New York, London, Dublin, Hong Kong and<br />
Tokyo, LGT CP is one of the leading managers of alternative investments on behalf<br />
of institutional investors globally. Mr Vercoutere joined LGT Group in 1998 to lead its private equity<br />
activities. Prior to joining LGT Group, he was Vice President and investment committee member of<br />
Pacific Corporate Group.<br />
Maarten Vervoort<br />
Managing Partner<br />
ALPINVEST PARTNERS<br />
8 November, 11.10 & 15.20<br />
Maarten is co-heading the global Funds of Funds program and is a member of the<br />
global operating committee of AIP. He joined the firm January 2000. Alp<strong>Invest</strong><br />
Partners is an independent global private equity asset manager with assets under management of<br />
more than €40bn. Alp<strong>Invest</strong> invests worldwide across primary fund, secondaries and co-investment<br />
strategies, covering the entire private equity spectrum including mezzanine.<br />
Nicolas von der Schulenburg<br />
Managing Director<br />
PORTFOLIO ADVISORS<br />
7 November, Stream A, 16.00<br />
Nicolas leads the firm’s European investment activities. Previously he was an<br />
<strong>Invest</strong>ment Director for CAM Private Equity, a private equity fund of funds firm based<br />
in Germany, where he focused on conducting due diligence on European private equity partnerships.<br />
Prior to joining CAM, Nicolas gained five years of direct private equity investing experience with 3i<br />
Group plc in Germany.<br />
Eric Warner, Partner, Head of <strong>Invest</strong>or Relations<br />
ALTIUS<br />
7 November, Stream B, 16.00<br />
Dr. Warner joined Altius in 2010, and has 10 years of private equity experience. Prior<br />
to joining Altius, he was Head of European Private Equity and M&A at Mercer Ltd, the<br />
international consulting practice. He also has substantial corporate finance<br />
experience from working in investment banking and previously held positions at<br />
Société Générale, NatWest Markets, and Security Pacific Hoare Govett, where he specialized in<br />
capital markets and Financials Institutions coverage.<br />
Lance Whitehead, Managing Director<br />
CYGNUS CAPITAL PARTNERS<br />
6 November, Secondaries Summit, 17.20<br />
Lance founded Cygnus Capital in 2003. He began his career in finance at Banque<br />
Indosuez Bahrain, placing private equity and venture funds across the Middle East.<br />
On return to the UK, he worked with Merrill Lynch, Coutts & Co, Citibank, and<br />
Dresdner Kleinwort Capital. More recently, he was Managing Director of Landmark<br />
Partners Europe, the leading private equity secondary manager.<br />
Vicky Williams, Head of Private Equity, BP PENSION FUND<br />
8 November, Stream B, 16.45<br />
Vicky manages a portfolio of 200 private equity funds. This accounts for over 11% of<br />
the £15 billion pension fund and is invested in a diverse range of funds. Previously<br />
Vicky managed the private equity portfolios at British Airways and Shell pension<br />
funds and began her career in private equity at Altius Associates in the late 1990s.<br />
Garry Wilson, Managing Partner, ENDLESS<br />
7 November, Stream C, 17.50<br />
Garry Wilson is one of the three founding members of Endless. Endless was recently<br />
awarded the Real Deals BVCA Award for Turnaround House of the Year for the<br />
second year in a row and the UK Institute for Turnaround Award has also been<br />
presented to Endless for the last two years.<br />
Memet Yazici, Managing Partner<br />
TRPE CAPITAL<br />
8 November, Stream A, 17.15<br />
Memet is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of TRPE Capital. Prior to TRPE, he<br />
co-founded and led the private equity and venture capital investment teams at Rhea<br />
Asset Management in Istanbul. An active investor in Turkey since 2007, previously<br />
he has spent 17 years in the US in various private equity investment management,<br />
operating and consulting roles.<br />
Lionel Zinsou, Chairman & CEO<br />
PAI PARTNERS<br />
7 November, 09.10<br />
Lionel is Chairman & CEO of PAI Partners. Prior to joining PAI, he was a General<br />
Partner at Rothschild where he was Head of the Consumer Products Group, the<br />
Head of Middle East and Africa and a member of the Global <strong>Invest</strong>ment Bank<br />
Committee. Prior to this, he was a member of the Executive Committee at Danone<br />
where he held various positions over more than 10 years. Lionel started his career as a lecturer and<br />
professor at Paris University and was a member of the Department of Industry Ministerial Office and<br />
of the Prime Minister’s office.<br />
GREEN = LPs & FoFs<br />
BLUE = GPs & Industry Experts<br />
GREEN = LPs & FoFs<br />
BLUE = GPs & Industry Experts<br />
GREEN = LPs & FoFs<br />
BLUE = GPs & Industry Experts<br />
CHAMPAGNE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS: 7th November, 18:30 – 19:30<br />
Your chance to meet speakers and fellow delegates, discuss ideas, debate the questions of the day and network in a brilliant face-to-face format; all to accompanied by a<br />
glass of chilled champagne. Each roundtable has a topic and a host. Choose the one of most interest to you and sign up on the day.<br />
1. What Will Happen To Portfolio Companies For Whom An Ultimate Sale Seems<br />
Impossible? How Will Certain Funds Be Wound Up When No One Is Buying Individual<br />
Businesses? - Catherine Lewis La Torre, Partner, FONDINVEST CAPITAL<br />
2. Fundraising Strategies, Fund Terms & Conditions & Managed Accounts –<br />
Josyane Gold, Partner, SJ BERWIN & Sonya Pauls, Partner, SJ BERWIN<br />
3. Latin America – Russell Deakin, Managing Director, RIO BRAVO INVESTIMENTOS<br />
4. Fund Extension Periods - Jos van Gisbergen, Senior Portfolio Manager,<br />
Manager Selection, SYNTRUS ACHMEA<br />
5. Co-<strong>Invest</strong>ments & Direct <strong>Invest</strong>ing - Arnaud Lipkowicz, Director,<br />
Customized Funds <strong>Invest</strong>ment Group, CREDIT SUISSE<br />
6. Liquidity In The Secondaries Market - Pablo Calo, Managing Director,<br />
Private Equity Secondaries, PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS<br />
7. LP Allocations To Private equity & PE Sub-Strategies - Hans van Swaay,<br />
Partner, LYRIQUE<br />
8. Mega vs Mid Market Buyouts - Neil Harper, Managing Director,<br />
MORGAN STANLEY ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT PARTNERS<br />
9. Lower Mid Market – William van Eesteren, Managing Director,<br />
WILSHIRE PRIVATE MARKETS<br />
10. Fundraising – Rhonda Ryan, Managing Director,<br />
Head of Private Funds Group, Europe, PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS<br />
11. Secondaries - John Kremer, Partner, ADAMS STREET PARTNERS<br />
12. Topic Tbc - Anselm Adams, Director,<br />
Private Equity Senior Portfolio Manager, PECA<br />
13. LP Allocation - Anna Dayn, Head of Private Equity, CARDANO<br />
14. Topic tbc - David Jeffrey, Partner, Head of Europe, STEPSTONE GROUP<br />
15. Improving Economics For LPs And GPs For Funds Past The <strong>Invest</strong>ment Period -<br />
Ken Sawyer, Managing Director, SAINTS CAPITAL<br />
For latest programme and to register: www.icbi-superinvestor.com Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 7200 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 7807 Email: info@icbi.co.uk 11