14/10/2014 | |||||||||||
07:15 - 08:30 | Limited Partners-Only Breakfast | ||||||||||
08:00 - 08:45 | Registration and Refreshments | ||||||||||
08:45 - 08:55 | Welcome Remarks Silvia Pavoni, Economics Editor, The Banker Jeffrey Leonard, Chairman, EMPEA | ||||||||||
08:55 - 09:25 | Opening Keynote Address James Robinson, David Florence Professor of Government, Harvard University and Co-Author of Why Nations Fail | ||||||||||
09:25 - 10:20 | Panel Session: Regional Roundup – Where are the Hot Opportunities Today?
Panellists:
Geoffrey Burgess, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton Jay Koh, Managing Director and Partner, Siguler Guff & Company Nicolas Rohatyn, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, The Rohatyn Group (TRG) Neil Shearing, Chief Emerging Markets Economist, Capital Economics Moderator: Jonathan Wheatley,
Deputy Emerging Markets Editor, Financial Times
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10:20 - 10:45 | Networking Coffee Reception | ||||||||||
10:45 - 11:30 | Keynote Discussion: Considering the Russian/CIS landscape
Interviewees:
Michael Calvey, Founder and Senior Partner, Baring Vostok Capital Partners
Henry Potter, Partner, Alpha Associates
Mujtaba Rahman, Practice Head, Europe, Eurasia Group
Mohammad Zahoor, Chairman, ISTIL Group; Owner/Publisher, Kyiv Post
Interviewer:
Silvia Pavoni, Economics Editor, The Banker
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11:30 - 11:55 | Keynote Presentation Luis Paulo Rosenberg, Managing Director, Co-Found and Partner, Rosenberg Partners | ||||||||||
11:55 - 12:45 | Fireside Chat: Rethinking Emerging Markets Strategies Andrew Huntley, Senior Managing Director, BDA Euvin Naidoo, Head of Strategy, Barclays Africa, Regional Management George Magnus, Independent economist, consultant and commentator Moderator:
Jonathan Wheatley, Deputy Emerging Markets Editor, Financial Times | ||||||||||
12:45 - 13:45 | Networking Luncheon | ||||||||||
13:45 - 14:30 | Sector and Strategy Spotlight: Exploring Targeted Strategies Across the Globe Our presenters will each give a 10 minute pitch to sell the industry or investment style in which they specialise.
Moderator: John Authers, Senior Investment Columnist, Financial Times, and Author, The Fearful Rise of Markets
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14:30 - 15:30 | Panel Session: Founders Panel - Building an Enduring Investment Firm
Teresa Barger, Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director, Cartica Capital
Andrew Kuper,
Founder and CEO, LeapFrog Investments
Ziad Oueslati, Managing Director and Co-Founding Partner, AfricInvest Group
Robert Petty, Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Clearwater Capital Partners
Moderator:
Robert van Zwieten, President & Chief Executive Officer, Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA)
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15:30 - 15:55 | Networking Coffee Break | ||||||||||
15:55 - 16:10 | Keynote Introduction: Setting the Stage Thomas Meyer, Director, LDS Partners and Author, Private Equity Unchained | ||||||||||
16:10 - 16:45 | Keynote Discussion: Examining the Implications of Strategic Asset Allocations Peter Cornelius, Managing Director, AlpInvest Partners Inc. Thomas Meyer, Director, LDS Partners and Author, Private Equity Unchained
Interviewer:
John
Authers, Senior Investment Columnist, Financial Times and
Author, The Fearful Rise of Markets
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16:45 - 17:30 | Interactive Q&A: Ask the Limited Partners During this interactive session, GPs are encouraged to submit their questions to the panel of LPs to uncover valuable information about investor appetites, motivations and pain points. Panellists:
Jesús Argüelles, Portfolio Manager, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP)
Sasja Beslik, Head of Responsible Investment and Governance, Nordea Investment Funds
Gonzalo Erroz, Head of Private Equity Europe, Asia, Africa, Allstate Investments Frédéric Godbout, Vice-President, External Portfolio Management – Private Equity, The Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Moderator:
Henry Smith, Editor, Analysis, Mandate Wire, FT Group
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17:30 - 17:35 | Closing Remarks Robert van Zwieten, President & Chief Executive Officer, EMPEA Silvia Pavoni, Economics Editor, The Banker | ||||||||||
17:30 - 19:30 | EMPEA Members-Only Reception Co-hosted by EMPEA, FT Live and Debevoise & Plimpton LLP at No.4 Hamilton Place |