Sir Andrew Likierman - Dean of London Business School
Dwight Poler - Managing Director at Bain Capital, in conversation with Robert Haas - Global Head of PE & M&A at A.T. Kearney
Current Private Equity Fundraising Environment
Ophir Shmuel - Managing Director, MVision (Moderator)
Amanda Tonsgaard - Head Investor Services, Triton Partners
Rebecca Zimmerman - Director, Investor Relations, Permira
Laura Coquis - Partner, Head of Investor Relations Management, BC Partners
Topics:
• The debate over fund terms and incentives – where does the balance of power lie?
• How do LPs avoid paying management fees?
• Do direct and co-investment offer a significant alternative to blind pool investments?
• What strategies are GPs pursuing in order to best serve their LPs and retain LP capital (e.g. Specialist vs one-stop-shop)
Alternative Sources of VC Funding
Dominic Wilson - Partner, Pi Labs
Stuart Veale - Managing Partner, Beringea
Nancy Fechnay - Partner, Flight Ventures
Sia Houchangnia - Portfolio Analyst, Seedcamp
Jeff Skinner - Executive Director, Deloitte Institute of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at LBS (Moderator)
Topics:
Recent years have seen a surge in new, and not so new, funding alternatives: micro VCs, angel syndicates, accelerators, crowdfunding platforms and even hedge funds and private equity funds are all players in a field once controlled by the traditional VCs. How are these alternatives transforming the funding industry and how are traditional VCs adapting to the change? Is the playing field large enough to sustain them all?
Pascal Cagni - Founding Partner, C4 Ventures
Value Creation & Governance
Professor Eli Talmor - Founder, Coller Institute of Private Equity, London Business School
Alberto Fumo - UK Head PE and M&A, A.T. Kearney
Jonathan Crane - Director, 3i
Mark Cutis - CIO of Global Special Situations Group, ADIC
Luca Bassi - Managing Director, Bain Capital
Topics:
• What to do in a market characterized by hot exit opportunities and high entry valuations?
• What are the levers for value creation?
• How does good governance generate returns?
European VC Industry in 2016
Christian Hernandez - Managing Partner, White Star Capital
Chrys Chrysanthou - Principal, Notion Capital
Malcolm Ferguson - Investment Director, Octopus Ventures
Carolina Brochado - VP Investments, Atomico
Olivier Huez - Partner, C4 Ventures
Topics:
London is not alone. With impactful tech hubs in Berlin, Helsinki and Stockholm, there is serious competition for the title of Europe’s Silicon Valley. How do the hubs compare and compete for both talent and money? Will the growing industry lead to a growing interest of US and other foreign investors? What trends can we expect in 2016?
Kathleen Bacon - Managing Director of HarbourVest, in conversation with Francesca Cornelli - Professor of Finance at LBS
The persistence of returns
Is past performance a meaningful indicator of future success, given the maturation of the asset class? How are PE investors generating returns today?
Emerging Markets Private Equity
Gail Mwamba - Managing Editor, PE Africa (Moderator)
Kamil Borowik - Director, Abraaj Group
Robert Knorr - Senior Partner, Mid Europa Partners
Nick Luckock - Partner and Head Financial Services, Actis
Topics:
• How does a rebased Chinese economy affect other emerging markets?
• What are the challenges posed by FX market dislocations?
• How do you implement ESG considerations?
• What are your recent success stories and why?
Late Stage Growth Valuations: Realistic / Optimistic?
Megumi Ikeda - Venture Partner, Hearst Ventures
Seth Pierrepont - Investor, Accel Partners
Videesha Kunkulagunta - Principal, Redstone Digital
Jack Eadier - Technology Venture Capitalist, Eight Roads Ventures
Daniel Robaczewski - Masters in Management Student at LBS (Moderator)
Topics:
Tech IPOs are at an all time low since 2008 and the market has not necessarily been kind to those that have chosen this path. Meanwhile, private valuations just keep getting bigger. How can this contradiction, assuming there is one, be explained? Are these high valuations sustainable or are certain investors being quick on the funding trigger? How can investors protect themselves against down rounds?
James Downing - Vice President of Origination, Silicon Valley Bank