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Main Conference Day 1

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Main Conference Day 1

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07:30 - 08:0030 mins
Registration and welcome coffee
    08:00 - 08:1515 mins
    SuperReturn International: Day 1
    Chair’s welcome address
    • Ruulke Bagijn - Head of Investment Solutions, The Carlyle Group and Co-Head of Primaries, AlpInvest Partners, The Carlyle Group
    08:15 - 08:4530 mins
    SuperReturn International: Day 1
    2020: An economic cycle at its peak?
    • Stephanie Flanders - Senior Executive Editor for Economics & Head of Bloomberg Economics, Bloomberg
    08:45 - 09:1025 mins
    SuperReturn International: Day 1
    Keynote interview
    • Michael Arougheti - Director, Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and President, Ares Management LLC
    09:00 - 09:4545 mins
    Engaged conversation
    Engaged conversation: : Macroeconomics and politics
    • Stephanie Flanders - Senior Executive Editor for Economics & Head of Bloomberg Economics, Bloomberg
    09:10 - 09:4030 mins
    SuperReturn International: Day 1
    State of the union: What are the key gamechangers for private equity today?
    • Hartley Rogers - Chairman, Hamilton Lane
    • Matthew Kabaker - Senior Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Private Equity, Centerbridge Partners
    • Bill Ford - CEO, General Atlantic
    • Ming Lu - Head of Asia Pacific, KKR
    • Christian Sinding - CEO & Managing Partner, EQT
    09:40 - 10:0525 mins
    SuperReturn International: Day 1
    Keynote presentation: Technology market update
    • Deven Parekh - Managing Director, Insight Partners
    09:50 - 10:3040 mins
    Engaged conversation
    Engaged conversation: The power of emotions in PE investing
    • Mark McDonald - Global Head, DWS Private Equity
    • Richard Taffler - Professor of Finance and Accounting, The University of Warwick
    • David Cooper - Managing Partner, Cooper Limon
    10:05 - 10:3025 mins
    SuperReturn International: Day 1
    Fireside chat: The global investment landscape for 2020 and beyond
    • Kewsong Lee - Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Carlyle Group
    • Matt Miller - Anchor, Bloomberg TV
    10:30 - 11:3060 mins
    Engaged conversation
    Engaged conversation: Spotlight on regulation
    • Patricia Volhard - Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
    • Dörte M Höppner - Chief Operating Officer, Riverside Europe Fund
    10:30 - 11:0030 mins
    SuperReturn International: Day 1
    Morning coffee and networking break
      11:00 - 11:2525 mins
      SuperReturn International: Day 1
      Fireside chat: Private equity -- key drivers of growth across market cycles
      • Leon Black - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Apollo
      • Hartley Rogers - Chairman, Hamilton Lane
      11:25 - 11:5025 mins
      SuperReturn International: Day 1
      Operating in a culture of radical truth and radical transparency to build the best possible understanding of global economies and markets
      • Eileen Murray - Co-Chief Executive Officer, Bridgewater Associates
      • Jennifer Prosek - Founder & CEO, Prosek Partners
      11:50 - 12:2030 mins
      SuperReturn International: Day 1
      LP Perspectives: Putting capital to work
      • Philipp Patschkowski - Managing Director, Neuberger Berman
      • Mark Lyon - Head of Equities and Alternative Investments, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
      • Katja Salovaara - Senior Investment Officer - Private Equity, New York City Retirement Systems
      12:20 - 12:4525 mins
      SuperReturn International: Day 1
      Keynote Interview: Private equity is booming, private credit is soaring, how long will it last? what’s next?
      • Jeff Aronson - Co-Founder, Managing Principal, Centerbridge Partners
      • Henny Sender - Chief Correspondent, Financial Times
      12:45 - 13:1530 mins
      Engaged conversation
      Engaged conversation: LP only Q&A session
        12:45 - 13:1530 mins
        SuperReturn International: Day 1
        The rise of private markets: what are the implications?
        • Michael Halford - Partner and Head of Private Investment Funds for Europe and Asia, Goodwin
        • Michael Siefke - Managing Director and Co-Head of Europe Private Equity, Bain Capital
        • Robert Lucas - Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners
        • J.Christopher Kojima - Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
        • Nikos Stanopoulos - Partner, Member of the Executive Committee, BC Partners
        13:15 - 13:4025 mins
        SuperReturn International: Day 1
        Fireside chat: How an owner/operator approach is effective in the current PE environment
        • Cyrus Madon - Managing Partner, CEO Private Equity, Brookfield
        • Sarah Syed - European Private Equity Correspondent, Bloomberg News
        13:30 - 14:0030 mins
        Quickfire showcase
        Delegate quickfire showcase emerging/specialist managers
          13:40 - 14:1535 mins
          SuperReturn International: Day 1
          Networking lunch break
            14:15 - 14:205 mins
            SuperReturn International: Day 1
            Afternoon Chair
              14:20 - 14:4525 mins
              SuperReturn International: Day 1
              Fireside Chat: Growth Equity Reimagined
              • Jon Korngold - Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Blackstone’s Growth Equity, Blackstone
              • Miriam Gottfried - Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
              14:45 - 15:1025 mins
              SuperReturn International: Day 1
              Keynote interview : Developing differentiated angles in a competitive market
              • Todd Sisitsky - Managing Partner, TPG Capital
              • Sarah Syed - European Private Equity Correspondent, Bloomberg News
              15:10 - 15:4030 mins
              SuperReturn International: Day 1
              Value creation and realisation: seeking new approaches to generate high returns
              • Atul Kapur - Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Everstone Capital
              • Mahadeva Matt Mani - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory NV
              • Simon Marc - Managing Director and Head of Private Equity, PSP Investments
              • Lorne Somerville - Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners
              • Mark Redman - Global Head of Private Equity, OMERS
              15:40 - 16:0525 mins
              SuperReturn International: Day 1
              Keynote address
              • David Rubenstein - Co-Founder & Co-Executive Chairman, The Carlyle Group
              16:05 - 16:3530 mins
              Afternoon refreshments and networking break
                16:35 - 16:405 mins
                Stream A: Mid market focus
                Chair’s opening remarks
                  16:35 - 16:405 mins
                  Stream E: Investor outlook
                  Chair’s opening remarks
                    16:35 - 16:405 mins
                    Stream D: Value-added volatility & the PE cycle
                    Chair’s opening remarks
                      16:35 - 16:405 mins
                      Stream C: Update on secondaries
                      Chair’s opening remarks
                        16:35 - 16:405 mins
                        Stream B: Infrastructure investments
                        Chair’s opening remarks
                        • Terrence Tehranian - Partner , Pioneer Point Partners
                        16:40 - 17:1030 mins
                        Stream D: Value-added volatility & the PE cycle
                        GP stake discussion
                        • Michael Rees - Managing Director and Head, Dyal Capital Partners
                        16:40 - 17:1030 mins
                        Stream E: Investor outlook
                        The expansion of LP appetite
                        • Björn Waltmans - Managing Director, Wilshire Private Markets
                        • Miriam Schmitter - Managing Director, Commonfund Capital
                        • Sunaina Sinha - Managing Partner, Cebile Capital
                        • Andrew Brown - Head of Private Equity Research, Willis Towers Watson
                        • Warren Hibbert - Managing Partner, Asante Capital Group
                        16:40 - 17:1030 mins
                        Stream C: Update on secondaries
                        Update on secondaries
                        • Bernhard Engelien - Managing Director, Greenhill & Co. International LLP
                        16:40 - 17:1030 mins
                        Stream A: Mid market focus
                        Latest developments and innovations in the mid market
                        • Gordon Hargraves - Partner, Private Advisors
                        • Lindsey McMurray - Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Pollen Street Capital
                        • Jan Johan Kühl - Managing Partner, Polaris Equity
                        • Íñigo Sánchez-Asiain - Founding Partner, Portobello Capital
                        • D.T. Ignacio Jayanti - Managing Partner, Corsair Capital
                        16:40 - 17:1030 mins
                        Stream B: Infrastructure investments
                        The role of private infrastructure in driving global growth
                        • Dmitriy Antropov - Co-Head Private Infrastructure Integrated Investments, Partners Group
                        • Josh Raffaelli - Managing Director, Brookfield
                        17:10 - 17:4030 mins
                        Stream C: Update on secondaries
                        Thinking outside the box – alternatives to a traditional secondary sale
                        • Philip Tsai - Global Head of Secondary Market Advisory, Managing Director, UBS Investment Bank
                        • Augustin Duhamel - Managing Partner, 17Capital
                        • Ian Brungs - Executive Director, UBS Global Markets
                        • Greg Fayvilevich - Head of US Funds & Asset Management Group, Fitch Ratings
                        17:10 - 17:4030 mins
                        Stream A: Mid market focus
                        Mid market – calm before the storm?
                        • Leith Moghli - Partner, Proskauer
                        • Eric Bismuth - CEO, Montefiore
                        • Pawel Gieryński - Managing Partner, Abris Capital
                        • Morten Welo - COO & Head of Investor Relations, FSN Capital
                        • Adam Palmer - Managing Director and Head of the Global Aerospace, Defense and Government Services team, The Carlyle Group
                        17:10 - 17:4030 mins
                        Stream B: Infrastructure investments
                        The renewables revolution – only just beginning or running out of steam?
                        • Lucy Heintz - Partner, Actis
                        • Waleed Elgohary - Senior Principal, Energy & Resources I Real Assets, CPPIB
                        • Pooja Goyal - Partner and Head of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Team, The Carlyle Group
                        • Yorick Groen - Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity and Infrastructure, PGB
                        • Alex Weiss - Managing Director, ClearSky
                        17:10 - 17:4030 mins
                        Stream E: Investor outlook
                        LPs on asset allocation
                        • Rainer Ender - Head of Investment Management, Schroder Adveq
                        • Joshua Fenton - Director of Investments, The Helmsley Charitable Trust
                        • Giovanni Orsi - Managing Director, Private Equity, Funds, PSP Investments
                        • Peter Maher - Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates
                        17:10 - 17:4030 mins
                        Stream D: Value-added volatility & the PE cycle
                        PE deal volume in 2018 finally surpassed 2007 highs. Will we look back at 2018 as a repeat of 2007’s peak?
                        • Javier Espinoza - Private Capital Correspondent, Financial Times
                        • Johanna Barr - Managing Director and Global Co-Head of Limited Partner Services, Advent International
                        • J.David Enriquez - Head of Private Equity, New York City Retirement Systems
                        17:40 - 18:1030 mins
                        Stream D: Value-added volatility & the PE cycle
                        Distressed investing: are the right conditions finally around the corner?
                        • Chris Boehringer - Managing Director and Co-Head of Distressed Debt Europe, Oaktree Capital Management
                        • Shary Moalemzadeh - Managing Director & Co-Head, Carlyle Strategic Partners
                        • Todd Lemkin - Partner and Co-CIO of Corporate Investments, Canyon Partners
                        • Ivelina Green - Global Head of Special Situations, Partner, CQS
                        • Skardon Baker - Senior Partner, Head of European Principal Finance, Apollo
                        17:40 - 18:1030 mins
                        Stream C: Update on secondaries
                        Secondaries: the next generation
                        • Pål Ristvedt - Partner, Lexington Partners
                        • Christian Diller - Partner & Co-Founder, Montana Capital Partners
                        • Oliver Gardey - Head of Private Equity Fund Investments, ICG Enterprise Trust
                        • Gabriel Möllerberg - Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
                        • Tristram Perkins - Global Co-Head of Secondary Private Equity, Neuberger Berman
                        17:40 - 18:1030 mins
                        Stream A: Mid market focus
                        Specialisation in the lower mid market: Small is beautiful – but is specialisation required?
                        • Marc der Kinderen - Managing Partner, 747 Capital
                        • David Barbour - Managing Partner & Co-Founder, FPE Capital
                        • Eric Larson - Co-CEO, Tilia Holdings
                        • Kathryn Mayne - Managing Director, Horsley Bridge Partners
                        • Jean-Marc Jabre - Co-Founder, Capital D
                        17:40 - 18:1030 mins
                        Stream B: Infrastructure investments
                        “Horses for Courses”: Direct vs indirect and co-investment access to infrastructure investment opportunities
                        • Uwe Fleischhauer - Founding Partner and Managing Director, YIELCO Investments
                        • Yves Meyer Buelow - Managing Director, Allianz Capital Partners
                        • Dominik von Scheven - Senior Investment Manager, HSBC Alternative Investments
                        • Kelly Marshall - Executive Vice President, Strategic Partnerships, OMERS
                        17:40 - 18:1030 mins
                        Stream E: Investor outlook
                        LP innovation and syndication: what will the LP of the future look like?
                        • Richard Clarke-Jervoise - Head of Private Equity and Private Debt, BNP Paribas Wealth Management
                        • Paul Verbesey - Partner & Co-Chair of Private Investment Funds, Goodwin
                        18:10 - 18:4030 mins
                        Stream B: Infrastructure investments
                        Analysing the pros and cons of different infrastructure models: Who wants to own core infrastructure anymore? Is core plus the new core?
                        • Julian Pearson - Founding Partner, FirstPoint Equity
                        • Terrence Tehranian - Partner , Pioneer Point Partners
                        • Alexander Krater - Partner, Palladio Partners
                        18:10 - 18:4030 mins
                        Stream C: Update on secondaries
                        GP-led deals Version 2.0
                        • John Daghlian - Partner, Akin Gump LLP
                        • Matt Jones - Partner, Pantheon
                        • Valérie Handal - Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
                        • Nik Morandi - Senior Principal, Funds, Secondaries & Co-Investments (London office), CPPIB
                        18:10 - 18:4030 mins
                        Stream A: Mid market focus
                        Exit activity in the mid market
                        • Vittorio Pignatti-Morano - Founding Partner, Chairman, Trilantic Europe
                        • Andrew Weinberg - Founder, Managing Partner & CEO, Brightstar Capital Partners
                        • Gilles Collombin - Partner & Head of Investor Relations, Charterhouse
                        • Ted Kramer - President & CEO, HKW
                        18:10 - 18:4030 mins
                        Stream D: Value-added volatility & the PE cycle
                        Special situations and turnarounds
                        • Peter Laib - Chairman, YIELCO Investments
                        • Timothy Meyer - Co-founder and Managing Partner, Angeles Equity Partners
                        • Stefan Lehotkay - Partner, Clearsight Investments
                        • Dominic Slade - Managing Partner , Alchemy Partners
                        • Mark Weinberg - Managing Partner, Private Equity, Brookfield
                        18:10 - 18:4030 mins
                        Stream E: Investor outlook
                        LP/GP Debate: Lies, damned lies and private equity performance
                        • Merrick McKay - Head of Europe – Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments
                        • Sweta Chattopadhyay - Director, bfinance
                        • J.David Enriquez - Head of Private Equity, New York City Retirement Systems
                        18:40 - 18:455 mins
                        End of Main Conference Day 1
                          18:45 - 20:30105 mins
                          Evening networking cocktail party
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