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SuperTechnology North America
17 - 18 April, 2023
Hilton Los Angeles Universal CityLos Angeles, CA
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8:30am - 9:15am45 mins
Main Conference Sessions
Dedicated networking time
    9:15am - 9:25am10 mins
    Main Conference Sessions
    Chair's welcome address
    • Heinz Blennemann - Principal, Blennemann Family Investments
    9:25am - 9:45am20 mins
    Main Conference Sessions
    State of the PE/VC industry in North America
    • Sam Monfared - VP, Research Insights, Preqin
    9:50am - 10:20am30 mins
    Main Conference Sessions
    Sky-high valuations and investment selection
    • Logan Allin - Managing General Partner and Founder, Fin Capital
    • Sunil Dhaliwal - General Partner, Amplify Partners
    • Katherine Hill Ritchie - Senior Director, Venture Funds at TEDCO and Director & Board Member, Nottingham Spirk Family Office
    • Chris Lund - Managing Director & Co-Portfolio Manager, Institutional Portfolios, Monroe Capital LLC
    10:25am - 10:55am30 mins
    Main Conference Sessions
    Casting the net wider- where are LPs investing?
    • Sharon Vosmek - CEO and Managing Partner, Astia Fund
    • Jamie Rhode - Vice President, Verdis Investment Management
    • James Carey - Partner, Next Sparc Growth Partners
    • Gopi Reddy - Executive Director, Grene Robotics
    • Mark Waite - Director, Endowment Investments, University of Utah
    10:55am - 11:25am30 mins
    Main Conference Sessions
    Networking break
      10:55am - 11:25am30 mins
      Connections
      Tech, talent, and diversity
      • Sharon Vosmek - CEO and Managing Partner, Astia Fund
      • Bronwyn Bailey - Managing Director, First Republic Bank
      11:25am - 11:50am25 mins
      Main Conference Sessions
      Technology and ESG - it’s time to walk the talk
      • Ben Belldegrun - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Pontifax AgTech
      • Tanya Horowitz - Partner, Butterfly Ventures
      11:55am - 12:25pm30 mins
      Main Conference Sessions
      Decrypting crypto and blockchain: boom or bubble?
      • Estevao Latini - Director of Alternative Investments, Migration Capital
      • Matthew Le Merle - Managing Partner, Blockchain Coinvestors
      • Matt Walsh - Co-founder and General Partner, Castle Island Ventures
      • Russell Deakin - Managing Partner , Aceana Group
      12:30pm - 12:50pm20 mins
      Main Conference Sessions
      Investment success strategies: The buyout vs. growth capital lens
      • Umang Kajaria - Partner, Apax Partners
      • Afzal M. Tarar - Founder & Managing Partner, Arcis Capital Partners
      • Cari Lodge - Managing Director, Head of Secondaries, Commonfund Capital
      12:50pm - 1:35pm45 mins
      Main Conference Sessions
      Networking break
        12:50pm - 1:35pm45 mins
        LP Only
        Allocation, selection, and strategy
        • Lisa Cawley - Fund Investments, Knollwood Investment Advisory
        • Ziad Sarkis - Director of Research, Alternative Investments Program, The Wharton School
        1:35pm - 1:40pm5 mins
        Main Conference Sessions
        Afternoon chair remarks
        • Bronwyn Bailey - Managing Director, First Republic Bank
        1:40pm - 2:10pm30 mins
        Main Conference Sessions
        China and the US: “A superpower marathon”
        • Ziad Sarkis - Director of Research, Alternative Investments Program, The Wharton School
        • Winston Ma - Managing Partner, CloudTree Ventures
        • Paul Triolo - SVP for China and Technology Policy Lead, Albright Stonebridge
        • Min Zhou - Founding Partner, CM Venture Capital
        • Peter Fuhrman - Chairman and CEO, China First Capital
        2:15pm - 2:35pm20 mins
        Main Conference Sessions
        Keynote solo: outperforming in the FAANG Era: investing strategies for the Age of Product
        • SC Moatti - Managing Partner, Mighty Capital
        2:40pm - 3:05pm25 mins
        Main Conference Sessions
        Tech, tax, and regulation
        • Sean Park - Managing Director, First Republic Bank
        • Justin Field - Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
        • Raj Rupani - Head of US Tax, Cinven
        3:05pm - 3:35pm30 mins
        Main Conference Sessions
        Networking break
          3:05pm - 3:35pm30 mins
          Connections
          How is the LP/GP relationship shifting?
          • Brian Schuman - Principal, Strategic Investments, PepsiCo
          • Sara Zulkosky - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Recast Capital
          3:35pm - 3:55pm20 mins
          Main Conference Sessions
          Keynote solo: how private equity is leveraging predictive analytics to identify billion-dollar unicorns
          • Paul Szyarto - CSO, BOSS AI & Founder, PS Group Holdings
          4:00pm - 4:30pm30 mins
          Main Conference Sessions
          Navigating Venture Capital in 2022
          • Heinz Blennemann - Principal, Blennemann Family Investments
          • Rudina Seseri - Founder and Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures
          • Nuno Goncalves Pedro - Managing Partner, Founder, Chamaeleon
          • Jonathan Heiliger - Founder & General Partner, Vertex Ventures US
          • Eric Benhamou - Founder & General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures
          4:35pm - 5:05pm30 mins
          Main Conference Sessions
          4IR: Let’s get creative
          • Eric Benhamou - Founder & General Partner, Benhamou Global Ventures
          • Gopi Reddy - Executive Director, Grene Robotics
          • Ashmeet Sidana - Chief Engineer, Engineering Capital
          • Eugene Zhang - Founding Partner, TSVC
          5:05pm - 5:10pm5 mins
          Main Conference Sessions
          Chair’s closing remarks
          • Bronwyn Bailey - Managing Director, First Republic Bank
          5:10pm - 6:00pm50 mins
          Main Conference Sessions
          Dedicated networking time
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