What's in store for SuperReturn International 2018?

The biggest names in private equity, including David Rubenstein, are on our line up for exclusive interviews at the biggest event this year.

Showcasing the expert opinions and hot topics from SuperReturn International, watch this space for the exciting content from Berlin this year.

Session reports

• Unleashing AI into private equity
• The case for ESG: building reputation and recognition
• Global flashpoints with a focus on China - Michael Pettis and Dan Quayle
• Investor outlook - key issues, opportunities, and LP/GP dynamics
• Impact investment - private equity's answer to making the world a better place
• David Rubenstein on the global economy, geopolitics and the state of private equity

Insightful discussions with the experts

• Changing investment landscapes: classical traditionalists vs. new age strategists
  - Henny Sender, Chief Correspondent, International Finance at Financial Times
• What does Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act mean for private equity?
  - SuperReturn Series
• Political and economic outlook: the drivers of the global economy
  - Matt Klein, Alphaville Reporter at FT Alphaville
• Asian private equity: a new market?
  - Mounir Guen, CEO at MVision
• The trend towards customisation: an evolution of investor relationships
  - Daniel Parker, Deputy CIO, Texas Tech University System - Office of Investments
• Globalization is stuck in a trap. What will it be when it breaks free?
  - Yanis Varoufakis, Former Minister of Finance, Greece, Professor of Economics
• Coming soon - Eric Bautois, General Partner at Benhamou Global Ventures
• Coming soon - Neil Harper, Managing Director & CIO at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners

Exclusive video interviews with our speakers

Spotlight interviews

• Why risk-taking millennials and proud entrepreneurs are changing European venture capital
  - Colette Ballou, Investor at Ballou Capital
• What is the future of European venture capital?
  - Greg Becker, CEO at Silicon Valley Bank and SVB Financial Group
• ESG and impact investing: where are we really at in private equity?
  - Silva Deželan, Director Sustainability at Robeco Private Equity
• What are the hot-button issues affecting private equity today & into the future?
  - Prakash Melwani, Senior Managing Director and CIO at Blackstone
• The US-China relationship and the roles of both super-powers according to Michael Pettis
  - Michael Pettis, Professor of Finance at Guanghua School of Management, Peking University
• The trends that will become mainstream in private equity
  - David Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at The Carlyle Group
• Why Europe needs a new deal, not breakup
  - Yanis Varoufakis, Former Minister of Finance, Greece, Professor of Economics
• Start-ups need to run fast to compete with the traditional power-house banks
  - Ignazio Rocco di Torrepadula, Founder & CEO at Credimi
• Distressed debt - "go forward but with caution"
  - Jordon Kruse, Managing Director at Oaktree Capital Management
• "All engines are firing" - investment horizons and the global financial system
  - Brad Setser, Senior Fellow at Council on Foreign Relations
• Fundraising is enabling private equity to innovate
  - Michael Halford, Partner and Head of Private Investment Funds for Europe and Asia at Goodwin

Panel interviews

• State of the union
  - Devin Banerjee, Private Equity Editor at Bloomberg
  - Glenn R August, Founder & CEO at Oak Hill Advisors
  - Ben Langworthy, Senior Managing Director at Centerbridge
• Women in private equity
  - Kathleen Bacon, Managing Director at HarbourVest Partners
  - Dana Haimoff, Managing Director,Portfolio Manager at J.P Morgan Asset Management
  - Helen Steers, Partner, Head of European Investment Team at Pantheon
• The next wave of disruption
  - Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner at PROfounders Capital
  - Jamie Burke, CEO & Founder at Outlier Ventures
  - Kaidi Ruusalepp, Founder & CEO at Funderbeam