Stephen A. Schwarzman and Howard Marks to keynote the event
INSEAD, the international business school, will host the 2011 INSEAD Private Equity Conference on 20 May 2011 at its campus in Fontainebleau, France. In its ninth year, the conference is one of Europe’s largest student-organised private equity forums focused on the latest industry developments.
Sponsored by The Boston Consulting Group, Bain & Company, Alpinvest and FactSet, the conference will deliver a full-day programme beginning with a keynote presentation from Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of The Blackstone Group. Panel sessions will be held throughout the day addressing topics such as Leveraged Buyouts (LBO), venture capital and entrepreneurship, distressed investments, growth equity, limited partners/fundraising, emerging markets and careers in private equity.
‘We are honoured to have the support from such a distinguished group of speakers within the private equity industry,’ said Professor Claudia Zeisberger, Academic Co-Director of INSEAD’s Global Private Equity Initiative. ‘INSEAD’s student-led International Private Equity Conference supports the school’s goal to drive research in this area and provide a forum for current and future Private Equity and Venture Capital professionals to discuss important industry issues.’
Howard Marks, Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management, will deliver an afternoon keynote on ‘The State of the Market.’ Additional speakers confirmed for the event include the following: Jung Kyoo Yang, AJU IB Investment; Alexandre Quirici, IDG; Nesreen Srouji, Standard Chartered Bank; Laurence Garrett, Highland Capital; Tony Zappala, Index; Hillel Zidel, Kennet; Salim Nathoo, Apax; Graham Oldroyd, Bridgepoint; Roberto Italia, Cinven; Stefano Drago, PAI; Tatiana Chopova, Alpinvest Partners; Francesco di Valmarana, Pantheon; Lea Lazaric, UBS; Alessio Beverina, Sofinnova; Professor Joost De Haas, INSEAD; Albert Joseph "Bart" Markus, Wellington; Patrick Keating, Yolf Finance; Gail McManus and Guy Townsend, Walker Hamill.
The INSEAD Private Equity Conference aims to highlight INSEAD’s commitment to developing a wider understanding of this field and to enhancing the school's position as a leading source of industry professionals. INSEAD has over 1,000 alumni working in the private equity field.
For more information, please visit http://www.insead.edu/master-programmes/mba/student-life#student-clubs
About INSEAD Private Equity Club (IPEC)
Student network IPEC is INSEAD’s largest student-run academic club and serves as a forum for those interested in all aspects of the private equity industry. With over 1,000 INSEAD alumni working in private equity firms worldwide, IPEC’s goal is to support INSEAD’s thought leadership, participation, and recognition in the field. IPEC’s flagship events are its annual conferences held in both France and Singapore. Now in its ninth year, the conference in Fontainebleau has grown to be the largest private equity event hosted by an academic institution in Europe. The second annual conference in Singapore held in 2010 attracted over 200 investment professionals from this growing region. For more information, please visit the IPEC site.
