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Agenda
Pre-Conference Events or Golf Tournament
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 | |||
| OPTION A: AT&T Auditorium/Thunderbird Campus | OPTION B: Wildfire Golf Club/Phoenix, AZ | ||
| Alternative Energy Investing Workshop Moderator: John Moran, Director for Business Development & Client Relations, Overseas Private Investment Coroporation (OPIC) Panelists: H. Jeffrey Leonard, Chairman, Global Environment Fund Nicolas Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group LLC William Tharp, Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Change Infrastructure Corporation |
2:30-4:00 | Box Lunch/Golf Kick Off | 12:00 |
| Private Equity Breakdown Report 2009 John Gabbert, CEO & Founder, Pitchbook Data, Inc. |
4:00-5:00 | Shot Gun Start | 1:00 |
| Corporate Venture Workshop Moderator: Erik Sebusch '01, Portfolio Manager-Alternative Investments, UPS Investments Panelists: Gerd Goette, Managing Partner, Siemens Venture Anne-Marie Roussel, Director-Digital Media, Strategic & Emerging Business Group, Microsoft Tom Whiteaker '96, Partner, Hartford Ventures |
5:00-6:30 | Sponsored by Green Alpha Advisors | |
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| Welcome Reception | 6:30-7:15 | ||
| President's Dinner (Invitation Only) Hosted by Thunderbird President Angel Cabrera and SVB Capital |
7:30-9:00 | ||
Conference
Thursday, March 26, 2009 |
Time |
| Please note that all conference events take place in the AT&T Auditorium and the Global Business Atrium unless otherwise specified. Business casual attire. | |
| Conference Registration & Breakfast |
7:30-8:30 |
| Welcome & Call To Order John C. Cook '79, Chairman, Rock Lake Associates; Chairman Emeritus, TPEC Advisory Board |
8:30-8:40 |
| Thunderbird Welcome Susan Boedy '02, Director, TPEC David Roberts '73, Chairman, Thunderbird Board of Trustees; Vice Chair Retired, Citibank/Citigroup |
8:40-8:55 |
| The Globalization Imperative Joseph Quinlan, Managing Director & Chief Market Strategist, Bank of America Investment Strategies Group; TPEC Advisory Board Member Introduction by: F. John Mathis, PhD, Director, Thunderbird Global Financial Services Center; Professor of Global Finance |
9:00-9:45 |
| The Potential Threat of New Regulation on Global Private Equity Douglas Lowenstein, President, Private Equity Council Introduction by: Larry K. Mellinger '68, Private Equity Advisor, LKM Advisors, LLC; former Head of AIG Global Private Equity; Vice Chairman, TPEC Advisory Board |
9:45-10:30 |
| Networking & Refreshments | 10:30-11:00 |
| Investment Outlook 2009 and Beyond Moderator: Todd Peterson, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Panelists: Tom Blaisdell, General Partner, DCM Richard Decker '70, Chairman & Co-Founder, Belvedere Capital Partners Matt Den Bleyker, CAIA, Portfolio Manager-Alternative Strategies, Arizona State Retirement System Scott Gallin, Managing Director, AIG Vantage Capital |
11:00-12:15 |
| The Impact on Returns of Global Investing Moderator: Jarl Kallberg, PhD, Professor of Global Finance, Thunderbird School of Global Management Panelists: Amit Ratanpal, Head of Fund of Funds (Private Equity), ICICI Bank Ltd. Jesse Reyes, Managing Director, Bear Stearns Private Funds Group (A J.P. Morgan Company) Emmanuel Roubinowitz, Managing Director, Fondinvest Capital Maninder Saluja, Co-Head, Emerging Markets Private Equity Group, Quilvest |
12:15-1:30 |
| Lunch Keynote Stanley P. Gold, President and Chief Executive of Shamrock Capital Advisors and President of Shamrock Holdings (Roy Disney Family Office) Family Office Perspective on Crisis and Opportunity in Global Private Equity Investing Introduction by: John Cook '79, Chairman, Rock Lake Associates; Chairman Emeritus, TPEC Advisory Board |
1:30-2:45 |
| The Secondary Market: Reaching Liquidity Moderator: Heather Stone, Partner, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge Panelists: Matthew Arkinstall, Investment Director, Green Park Capital Sebastien Burdel, Principal, Coller Capital Jonathan Costello, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Brett Gordon, Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners Mark Maruszewski, Partner, Pomona Capital |
3:00-4:15 |
| Fireside Chat: Distressed Debt Opportunities Moderator: Larry K. Mellinger '68, Private Equity Advisor, LKM Advisors, LLC; Former Head of AIG Global Private Equity; Vice Chairman, TPEC Advisory Board Panelist: Roger Wittlin '73, Managing Director, SilverLake Investments |
4:15-5:00 |
| Cocktail Reception | 5:00-6:00 |
| Keynote Address & Awards Dinner Robert Theleen '70, Chairman & CEO, ChinaVest Master of Ceremonies: David Roberts '73, Chairman, Thunderbird Board of Trustees; Vice Chair Retired, Citibank/Citigroup |
6:30-8:45 |
| Drinks at the Pub | 9:00-11:00 |
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Friday, March 27, 2009 |
Time |
| Conference Registration & Breakfast | 7:30-8:30 |
| Call to Order Kurt Geiger, Chairman, TPEC Advisory Board; former Head of Financial Institutions, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development Angel Cabrera, President, Thunderbird SChool of Global Management |
8:45-9:00 |
| Trends Towards Infrastructure, Real Assets & Natural Resources Moderator: G. David Underwood, Senior Private Equity Portfolio Manager, Arizona State Retirement System Panelists: Cate Ambrose, Executive Director, Latin American Venture Capital Association Amit Ratanpal, Head of Fund of Funds (Private Equity), ICICI Bank Ltd George McPherson, Managing Director, Global Environment Fund James Seymour, Managing Director, EMP Global |
9:00-10:30 |
| Fundraising Outlook 2009 Moderator: Mark O'Hare, Managing Director, Preqin Ltd. V. Marc Cali III, Partner, Probitas Partners Timothy W. Cunningham '76, President, Touchstone Group, LLC Nick Efstratis, Managing Director, EPIC Ventures Michael Mueller, Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Oregon State Treasury |
10:30-12:00 |
| Networking & Refreshments | 12:00-12:45 |
| Lunch Keynote Kurt Geiger, former Head of Financial Institutions, European Bank for Reconstruction & Development; Chairman, TPEC Advisory Board Introduction By: Cynthia Hostetler, former Head of Private Equity, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Vice Chairman, TPEC Advisory Board |
12:45-2:00 |
| Limited Partner Globalization Issues Going Forward Moderator: Jesse Reyes, Managing Director, Bear Stearns Private Funds Group (A J.P. Morgan Company) Panelists: James Anderson '80, President, SVB Analytics Andre P. Jaeggi, Founding Partner, Ji Portfolio Services Wendall McCain, Founding Partner, Parish Capital Advisors, LLP Mark Steed '07, Investment Specialist, Public Safety Personnel Retirement System of the State of Arizona |
2:00-3:15 |
| Tour of Thunderbird’s Campus Led by Thunderbird Student Ambassadors |
3:15-4:00 |
| Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center (TPEC) Advisory Board Meeting Reserved for executive advisory board members. |
3:30-5:00 |
| Wild West Dinner at Thunderbird A unique southwestern entertainment event including BBQ, music, an old west casino, and a roaring bon fire. |
6:30 |
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Saturday, March 28, 2009 |
Time |
| Thunderbird Tour de Phoenix For a second year in a row, conference attendees are invited to join students on a ride through the water canals of Scottsdale. A short and long ride will be organized. |
8:00am Scottsdale, AZ |