Private Equity Investing Conference

2011 Southeast Asia Private Equity Investing Conference: Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
October 6-7, 2011

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Join Thunderbird School of Global Management, Vietnam Chambers of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and Auxesia Holdings for the second annual 2011 Southeast Asia Private Equity Investing Conference in Viet Nam from October 6-7, 2011.  Experts from around the globe will gather to discuss:

  • Southeast Asian Private Equity Investment Regulatory Frameworks
  • GPs Strategy in Investing in Southeast Asia
  • Due Diligence and Exit Strategies
  • Public-Private Partnership Opportunities
  • LPs Perspective on Southeast Asia Private Equity
  • Fund Manager Selection
  • Sector Foci such as: Real Estate & Infrastructure, Energy, Manufactoring & Agribusiness, Financial Services, and more!

Last year's program welcomed over 200 senior government officials, limited partners, fund managers, and some of the region's most promising enterprises.  The Thunderbird meeting provides a unique opportunity to build important relationships in one of the world's fastest growing regions.  Learn about sponsorship opportunities for this exciting event. 

LOCATION:
Legend Saigon Hotel
2A-4A Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
(08) 3823 3333

REGISTRATION
General Admission: $2,195
Thunderbird Alumni: $1,795

Schedule & Speakers

October 6
Agenda Item
Speaker(s)
7:30 - 8:30  Registration & Breakfast 
8:30 - 8:40 Welcome Jim La Marche, Managing Director, Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center (TPEC)
Hoang Van Dzung, First Vice Executive President, Vietnam Chambers of Commerce & Industry (VCCI)
8:40 -9:00 Call to Order Marshall Parke '77, Partner, Lexington Partners
9:00 -10:00 Economic Outlook and State of the Industry in Southeast Asia Jason Folkmanis, Reporter, Bloomberg
H.E. Ros Seilava, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Economics & Finance, Royal Government of Cambodia
10:00 -11:00 GPs Strategy in Investing in Southeast Asia
 Ken Atkinson, Managing Partner, Grant Thornton
George Raffini, Managing Partner, Headland Capital Partners
Doug Clayton, Managing Partner, Leopard Capital
Thomas Lanyi, Director, Mekong Capital
11:00 -11:20  Networking & Refreshments Hosted by: Grant Thornton (Vietnam)
11:20 - 12:20 Private Equity Investment Regulatory Frameworks Todd Peterson, Head of Emerging Markets Group, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP
Dominic Scriven, Chief Executive Officer, Dragon Capital
David Banjeree, CEO, FINRA Compliance
Johnathan Ooi, Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
George thia Peng Heok, Consultant, Asiainc Private Limited
12:20-1:30 Networking & Lunch Hosted by: Leopard Capital
1:30 -2:30 Due Diligence & Exit Strategies Ken Atkinson, Managing Partner, Grant Thornton
Bradford E. Willmore, Managing Partner, Sarus Capital Management
Andy Ho, Managing Director and Head of Investment, VinaCapital
Kirk Beaton, Principal, Lexington Partners
Johan Nyvene, CEO, Ho Chi Minh Securities
2:30 -3:30 Public-Private Partnership Opportunities Brian Neubert, Economic Officer, U.S. Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City
John Vong, Senior Advisor, Auxesia Holdings
3:30 - 3:45 Networking & Refreshments Hosted by: Dragon Capital
3:45 -4:30 Enterprise Showcase Yen Viet (VinaCap)
Trung Dung, Chairman and CEO, MobiVi (Experian)
Olam (AIF)
4:30 - 4:45 Networking & Refreshments Hosted by: Headlands Capital
4:45-5:45 Deal Pipeline: Networking for Opportunities Renewable Energy, oil and gas
Real Estate, Property, Infrastructure, Hospitality
Agriculture
Financial Services
Manufactoring
6:00-7:00  Closing Reception Jim La Marche, Managing Director, Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center (TPEC)
Hoang Van Dzung, First Vice Executive President, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
October 7
Agenda Item
Speaker(s)
7:30 - 8:30  Registration & Breakfast  Hosted by: AIF Capital
8:30-8:40  Call to Order
 8:40-9:40 LP Perspective on Southeast Asia Private Equity John Cook, Chairman, Rock Lake Associates
Kirk Beaton, Principal, Lexington Partners
Frank T.L. Pho, Vice President-Fund Investments and Asia, Business Development Bank of Canada
Peter Martisek, Senior Investment Professional, Swiss Re Private Equity Partners
 9:40-10:00 Networking & Refreshments
10:00-11:00  Fund Manager Selection Jim Seymour, Managing Partner, Pontefract
Veronica John, CEO, Serasi Capital
Kim Kyung Won, CIO and Senior Managing Director, Diamond Dragon Advisor
 11:00-11:15 Networking & Refreshments
11:15-12:15  Fund Showcase LP Invitation-only
 12:15-1:30 Lunch Hosted by: Lexington Partners
 1:30-2:15 Real Estate and Infrastructure Alex K K Loh, Chief Resident Representative, SP Setia
Marc Townsend, Managing Director, CBRE Vietnam
Gregory Robinson-Kok, CEO, Vietcombank Fund Management (VCBF)
 2:15-3:00 Energy: Thermal, Oil and Gas, and Renewables Philip Patman, Managing Director-Mergers and Acquisitions, AES Corporation
Dinh Quang Tri, Vice President, Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN); Chairman, EVN Finance
Gavin Smith, Director and Fund Manager, Mekong Brahmaputra Clean Development Fund
Viet Ha Nguyen, CIO, Petro Vietnam Finance Corporation
 3:00-3:30 Networking & Refreshments
3:30-4:15  Manufactoring and Agribusiness Lim Lek Suan, Ph.D., Managing Director, AIF Capital
Keirn O'Connor, Managing Director, American Indochina Management Capital
 4:15-5:15 Financial Services Sonexay Sitphaxay, General Director, Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao
Tan Trung Dung, Chairman and CEO, MobiVi e-payment
5:15 Final Remarks Gary Gibbons, Ph.D., Academic Director, Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center (TPEC)
5:15-7:00 Cocktail Reception

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