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The 2019 Private Equity Symposium

The Impact of Private Equity on our Future. 27-28 June 2019, London, UK

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As the global private equity industry grows in importance relative to public markets, our 2019 symposium focused on recent shifts in capital flow across sectors and stages and the increasing use of sophisticated technology in supporting investment decisions.

We delivered this event with partners Harvard Business School and The Wharton School.

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"The ability of private equity to survive is to look at what is the source of risk; what is the source of disruption; where it creates opportunity; where it creates risk."

Francesca Cornelli

Professor of Finance, London Business School

The Impact of Private Equity on our future

Hosted by London Business School in partnership with Harvard Business School and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

Opening remarks

  • Francesca Cornelli, Professor of Finance and Director of Private Equity at LBS, London Business School
  • Sarah Hammer, Senior Director of The Harris Alternative Investments Program, The Wharton School

Welcome address

  • François Ortalo-Magné, Dean, London Business School

Keynote

  • Alok Sama, Senior Advisor and former President and CFO, Softbank Group International
  • In conversation with Ramana Nanda, Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Session I: The Changing Venture Capital Landscape Panel

  • Anne Glover, Chief Executive and Co-founder, Amadeus Capital Partners
  • Edward J Mathias, Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group
  • Rob Moffat, Partner, Balderton Capital
  • Steven Schlenker, Co-founder and Managing Partner, DN Capital
  • Moderator: Eli Talmor, Professor of Accounting, London Business School

Session II: The Use of Technology in Investing Decisions 

  • Bernard Dallé, Operating Partner, Index Ventures 
  • Joe Giannamore, CEO and CIO, AnaCap 
  • Priyanka Lilaramani, Founder and CEO, Plinth
  • Joseph Schull, Founder, Corten Capital 
  • Moderator: Francesca Cornelli, Professor of Finance and Director of Private Equity at LBS, London Business School 

Keynote: Private Equity – A Force for Good? The Impact Investing Wave

  • Diana Noble, former CEO, CDC Group Plc and Non-Executive Director, Court of Directors, Bank of England 
  • Michele Giddens, Co-founder and Partner, Bridges Fund Management
  • In conversation with Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard Business School 

Session III: Energy and Infrastructure: The Frontiers of New Investing 

  • Joseph Blum, Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners 
  • Harold d’Hauteville, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Equity Europe, DWS Alternatives Global Limited 
  • Luis Quiroga, Director, Asper Investment Management 
  • Mustafa M Siddiqui, Senior Managing Director, Private Equity Group, Blackstone 
  • Moderator: Per Strömberg, Professor of Finance and Private Equity, Stockholm School of Economics 

Closing remarks 

  • Francesca Cornelli, Josh Lerner and Ramana Nanda

Contact us

To find out more about Private Equity at LBS and our flagship events, please email us at the address below.

Private Equity at LBS

call+44 (0)20 7000 7000

peinfo@london.edu

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