The Women's Private Equity Summit
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The Women's Private Equity Summit   March 4-5, 2009 - The Ritz-Carleton Half Moon Bay, California
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2009 Agenda

Summit Theme— Game Change: Leveraging the New Reality
Join us for two days of content-rich sessions and networking with senior-level women in private equity and venture capital. Now, more than ever, is the time to come together to share hard-to-get information, examine fresh ideas, build trusted networks, and participate in substantive, in-depth conversations about how to raise funds, generate deals, manage the portfolio, and realize exits.
Day One — Thursday, March 12, 2009
8:45AM – 9:30AM
Sign-In for Concurrent Optional Pre-Conference Workshops
9:30 – 11:30AM
Concurrent Workshop #1
The New Frontier: GPs and LPs Seek Solutions in an Evolving Economy
Hosted by Proskauer Rose LLP
  • Moderator:  Jennifer Antolini, Associate, Proskauer Rose LLP
Featured Panelists:
  • Sarah Ashmore Bradley, Managing Director, Investcorp
  • Julia Feldman, Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
  • Alison W. Killilea, W Capital Partners
  • Kathleen Taradash, Principal, Northgate Capital
Concurrent Workshop #2
Fundraising in a Challenging Climate
Hosted by Denning and Company
  • Moderator:  Jill Kitazaki, COO, Denning and Company
Featured Panelists:
  • Wanda Felton, Founder, Map Capital Advisors, LLC
  • Elise Hebb, Director of Investor Relations and Communications, Madrona Venture Group
  • Kim Y. Lew, Director of Investments, Carnegie Corporation of New York
12:00 Noon
Lunch on Own
1:30 – 2:30PM
Registration/Sign-In
2:30 – 2:45PM
WELCOMING REMARKS
2:45 – 4:00PM
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION:
New Horizons for Private Equity: Top GPs and LPs Tackle the New Reality
  • Moderator:  Robin A. Painter, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
Featured Panelists:
LIMITED PARTNER PERSPECTIVE
  • Diana Frazier, Co-Founder; Managing Partner, FLAG Capital Management
  • Joanne Yoo, Senior Investment Officer, New York State Common Retirement Fund
VENTURE CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE
  • Ann Winblad, Co-founder and Managing Director, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
BUYOUT PERSPECTIVE
  • Molly Ashby, Founder and CEO, Solera Capital
  • Jacqueline Reses, Partner, Apax Partners
4:00 – 5:15PM
Keynote Panel Discussion
Investment Action and Opportunity Expands on the Global Stage
  • Moderator:  Susan E. Boedy, Director, Thunderbird Global Private Equity Center, Thunderbird School of Global Management
Featured Panelists:
  • Sarah Alexander, President, Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA)
  • Ayaan Adam, Portfolio Manager; Head of Private Equity and Investment Funds, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Kathleen M. Bacon, Managing Director, HarbourVest (London)
  • Rachel Chiang, Managing Director, Pacific Alliance Equity Partners
5:30 – 6:30PM
Featured Keynote Presentation
The Role of Private Equity in Rebuilding the Economy
A Conversation with:
  • Nicole Arnaboldi, Chairman, DLJ Merchant Banking Partners; Co-Head, Illiquid Alternatives, Credit Suisse
    • And
  • Beth Cobert, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
    • With
  • Heidi N. Moore, Lead Writer, WSJ Deal Journal, The Wall Street Journal
6:30 – 8:30PM
Networking Cocktail Reception   Sponsored by Proskauer Rose LLP

Day Two – Friday, March 13, 2009
6:00 – 7:00AM
Wellness Activities:
  • Yoga to Start the Day
  • Exercises for Travelers on the Go
  • Runners' Hour
7:30 – 8:15AM
Networking Continental Breakfast   Sponsored by Square 1 Bank
8:15 – 8:30AM
"Time To Look Forward" Special Event hosted by Audemars Piguet, the oldest Haute Horlogerie watchmaker still in the hands of its founding families. All in attendance will have a chance to win an elegant Audemars Piguet Ladies' Royal Oak watch.
8:30 – 9:45AM
Keynote Panel Discussion
LPs' Expectations of the Asset Class
  • Moderator:  Jill Kitazaki, COO, Denning and Company
Featured Panelists:
  • Tara A. Blackburn, Managing Director, Hamilton Lane Advisors
  • Helen Lais, Partner, AlpInvest Partners
  • Kim Y. Lew, Director of Investments, Carnegie Corporation
  • Christy Richardson, Director, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
  • Beth Strutzel, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Hillspire LLC
9:45 – 10:45AM
Keynote Panel Discussion
The Exit Equation: Today's Challenging Environment Impacts All Constituents
  • Moderator:  Judith Erwin, Founder and EVP, Square 1 Bank
Featured Panelists:
  • Bodil Arlander, Founding Partner, Moxie Capital LLC; former Senior Managing Director and founding member of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking (now Irving Place Capital)
  • Lise Buyer, Founder, Class V Group; Former VP of Strategic Partnerships at Tellme Networks (recently acquired by Microsoft); Former Director of Business Optimization at Google
  • Panda Hershey, Director, Alternative Investments, TIAA-CREF
  • Lorena Pacheco Scott, Director, Corporate Development, Time Warner - Turner Broadcasting
  • Monica J. Shilling, Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP
  • Nandini Tandon, Managing Director, Lumira Capital
10:45 – 11:15AM
Networking Refreshment Break   Sponsored by Credit Suisse and Solera Capital
11:15 – 12:15PM
Tracked Discussion Groups
Concurrent Discussion Groups shine a light on LP Activity, Buyouts, Venture Capital, Human Capital, and more. Facilitated by private equity professionals and subject-matter experts, these informal guided discussions highlight current trends and pressing issues, and demonstrate practical solutions to challenges that private equity professionals currently face.

Spotlight on LPs: Diversity as a Targeted Investment Strategy
Facilitators:
  • Solange Brooks, Investment Officer, CalSTRS
  • JoAnn H. Price, Co-Founder and Partner, Fairview Capital
  • Kelly M. Williams, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group

Spotlight on Venture Capital: Lifecycle of an Investment: Deal Sourcing, Deal Making and Managing the Portfolio
Facilitators:
  • Jennifer Fonstad, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
  • Nina Saberi, Managing General Partner, Castile Ventures

Spotlight on Buyouts: Opportunities in the Middle-market Space
Facilitators:
  • Bodil Arlander, Founding Partner, Moxie Capital LLC; former Senior Managing Director and founding member of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking (now Irving Place Capital)
  • Joelle Kayden, Managing Member, Accolade Partners

Spotlight on Human Capital: Succession and Mentoring in Private Equity Firms
Facilitators:
  • Kathleen Bacon, Managing Director, HarbourVest (London)
  • Susan Mason, General Partner, ONSET Ventures; Chairman, The Kauffman Fellows Program, Center for Venture Education

Getting to 50/50: How Working Couples Can Have it All by Sharing It All
Facilitator:
  • Joanna Strober, Director of Private Equity, Sterling Stamos Capital Management
*Additional Roundtable Discussions to be announced
12:15 – 1:30PM
Networking Luncheon   Sponsored by Denning & Company
1:30 – 2:30PM
Tracked Discussion Groups
Concurrent Discussion Groups shine a light on LP Activity, Buyouts, Venture Capital, Human Capital, and more. Facilitated by private equity professionals and subject-matter experts, these informal guided discussions highlight current trends and pressing issues, and demonstrate practical solutions to challenges that private equity professionals currently face.

Spotlight on LPs: When are Secondaries an Appropriate Portfolio Tool?
Facilitators:
  • Ghia E. Griarte, Managing Director, Saints Capital
  • Julia Feldman, Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Spotlight on Venture Capital: Doing Good While Doing Well: The pursuit of profit while furthering a social cause.
Facilitators:
  • Joy Anderson, Founding Partner, Good Capital; President, Criterion Ventures
  • Antonia Nicols, Director, GKM Newport
  • Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors

Spotlight on Buyouts: Distressed Opportunities
Facilitators:
  • Panda Hershey, Director, Alternative Investments, TIAA-CREF
  • Joyce Johnson Miller, Senior Managing Director, Relativity Capital LLC

Spotlight on Firm Management: Founding, Growing and Managing a Venture Fund
Facilitators:
  • Laura Sachar, General Partner, StarVest Partners
  • Deborah Farrington, General Partner, StarVest Partners
*Additional Roundtable Discussions to be announced
2:30 – 3:45PM
Keynote Panel Discussion:
Where Funds of Funds With Dry Powder See Greatest Opportunity
  • Moderator:  Kelly M. Williams, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group
Featured Panelists:
  • Kathleen M. Bacon, Managing Director, HarbourVest (London)
  • Lisa Edgar, Managing Director, Paul Capital Partners
  • Melissa J. Ma, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Asia Alternatives Management
  • Georganne Perkins, Managing Director, Fisher Lynch Capital
  • JoAnn H. Price, Co-Founder and Partner, Fairview Capital
3:45PM
Summit Adjourns

*Program subject to change