DAY 1: TUESDAY, MAY 16
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration / Breakfast, Ballroom Foyer |
| 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | 1:1 Speed-Networking, Ballroom |
| 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception, Ballroom Foyer Sponsored by Siguler Guff |
NOTE: Beverages and light snacks will be provided throughout the day. Grab and go lunch will available during lunch hours.
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
| 7:30 – 8:15 a.m. | Registration / Breakfast / Networking, Ballroom Foyer |
| 7:30 – 8:10 a.m. | Women in Private Equity & Finance Breakfast, Salon B Sponsored by Barings |
| 8:15 a.m. | Welcome, Ballroom Jon Finger, McGuireWoods |
| 8:20 – 9 a.m. | Navigating the Journey from Independent Sponsor to Emerging Manager Nick Antoine, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Red Arts Capital John Huhn, Founder and Managing Partner, Compass Group Equity Partners Scott Hutchins, Partner, Solamere Capital Ward McNally, Founder and Managing Partner, McNally Capital Jeff McNelley, Managing Principal, Head of Americas, Allstate Investments Ben Hantz, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 9:05 – 9:45 a.m. | How to be Differentiated as an Emerging Manager Christopher Aluce, Senior Portfolio Manager, SkyBox Capital Chris Barbier, Managing Director, Siguler Guff & Company Brady Hyde, Vice President, Director of Private Equity, B1 Capital Partners Elliot Wagner, Partner and Co-Head of Growth Equity, Declaration Partners Sara Zulkosky, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Recast Capital Richard Grant, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 9:50 – 10:30 a.m. | How to Engage with Endowments as an Emerging Manager Trish DiGirolomo, Investment Manager, Babson College Michael Kakenmaster, Director of Investments, Loyola University Chicago Matt McGanity, Managing Director, University of Illinois Foundation Tarek Saghir, Chief Investment Officer, Brandeis University Ramsey White, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 10:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 – 11:25 a.m. | Constructing Your Desired LP Base for Long-Term Success Cris Conner, Portfolio Manager, Briar Hall Sean Kelly, Director of Private Markets, The Alfred I. DuPont Charitable Trust Rob Langley, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Align Capital Partners Todd Roland, Managing Director, Brookfield Asset Management Greg Walsh, Managing Director, Brandywine Group Advisors Tom Zahn, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | What I Wish I Knew Before I Raised My First Fund Kate Beardsley, Founding Partner, Hannah Grey Ventures JP Gutfreund, Founder and Managing Partner, Halle Capital Management Trevor Nelson, Founder and Managing Partner, Aria Growth Partners Jim Pieri, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Assured Healthcare Partners Adrian Polak, Co-Founder and Partner, Strattam Capital David McLean, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 12:10 – 1 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1 – 1:40 p.m. | What do LPs Actually Care About Jeremy Knox, Senior Investment Director, Schroders Capital Michael Marvelli, Deputy CIO & Head of Privates, University of California Los Angeles Brad McCarter, Sr. Director, University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company Casey Peters, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Pacenote Equity Blair Webb, Director of Investments, Purdue Research Foundation Jon Finger, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 1:45 – 2:25 p.m. | Improving Diversity in PE through Emerging Managers Yibai Li Haney, Director, MPowered Capital Mary Hunt, Principal, Portfolio Manager, RCP Advisors Sheryl Mejia, Managing Partner, Steward Asset Management Kenneth Saffold, Managing Partner, o15 Capital Partners Elizabeth Weindruch, Managing Director, Barings Amber Walsh, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 2:25 – 2:45 p.m. | Break |
| 2:45 – 3:25 p.m. | How to Develop and Implement an Emerging Manager Program Chris Anderson, Private Investments, TIFF Investment Management Lisseth Lin, Vice President and Head of U.S. Primaries, Private Equity, Unigestion Brian Nobis, Private Equity Investment Professional, Liberty Mutual Insurance Michael Sustarsic, Partner, Fiducient Advisors Whit Matthews, Senior Investment Director, abrdn Abdul Lediju, Associate, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 3:30 – 4:10 p.m. | Nuts and Bolts of Different GP Stakes/Seed Structures Peter Birk, Vice President, Moelis Catalyst Partners Elizabeth Browne, Managing Director, Sponsor Solutions, GCM Grosvenor Michelle Jacobi, Managing Director, Gatewood Capital Partners Mark Millard, Principal, East Rock Capital William Prather, Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Cypress Creek Partners Kevin Boardman, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 4:15 – 5 p.m. | Sector and Other Specialization Approaches as an Emerging Manager Tim Burke, Partner, Stride Consumer Partners Brooke Coburn, Co-Founder and Partner, Capitol Meridian Partners Neil Keegan, CEO, Marlinspike John Kim, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Datavest Partners Matt Pettit, Founding Partner, Seven Hills Capital Geoff Cockrell, Partner, McGuireWoods (moderator) |
| 5 – 6:45 p.m. | Closing Cocktail Reception, Ballroom Foyer |