Agenda

 

The 3rd Annual French Private Equity Conference
Thursday 18th of January 2018 – The Westin Paris – Vendôme.

For more information about speaking opportunities, contact [email protected]
*Please note that the conference will be held in English.

 

08.00 – 09.00

Registration & Breakfast

Join us during in the early morning. This will be the best time to network without the conference hassle.

09.00 – 09.45

Market Outlook: Finding the best opportunities in times of uncertainty

Moderator:
Louis Trincano
Managing Partner
CORNERSTONE Fund Placement
Vladimir Lasocki
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group
Cameron Graham
Investment Director
Aberdeen Standard Investments
François Jerphagnon
Head of Ardian Expansion
Ardian
Arnaud de Cremiers
Partner
Adams Street Partners

10.00 – 10.45

Region in focus: Investing in Africa

Moderator:
Reza Joomun Partner
Mazars
Simon Morgan
Partner
SilverStreet Capital
Ziad Oueslati
Founding Partner and Managing Director
Africinvest
David Donahue
CFA – Partner
Mbuyu Capital
Souleymane Ba
Partner
Helios Investment Partners LLP

GP Fundraising: Executing the best fundraising practices

Moderator:
Sabina Comis
Partner
Dechert
Tarang Katira
Principal
Hamilton Lane
Angela Willetts
Managing Director
Capital Dynamics
Jeffrey Orenstein
Senior Advisor for Client Relations
Astorg
Paul Denning
CEO
Denning & Company, LLC
Jean Eichenlaub
Chairman & CEO
Qualium Investissement

11.15 – 12.00

Sector discussion: Small and Mid Cap

Moderator:
Marc Kitten

Partner
Candesic
Thomas Boulman
Partner
LBO France
Louis Godron
Managing Partner
Argos Soditic
Christine Panier
Head of Lower Mid-Market – Western Europe Equity Investments
EIF
Nicolas Macquin
Managing Director
Vitruvian Partners

Early Stage Investments: Exploring VC and Growth

Moderator:
Anne-Charlotte Rivière
National Partner
Dechert
Bernard-Louis Roques
Co-founder and Managing Director
Truffle Capital
Antoine Garrigues
Managing Partner
Iris Capital
Michel de Lempdes
Managing Partner & Head Venture Capital
Omnes Capital
Charles Letourneur
Managing Partner
Alven

12.30 – 13.15

Creating Value: Generating superior returns through Operational Excellence and Buy-and-Build Strategy

Moderator: Carlos Fontelas de Carvalho
President of ADP France, Tunisia & Switzerland
ADP
Philippe Franchet
Managing Partner
L Catterton
Sabine Mathis
Partner and CFO
Blackfin Capital Partners
Olaf Kordes
Partner
Alpha Private Equity
Franck Temam
Principal
PAI Partners

LP focus: Direct and Co-investing

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Moderator:
Nicolas Cuisset
Partner, Corporate Implementation department
ATOZ Tax Advisers
Viktor Speckinger
Partner Private Equity
Unigestion
Pierre-Andre Montjovet
Managing Director
Banque Profil de Gestion
Elly Livingstone
Partner
Pantheon
Veronique Courlier
CEO
Racines Partners

13.15 – 14.30

Lunch Break

Enjoy top-quality hot and cold food with your fellow attendees.

14.30 – 15.00

Deal Making Panel

Boris Lacroix
Senior Vice President Products
Actility
Arnaud Ventura
CEO & Founder
Microcred Group
 Eric Sele 
CEO
E-Blink

15.15 – 16.00

Regulatory Landscape

Moderator:
Mathilde Ostertag
Partner
GSK Stockmann
Ludovic Phalippou
Associate Professor
Said Business School
Jérémie Schaeffer
Partner and Head of Corporate Implementation
ATOZ Tax Advisers
Jérémie Duhamel
Lawyer
Duhamel Blimbaum
To be announced

Board Engagement: Generating superior returns through board engagement

Moderator:
Louis Trincano
Managing Partner
CORNERSTONE Fund Placement
Alexandre Margoline
Principal
Permira
Charles Diehl
Managing Partner
Activa Capital
Svetoslav Stefanov
Investment Director
3TS Capital Partners
Harry Dolman
Partner and COO
HPE Growth Capital

16.15 – 17.00

Exits: Achieving the highest exit multiple in France

Moderator:
Henri-Thierry Toutounji
Partner
OC&C
Stanislas de Joussineau
Director, Private Equity
KKR
Frans Tieleman
Managing Partner
Eurazeo
Gregoire Chatillon
Senior Partner
Equistone
Hazem Ben-Gacem
Head of Corporate Investment – Europe
InvestCorp

17.00 – 18.00

Closing Cocktail

Join us during in the late afternoon. This will be the best time to network without the conference hassle.

 

2017 Full Agenda

2017 Conference Information Booklet 

2017 Conference Video

2016 Full Agenda

2016 Conference Video