Agenda

The 8th Annual Swiss Private Equity Conference
Thursday 24th of May 2018 – The Park Hyatt, Zurich.

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: The driving forces of the PE market in the Swiss region

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Joe Topley
Head of European PE Funds
Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan		 To be announced To be announced

10.00 – 10.45

Region/Industry in focus: Panel To Be Announced

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 To be announced To be announced To be announced

GP Fundraising: The best practices in Fundraising

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Francesco Aldorisio
Partner
Akina Partner		 Mark Nicolson
Head of Primary Investments
SL Capital Partners		 Markus Studer
Managing Director, Head of IR Europe
BlackRock		  Yalin Karadogan
Partner
Cinven

11.15 – 12.00

Sector discussion: Small and Mid Cap

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Ralf Flore
Managing Partner
Ufenau Capital Partners		 Guy Semmens
Managing Partner
Argos Soditic		 To be announced

Early Stage Investments: Exploring VC & Growth

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Thomas Zehnder
General Partner
BlueOcean Ventures		 Cédric Kohler
Managing Partner
Creathor Ventures		 Cristian Nagel
Partner
EarlyBird

12.30 – 13.15

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

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Michel Galeazzi
Partner and Co-Founder
Evoco		 Volker Schmidt
Partner
EMERAM Capital Partners		 Rogier Engelma
Managing Director
Gilde

LPs only: Direct & Co-investing

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Benjamin Alt
Senior Investment Director
Schroder Adveq		 Francesco di Valmarana
Partner
Pantheon Ventures		 Jim Strang
Managing Director, Head of EMEA
Hamilton Lane		 Joeri de Groot
Principal
AlpInvest

13.15 – 14.30

Lunch Break

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

 

14.30 – 15.00

Keynote Speech

 

15.15 – 16.00

Industry in focus: To Be Announced

Board Engagement: Generating superior returns through board engagement

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Robin Muerer
Partner
FSN Capital		 To be announced To be announced

16.15 – 17.00

Exits: Achieving the highest exit multiple in Switzerland

MODERATOR:
To be announced		 Raffael Rupprechter
Partner, CFO
Cross Equity Partners		 Holger Kleingarn
Managing Director
H.I.G Capital		 Dr. Hansjörg Schnabel
Managing Director
HQ Capital

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.

 

 

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