// Agenda (All times are CST)
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Introductory Remarks – vMix
- PEG Co-Chairs: Najib Jai, MD/MBA ’21 and Matt Matosian, MBA ’21
- Starr Marcello, MA ’04, MBA ’17, Deputy Dean for MBA Programs, Chicago Booth
- Troy Phillips, Partner, BPOC
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. – Opening Keynote – vMix
- Johannes Huth, MBA ’86, Partner and Head of KKR EMEA
- Moderated by: Steve Kaplan, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Chicago Booth; Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director, Polsky Center
10:15 – 10:30 a.m. – Networking Break
10:30 – 11:30 a.m. – Concurrent Panels on Hopin
Current State of Private Equity – Sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery
- Stephanie McCann – Partner, MWE (Moderator)
- John McCann – Managing Director, Leveraged Finance Capital Markets, BMO
- Shannon Fritz – Senior Managing Director, Antares Capital
- Don Gerne – Managing Director, Gemspring Capital
- Thomas Chadwick – Principal, Pritzker Private Capital
Issues in Complex Buyouts – Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis
- Michael Marcus – Co-Head of North America, Global Asset Managers, Citi (Moderator)
- Alex Chi – Partner in the Asset Management Division and Head of the Private Credit Group in the Americas, Goldman Sachs & Co.
- Lauren Mulholland – Partner, MiddleGround Capital
- Joseph Robbins – Managing Director – Industrials, Bain Capital Private Equity
- Michael Teplitsky – Managing Director, Wynnchurch Capital
- Jordan Tongalson – Managing Director, Littlejohn & Co.
Trends & Investments in Fintech – Sponsored by Ropes & Gray
- Martin Ruhaak – Partner, Ropes & Gray (Moderator)
- AJ Rhode, MBA ’10 – Senior Partner, Thoma Bravo
- Dominic Hood, MBA ’14 – Managing Director, Flexpoint Ford
- Ethan Wang, MBA ’14 – Cofounder, Partner, BharCap Partners
11:30 – 12:00 p.m. – Networking Break
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. – Lunch Keynote – vMix
- Tony Davis, MBA ’98, President, Managing Partner, Cofounder, Linden Capital Partners
- Moderated by: Chris McGowan, Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth; Managing Director, CJM Ventures; Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center
1:00 – 1:30 p.m. – Networking Break
1:30 – 2:15 pm. – Some Thoughts on PE During the Pandemic – Research Presentation – Private Equity and COVID-19 – vMix
- Steve Kaplan, Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Chicago Booth; Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director, Polsky Center
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. – Networking Break
2:45 – 3:45 p.m. – Closing Keynote – vMix
- Chelsea Stoner, MBA ’03, General Partner, Battery Ventures
- Moderated by: Kim Vender Moffat, Managing Partner, Rosa Partners; Cofounder, First Women’s Bank; Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. – Closing Remarks – vMix
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. – A virtual networking hour will be facilitated through the conference platform, Hopin.