Capital in Motion: Private Equity’s Role in a Dynamic Economy
21st Annual BPOC Private Equity Conference
Capital in Motion: Private Equity’s Role in a Dynamic Economy
March 4, 2022 | Marriott Magnificent Mile
Agenda
9:00 – 10:00 am | Registration & Coffee
10:00 – 10:10 am | Opening Remarks | Chicago Ballroom
- Yesenia Arteta Bonett, MBA ’22, and Chris Swarbrick, MBA ’22 – Private Equity Group Co-Chairs
- Madhav Rajan – Dean and George Pratt Shultz Professor of Accounting, Chicago Booth
- Troy Phillips – Partner, BPOC
10:10 – 11:00 am | Opening Keynote | Chicago Ballroom
- Raymond Svider, MBA ’89, Chairman and Partner, BC Partners
- Steven Kaplan (Moderator), Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Chicago Booth; Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director, Polsky Center
11:00 – 11:15 am | Break
11:15 – 12:00 pm | Concurrent Panels
- Recent Trends in PE & Finance (Emphasis on Financing Structures) | Sponsored by Ropes & Gray | Chicago ABC
- Therese Icuss – Managing Director, Underwriting & Credit, Fidelity
- Jon Maschmeyer, MBA ’08 – Senior Partner & Co-Head of Healthcare, The Vistria Group
- Ward McNally, MBA ’04 – Managing Partner, McNally Capital
- Troy Taylor – Founder and CEO, Cardinal System Holdings, LLC
- Greg Bauer – Partner, Ropes & Gray (Moderator)
- Neill Jakobe – Partner, Ropes & Gray (Moderator)
- Dry Powder and the Role of an Increasingly Competitive Environment | Sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery | Chicago FGH
- Ryan Anthony – Partner, Longshore Capital Partners
- Anthony Cardona – Principal, Pritzker Private Capital
- Matt Klinger, MBA ’02 – Partner, Twin Bridge Capital Partners
- Scott Molinaro – Managing Director, Lincoln International
- Ann Marie Brodarick – Partner, McDermott Will & Emery (Moderator)
12:00 – 12:45 pm | Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 pm | Lunch Keynote
- Mary Tolan, MBA ’92 – Founder and Managing Partner, Chicago Pacific Founders
- Kim Vender Moffat (Moderator) – Executive Director, Aspen Institute; Founder, Rosa Partners; Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center
1:45 – 2:00 pm | Break
2:00 – 2:45 pm | Concurrent Panels
- GP-Led Secondary Single-Asset Portfolio Company Transactions | Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis | Chicago ABC
- Troy Barnett – Partner, Adams Street
- Avi Epstein – Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Sterling Partners
- Nick Lawler – Senior Vice President, Northern Trust / 50 South Capital
- Tyler Zittergruen – Senior Managing Director, Evercore
- Michael Belsley – Partner, Kirkland & Ellis (Moderator)
- Headwinds in Private Equity and Potentially Safe Industries | Sponsored by Willkie Farr & Gallagher | Chicago FGH
- Andrew Crown – Investment Professional, Four More Capital (Henry Crown & Company)
- Chad Strader, MBA ’15 – Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Managing Partner, Red Arts Capital
- Sam Ticker – Vice President, Thurston Group
- Neil Townsend – Partner, Co-Head of PE Practice, Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Moderator)
2:45 – 3:00 pm | Break
3:00 – 4:00 pm | Closing Keynote
- Martin Nesbitt, MBA ’89, Senior Partner, Co-Chairman, and Co-CEO, The Vistria Group
- Chris McGowan (Moderator), Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth; Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center; General Partner, CJM Ventures
4:00 – 5:00 pm | Networking Reception