Private Equity Through Economic Uncertainty
22nd Annual BPOC Private Equity Conference
February, 3rd 2023 | Marriott Magnificent Mile, Grand Ballroom (7th Floor)
8:00am – 9:00am | Registration & Breakfast | Grand Ballroom Foyer
9:00am – 9:15am | Opening Remarks | Salon III
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Greg Caraway, MBA ’23, and Erik Warnquist, MBA ’23 – Private Equity Group Co-Chairs, Chicago Booth
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David Poss – Principal, BPOC
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Paul Alivisatos – President, The University of Chicago
9:15am – 10:15am | Opening Keynote | Salon III
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David Rubenstein, JD ’73 – Chair, University of Chicago Board of Trustees; Co-Founder and Co-Chairman, The Carlyle Group
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Steven Kaplan (Moderator) – Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Chicago Booth; Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director, Polsky Center
10:25am – 11:25am | Concurrent Panels
- Liability Management Transactions: Lender on Lender Violence (Sponsored by Ropes & Gray) | Salon I
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Nichole Lopez-Tackett (Moderator) – Private Capital Transactions/Leveraged Finance Partner, Ropes & Gray
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Benjamin Rhode (Moderator) – Partner, Business Restructuring Group, Ropes & Gray
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Brent Banks – Managing Director, Restructuring and Debt Advisory Group, Evercore
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Lauren Bilzin – Head of US Restructuring, Davidson Kempner Capital Management
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Andrew Scriven, CFA – Global Head of Restructuring at Aegon Asset Management
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- Opportunities & Challenges for Private Equity in an Uncertain Economy (Sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery) | Salon II
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Andy Warmus, MBA ’11 (Moderator) – Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
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Zoltan Donovan – Managing Director and Sector Portfolio Manager, First Eagle Investments
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David Dorfman, MBA ’15 – Managing Director, Industrial Opportunity Partners
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Renee McMahon – Vice President, Charles River Associates
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Don Traubert – Director, PSP Partners
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11:25am – 12:15pm | Lunch | Grand Ballroom Foyer
12:15pm – 1:15pm | Lunch Keynote | Salon III
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Ian Charles – Founder, Managing Partner of Arctos Sports Partners
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Duane Jackson (Moderator) – Founder and Managing Partner, Author Capital Partners; Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center
1:25pm – 2:10pm | Book Talk featuring Professor Steve Kaplan (Sponsored by Latham & Watkins) | Salon III
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Steven Kaplan – Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Chicago Booth; Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director, Polsky Center
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Greg Caraway, MBA ’23, and Erik Warnquist, MBA ’23 (Moderators) – Private Equity Group Co-Chairs, Chicago Booth
2:20pm – 3:20pm | Concurrent Panels
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Technology Investing in a Challenging Growth Environment (Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis) | Salon I
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Tim Kelly, MBA ’00 (Moderator) – Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center
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Tom Costello, MBA ’07 – Managing Director, Duchossois Capital Management
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Steve Jarmel, MBA ’98 – Founder and Managing Partner, Periscope Equity
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Jennifer Kozak, MBA ’11 – Managing Director, Groove Strategy Group
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Brian O’Neil – CIO, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Changing Transaction Technology and the Impact to the Private Equity Landscape (Sponsored by Willkie Farr & Gallagher) | Salon II
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Neil Townsend (Moderator) – Partner, Corporate & Financial Services Department and Co-Chair, Private Equity Practice Group, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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Tony Doesburg – Managing Director, Riveron Consulting
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Rory Kenny, MBA ’18 – Principal, Shore Capital Partners
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Adam Lucas, MBA ’18 – Principal, Concentric Equity Partners
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Patrick Sandor – Partner, Corporate & Financial Services Department and Private Equity Practice Group, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
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3:30pm – 4:30pm | Closing Keynote | Salon III
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Joanna Reiss – Partner, Co-Head of Impact, Apollo Global Management
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Chris McGowan (Moderator) – Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Chicago Booth; Investor-in-Residence, Polsky Center; General Partner, CJM Ventures
4:30pm – 5:30pm | Networking Reception | Grand Ballroom Foyer