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2022 Panels:
Recent Trends in PE & Finance | Sponsored by Ropes & Gray
Moderators:
Greg Bauer – Partner, Ropes & Gray
Neill Jakobe – Partner, Ropes & Gray
Panelists:
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
Dry Powder and the Role of an Increasingly Competitive Environment | Sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery
Moderator:
Ann Marie Brodarick – Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Panelists:
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
GP-Led Secondary Single-Asset Portfolio Company Transactions | Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis
Moderator:
Michael Belsley – Partner, Kirkland & Ellis (Moderator)
Panelists:
Troy Barnett – Partner, Adams Street
Avi Epstein – General Counsel & CCO, Sterling Partners Equity Advisors
Nick Lawler – Senior Vice President, 50 South Capital Advisors
Tyler Zittergruen – Senior Managing Director, Evercore
Headwinds in Private Equity and Potentially Safe Industries | Sponsored by Wilkie Farr & Gallagher
Moderator:
Neil Townsend – Partner, Co-Head of PE Practice, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher
Panelists:
Andrew Crown – Four More Capital (Henry Crown & Company)
Chad Strader – Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Managing Partner, Red Arts Capital
Sam Ticker – Vice President, Thurston Group
Rise of Alternative Investing
Sponsored by Chicago Booth
Moderator:
Brad Coleman, MBA ’88 – Chairman, Global Asset Managers, Citi
Panelists:
Charles McCusker, MBA ’98 – Managing Partner, Patriot Capital Group
Brad Dorchinecz, MBA ’97 – Managing Director of Private Equity, 50 South Capital
Stephen Master, MBA ’12 – Principal, GTCR
Finding and Creating Value in a Highly Competitive Deal Market
Sponsored by Ropes & Gray
Moderator:
Martin Ruhaak – Partner, Ropes & Gray
Panelists:
Michael Oleshansky, MBA ’05 – Managing Director, PSP Growth
Terry Graunke – Chairman and CEO, Erie Street
Nathan Brown – Managing Director, Wind Point Partners
Phillip Bronsteatter – Managing Director, Pfingsten Partners
Family Office Investing
Sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery
Moderator:
Robert Clagg – Partner McDermott, Will & Emery
Panelists:
Mark Sotir – President, EGI
Paul Carbone, AB ’83 – President and Managing Partner, Pritzker Private Capital
Jennifer Steans – President and CEO, Financial Investments Corporation
Forging Your Own Path: Establishing a Private Equity Fund
Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis
Moderator:
Cole Parker, Corporate Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Panelists:
Nicholas Antoine – Cofounder and Managing Partner, Red Arts Capital
Eli Boufis, MBA ’09 – Cofounder and Executive Principal, Driehaus Private Equity
Ryan Milligan – Partner and Cofounder, ParkerGale