STERN PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE 2008 AGENDA
Friday, February 8th, 2008 at the NYU Kimmel Center
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Kimmel Lobby
Registration and Continental Breakfast
10:00 - 10:45 AM
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor
Opening Remarks and Morning Keynote Address

Opening Remarks:
Dean Gary Fraser, NYU Stern School of Business

Keynote Speaker:
Richard Schifter, Partner, TPG Capital

10:45 - 11:45 AM
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor

Limited Partner / Investor Panel
Driving Trends in Fundraising and LP Investing

Moderator:
Joshua Payne, Buyouts Magazine

Panelists:
Steven N. Costabile, CFA, AIG Investments
Michael P. Harrell, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
Brooks Lindberg, Partners Group
Sheryl Schwartz (Stern MBA '88), TIAA-CREF

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Room 910, 9th Floor

Venture Capital Panel
Riding the Next Waves of Venture Capital

Moderator:
Mairin Burns, Private Equity Insider

Panelists:
Joseph A. Allegra (Stern MBA '79), Edison Ventures
Patrick Chung, NEA
Kenneth J. Heuer, Spencer Trask Ventures Inc.
Ronak H. Shah (Stern MBA '06), Jina Ventures

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor

Restructuring Panel
Today’s LBO, Tomorrow’s Restructuring?

Moderator:
Barry W. Ridings, Lazard Freres & Co. LLC.

Panelists:
Professor Edward I. Altman, NYU Stern School of Business
Lisa Stern, (Stern MBA '90), Gradient Partners, L.P.
Howard Kagan, Harbinger Capital Partners

1:00 - 1:45 PM

Networking Lunch

1:45 - 2:45 PM
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor

Leveraged Buyout Panel
Adapting to the Changing LBO Landscape

Moderator:
Stephen Stafford, Ernst & Young

Panelists:
Robert J. Fitzsimmons, High Road Capital Partners
Andreas Geisser, Fenway Partners
William B. Sacher, (Stern MBA '85), Oaktree Capital Management LLC
Laurens Goff, Goff Management

2:45 - 5:00 PM
Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, 4th Floor

Closing Remarks and Coffee & Networking

 
 
 
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