Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference (PEVC)

The Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference (PEVC) is hosted by IESE Business School, the CFA Society Spain, and ASCRI for professionals from the industry to exchange perspectives, experiences, and trends affecting the alternative asset management business. This year, the conference will center on the change in the business cycle. As there seems to be a general consensus in the investment community that a slowdown in economic activity is approaching, we will be asking reputed investors their view and how it is reflected in their investment strategy. Moreover, we will also be discussing the importance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria as an element of investment criteria.

The conference will take place on April 5, 2019, and will feature industry leaders and successful investors from the most reputable firms in Europe in both private equity—Advent, AnaCap, and CVC, among others—and venture capital—Caixa Capital Risc, Kibo Ventures, and Seaya.

Lastly, 100% of the profit from PEVC Conference tickets will be donated to Mary’s Meals. Mary’s Meals provide one daily meal in a place of education, to attract chronically hungry and poor children into a classroom where they receive an education that can, in the future, be their ladder out of poverty.

Tentative Agenda

08:15 – 09:00 – Registration & coffee

09:00 – 09:10 – Welcome Address

• Marc Badia, Associate Professor of Accounting and Control, IESE

09:10 – 09:50 – PE Key Note

• Joe Giannamore, CEO and CIO, AnaCap Financial Partners

Moderator: Christian Eufinger, Assistant Professor of Financial Management

09:50 – 10:30 – PE Panel Discussion: Spain as an Investment Destination

• Jose Antonio Torre de Silva, Partner, CVC Capital Partners

Moderator: Jose Zudaire, Managing Director, ASCRI

10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break (Q-300)

11:00 – 11:15 – Partner Key Note: Mary’s Meals

• Peter Higgins, Board member, Mary’s Meals

11:15 – 11:55 – PE Panel Discussion: investing in a crowded market

• Claudio Aguirre, Founding Partner, Altamar

• Carlos Julià, Managing Director, Miura Private Equity

• Jaime Bergel, Managing Director, HIG Capital

Moderator: Alvaro Arias – Co-Head Global PE&VC Practice Pedersen&Partners

11:55 – 12:35 – PE Panel Discussion: ESG and best practice in Private Equity

• Pol Ferrer, Investment Professional, Abac Capital

• Enrique Tombas, Founding Partner, Suma Capital

• Eduardo Navarro, Founding Partner, Sherpa Capital

Moderator: Miguel Zurita – Managing Partner Altamar

12:35 – 14:00 – Networking Lunch (North Campus Dining Room)

14:00 – 14:40 – PE Keynote Lecture: Alternative Lending

• Pedro Manen, Managing Director, Marlborough Partners

14:40 – 15:20 – VC Panel: Current Trends in VC

• Aris Xenofontos, Principal, Seaya

• Paula Sancho, Managing Director, Finaves

• Javier Torremocha, Founding Partner, Kibo Ventures

Moderator: Thomas Klueter, Assistant Professor of Entrepeneurship, IESE Business School

15:20 – 16:00 – VC Panel: CVC and Alternative Models of Investment

• Xavier Alvarez Forn, Managing Director, Caixa Capital Risc

• Luis Martin Cabiedes, Founding Partner, Cabiedes & Partners

• Enrique Dupuy, Head of global investments, Wayra

Moderator: Thomas Klueter, Assistant Professor of Entrepeneurship, IESE Business School

16:00 – 16:30 – Coffee break (Q-300)

16:30 – 17:10 – Key Note: Building Up a Diversified Alternative Asset Management Business

• Christophe Evain, Former CEO and CIO, ICG – Intermediate Capital Group

17:10 – 17:50 – PE Keynote Lecture: The Promises and Perils of “Going Private”

• Sharon Katz, Professor, INSEAD

17:50 – 18:00 – Closing remark

• Thomas Klueter, Assistant Professor of Entrepeneurship, IESE Business School

18:00+ – Cocktail & closing event (Q-300)

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