
Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference (PEVC)
Barcelona, April 1, 2022
Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference (PEVC)
The Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference (PEVC) is hosted by IESE Business School for professionals from the industry to exchange perspectives, experiences, and trends affecting the alternative asset management business. This year, the conference will center on drivers of growth and dynamics of the Private Equity and Venture Capital industries. We will be asking reputed investors their view on the outlook of their sector and how it is reflected in their investment strategy.
The conference will take place on April 1st, and will feature industry leaders and successful investors from the most reputable firms in Europe in both Private Equity and Venture Capital.

The PEVC Conference is organized by the PEVC Club, and in partnership with ASCRI:
• The PEVC Club at IESE Business School is a student organization that strives to foster communication and collaboration between the most remarkable industry professionals and MBA students from top business schools.
• ASCRI is the Spanish association of private equity and venture capital and is composed of 100+ local and international investment firms. ASCRI represents the sector before the Spanish government, institutions, investors, entrepreneurs, and media.
Gold Sponsors
Partners
Academic Directors / Lecturers
Organizing Committee

Duco Salomons
Student organizer and PEVC Club Co-President

Urs Weingart
Student organizer and PEVC Club Co-President

Emanuele Charalambis
Student organizer and PEVC Club Officer

Ignasi Torguet
Student organizer and PEVC Club Officer

Levi Simpson
Student organizer and PEVC Club Officer

Ilya Vybiral
Student organizer and PEVC Club Officer

Juan Naranjo
Student organizer and PEVC Club Director

Josep Julià
Student organizer and PEVC Club Director

Marc Torà
Student organizer and PEVC Club Director

Elsa Fridriksson
Student organizer and PEVC Club Director

Lorenzo Sinisi
Student organizer and PEVC Club Director

Marcela Giron
IESE Career Development Center

Irene Van der Meer
IESE Career Development Center

Marta Jiménez
IESE Campus Experience Services
Participating companies with speakers:
Agenda
08:15 – 09:00 – Registration & coffee
09:00 – 09:30 – Opening speech + PE Keynote
• Juan Roure, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Negotiation, IESE Business School
09:30 – 10:45 – PE Panel: Key growth drivers in PE today
• Juan Entrecanales, Senior Investment Manager, Ardian
• Fernando Bautista, MD, Blackstone
• Gonzalo Gallego, MD, Cerberus
• Meritxelle Maestre, Senior Advisor, CVC
Moderator: Alejandro Payá, Partner Corporate M&A at Cuatrecasas
10:45 – 11:15 – Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00 – PE Panel: Value creation in the mid-market
• Luis Segui, Founding Partner & CEO, Miura Partners
• Oriol Pinya, Founding Partner, Abac
• Iñigo Querol Delclaux, Director Spanish Market, AnaCap Financial Partners
Moderator: Manuel Bentosinos, Sales Director Iberia at Datasite
12:00 – 12:45 – PE Panel: The rise of Private Debt
• Nacho Blasco, MD, HIG
• Ignacio Diez, Founding and Managing Partner, Trea Direct Lending (TDL)
• José Ignacio Dengra, Investment Director, TresMares Capital
• Ignacio Lopez del Hierro, Executive Director, Tikehau Capital
Moderator: Manuel Follía Martinez, Partner Corporate Finance at Cuatrecasas
12:45 – 14:00 – Networking Lunch
14:00 – 14:15 – VC Keynote
• TBD
14:15 – 15:00 – VC Panel: Alternative models of VC and Decentralization
• Reinder Lubbers, Co-founder, No Such Ventures
• Marc Olmedillo, Investment Director, Dozen Investments
15:00 – 15:45 – VC Panel: The future of chasing Unicorns
• Lluis Vinas, Investment Director, Mundi Ventures
• Oliver Balcells, CFO, MedCapital
15:45 – 16:05 – Coffee Break
16:05 – 16:50 – VC Panel: Trends in today’s and tomorrow’s start-ups
• Monte Davis, CEO, Demium
• Pep Viladomat, Expert Partner, McKinsey Leap
16:50 – 17:00 – Closing remarks
• TBD
17:00+ – Cocktail event

Dates and Venue
April 1, 2022
IESE Barcelona
North Campus, Aula Magna
C/Arnús i Garí, 3-7
08034 Barcelona
Spain