Opening remarks
- Francesca Cornelli, Professor of Finance and Director of Private Equity at LBS, London Business School
- Sarah Hammer, Senior Director of The Harris Alternative Investments Program, The Wharton School
Welcome address
- François Ortalo-Magné, Dean, London Business School
Keynote
- Alok Sama, Senior Advisor and former President and CFO, Softbank Group International
- In conversation with Ramana Nanda, Sarofim-Rock Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Session I: The Changing Venture Capital Landscape Panel
- Anne Glover, Chief Executive and Co-founder, Amadeus Capital Partners
- Edward J Mathias, Senior Advisor, The Carlyle Group
- Rob Moffat, Partner, Balderton Capital
- Steven Schlenker, Co-founder and Managing Partner, DN Capital
- Moderator: Eli Talmor, Professor of Accounting, London Business School
Session II: The Use of Technology in Investing Decisions
- Bernard Dallé, Operating Partner, Index Ventures
- Joe Giannamore, CEO and CIO, AnaCap
- Priyanka Lilaramani, Founder and CEO, Plinth
- Joseph Schull, Founder, Corten Capital
- Moderator: Francesca Cornelli, Professor of Finance and Director of Private Equity at LBS, London Business School
Keynote: Private Equity – A Force for Good? The Impact Investing Wave
- Diana Noble, former CEO, CDC Group Plc and Non-Executive Director, Court of Directors, Bank of England
- Michele Giddens, Co-founder and Partner, Bridges Fund Management
- In conversation with Josh Lerner, Head of the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and the Jacob H Schiff Professor of Investment Banking, Harvard Business School
Session III: Energy and Infrastructure: The Frontiers of New Investing
- Joseph Blum, Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners
- Harold d’Hauteville, Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Equity Europe, DWS Alternatives Global Limited
- Luis Quiroga, Director, Asper Investment Management
- Mustafa M Siddiqui, Senior Managing Director, Private Equity Group, Blackstone
- Moderator: Per Strömberg, Professor of Finance and Private Equity, Stockholm School of Economics
Closing remarks
- Francesca Cornelli, Josh Lerner and Ramana Nanda
