CONFERENCE AGENDA Global Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Global Private Equity 2002: Clear Directions For The New Year
Special Conference Theme: Will New York Remain The Preeminent Global Financial Center?

As this new year begins, we have assembled a powerful group of Private Equity Buyout Investors, VCs, Fund of Funds, LPs, M&A Experts, World Economic Forum Participants, and Industry Leaders from around the world to give valuable insights on how they execute DEALS in private equity. Discussion topics include fund raising, buyout financing, leveraged fund of funds, and direct investments into new deals. This "must attend" two-day private equity conference and deal-fest will represent over $200 billion AUM, and will showcase 6 panels, consisting of world-class Private Equity Investors & VCs, moderated by top industry experts, as they review and summarize private equity investing, and make their predictions for 2002 and beyond. This powerful gathering will attract key decision makers from around the world. The speakers listed below have CONFIRMED:

DATES:	February 6th & 7th, 2002 (Metropolitan Club, New York City)
CONFERENCE SPONSORS:	_________________________________________________________________ United Nations Global Compact _________________________________________________________________
MEDIA PARTNERS:	_________________________________________________________________
DAY 1 7:30 - 8:30 AM	Wednesday, February 6th, 2002 _________________________________________________________________ Registration and Breakfast _________________________________________________________________
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Welcome Private Equity Investor Welcome James Hahn, Chairman, Global Venture Network, & Managing Partner, Alpine Alternative Assets Keynote Speaker H.Carl McCall, State Comptroller, State of New York "New York Welcomes Global Private Equity Investors" According to Institutional Investor Magazine, "New York State Comptroller is arguably the largest single public investor in the world." New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall is responsible for governmental and financial oversight and pension fund management. As sole trustee of the 880,000-member State and Local Retirement Systems, Mr. McCall is responsible for investing a pension fund valued at more than $112 billion. _________________________________________________________________
9:00 - 10:00 AM	Panel I World-class Private Equity Investors Reveal Strategies For Success Under Volatile Market Conditions, Identify Sectors of Opportunity, And Analyze The Road To Recovery Panelists: Evan Wildstein, Principal, Kohlberg & Company Hugh R. Lamle, President, M.D. Sass & Resurgence Asset Management David Wassong, Partner, Soros Private Equity Partners Venetia Kontogouris, Managing Director, Trident Capital Dean C. Kehler, Co-Founder & Partner, Trimaran Capital Partners Moderator: David Mackinnon, Partner, Ernst & Young _________________________________________________________________
10:00 - 10:30 AM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
10:30 - 11:30 AM	Panel II The Industry's Leading Investors In Biotechnology And Life Sciences Analyze The Growth In Investments And Opportunities In This Reemerging Field Panelists: Adele Oliva, Partner, Apax Partners Dr. Rob Mashal, Partner, Boston Millennia Partners Arthur Klausner, General Partner, Domain Associates Dr. Eric Aguiar, General Partner, Healthcare Ventures Dr. Drew Schiff, Associate, Perseus-Soros Biopharmaceutical Fund Ron Hunt, Director, Sprout Group Moderator: Dr. Damion E. Wicker, Partner, JP Morgan Partners _________________________________________________________________
11:30 - 12:00 Noon	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
12:00 - 1:15 PM 1:15 - 1:30 PM	Luncheon _________________________________________________________________ Afternoon Keynote Address Georg Kell, Executive Head, United Nations Global Compact _________________________________________________________________
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Panel III Premier Venture Capitalists Reveal Their Recent Investments & Identify Sectors For Growth In 2002 Panelists: Patrick Kenealy, Managing General Partner, IDG Ventures Bob Gold, President & CEO, Ridgewood Capital Don Wood, General Partner, Vanguard Ventures Ken Kharbanda, Partner, VantagePoint Venture Partners W. Townsend Ziebold, Jr., President, Wasserstein Ventures Moderator: Stephen M. Davis, Partner, Heller Ehrman _________________________________________________________________
2:30 - 3:00 PM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
3:00 - 4:00 PM	Panel IV Private Equity Buyout Experts And Venture Capitalists Compare And Contrast Exit Strategies: Buyouts, Roll-ups, M&A, PIPE, And The Return Of The IPO Markets Panelists: Laura L. Witt, General Partner, ABS Capital Partners Edward Rimland, Senior Managing Director, Bear, Stearns & Co. Boon Sim, Managing Director, Credit Suisse First Boston Technology Group Tom Hirschfeld, Managing Director, JW Seligman Erik Jansen, Principal, Pequot Ventures Moderator: Alexander D. Lynch, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati _________________________________________________________________
4:00 - 4:30 PM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
4:30 - 5:30 PM	Networking Reception -- A Selection of Fine Cigars Provided by Davidoff _________________________________________________________________
DAY 2 7:30 - 8:30 AM	Thursday, February 7th, 2002 _________________________________________________________________ Breakfast & Networking _________________________________________________________________
8:30 - 9:00 AM	Welcome Private Equity Investor Welcome James Hahn, Chairman, Global Venture Network, & Managing Partner, Alpine Alternative Assets Keynote Speaker Donald H. Straszheim,Vice Chairman, Milken Institute & Principal, Straszheim Global Advisors "Outlook For The Global Economy " _________________________________________________________________
9:00-10:00 AM	Panel V Global Private Equity Investors & VCs From Europe, Asia, Canada, & Israel Offer Their Perspectives On Global Investments & Its Impact on the US Markets Panelists: Marcia Hooper, Partner, Advent International Claude Miron, Vice President, BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada) Zeljka Matutinovic, General Partner, Jerusalem Venture Partners Carlos Rohm, Principal, JP Morgan Partners (Latin America Group) Michele Appendino, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Net Partners Jeff Clavier, Partner, RVC (Reuters Venture Capital) Moderator: David J.P. Meachin, CEO, Cross Border Enterprises _________________________________________________________________
10:00-10:30 AM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
10:30-11:30 AM	Panel VI Billion Dollar Investors and Fund of Funds Make Their Forecasts For 2002 And Reveal Their Predictions For Recovery Panelists: Lawrence E. Mock, Jr., President, Mellon Ventures Alan Spoon, Managing General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners Kevin J. Maroni, Managing General Partner, Spectrum Equity Investors Carla Newell, General Partner, Technology Crossover Ventures Jim Brown, Managing Partner, TH Lee Putnam Ventures Limited Partner/Fund of Funds: Charles van Horne, Managing Director, Abbott Capital Moderator: Gregg Slager, Partner, Ernst & Young _________________________________________________________________
11:45 AM-12:00PM	Closing Remarks _________________________________________________________________
VENUE: REGISTRATION:	The Metropolitan Club 1 East 60th Street (at Fifth Avenue) New York, New York 10022 For directions, call: 212-277-8502 Metropolitan Club Dress Code requires jacket and tie for men and no jeans are allowed. Please note that the Metropolitan Club is a PRIVATE CLUB, and admission to the club is restricted to Registered Attendees of Global Private Equity Conference with valid name badges. Please arrange to meet your guests who are not participants of the conference outside of the private club facilities. _________________________________________________________________ Standard Registration For Feb. 6-7, 2002 For $1,495 Registration is not confirmed until payment is received and is dependent on available places. Global Venture Network reserves the right to review registration and refuse admission.
BACKGROUND: HOTELS: ORGANIZER:	_________________________________________________________________ Click Here for Detailed Background Information of Panelists _________________________________________________________________ The following is a list of hotels in the vicinity of Metropolitan Club: The Pierre New York Fifth Avenue at 61st Street New York, New York 10021 Tel: 212-838-8000 The Plaza Hotel 768 Fifth Avenue (at Central Park South) New York, New York 10019 Tel: 212-759-3000 The Four Seasons Hotel 57 East 57th Street New York, New York 10022 Tel: 212-758-5700 _________________________________________________________________ Global Venture Network PO Box 735 Alpine, NJ 07620 * * * * * * * * New York London Shanghai _________________________________________________________________ (Back to top)