CONFERENCE AGENDA 4th Annual Global Private Equity Conference 2003

CONFERENCE AGENDA

4th Annual Global Private Equity Limited Partner Conference 2003 (New York):
The Year in Review and Outlook for 2004-For Limited Partner and General Partner Investors

Limited Partners and Private Equity Investors with over $1 Trillion in Institutional Assets Discuss Recent Investments and Exits in Buyout, Distressed, Hedge, Mezzanine Debt, Real Estate, Venture Capital, Media, and Biotechnology Deals. Limited Partners Offer Insights on Portfolio Management, Disclosure, Partnership Fund Raising and New Innovative Private Equity Fund Formations. This "Limited Partner-General Partner" two-day private equity conference and deal-fest will showcase 8 panels, consisting of world-class Private Equity Investors, Limited Partners, Fund of Funds, and top industry experts, as they review and summarize private equity investing, and make their predictions for 2004 and beyond. Seating is limited to 300 Alternative Asset Professionals. Advance Online Credit Card or Wire Registration Only, No At-Door Registration.

DATES:	October 16th &17th, 2003 (Metropolitan Club, New York City) _________________________________________________________________
BACKGROUND:	CLICK HERE For Detailed Background Info on Panelists CLICK HERE For Attendee List _________________________________________________________________
SUPPORTED BY:
IN SUPPORT OF: INDUSTRY PARTNERS:	_________________________________________________________________ United Nation's Global Compact _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
MEDIA PARTNERS:	_________________________________________________________________
DAY 1 7:30 - 8:00 AM	Thursday, October 16th, 2003 _________________________________________________________________ Registration and Breakfast _________________________________________________________________
8:00 - 8:45 AM	Private Equity Investor Welcome "Man of Steel" Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., Chairman and CEO, WL Ross & Co. LLC, Chairman, International Steel Group _________________________________________________________________
8:45 - 9:45 AM	Panel I BUYOUT: Large Cap and Middle Market Buy Out Investors Reveal Strategies For Success Under Volatile Market Conditions And Describe Their Most Recent Deals. General Partners: Brian R. Hoesterey, Managing Director, AEA Xavier Moreno, Managing Partner and President, Astorg Partners Allan M. Holt, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group Todd M. Abbrecht, Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners LP David M. Hooper, Managing Director, Vestar Capital Partners Moderator: Paula Chester, Director USA, MVision Private Equity Advisors USA, LLC _________________________________________________________________
9:45 - 10:00 AM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
10:00 - 11:00 AM	Panel II LIMITED PARTNERS: Limited Partners Define & Describe Their Private Equity Programs, Fund Commitment Decision Making, And Due Diligence Process. LPs Comment On The Role Of Fund-Of-Funds Managers, Recent Disclosure Issues By Public Funds, Clawback Provisions, Fees & Carry, And Co-Investments. Limited Partners: Kelly M. Williams, Managing Director, Customized Fund Investment Group, CSFB Private Equity Ivan A. Vercoutere, Partner, Private Equity, LGT Capital Partners AG Thomas J. Rest, Manager of Private Equity, New York State Teacher's Retirement System Shelley M. Zoler, Director, TIAA-CREF Al Bhatt, Director of Alternative Investments, SEI Investments Peter J. Von Lehe, Deputy Head Private Equity Fund of Funds, Swiss RE Private Equity Moderator/Fund of Funds Limited Partner: Charles van Horne, Managing Director, Abbott Capital _________________________________________________________________
11:00 - 11:30 AM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
11:30 - 12:30 PM	Panel III GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY: Global Private Equity Investing Success Stories. Why Leading Buyout Players Are Investing In Europe And Asia. General Partners: Thierry Timsit, Partner, Astorg Partners John-Paul Ho, Managing Partner, Crimson Investment Michael Bleyzer, President and Chief Executive Officer, SigmaBleyzer Andy Yan, President/Executive Managing Director, Softbank Asia Infrastructure Fund Limited Partners/Fund Of Funds: Urs Wietlisbach, Co-Founder, Head Markets, Partners Group Dr. Stefan Hepp, CEO, SCM Strategic Capital Management AG Moderator: Fredy Bush, Chief Executive Officer, Xinhua Financial Network _________________________________________________________________
12:30 PM- 12:45 PM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
12:45 - 2:00 PM	Luncheon Second Floor Dining Room of The Metropolitan Club _________________________________________________________________
2:00 - 3:00 PM	Panel IV FUND OF FUNDS: Limited Partners Describe Their Allocation To Private Equity Funds And Provide Insights On Fund Raising. Who Is Getting Funded And Why? Limited Partners/Fund of Funds: Steven Costabile, Vice President, Head of Private Equity Funds, AIG Robert K. Fuchs, Vice President, Auda Group James Marley, Managing Director, HSBC Michele G. Kinner, Managing Partner, Private Equity Fund of Funds, RBC Capital Partners Moderator: P. Quinn Moss, Partner, Private Finance, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP _________________________________________________________________
3:00 - 3:30 PM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
3:30 - 4:30 PM	Panel V BIOTECHNOLOGY, HEALTH CARE, PHARMACEUTICAL, LIFE SCIENCES: The World's Leading Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Delivery, Medical Device, And Life Science Investors Describe Their Investment Process And Analyze Deals And Recent Exits. General Partners: Dr. Srinivas Akkaraju, Principal, JP Morgan Partners M. Fazle Husain, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners Dr. Drew Schiff, Managing Director, Perseus-Soros Biopharmaceutical Fund Jim Tullis, Founder and CEO, Tullis-Dickerson Moderator: Stephen M. Graham, Partner-in-Charge, Pacific Northwest Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP _________________________________________________________________
4:30 - 4:45 PM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
4:45 - 5:45 PM	Networking Reception - The Great Hall of The Metropolitan Club _________________________________________________________________
DAY 2 7:30 - 8:15 AM	Friday, October 17th, 2003 _________________________________________________________________ Breakfast & Networking _________________________________________________________________
8:15 - 9:00 AM	Private Equity Investor Keynote Speaker "Eastern European Buyout" Michael Bleyzer, President and Chief Executive Officer, SigmaBleyzer _________________________________________________________________
9:00-10:00 AM	Panel VI MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS/VENTURE CAPITAL: Leading Investors Discuss Opportunities In High Growth Media Industry Segments, Including Broadcasting, Cable & Entertainment, Publishing, Information Services, Digital Rights, And Convergence. Venture Capitalist Discuss Rebound In Software, Telecommunications Infrastructure And Information Technology. General Partners: Michael Schulhof, President, Global Technology Investments David K.Wassong, Partner, Soros Private Equity Partners Jeffrey T. Stevenson, Managing Partner, Co-Chief Executive Officer, Veronis, Suhler, Stevenson W. Townsend Ziebold, President, Wasserstein Ventures Moderator: Julie G. Richardson, Managing Director, Providence Equity Partners _________________________________________________________________
10:00-10:15 AM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
10:15-11:15 AM	Panel VII DISTRESSED INVESTING: Winning Strategies For Restructuring, Turnaround Management, Debt, Real Estate, And Valuation Of Distressed Assets. General Partners: Josh Steiner, Managing Principal, Quadrangle Group Thomas J. Steiglehner, Silver Point Capital Douglas M. Karp, Managing Partner, Thomas Weisel Private Capital LLC W. Sean Sovak, Chief Acquisitions Officer & Managing Director, W.P. Carey Moderator: Lorraine S. McGowen, Partner, Co-Head, Bankruptcy and Debt Restructuring Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP _________________________________________________________________
11:15-11:30 AM	Q&A _________________________________________________________________
11:30-12:30 PM	Panel VIII ALTERNATIVE ASSETS INDUSTRY FORECAST: Billion Dollar Investors Analyze The Year In Review And Make Their Forecasts For 2004 And Beyond: Fund Raising, Buyouts, Distressed, Exits, Media & Communications, Life Sciences, Real Estate, And Venture Capital. General Partners: Timothy Draper, Founder & Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Hugh R. Lamle, President, MD Sass Investor Services, Inc Daniel R.Mintz, Founding Managing Director, Olympus Capital Holdings Asia Limited Partners/Fund of Funds: Elliott Royce, Managing Director, Allianz Private Equity Partners Chih Tsung Lam, Executive Vice President, Government of Singapore Special Investment Stewart Hay, Investment Director, Standard Life Investments (Private Equity) Ltd Moderator: James Hahn, CEO, Global Venture Network, Partner, Alpine Alternative Assets _________________________________________________________________
12:30 PM-12:45PM	Closing Remarks *"Globalization of Private Equity Investing"* Dr. Martin Haemmig, DBA, MBA, *Adjunct Professor* *for Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship* CeTIM – Center for Technology and Innovation Management, University BW in Munich, Germany and Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands _________________________________________________________________
VENUE: REGISTRATION: This Conference has reached MAXIMUM Seating capacity. There is no at-door registration, and no standing room permitted.	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. Private Equity Board Meetings are hosted simultaneously on-site. If you are a limited partner investor of a private equity fund hosting a private on-site meeting, please advise us in advance. _________________________________________________________________ *All Amounts Are in U.S. Dollars:* NO AT-DOOR REGISTRATION: Every year this conference reaches maximum seating capacity and we are unable to accept any at-site registrations. Seating is LIMITED, no standing room. 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. Cancellation Policy for 4th Annual Global Private Equity Conference 2003 (Oct. 16-17, 2003): Cancellations received in writing by 5 PM (Eastern Standard Time) October 1, 2003 will be issued a refund less U.S. Dollar $250 administrative fee per registrant. We regret refunds will not be issued after this date. There will be no exceptions to this policy for any reason. Substitutions in writing may be made at any time up to 1 week before the day of the event. The organizer reserves the right to make any amendments that it deems to be in the interests of the conference and without any prior notice. Topic and speakers may be subject to change. In the event of a conference cancellation, Global Venture Network will refund your registration fee, but assumes no liability for non-refundable transportation costs, hotel accommodations, or additional costs incurred by registrants.
BACKGROUND: HOTELS: ORGANIZER: SPONSOR LOGISTICS:	_________________________________________________________________ CLICK HERE For Detailed Background Info on Panelists _________________________________________________________________ The following is a list of hotels in the vicinity of The 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 _________________________________________________________________ *INFORMATION FOR OUR* SPONSORS: The following information is for sponsors of the "4th Annual Global Private Equity" conference in New York City. Sponsoring firms may send 350 copies of their 1-page descriptive insertions (8 1/2 inches by 11 inches) (one or two sided) (color or black & white) (flat or tri-fold) with the 3 hole punched already to the address below, no later than Friday, September 12th, 2003. Exhibition material may be delivered after 3pm on Wednesday October 15th directly to The Metropolitan Club. "Attention Doormen: Delivery to Main Ball Room for Global Private Equity". Several white-linen table draped six foot long tables will be available for your use in the open Main Foyer (double marble staircase), within equal distance of the grand ballroom delegates in the West Lounge (facing Fifth Avenue). Sponsor table selection is first come basis. Sponsors are responsible for T1 line access charges, clean-up, packaging and return delivery of their firm's marketing material to their place of origin. Speakers delivering Power Point presentations must bring their own *laptop computer and projector* to ensure proper functionality. The Metropolitan Club "Attn Doormen" 1 East 60th Street (at Fifth Avenue) New York, New York 10022 For directions, call: 212-277-8502 * * * * * * * * New York London Shanghai (Back to top)