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We heard from the SEC and from the FBI cyber security division

May 12 | Cybersecurity: key considerations for a remote workforce & mitigating the impact of a cyber event

May 12 | SEC Risk alert: conflicts of interest, fees and expenses, & code of ethics rules

May 13 | An off the record opening panel on SEC Examinations

Brad Carpenter

Brad Carpenter
Supervisory Special Agent- Cyber Division
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Peter Driscoll

Peter Driscoll
Director, Division of Examinations
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Matthew Harris
Exam Manager
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Why you should attend

Earn CLE & CPE credits

New for last year, CLE credits were available! In addition to CPE, PEI is pleased to offer our attendees continuing legal education credits.

Gain actionable tools & strategies

Acquire tips and tricks for structuring and running an effective compliance program from experienced CCOs, General Counsels and the SEC.

Connect with your peers

This unique event offered compliance professionals the opportunity to exchange ideas, benchmark strategies and learn how to handle current trends impacting the industry.

Agenda highlights were

 

» Considerations for private fund compliance managers in the new administration

» Lessons learned in managing risk during COVID-19

» Procedures for diversity and ESG implementation

» What you need to know about the new marketing rule

» The proposed HSR rule changes

» CCO and CFO and COO and…small(er) firm compliance challenges

» CCO/GC Think-Tank

Featured speakers included

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Previous attendees included:

ACON Investments
Alinda Capital Partners
Altpoint Capital Partners
Brookfield Asset Management
Bank of America
BC Partners
Calvert Street Capital Partners
CapitalSpring
Cathay Capital Private Equity
Certares
Declaration Partners
EIG Global Energy Partners
Equity International
General Atlantic
GI Partners
Kainos Capital
KKR
Lightyear Capital
LS Power
Palladium Equity Partners
Presidio Investors
Stepstone Group
Stone Point Capital
TowerBrook Capital Partners
Warburg Pincus
Whitehorse Liquidity Partners

What our attendees say about the Forum

PCCP

Gabriel Willey

This is the most informative of the conferences I do every year

Leerink Capital Partners

Liz Staley

One of my go to events each year due to the timely program content and excellent panelists.

Omega Funds

Mark Russell

Excellent event, with all topics being highly relevant

Earn CLE & CPE credits

PEI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
(NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry
of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance
of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may
be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.
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2021 agenda

Day 1 Day 2
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Agenda

Agenda Day one - Wednesday 12th

Plenary sessions
11:00 - 11:20

PEI welcome

Steven Spencer

Speaker:
Seth Kerker, Director of Events – Americas, PEI

Conference Chairman:
Steven Spencer, Partner and General Counsel, Siris Capital

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Steven Spencer

Partner, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Siris Capital Group, LLC

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11:25 - 11:55

Opening Keynote Interview with the SEC

Peter Driscoll, Carl Ayers
  • Risk alert: what is of a particular interest to the SEC at this time?
  • Conflicts of interest
    o What are recommended controls and processes in this respect?
    o Suggested procedures for allocating deals across funds
    o When a conflict arises in the course of business, how to address/mitigate it since it can’t be disclosed in advance?
  • Fees & expenses
    o How are expenses allocated at a portfolio company level?
    o What additional items are managers looking to charge back? What mechanism do firms have in place to review “gray” expenses which are not clear? What about one off expenses or if an expense is not mentioned in an LP agreement?
    o How can compliance teams ensure that these items are appropriately disclosed?
    o How to operationally monitor fees and expenses allocation?
    o What processes do firms have in place to ensure expenses charged to LPs are in accordance with fund documents? (back-testing; sampling of expenses charged to funds; monthly internal reports that need to be reviewed? etc.)
    o Allocation of expenses
    o Suggested ways for allocating expenses across funds – what do firms generally do?
    o Suggested strategies around dead deal expense allocations
  • Code of ethics rules
    o Establish, maintain, and enforcing written code of ethics policies and procedures

Interviewee:
Peter Driscoll, Director, Division of Examinations, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

Interviewer:
Carl Ayers, Publisher Regulatory, Compliance Watch

Peter Driscoll

Peter Driscoll

Director, Division of Examinations, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

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Carl Ayers

Publisher, Regulatory Compliance Watch

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12:00 - 12:45

Panel Discussion | Biden administration: considerations for private fund compliance managers

Bruce Karpati, Norm Champ, Jacob Comer , Carlo di Florio
  • The new SEC chair appointed by Biden will likely adopt a more aggressive approach to congressional oversight and increase in the number of enforcement actions
  • What initiatives will be deprioritized?
  • How are your peers reviewing and tightening their compliance programs to prepare
  • Progress made by American for Sale and perception of the role PE plays in the economy
  • Rulemaking around sharing deficiency letters
  • Corporate Tax Rates: Capital Gains/Carried Interest

Moderator:
Bruce Karpati, Global Chief Compliance Officer and Counsel, KKR

Panelists:
Norm Champ,
Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Jacob Comer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, NovaQuest Capital Management
Carlo di Florio, Global Chief Services Officer, ACA Group

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Bruce Karpati

Global Chief Compliance Officer, KKR

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Norm Champ

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

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Jacob Comer

Partner, NovaQuest Capital Management

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Carlo di Florio

Global Chief Services Officer, ACA Group

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12:50 - 13:05

Networking break

Breakout session I
13:10 - 13:40

Breakout session A | COVID 19: lessons learned in managing risk

Arthur Price , Shauna Harrison, Gregory Hegerich, Alex Labowitz
  • We all learned from COVID-19 emergency can throw a wrench in your daily business operations at a moment’s notice
  • What has been the impact of the Covid-19 and what strategies have been used to to cope?
  • Key lessons learned from past disaster relief events and new procedures put in place
  • What mechanisms would be useful to have in place to identify new risks as they arise (i.e., is it useful to have a risk committee or to have direct contact with senior management or something else?)
  • What is the process by which a compliance professional can work to establish policies and procedures to mitigate risks?

Moderator:
Arthur Price, Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel, Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.

Panelists:
Shauna Harrison, Director, Compliance – PGIM Private Capital, Prudential Private Capital Group
Greg Hegerich, Head of Compliance – North American Private Investments & Real Estate, Bain Capital
Alex Labowitz, Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Cadre

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Arthur Price

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel, Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.

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Shauna Harrison

Executive Director, Legal and Compliance, GCM Grosvenor

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Gregory Hegerich

Head of Compliance, North America Private Investments & Real Estate, Bain Capital

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Alex Labowitz

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Cadre

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13:10 - 13:40

Breakout session B | Diversity & ESG: compliance procedures for implementation & oversight

Steven Schwab, Jacqueline Giammarco, Miki Kamijyo, David Smolen
  • How do you staff this ESG role, how do you set KPIs, what are the milestones and goals you should be working towards, and how do you measure success
  • Clarity from DOL on ESG considerations
  • LP influence on diversity & ESG
  • Approaches that funds can take to incorporating ESG
  • How do you set KPIs
  • Where does it start, what are the milestones, what are the essential element
  • How do you staff this ESG role, do have an internal committee or dedicated resources and what point do you need a dedicated resource or consultant
  • What are you doing internally and what are you doing in terms of your portfolio
  • Who is in charge of diversity initiatives
  • Is there a playbook for the evolution of ESG at a PE firm
  • ESG compliance issues including –
    o How to incorporate ESG into investments
    o How to monitor ESG compliance
    o Is there a market for dedicated social impact funds

Moderator:
Steven Schwab, Director, Legal and Chief Compliance Officer, Thoma Bravo

Panelists:
Jacqueline Giammarco, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, Stone Point Capital LLC
Miki Kamijyo, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Asana Partners
David A. Smolen, Managing Director, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, GI Partners

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Steven Schwab

Director, Legal and Chief Compliance Officer, Thoma Bravo

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Jacqueline Giammarco

Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer, Stone Point Capital

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Miki Kamijyo

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Asana Partners

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David Smolen

Managing Director, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, GI Partners

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Plenary session
13:45 - 14:45

Lunch networking break

14:45 - 15:30

Panel Discussion | Cybersecurity: key considerations for a remote workforce & mitigating the impact of a cyber event

Stephen Erwin , Brad Carpenter, Kevin Power
  • What we learned from the SolarWinds hack?
  • What do institutional investors and operational due diligence consultants look at in an adviser’s cybersecurity plan and procedures?
  • In light of the SEC’s requirement that fund managers be more involved, what should fund managers be doing with respect to their portfolio companies’ network security? What analyses should the firms be performing to assess cyber risk at their portfolio companies?
  • How involved should compliance professionals be and what should they know? (e.g., should a CCO have IT personnel with him/her during exams?)
  • Policies and procedures for breaches: In the event of a breach, what needs to happen and who does what?
  • The impact of Covid-19
    o What new processes were implemented?
    o Cyber awareness for remote teams

Moderator:
Stephen Erwin, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners

Panelists:
Brad Carpenter,
Supervisory Special Agent- Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kevin Power,
Head of Compliance, Pantheon Ventures (US) LP

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Stephen Erwin

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners

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Brad Carpenter

Supervisory Special Agent- Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation

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Kevin Power

Head of Compliance – Americas, Pantheon

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Breakout session II
15:35 - 16:05

Breakout session A | Advertising & solicitation: what you need to know about the new marketing rule for investment advisers

James Gaven, Dominick Barbieri, Joseph M. Morrissey, Kelly Pettit
  • The marketing rule reflects the evolving technology and how communications has advanced over the last decade
  • How is advertisement defined
  • What are the appropriate disclosures concerning various marketing practices

Moderator:
James Gaven, Senior Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

Panelists:
Dominick Barbieri, Associate General Counsel and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Palladium Equity Partners, LLC
Joseph M. Morrissey, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
Kelly Pettit, Chief Compliance Officer, General Atlantic

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James Gaven

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, SK Capital Partners

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Dominick Barbieri

Associate General Counsel and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Palladium Equity Partners, LLC

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Joseph M. Morrissey

Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP

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Kelly Pettit

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Associate General Counsel, General Atlantic

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15:35 - 16:05

Breakout session B | Fund obligation management: strategies for streamlining operations

Steven Spencer, Miles Chan, Nadir Nurmohamed, Gwen Reinke
  • How to manage legal costs without compromising quality
  • Setting up a successful compliance program for dealing with obligations in fund documentation, transactions documents, and other essential contracts
  • System for auditing compliance with obligations across the firm

Moderator:
Steven Spencer, Partner and General Counsel, Siris Capital

Panelists:
Miles Chan,
VP/GM of Insight, InCloudCounsel
Nadir Nurmohamed, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer ,Searchlight Capital
Gwen Reinke, Chief Compliance Officer, Vista Equity Partners

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Steven Spencer

Partner, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Siris Capital Group, LLC

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Miles Chan

VP/GM, Insight, Ontra

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Nadir Nurmohamed

Partner & General Counsel, Searchlight Capital

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Gwen Reinke

Chief Compliance Officer, Vista Equity Partners

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Interactive networking break
16:10 - 16:25

Networking break

Think Tank Session
16:30 - 17:30

CCO & GC Only Think Tank Session

Abrielle Rosenthal

Exclusive closed-door session for private fund compliance managers to meet with peers in the industry to discuss the most pressing challenges having an impact on their role and responsibilities

Moderator:
Abrielle Rosenthal, Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and co-Chief Human Resources Officer, TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P.

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Abrielle Rosenthal

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and co-Chief Human Resources Officer, TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P.

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17:30 - 18:00

Close of day one

Agenda

Agenda day two - Thursday 13th

Plenary sessions
10:45 - 11:15

Women's Networking Roundtable

Alpa Patel

Facilitator:
Alpa Patel, Partner-Investment Funds Regulatory Solutions Group, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Alpa Patel

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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11:20 - 11:30

PEI welcome

11:30 - 12:15

Plenary Session – An off the record opening panel on SEC Examinations

Nabil Sabki, Matthew Harris, Fizza Khan

Moderator:
Nabil Sabki, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Panelists:
Matthew Harris, Exam Manager, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Fizza Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Silver

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Nabil Sabki

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

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Matthew Harris

Assistant Director and Co-Head, Private Funds Unit, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

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Fizza Khan

Chief Executive Officer, Silver

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12:20 - 12:35

Networking break

Plenary sessions
12:40 - 13:10

Plenary Session – Conflicts of interest: recent considerations (SPACs & other) for private fund managers

Jason E. Brown, Noah Leichtling , John McGuinness, Aidan O'Connor

Moderator:
Jason E. Brown, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Panelists:
Noah Leichtling, Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Gamut Capital
John McGuinness, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Counsel, StepStone Group
Aidan O’Connor, Partner, Chief Compliance Officer (US), Chief US Regulatory Counsel, SoftBank Investment Advisers

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Jason E. Brown

Partner & Co-Head of Private Funds Regulatory Practice, Ropes & Gray LLP

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Noah Leichtling

Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Gamut Capital

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John McGuinness

Chief Compliance Officer, StepStone

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Aidan O'Connor

Partner, Chief Compliance Officer (US), Chief US Regulatory Counsel, SoftBank Investment Advisers

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13:15 - 14:15

Networking lunch break

Breakout session III
14:15 - 14:45

Breakout session A | The CCO/CFO/COO/GC: unique challenges for those wearing many hats

Joel Wattenbarger, Joshua Cherry-Seto, Andrew W. Petri, Leigh Rovzar
  • Small(er) firm compliance challenges
  • Practical strategies for executing compliance functions for CCOs wearing dual or multi-hats
  • What are the most important compliance tasks that need to be executed for an officer to feel comfortable that enough has been done?
  • Effectively handling personal trading and its reporting requirements at a smaller firm
  • What are the cybersecurity protections smaller firms should have in place?

Moderator:
Joel A. Wattenbarger, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP

Panelists:
Joshua Cherry-Seto,
Managing Director, CFO & CCO, Blue Wolf Capital Partners
Andrew W. Petri, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Pfingsten Partners
Leigh Rovzar, Partner, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, BayPine and Declaration Partners

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Joel Wattenbarger

Partner, Ropes & Gray

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Joshua Cherry-Seto, Blue Wolf Capital

Joshua Cherry-Seto

Partner and Chief Financial Officer, StartUp Health

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Andrew W. Petri

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C.

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Leigh Rovzar

Partner, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, BayPine and Declaration Partners

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14:15 - 14:45

Breakout session B | Moving from single to multiple strategies: impacts to the compliance function

Kevin M. Bloss, Steve Eisner, Daren Schneider, Jason Scoffield
  • What is there for a compliance officer to pay attention to when a new strategy (e.g., debt fund) is contemplated by a firm’s management?
  • Practical strategies for dealing with conflicts when a firm is engaged in multiple strategies
  • How to monitor and track these conflicts
  • Should a specific conflict policy be in place?

Moderator:
Kevin M. Bloss, Associate General Counsel, CarVal Investors

Panelists:
Steve Eisner,
Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Francisco Partners
Daren Schneider, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, JLL Partners, LLC
Jason S. Scoffield, Chief Compliance Officer, Audax Management Company, LLC

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Kevin M. Bloss

Associate General Counsel, CarVal Investors

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Steve Eisner

Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Francisco Partners

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Daren Schneider

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, JLL Partners, LLC

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Jason Scoffield

Chief Compliance Officer, Audax Management Company

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14:45 - 15:00

Close of day two

Satisfy your continuing education credit requirements

Earn CPE and CLE credits

To earn CPE or CLE credits for attending the Private Fund Compliance Spring Forum 2021, you must view conference sessions when presented live, at specified scheduled times in their entirety, for applicable sessions where credits will be offered.

You will not be eligible to receive credits for sessions viewed through on-demand after the live session has concluded.

Earn up to 7.0 CPE credits

Earn up to 7.0 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits at this year’s Private Fund Compliance Spring Forum. PEI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.

Earn up to 5.5 CLE credits

2021 Speakers

PEI’s Private Fund Compliance Spring Forum event offered a unique opportunity for senior compliance professionals in the private equity sector to gather for thought leadership, networking, and more.

Interested in speaking? Contact Kellie Green at kellie.g@peimedia.com.

Carl Ayers

Publisher, Regulatory Compliance Watch

Dominick Barbieri

Associate General Counsel and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, Palladium Equity Partners, LLC

Kevin M. Bloss

Associate General Counsel, CarVal Investors

Jason E. Brown

Partner & Co-Head of Private Funds Regulatory Practice, Ropes & Gray LLP

Brad Carpenter

Supervisory Special Agent- Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation

Norm Champ

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

Miles Chan

VP/GM, Insight, Ontra

Joshua Cherry-Seto, Blue Wolf Capital

Joshua Cherry-Seto

Partner and Chief Financial Officer, StartUp Health

Jacob Comer

Partner, NovaQuest Capital Management

Carlo di Florio

Global Chief Services Officer, ACA Group

Peter Driscoll

Peter Driscoll

Director, Division of Examinations, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

Steve Eisner

Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Francisco Partners

Stephen Erwin

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Walker & Dunlop Investment Partners

James Gaven

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, SK Capital Partners

Jacqueline Giammarco

Managing Director & Chief Compliance Officer, Stone Point Capital

Matthew Harris

Assistant Director and Co-Head, Private Funds Unit, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Shauna Harrison

Executive Director, Legal and Compliance, GCM Grosvenor

Gregory Hegerich

Head of Compliance, North America Private Investments & Real Estate, Bain Capital

Miki Kamijyo

General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Asana Partners

Bruce Karpati

Global Chief Compliance Officer, KKR

Fizza Khan

Chief Executive Officer, Silver

Alex Labowitz

Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, Cadre

Noah Leichtling

Partner, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Gamut Capital

John McGuinness

Chief Compliance Officer, StepStone

Joseph M. Morrissey

Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP

Nadir Nurmohamed

Partner & General Counsel, Searchlight Capital

Aidan O'Connor

Partner, Chief Compliance Officer (US), Chief US Regulatory Counsel, SoftBank Investment Advisers

Alpa Patel

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Andrew W. Petri

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Pfingsten Partners, L.L.C.

Kelly Pettit

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer, Associate General Counsel, General Atlantic

Kevin Power

Head of Compliance – Americas, Pantheon

Arthur Price

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and Assistant General Counsel, Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.

Gwen Reinke

Chief Compliance Officer, Vista Equity Partners

Abrielle Rosenthal

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and co-Chief Human Resources Officer, TowerBrook Capital Partners L.P.

Leigh Rovzar

Partner, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, BayPine and Declaration Partners

Nabil Sabki

Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Daren Schneider

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, JLL Partners, LLC

Steven Schwab

Director, Legal and Chief Compliance Officer, Thoma Bravo

Jason Scoffield

Chief Compliance Officer, Audax Management Company

David Smolen

Managing Director, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, GI Partners

Steven Spencer

Partner, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, Siris Capital Group, LLC

Joel Wattenbarger

Partner, Ropes & Gray

2021 Sponsors

PEI’s Private Fund Compliance Spring Forum event offered a unique opportunity for providers to engage and connect with senior compliance professionals in the private equity sector through thought leadership, networking, and more.

For exclusive sponsorship packages for 2021, contact Cristiana Crocco at cristiana.c@peimedia.com call +1 646 921 0923.

Learn, engage and connect online

As we navigated the global health crisis, we continued to offer the private equity community a Forum to engage, learn, and network. The Private Fund Compliance Spring Forum delivered the same first class dynamic content and peer networking opportunities through our virtual platform.

Our Spring forum brought together the most sophisticated GPs and associations to discuss why, when, and how your firm should implement an effective compliance strategy.

Network and build key relationships

Network at any time throughout the two day virtual Private Fund Compliance Spring Forum. Take advantage of our virtual meeting tools by sending a message or scheduling a face to face video meeting with Forum attendees.

  • Early access to the platform: Get a jumpstart on your virtual experience when the platform opens six weeks prior to the event (April 1). Customize your own individual profile and personal agenda and begin browsing through fellow attendee and speaker profiles.
  • Search, send, and schedule features: Search attendee profiles, send fellow attendees a message, and schedule a private, face to face video meeting anytime during the conference. Use the built-in search function to filter the list of attendees based on selected criteria such as fund type, sector focus, strategy, AUM, etc.

Participate in live and interactive discussions

Through the integrated Zoom platform, participate in a wide range of impactful discussions in various formats that include invitation only think-tankssector focused breakout sessions and keynote fireside chats with industry leaders.

Platform highlights:

  • Live panel discussions with live audience Q&A
  • Create a personalized schedule by adding select sessions and face to face virtual meetings to your customized agenda “My Agenda”
  • Networking meeting tools
  • Interactive discussion boards
  • Automated reminders
  • On-demand playback access to select sessions for up to 12 months

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