International
Women in Private Markets Summit London 2023
28 - 29 November 2023,
133 Houndsditch, London
The future of private markets
The Women in Private Markets Summit is the leading fundraising and networking event for women in the world of alternatives. Connect with 700+ accomplished professionals from 50+ countries, creating a diverse network that transcends borders.
This year’s summit will once again be co-located with the Women in Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Private Debt Forums, register now to unlock connections across four influential platforms and magnify your impact across various asset classes.
Network with top-tier experts in the private markets community, absorb cutting-edge insights, and craft strategies that include diverse sectors. Dive into insightful panel discussions, forge alliances, and extract actionable takeaways from a variety of industries.
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2023 speakers
Themes for 2023 include
- The continued evolution of private markets in a more challenging environment
- Democratisation of private markets: the next frontier
- Investor perspectives: navigating through volatility
- Senior leaders’ diversity dialogue: where are private markets on the route to gender equality?
- Fundraising in a downturn/crisis: tips from GP experts and LP allocators
- Investing in the energy transition: the role of private markets in the investment opportunity and challenge of the century
- Fighting the tide: how are infrastructure funds faring amidst a fundraising slowdown in private markets?
- Examining the ongoing impact of the denominator effect on PE allocations
- Potential impact from the current bank market turmoil on the private debt market as banks further de-risk their exposures
- Investing in and utilising AI in private markets
- How is real estate dealing with challenges including high inflation, rising interest rates, and global recessions?
- Are secondaries continuing to boom amidst economic disruption?
What can you expect at the Summit?
Hear from industry leaders
Explore how industry leaders are driving diversity in their organisations and partnerships. Gain insider knowledge on shifting investor allocations, emerging asset class trends, the thriving secondaries market, and more. By attending the summit, you will gain a competitive edge, stay updated on pivotal industry changes and build lasting connections with visionaries.
Build your cross-asset class network
Connect with industry participants across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate. Engage in immersive workshops, connect at networking breaks, and partake in exclusive roundtable discussions. Elevate your network through an evening drinks reception and also private breakfasts. Foster lasting bonds, share best practices, and expand your horizons alongside your peers.
Meet institutional investors
Hear from investors eager to expand their private market footprint and leverage our extensive global investor community. Esteemed names such as AIMCo, Asian Development Bank, AustralianSuper, AZR, Border to Coast, British Business Bank, EBRD, MN, NZ Super Fund, OMERS Infrastructure, Pension Insurnace Corp, PSP Investments, Railpen, Temasek, USS and many more are registered to attend. Refine your strategies, learn from successes, and navigate the private markets with enhanced expertise. Align yourself with industry leaders and expand your investment journey.
Apply for a complimentary institutional investor pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
Testimonials from attendees
British Business Bank
Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time fo…
Aquila Capital
Miryam Colombo, Client Advisor
As an associate, still at the early stage of my career and eager to learn and grow in the industry, I found it really inspiring to meet other successful women w…
Brown Brothers Harriman
Ainun Ayub, Product Head
I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the candid exchange of knowledge, and the passion that speakers and participants brought. I always leave this event feeling en…
British Business Bank
Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time for networking and engaging with other participants. Highly recommended.
Our leading advisory board in 2023

Gila Cohen
Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

Benoît Durteste
Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer, ICG

Patricia Rodrigues Jenner
Member of Boards LGAS/AER plc and Investment Committees , GLIL Infrastructure/AIIM

Claire Madden
Founder and Managing Partner, Connection Capital

Laurie Mahon
Former Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets

Teia Merring
Senior Investment Director, USS

Tricia Ward
Head of Private Markets, Redington

Deborah Zurkow
Global Head of Investments, AllianzGI
The Women in Private Markets Summit will take place on 28 – 29 November.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893
Agenda
Women in Private Markets Summit 2023 - Day One - November - Tuesday 28th
Coffee & registration
LP Breakfast Roundtable
Discuss key challenges over breakfast with other LPs as part of an off-the-record, facilitated group conversation hosted by ILPA
Holly Makarchuk, Relationship Manager, ILPA
Co-faciliator: Helena Threlfall, Investment Director and member of the Investment Committee, Hasma Capital
PEI Opening
Chairperson’s opening remarks

Keynote: building a successful career in private markets (Chatham House Rules)
Investor perspectives: navigating through volatility
- How are investor allocations changing in a more challenging environment?
- How GPs are reassuring investors about deployment and delivering liquidity/returns
- Sectors and strategies that are well positioned to perform well in adversity
- Predictions for private markets for the next decade
Moderator: Helen Croke, Partner, Ropes & Gray






Senior leaders’ diversity dialogue: where are private markets on the route to gender equality?
- Continued challenge of recruiting and retaining talent: learnings from those at the top
- Showing the financial and cultural benefits of addressing diversity at all levels
- What can we learn from other industries?
- Tips for success from those that have done it
Moderator: Tiernan Brady, Global Director of Inclusion, Clifford Chance





Coffee & Networking
Democratisation of private markets: the next frontier
- Outlining the scale of the opportunity globally
- Examining some of the dangers of democratisation and how best to address them
- How does democratisation affect GP-LP alignment?
- What might the disruption caused by democratisation mean for fund structures?
Moderator: Sabina Comis, Partner, Dechert





Are secondaries continuing to boom amidst economic disruption?
- What are the dynamics of secondaries in different asset classes?
- What do falling equity markets and wider economic stress mean for LP sales and GP-leds?
- Investor perspectives on continuation funds and other innovations
- Exploring how pricing and valuations are evolving in European secondaries
Moderator: Emma Danforth, Partner, Allen & Overy





Investing in and utilising AI in private markets (Chatham House Rules)
- What are some potential limitations and risks associated with relying on AI for deal origination, due diligence and value creation?
- How expensive is it to build an in-house AI / data science team? What resources are needed?
- Innovative approaches to using chatbots for some communications
- What can the PE industry learn from the VC industry on this?
Moderator: Carla Swansburg, Chief Executive Officer, ClearyX, a Division of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
Lunch
Opening remarks
Amy Mahon, Partner, Global Co-Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Simpson Thacher

The state of play in infrastructure
- Fighting the tide: how are infrastructure funds faring amidst a fundraising slowdown in private markets?
- Assessing the impact of high valuations of infrastructure assets
- How are GPs and LPs successfully navigating high interest rates and inflation?
Moderator: Amy Mahon, Partner, Global Co-Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Simpson Thacher





Short turnaround break
Digging into the details: best approach and methods for energy investing
- Battery storage, blue/green hydrogen, biofuels, EV and more: comparing the business models on these new technologies
- How are investors and funds overcoming challenges like supply chain issues and volatile power prices?
- Are investors comfortable with the risk/return on these investments vs. traditional infra?
Moderator: Jiaying Zhang, Partner, Simpson Thacher
Short turnaround break
Combating challenges in digital infrastructure
How are investors mitigating any potential risks to digital infrastructure exposure in the current macroeconomic environment?
- Overbuild, competition, ESG concerns & more: addressing the specific challenges across data centres, fibre and tower assets
- Nordics, emerging markets and elsewhere: where in the world do the opportunities lie for digital infrastructure investment in 2023 and beyond?
Moderator: Hannah Schofield, Managing Director, DC Advisory
Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking
Finding the keys to success for infrastructure debt & financing
- How has infrastructure debt proven it’s resilience to high interest rates, inflation and market volatility so far?
- What type of infrastructure assets are proving the most attractive for financing deals at present?
- How are fund managers utilising flexibility and creativity in their solutions to best service both borrowers and investors?
Moderator: Jocelyn Land, Partner, Allen & Overy





Short turnaround break
The future of infrastructure
- What is the next frontier for infrastructure?
- Investor realities: cutting through the noise and finding the keys to success when investing in innovation
- Predictions for the next decade
Moderator: Alice Brogi, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Opening remarks
Misa Andriamihaja, Private Equity and Venture Capital Lead,
Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Misa Andriamihaja
Private Equity Lead, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Read bioThe state of play in private equity
- To what extent has the market reopened?
- Examining the ongoing impact of the denominator effect on PE allocations
- Predictions for fundraising and dealmaking in the next two years
Moderator: Marijke Spooren, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton




Short turnaround break
GP/LP data dialogue: taking steps to resolve the ESG data challenge
- How firms leverage the data to gain new insights and drive value creation
- Where are GPs pushing back on data requests?
- Overcoming issues with sharing portfolio company data
Moderator: Eve Ellis, Partner, Ropes & Gray
Short turnaround break
Dealmaking in an uncertain and changed economy
- How is the interest from large international investors impacting the investment landscape in the UK and Europe?
- To what extent is current disruption an opportunity for managers?
- Learnings from previous downturns
Moderator: Gemma Roberts, Partner, Co-Chair London Office, Goodwin



Maggie Fanari
Senior Managing Director and Global Group Head, High Conviction Equities , Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
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Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking
Examining how appetite for co-investments is being impacted by economic disruption
- What have been the drivers for increased demand in recent years?
- To what extent are co-investment opportunities a primary driver in fund commitments?
- Is there any sign of a reduction in demand for co-investments?
Moderator: Olivia Kebble, Investment Manager, Moonfare
Short turnaround break
How is European venture and growth holding up in a bear market?
- Comparing the state of play in different sectors of investment: where are there still opportunities?
- How are managers dealing with more challenged assets in the short-term?
- Comparing VC & growth in UK, Europe and the US
Moderator: Misa Andriamihaja, Private Equity and Venture Capital Lead,
IIGCC
Opening remarks
Gila Cohen, Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

The state of play in real estate
- How is real estate dealing with challenges including high inflation, rising interest rates, and global recessions?
- In which sectors and regions are there opportunities for investors?
- How can firms actively create value in the current environment?
Moderator: Isabel Berger, Partner, Gibson Dunn


Maggie Coleman
Chief Investment Officer, North America, Real Estate, Manulife Investment Management
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Short turnaround break
How is the changing macro-environment impacting real estate debt?
- How attractive is real estate debt in the current climate?
- To what extent have bank failures in the US affected real estate debt?
- Why are new entrants seeing opportunities in real estate debt?
Moderator: Judith Tan, Head of Capital Markets, Estateguru
Short turnaround break
Decarbonising real-estate assets and portfolios
- Why net-zero positioning is crucial for investors
- Strategic repositioning – how managers are future-proofing their portfolio
- ESG considerations in different sub-sectors of real estate, e.g. offices vs resi vs logistics?
Moderator: Tami Chuang, Managing Director Investor Relations: Real Estate, Ardian





Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking
The future of offices 3.0: how is the market evolving post-covid?
- How are new working patterns impact the sector?
- Considering how offices are performing in different regions
- Is the day of reckoning still to come?
Moderator: Jonathan Brasse, Editor-In-Chief, Real Estate, PEI Group





Short turnaround break
Residential investment in the UK and Europe
- How do investors view the European market in the current economic environment?
- Offsetting inflation loss with strong rent growth potential in multifamily assets
- Opportunities in affordable housing in the region
Moderator: Massy Larizadeh, Founder/ Director, New Horizons Advisory





Opening remarks
Helene Schutrumpf, Director of IR and Fundraising, AURELIUS

The state of play in private debt
- Potential impact from the current bank market turmoil on the private debt market as banks further de-risk their exposures
- What parts of the Private Debt market could be attractive to LPs in the current environment?
- How are funds navigating fundraising headwinds?
Moderator: Mikhaelle Schiappacasse, Partner, Dechert





Short turnaround break
Distressed debt, special sits and specialty finance in a developing recessionary environment
- What’s driving the renewed interest from LPs in the special sits and specialty finance markets?
- Where are investors finding value amidst the market dislocation?
- With rising rates and inflationary pressured, is the market ripe for potential distressed and specialty finance deals?
- Which sectors are likely to be of most interest
Moderator: Kay Morley, Partner, Dechert
Short turnaround break
What’s next for ESG integration in private debt?
- What are the most attractive ESG-related investment themes within private debt?
- How are direct lenders tackling ESG strategies with portfolio companies?
- How do the return driven objectives of funds coincide with ESG priorities?
Moderator: Sabrina Fox, CEO, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)




Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking
The rise of private debt club deals
- Will the bigger LBOs still go to the public loans and bonds market or will more managers team up to encroach this space and finance larger deals?
- What are the key benefits of lending clubs to a borrower?
- Credit funds taking on lead sole lender positions vs club deals- what works better?
Moderator: Andy Thomson, Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group
Short turnaround break
Evolving fund structures in private debt
- How have fund structures grown and evolved?
- What is the impact of borrowers having access to a wider variety of products in the market including NAV, hybrid etc
- What is the attractiveness of evergreen funds in the European private debt market?
Moderator: Ian Milton, Founder & CEO, Mercia Capital Partners





Giulia Noli
Infrastructure and Project Finance, Private Capital, Metlife Investment Management
Read bioClose of conference followed by cocktail reception Sponsored by Euclid Transactional
Agenda
Women in Private Markets Summit 2023 - Day Two - November - Wednesday 29th
Coffee & registration
LP & GP think-tanks
These sessions will allow women to speak freely about the issues impacting their office and asset class. It is a closed door, open conversation where attendees can benchmark ideas and share best practices to gain solutions for common concerns.
- Infrastructure: Esther Peiner (Partners Group)
- Private Equity: Ana Maria Harrison (Adams Street Partners)
- Private Debt: Sabrina Fox (ELFA)
- Real Estate: Gila Cohen (Monroe Capital)




Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Addressing the 50/50 Challenge: investor activism for gender equity
- Challenging the 50/50 gender parity: A road to both financial success and gender balance
- Transforming hiring and retention practices for asset managers’ triumph
- “I cannot be what I cannot see”: the link between senior representation and junior talent acquisition
- Losing out on investors and opportunities: The impact of gender imbalance on investment prospects
Moderator: Erin Sarret, Head of Investor Relations, RAISE





The continued evolution of private markets in a more challenging environment
- Considering the extent to which specialisation of strategies is now the way to invest
- How the continued bifurcation in the market might mean more consolidation as bigger funds acquire specialists
- How are funds adjusting their value creation strategies to prosper in a higher interest rate environment?
- Will we see more GPs selling a piece of themselves through GP led stakes?
Moderator: Claudia Bertolino, Head of Private Equity and Private Credit, Fund Services, Citco


Nathalie Krieger
Co-Head of Europe, Head of Asia – Private Equity, Pictet Alternative Advisors
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Fundraising in a downturn/crisis: tips from GP experts and LP allocators
- What tools are GPs using to support a tougher fundraising environment?
- Fundraising terms trends: how are GPs getting creative amid a slower fundraising environment
- How are GPs appealing to new and existing sources of capital?
- Case studies from those who have successfully raised funds in the past year
Moderator: Philip Borel, Group Editorial Director, PEI Group





Coffee & networking
The exhibition area will be split into areas based around the 4 asset classes covered at the event for informal networking during the coffee break
PEI Data Presentation
Wassyl Abdessemed, Senior Research Manager, PEI Group

Investing in the energy transition: the role of private markets in the investment opportunity and challenge of the century
- Innovative ways to invest in an asset class outside of the usual risk/return for the asset class
- The intersection of PE/venture/growth/infrastructure for investing in the energy transition
- How are LPs viewing investments in new technologies?
- Why investing in energy efficiency is gaining momentum as an investment strategy
Moderator: Clare Burgess, Partner, Clifford Chance





Where next for impact investing in private markets?
- How will the market unfold in the coming years in a more challenging economic environment?
- Views from leading fund managers who have recently launched an impact strategy
- Are larger managers integrating impact with their wider ESG teams?
- Is impact as an investment lens, or should it be an investment bucket in LP portfolios?
Moderator: Kate Campbell, Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors
Networking Lunch
6 concurrent networking Workshops
6 concurrent networking Workshops
Reveal your genius zone and become the significant you
- Know your value and shine!
- Our impostor syndrome is a pure lure
- Stay yourself and be a P.U.R.E leader
- Trust yourself and be an inspirational leader
Edith Lassiat, Mentoring for powerful women, Editions EHL. University of the Self
Realising Your Board Potential
- Simplifying Governance
- Finding the opportunities
- Defining a strategy to land your first Board role
- How to pitch yourself as a non-executive director
Fiona Hathorn, CEO, Women on Boards UK
Building a successful career in investor relations
- Broadening your investor network
- Differentiating your fund in a crowded market
- How to successfully transition from a junior to a mid-level IR professional
- Navigating data request
Erin Sarret, Head of Investor Relations, RAISE
Utilising AI in private markets
- What is being done today in different areas?
- Tips for smaller funds without tech expertise
- Learnings from VC and innovative approaches
- Predictions for AI use in the next decade
Lisa Weaver-Lambert, Data and Digital Operating Partner, Independent
Dealing with evolving regulations
- Navigating changing regulations as a global investor
- Reporting requirements and standards
- Leveraging technology to help with compliance
- What’s next for regulators
Michelle Kirschner, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Using brand to accelerate personal and business success
- Elevating your brand and messaging
- How to become a thought leader to help build visibility
- Managing your digital footprint
- Communications tips and advice: how to get ahead
Nadia Damouni, Partner, Prosek Partners
Olivia Barry, Senior Vice President, Digital & Integrated Marketing, Prosek Partners







Themed roundtable discussions
Roundtables discussing a variety of topics/areas of interest led by an expert moderator. The conversations will be a chance for some informal networking at the end of the event
- Navigating Office Politics- Işıl Tanrıverdi Versmissen (MEAG)
- Being a Mentor – Carla Swansburg (ClearyX)
- Democratisation – Ilana Walters (Moonfare)
- Driving Diversity – Sarah Heavey (Independent)
- Energy Transition – Rutuja Jagtap (Finance in Motion)
- Co-investing – Maya Rodriguez (AZR Capital)
- Secondaries – Isabel Berger (Gibson Dunn)
- Doing deals – Dulcie Daly (Goodwin)
- Investor Relations – Jaime O’Donnell (Vauban Infrastructure Partners)
- Sustainability – Helen Pradas-Page (Acre)
- Emerging Managers – Kate O’Meara (Asante Capital)
- Founding a firm – Kate Campbell (Astrid Advisors)


Carla Swansburg
Chief Executive Officer, ClearyX, a Division of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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Close of conference
Build your network across private markets
Join 700+ attendees this November and connect with institutional investors, fund managers, as well as the wider private markets community for two days of learning and networking. This year’s summit will once again be co-located with the Women in Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt Forums. Attendees will have access to all four forums.
The in-person networking experience
Cross-asset class network
Learn from and meet with practitioners from across private markets with an agenda covering all the topics impacting alternatives. Networking breaks take place together and delegates can move freely between individual forums.
Build connections
The agenda is curated to enhance networking opportunities with small group discussions. There will be interactive working groups, breakfast think tanks, roundtable discussions, cocktail receptions and a seated networking lunch.
Meet global investors
Attendees in 2022 included over 100 investors from Japan Post Bank, GIC, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Pension Protection Fund, Allstate Investment, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, NYSNA Pension Plan and Benefits Fund and many more.
Previous attendees included
Testimonials from attendees
British Business Bank
Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time fo…
Aquila Capital
Miryam Colombo, Client Advisor
As an associate, still at the early stage of my career and eager to learn and grow in the industry, I found it really inspiring to meet other successful women w…
Brown Brothers Harriman
Ainun Ayub, Product Head
I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the candid exchange of knowledge, and the passion that speakers and participants brought. I always leave this event feeling en…
British Business Bank
Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time for networking and engaging with other participants. Highly recommended.
2023 speakers
For more information on speaking in 2023, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893

Wassyl Abdessemed
Senior Research Manager, PEI Group

Elif Aktug
Managing Partner, Pictet Group, CEO, Pictet Alternative Advisors

Misa Andriamihaja
Private Equity Lead, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Marie Ang
Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing, Cambridge Associates

Kristina Arsenievich
Director, Real Estate ESG Europe, Barings European Real Estate

Joanna Asfour
Managing Director Client Solutions Europe, Partners Group

Amandine Ayrem
Managing Director – Mid-large buyout, Eurazeo

Alexa Baden-Powell
Senior Investment Manager, Great Portland Estates (GPE)

Sara Bailey
Partner, Head of Real Estate, Trowers & Hamlin

Anna Barath
Head of Fund Investments, Bite Investments

Michela Bariletti
Chief Credit Officer, Phoenix Group

Olivia Barry
Senior Vice President, Digital & Integrated Marketing, Prosek Partners

Assia Belkahia
Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Valerie Benard
Head of Europe, Aksia

Isabel Berger
Partner, Gibson Dunn

Claudia Bertolino
Head of Private Equity and Private Credit, Fund Services, Citco

Philip Borel
Group Editorial Director, PEI Group

Catherine Boule
Managing Partner, Karista

Tiernan Brady
Global Director of Inclusion, Clifford Chance

Jonathan Brasse
Editor-in-Chief, Real Estate, PEI Group

Alice Brogi
Partner, Gibson Dunn

Natasha Buckley
Vice President, ESG, HarbourVest Partners

Clare Burgess
Partner, Clifford Chance

Kate Campbell
Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

Florence Carasse
Head of Infrastructure Debt, Pension Insurance Corporation

Maria Castro
Managing Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Gwenola Chambon
CEO-Managing Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Shuen Chan
Head of Responsible Investment & Sustainability, LGIM Real Assets

Tami Chuang
Managing Director Investor Relations: Real Estate, Ardian

Gila Cohen
Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

Maggie Coleman
Chief Investment Officer, North America, Real Estate, Manulife Investment Management

Sabina Comis
Partner, Dechert

Helen Croke
Partner, Ropes & Gray

Dulcie Daly
Partner, Goodwin

Nadia Damouni
Partner, Prosek Partners

Emma Danforth
Partner, Allen & Overy

Adina David
Executive Director, MGT Investment Management

Rebecca Davis
Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates

Emmanuel Deblanc
Head of Private Markets, AllianzGI

Itxaso del Palacio
General Partner, Notion Capital

Anastasia Di Carlo
Principal – Head of Italy, Hamilton Lane

Jessica DiCesare
Director, Infrastructure Investments, PSP Investments

Karen Dolenec
Partner, Ancala Partners

Aude Doyen
Managing Director, Lincoln International

Georgia Dunne
Director, NatWest

Hannah Dwyer
EMEA Head of Work Dynamics Research and Strategy, JLL

Aurelie Edus
Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Barbara Ellero
Partner, Head of Private Debt, Anthilia Capital Partners

Eve Ellis
Partner, Ropes & Gray

Carolina Espinal
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners

Maggie Fanari
Senior Managing Director and Global Group Head, High Conviction Equities , Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Christine Farquhar
CEO of UK and Europe, Cambridge Associates

Sabrina Fox
Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)

Anne Gales
Co-Founder, Threadmark

Michele Giddens OBE
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Bridges Fund Management

Kanika Goela
Investment Manager – Private Equity, abrdn

Shivani Goolab
Director, Investec Real Estate

Shafali Gupta
Principal, Milestone Performance Partners, Bregal Milestone

Jenny Hammarlund
EVP Investments and Head of Europe, Cadillac Fairview Europe

Ana Maria Harrison
Partner, Investor Relations, Adams Street Partners

Kathy Harvey
Associate Dean, MBA and Executive Degrees, Said Business School

Claire Harwood
Managing Director, Permira Credit

Fiona Hathorn
CEO, Women on Boards UK

Sarah Heavey
Infrastructure & Power Specialist, Independent

Antje Hensel-Roth
Board Member and Chief People and External Affairs Officer, ICG

Rocío Heres
Partner, AltamarCAM Partners

Christine Hockley
Managing Director (Funds), British Patient Capital

Wandy Hoh
Head of Infrastructure Secondaries, Macquarie Group

Catherine Hong
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Rutuja Jagtap
Investment Director, Finance in Motion

Natacha Jamar
Managing Director, Blackstone

Bozena Jankwoska
Managing Director and Global Head of ESG, Slate Asset Management

Olivia Kebble
Investment Manager, Moonfare

Gemma Kendall
Head of Multifamily Investment, International Capital Markets EMEA, JLL

Beverley Kilbride
Chief Operating Officer, Europe, LaSalle Investment Management

Akshay Kiran
Managing Partner, Pensive Ibis

Michelle Kirschner
Partner, Gibson Dunn

Nathalie Krieger
Co-Head of Europe, Head of Asia – Private Equity, Pictet Alternative Advisors

Jamaria Kong
Managing Director, Towerbrook Capital Partners

Kristina Kuhnke
Head of Business Development and Investor Relations, RoundShield

Jocelyn Land
Partner, Allen & Overy

Massy Larizadeh
Founder/ Director, New Horizons Advisory

Edith Lassiat
Mentoring for powerful women Editions, EHL. University of the Self

Jenny Lee Gabbai
Managing Director, Head of International Legal, iCapital

Cécile Lévi
Head of Private Debt, Tikehau Capital

So Yeun Lim
Global Head of Infrastructure Research, Willis Towers Watson

Daria Litvinova
Partner, Head of Investor Relations, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Catherine Llloyd
Principal, Mercer

Cheryl Maher
Managing Director, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Amy Mahon
Partner, Global Co-Head of Energy and Infrastructure, Simpson Thacher

Holly Makarchuk
Relationship Manager, Institutional Limited Partners Association

Francesca Mascagna
Associate Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Laia Massague
Managing Director, StepStone Group

Kristina Matthews
Managing Director, ONEX

Gemma McRann
Senior Vice President, Macquarie Capital

Manon Mendez
Principal, Blackstone

Teia Merring
Senior Investment Director, USS

Philip Meschke
Investment Director, Moonfare

Alice Mew
Director, NZ Super Fund

Kathy Miao
Associate, Actis

Ian Milton
Founder & CEO, Mercia Capital Partners

Anna Moore
CEO, Hestia Homes

Kay Morley
Partner, Dechert

Ruth Murray
Investment Director, Sustainable Infrastructure, Gresham House

Roopa Murthy
Partner, Head of a Europe, Infrastructure Debt, Ares Management

Jenny Newmarch
Head of Private Equity, Aware Super

Claire Ngo
Managing Director, Private Equity Fund Investments, Temasek

Giulia Noli
Infrastructure and Project Finance, Private Capital, Metlife Investment Management

Alex Notay
Placemaking and Investment Director, Thriving Investments

Dalit Nuttall
Principal, West Valley Capital

Jaime O’Donnell
Vice President, Investor Relations, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Kate O’Meara
Managing Director, Asante Capital Group

Adriana Oller
Founder and Partner, Resilience Partners

Lisa Ong
Head of Europe & International, Mudrick Capital Management

Elsa Palanza
Global Head of Sustainability & ESG, ICG

Eimear Palmer
Partner, Global Head of ESG, Pantheon Ventures

Alis Pay
Partner, Co-Head of the Global Real Estate Sector, Clifford Chance

Esther Peiner
Managing Director, Co-Head Private Infrastructure Europe, Partners Group

Suzana Perić
Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management

Casandra Pinamonti
Principal, Ares Management Corporation

Adeline Poireau
Vice President, Ares Management Corporation

Helen Pradas-Page
Client Director, ESG & Sustainable Investment Private Markets, Acre

Helen Price
Chief Financial Officer, InfraRed Capital Partners

Uma Rajah
Co-Founder and CEO, CapitalRise

Imogen Richards
Partner and Global Head of Investment Structuring and Strategy, Pantheon

Maya Rodriguez
Managing Partner & CEO, AZR Capital

Brad Ross-Williams
Head of Investor Relations, CQS

Caroline Rouse
Vice President, Infrastructure Investments, Brookfield Asset Management

Rhonda Ryan
Partner, Head of European Private Equity, Mercer

Erin Sarret
Head of Investor Relation, RAISE

Mikhaelle Schiappacasse
Partner, Dechert

Hannah Schofield
Managing Director, DC Advisory

Helene Schutrumpf
Director of IR and Fundraising, AURELIUS

Jessica Sellam
Head of Private Markets Group, Rothschild & Co

Vanessa Shia
Head of Private Markets, London CIV

Sunaina Sinha
Global Head, Private Capital Advisory, Raymond James

Vanessa Sloan
Managing Director, StepStone Group

Phoebe Smith
Senior Director, Patrizia AG

Marijke Spooren
Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Richa Srivastava
Director, Real Estate Investments, CPPIB

Catalina Stoica
Principal, Park Square Capital

Carla Swansburg
Chief Executive Officer, ClearyX, a Division of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Edward Talmor-Gera
Founding Managing Partner & CEO, NewVest

Judith Tan
Head of Capital Markets, Estateguru

Andy Thomson
Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

Helena Threlfall
Investment Director and member of the Investment Committee, Hasma Capital

Priya Veerapen
Managing Director, Greenfield Transactions, Infracapital

Nicole Waibel
Managing Director, Crescent Credit Europe

Ilana Walters
Partnerships Manager - Family Offices & Wealth Managers, Moonfare

Lisa Weaver-Lambert
Founder, Oxford AI Studio

Niamh Whooley
Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing, Pemberton Asset Management

Christie Wright
Managing Director of Fund Management, PATRIZIA SE

Dmitry Yashnikov
Managing Director & Head of GreenTech, OMERS Private Equity

Joanne Yoo
Partner, Development Partners International

Jiaying Zhang
Partner, Simpson Thacher

Deborah Zurkow
Global Head of Investments, AllianzGI
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