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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Our leading advisory board in 2023

Gila Cohen

Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

Gila R. Cohen, is the former Chair of the Investment Advisory Board MUFG IS (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group), and was responsible for advising on financial services and investments in alternatives. Prior to this, Ms. Cohen was Chief Investment Strate… Read full bio

Benoît Durteste

Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer, ICG

Benoît joined ICG in Paris in September 2002 from Swiss Re where he was a Managing Director in their London Structured Finance division. Prior to Swiss Re, Benoît worked in the Leveraged Finance division of BNP Paribas and in GE Capital’s Telecom and… Read full bio

Patricia Rodrigues Jenner

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

Patricia is an experienced Non-Executive Board Director with a breadth of institutional investment experience across infrastructure, private equity and sustainability. Over the past two decades, Patricia has been an investment manager at Macquarie an… Read full bio

Claire Madden

Founder and Managing Partner, Connection Capital

Claire is Managing Partner of Connection Capital, a private client investment business specialising in alternative investments. Claire’s career began as a private equity investor at 3i having graduated in Banking & International Finance from Loug… Read full bio

Laurie Mahon

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

Laurie Mahon served as Vice Chair of CIBC’s Global Investment Banking business until May of this year, a role she assumed after having led the Global Infrastructure and Power team since August 2013. She has spent her entire professional life in the i… Read full bio

Teia Merring

Senior Investment Director, USS

Teia Merring is a Senior Investment Director in the Private Equity Funds and Co-Investment team at USS Investment Management (~£70bn under management), the corporate pension plan for universities in the United Kingdom. She is responsible for executin… Read full bio

Tricia Ward

Head of Private Markets, Redington

Tricia joined Redington in June 2021 as a Director in Manager Research, with responsibility for leading the private credit team to source, select and deliver best-in-class investment solutions to Redington’s institutional and wealth management client… Read full bio

Deborah Zurkow

Global Head of Investments, AllianzGI

Deborah Zurkow is Global Head of Investments at Allianz Global Investors, and a member of the Executive Committee. In January 2020, Deborah took on responsibility for leading AllianzGI’s investment platform, which comprises Alternatives, Equities, Fi… Read full bio

The Women in Private Markets Summit will take place on 28 – 29 November.

For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.

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Agenda

Women in Private Markets Summit 2023 - Day One - November - Tuesday 28th

07:45 - 08:50

Coffee & registration

07:45 - 08:45

LP Breakfast Roundtable

Helena Threlfall, Holly Makarchuk, Teia Merring

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

 

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Helena Threlfall

Investment Director and member of the Investment Committee, Hasma Capital

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Holly Makarchuk

Relationship Manager, Institutional Limited Partners Association

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Teia Merring

Senior Investment Director, USS

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Plenary
08:45 - 08:50

PEI Opening

08:50 - 09:00

Chairperson’s opening remarks

Deborah Zurkow
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Deborah Zurkow

Global Head of Investments, AllianzGI

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09:00 - 09:30

Keynote: building a successful career in private markets (Chatham House Rules)

Alis Pay, Natacha Jamar

Facilitator: Alis Pay, Partner, Co-Head of the Global Real Estate Sector, Clifford Chance
In conversation with
Natacha Jamar, Managing Director, Blackstone

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Alis Pay

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

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Natacha Jamar

Managing Director, Blackstone

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09:30 - 10:10

Investor perspectives: navigating through volatility

Helen Croke, Elif Aktug, Valerie Benard, Maria Castro, Christine Farquhar, Teia Merring
  • 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

 

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Helen Croke

Partner, Ropes & Gray

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Elif Aktug

Managing Partner, Pictet Group, CEO, Pictet Alternative Advisors

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Valerie Benard

Head of Europe, Aksia

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Maria Castro

Managing Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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Christine Farquhar

CEO of UK and Europe, Cambridge Associates

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Teia Merring

Senior Investment Director, USS

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10:10 - 10:50

Senior leaders’ diversity dialogue: where are private markets on the route to gender equality?

Tiernan Brady, Gwenola Chambon, Emmanuel Deblanc, Antje Hensel-Roth, Beverley Kilbride
  • 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

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Tiernan Brady

Global Director of Inclusion, Clifford Chance

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Gwenola Chambon

CEO-Managing Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Emmanuel Deblanc

Head of Private Markets, AllianzGI

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Antje Hensel-Roth

Board Member and Chief People and External Affairs Officer, ICG

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Beverley Kilbride, LaSalle

Beverley Kilbride

Chief Operating Officer, Europe, LaSalle Investment Management

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10:50 - 11:25

Coffee & Networking

Plenary
11:25 - 12:05

Democratisation of private markets: the next frontier

Sabina Comis, Joanna Asfour, Jenny Lee Gabbai, Jessica Sellam, Edward Talmor-Gera
  • 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

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Sabina Comis

Partner, Dechert

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Joanna Asfour

Managing Director Client Solutions Europe, Partners Group

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Jenny Lee Gabbai

Managing Director, Head of International Legal, iCapital

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Jessica Sellam

Head of Private Markets Group, Rothschild & Co

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Edward Talmor-Gera

Founding Managing Partner & CEO, NewVest

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12:05 - 12:40

Are secondaries continuing to boom amidst economic disruption?

Emma Danforth, Anne Gales, Wandy Hoh, Casandra Pinamonti, Sunaina Sinha
  • 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

 

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Emma Danforth

Partner, Allen & Overy

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Anne Gales

Co-Founder, Threadmark

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Wandy Hoh

Head of Infrastructure Secondaries, Macquarie Group

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Casandra Pinamonti

Principal, Ares Management Corporation

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Sunaina Sinha

Global Head, Private Capital Advisory, Raymond James

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12:40 - 13:10

Investing in and utilising AI in private markets (Chatham House Rules)

Carla Swansburg, Jamaria Kong, Lisa Weaver-Lambert
  • 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

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Carla Swansburg

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

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Jamaria Kong

Managing Director, Towerbrook Capital Partners

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Lisa Weaver-Lambert

Founder, Oxford AI Studio

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13:10 - 14:10

Lunch

Women in Infrastructure
14:10 - 14:15

Opening remarks

Amy Mahon

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

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Amy Mahon

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

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14:15 - 14:55

The state of play in infrastructure

Amy Mahon, Assia Belkahia, Gemma McRann, Roopa Murthy, Priya Veerapen
  • 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       

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Amy Mahon

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

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Assia Belkahia

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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Gemma McRann, Macquarie Capital

Gemma McRann

Senior Vice President, Macquarie Capital

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Roopa Murthy

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

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Priya Veerapen

Managing Director, Greenfield Transactions, Infracapital

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14:55 - 15:00

Short turnaround break

15:00 - 15:35

Digging into the details: best approach and methods for energy investing

Jiaying Zhang, So Yeun Lim, Catherine Llloyd, Kathy Miao
  • 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

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Jiaying Zhang

Partner, Simpson Thacher

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So Yeun Lim

Global Head of Infrastructure Research, Willis Towers Watson

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Catherine Llloyd

Principal, Mercer

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Kathy Miao

Associate, Actis

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15:35 - 15:40

Short turnaround break

15:40 - 16:15

Combating challenges in digital infrastructure

Hannah Schofield, Jessica DiCesare, Caroline Rouse, Phoebe Smith

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

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Hannah Schofield

Managing Director, DC Advisory

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Jessica DiCesare

Director, Infrastructure Investments, PSP Investments

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Caroline Rouse

Vice President, Infrastructure Investments, Brookfield Asset Management

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Phoebe Smith

Senior Director, Patrizia AG

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16:15 - 16:30

Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking

16:30 - 17:05

Finding the keys to success for infrastructure debt & financing

Jocelyn Land, Florence Carasse, Aurelie Edus, Helen Price, Adeline Poireau
  • 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

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Jocelyn Land

Partner, Allen & Overy

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Florence Carasse

Head of Infrastructure Debt, Pension Insurance Corporation

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Aurelie Edus

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

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Helen Price

Chief Financial Officer, InfraRed Capital Partners

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Adeline Poireau

Vice President, Ares Management Corporation

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17:05 - 17:10

Short turnaround break

17:10 - 17:45

The future of infrastructure

Alice Brogi, Karen Dolenec, Zoé Jeanroy-Broz, Ruth Murray
  • 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

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Alice Brogi

Partner, Gibson Dunn

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Karen Dolenec

Partner, Ancala Partners

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Zoé Jeanroy-Broz

Vice President, Vauban Infrastructure

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Ruth Murray

Investment Director, Sustainable Infrastructure, Gresham House

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Women in Private Equity
14:10 - 14:15

Opening remarks

Misa Andriamihaja

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

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Misa Andriamihaja

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

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14:15 - 14:55

The state of play in private equity

Marijke Spooren, Carolina Espinal, Imogen Richards, Rhonda Ryan
  • 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

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Marijke Spooren

Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

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Carolina Espinal

Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners

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Imogen Richards

Partner and Global Head of Investment Structuring and Strategy, Pantheon

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Rhonda Ryan

Partner, Head of European Private Equity, Mercer

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14:55 - 15:00

Short turnaround break

15:00 - 15:35

GP/LP data dialogue: taking steps to resolve the ESG data challenge

Eve Ellis, Natasha Buckley, Elsa Palanza, Eimear Palmer, Vanessa Sloan
  • 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

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Eve Ellis

Partner, Ropes & Gray

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Natasha Buckley

Vice President, ESG, HarbourVest Partners

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Elsa Palanza

Global Head of Sustainability & ESG, ICG

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Eimear Palmer

Partner, Global Head of ESG, Pantheon Ventures

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Vanessa Sloan

Managing Director, StepStone Group

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15:35 - 15:40

Short turnaround break

15:40 - 16:15

Dealmaking in an uncertain and changed economy

Gemma Roberts, Amandine Ayrem, Maggie Fanari, Shafali Gupta, Joanne Yoo
  • 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

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Gemma Roberts

Partner, Co-Chair London Office, Goodwin

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Amandine Ayrem

Managing Director – Mid-large buyout, Eurazeo

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Maggie Fanari

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

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Shafali Gupta

Principal, Milestone Performance Partners, Bregal Milestone

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Joanne Yoo

Partner, Development Partners International

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16:15 - 16:30

Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking

16:30 - 17:05

Examining how appetite for co-investments is being impacted by economic disruption

Olivia Kebble, Anna Barath, Alice Mew, Jenny Newmarch, Vanessa Shia
  • 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

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Olivia Kebble

Investment Manager, Moonfare

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Anna Barath

Head of Fund Investments, Bite Investments

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Alice Mew

Director, NZ Super Fund

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Jenny Newmarch

Head of Private Equity, Aware Super

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Vanessa Shia

Head of Private Markets, London CIV

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17:05 - 17:10

Short turnaround break

17:10 - 17:45

How is European venture and growth holding up in a bear market?

Misa Andriamihaja, Catherine Boule, Itxaso del Palacio, Christine Hockley
  • 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

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Misa Andriamihaja

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

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Catherine Boule

Managing Partner, Karista

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Itxaso del Palacio

General Partner, Notion Capital

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Christine Hockley

Managing Director (Funds), British Patient Capital

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Women in Real Estate
14:10 - 14:15

Opening remarks

Gila Cohen

Gila Cohen, Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

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Gila Cohen

Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

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14:15 - 14:55

The state of play in real estate

Isabel Berger, Maggie Coleman , Cheryl Maher, Jenny Hammarlund, Christie Wright
  • 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

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Isabel Berger

Partner, Gibson Dunn

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Maggie Coleman

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

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Cheryl Maher

Managing Director, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

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Jenny Hammarlund

EVP Investments and Head of Europe, Cadillac Fairview Europe

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Christie Wright

Managing Director of Fund Management, PATRIZIA SE

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14:55 - 15:00

Short turnaround break

15:00 - 15:35

How is the changing macro-environment impacting real estate debt?

Judith Tan, Adina David, Georgia Dunne, Shivani Goolab, Uma Rajah
  • 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

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Judith Tan

Head of Capital Markets, Estateguru

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Adina David

Executive Director, MGT Investment Management

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Georgia Dunne

Director, NatWest

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Shivani Goolab

Director, Investec Real Estate

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Uma Rajah

Co-Founder and CEO, CapitalRise

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15:35 - 15:40

Short turnaround break

15:40 - 16:15

Decarbonising real-estate assets and portfolios

Tami Chuang, Kristina Arsenievich, Shuen Chan, Bozena Jankwoska, Anna Moore
  • 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

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Tami Chuang

Managing Director Investor Relations: Real Estate, Ardian

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Kristina Arsenievich

Director, Real Estate ESG Europe, Barings European Real Estate

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Shuen Chan

Head of Responsible Investment & Sustainability, LGIM Real Assets

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Bozena Jankwoska

Managing Director and Global Head of ESG, Slate Asset Management

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Anna Moore

CEO, Hestia Homes

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16:15 - 16:30

Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking

16:30 - 17:05

The future of offices 3.0: how is the market evolving post-covid?

Jonathan Brasse, Hannah Dwyer, Alexa Baden-Powell, Catherine Hong, Gemma Kendall
  • 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

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Jonathan Brasse

Editor-in-Chief, Real Estate, PEI Group

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Hannah Dwyer

EMEA Head of Work Dynamics Research and Strategy, JLL

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Alexa Baden-Powell

Senior Investment Manager, Great Portland Estates (GPE)

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Catherine Hong

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

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Gemma Kendall

Head of Multifamily Investment, International Capital Markets EMEA, JLL

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17:05 - 17:10

Short turnaround break

17:10 - 17:45

Residential investment in the UK and Europe

Massy Larizadeh, Richa Srivastava, Alex Notay, Sara Bailey, Gemma Kendall
  • 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

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Massy Larizadeh

Founder/ Director, New Horizons Advisory

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Richa Srivastava

Director, Real Estate Investments, CPPIB

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Alex Notay

Placemaking and Investment Director, Thriving Investments

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Sara Bailey

Partner, Head of Real Estate, Trowers & Hamlin

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Gemma Kendall

Head of Multifamily Investment, International Capital Markets EMEA, JLL

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Women in Private Debt
14:10 - 14:15

Opening remarks

Helene Schutrumpf

Helene Schutrumpf, Director of IR and Fundraising, AURELIUS

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Helene Schutrumpf

Director of IR and Fundraising, AURELIUS

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14:15 - 14:55

The state of play in private debt

Mikhaelle Schiappacasse, Rebecca Davis, Claire Harwood, Cécile Lévi, Michela Bariletti
  • 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

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Mikhaelle Schiappacasse

Partner, Dechert

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Rebecca Davis

Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates

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Claire Harwood

Managing Director, Permira Credit

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Cécile Lévi

Head of Private Debt, Tikehau Capital

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Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, Phoenix Group

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14:55 - 15:00

Short turnaround break

15:00 - 15:35

Distressed debt, special sits and specialty finance in a developing recessionary environment

Kay Morley, Laia Massague, Lisa Ong, Helene Schutrumpf
  • 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

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Kay Morley

Partner, Dechert

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Laia Massague

Managing Director, StepStone Group

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Lisa Ong

Head of Europe & International, Mudrick Capital Management

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Helene Schutrumpf

Director of IR and Fundraising, AURELIUS

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15:35 - 15:40

Short turnaround break

15:40 - 16:15

What’s next for ESG integration in private debt?

Sabrina Fox, Dalit Nuttall, Nicole Waibel, Niamh Whooley
  • 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)

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Sabrina Fox

Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)

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Dalit Nuttall

Principal, West Valley Capital

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Nicole Waibel

Managing Director, Crescent Credit Europe

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Niamh Whooley

Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing, Pemberton Asset Management

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16:15 - 16:30

Short break for turnaround and coffee & networking

16:30 - 17:05

The rise of private debt club deals

Andy Thomson, Barbara Ellero, Adriana Oller, Suzana Perić
  • 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

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Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

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Barbara Ellero

Partner, Head of Private Debt, Anthilia Capital Partners

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Adriana Oller

Founder and Partner, Resilience Partners

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Suzana Perić

Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management

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17:05 - 17:10

Short turnaround break

17:10 - 17:45

Evolving fund structures in private debt

Ian Milton, Aude Doyen, Kristina Matthews, Manon Mendez, Giulia Noli
  • 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

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Ian Milton

Founder & CEO, Mercia Capital Partners

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Aude Doyen

Managing Director, Lincoln International

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Kristina Matthews

Managing Director, ONEX

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Manon Mendez

Principal, Blackstone

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Giulia Noli

Infrastructure and Project Finance, Private Capital, Metlife Investment Management

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17:45 - 19:15

Close of conference followed by cocktail reception Sponsored by Euclid Transactional

Agenda

Women in Private Markets Summit 2023 - Day Two - November - Wednesday 29th

07:30 - 09:00

Coffee & registration

08:00 - 09:00

LP & GP think-tanks

Esther Peiner, Ana Maria Harrison, Sabrina Fox, Gila Cohen

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)
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Esther Peiner

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

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Ana Maria Harrison

Partner, Investor Relations, Adams Street Partners

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Sabrina Fox

Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)

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Gila Cohen

Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

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Plenary
09:05 - 09:10

Chairperson’s Opening Remarks

Erin Sarret
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Erin Sarret

Head of Investor Relation, RAISE

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09:10 - 09:50

Addressing the 50/50 Challenge: investor activism for gender equity

Erin Sarret, Kanika Goela, Kathy Harvey, Akshay Kiran, Philip Meschke
  • 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

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Erin Sarret

Head of Investor Relation, RAISE

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Kanika Goela

Investment Manager – Private Equity, abrdn

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Kathy Harvey

Associate Dean, MBA and Executive Degrees, Said Business School

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Akshay Kiran

Managing Partner, Pensive Ibis

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Philip Meschke

Investment Director, Moonfare

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09:50 - 10:30

The continued evolution of private markets in a more challenging environment

Claudia Bertolino, Nathalie Krieger, Claire Ngo, Catalina Stoica
  • 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

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Claudia Bertolino

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

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Nathalie Krieger

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

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Claire Ngo

Managing Director, Private Equity Fund Investments, Temasek

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Catalina Stoica

Principal, Park Square Capital

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10:30 - 11:15

Fundraising in a downturn/crisis: tips from GP experts and LP allocators

Philip Borel, Anastasia Di Carlo, Daria Litvinova, Kristina Kuhnke, Brad Ross-Williams
  • 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

 

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Philip Borel

Group Editorial Director, PEI Group

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Anastasia Di Carlo

Principal – Head of Italy, Hamilton Lane

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Daria Litvinova

Partner, Head of Investor Relations, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Kristina Kuhnke

Head of Business Development and Investor Relations, RoundShield

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Brad Ross-Williams

Head of Investor Relations, CQS

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11:15 - 11:40

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

Plenary
11:45 - 11:55

PEI Data Presentation

Wassyl Abdessemed

Wassyl Abdessemed, Senior Research Manager, PEI Group

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Wassyl Abdessemed

Senior Research Manager, PEI Group

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11:55 - 12:35

Investing in the energy transition: the role of private markets in the investment opportunity and challenge of the century

Clare Burgess, Rutuja Jagtap, Francesca Mascagna, Esther Peiner, Dmitry Yashnikov
  • 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

 

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Clare Burgess

Partner, Clifford Chance

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Rutuja Jagtap

Investment Director, Finance in Motion

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Francesca Mascagna

Associate Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

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Esther Peiner

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

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Dmitry Yashnikov

Managing Director & Head of GreenTech, OMERS Private Equity

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12:35 - 13:15

Where next for impact investing in private markets?

Kate Campbell, Marie Ang, Michele Giddens OBE, Rocío Heres
  • 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

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Kate Campbell

Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

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Marie Ang

Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing, Cambridge Associates

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Michele Giddens OBE

Co-founder & Co-CEO, Bridges Fund Management

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Rocío Heres

Partner, AltamarCAM Partners

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13:15 - 14:00

Networking Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

6 concurrent networking Workshops

Edith Lassiat, Fiona Hathorn, Erin Sarret, Lisa Weaver-Lambert, Michelle Kirschner, Nadia Damouni, Olivia Barry

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

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Edith Lassiat

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

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Fiona Hathorn

CEO, Women on Boards UK

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Erin Sarret

Head of Investor Relation, RAISE

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Lisa Weaver-Lambert

Founder, Oxford AI Studio

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Michelle Kirschner

Partner, Gibson Dunn

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Nadia Damouni

Partner, Prosek Partners

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Olivia Barry

Senior Vice President, Digital & Integrated Marketing, Prosek Partners

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15:00 - 16:00

Themed roundtable discussions

Işıl Tanrıverdi Versmissen, Carla Swansburg, Ilana Walters, Sarah Heavey, Rutuja Jagtap, Maya Rodriguez, Isabel Berger, Dulcie Daly, Jaime O’Donnell, Helen Pradas-Page, Kate O’Meara, Kate Campbell

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)
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Işıl Tanrıverdi Versmissen

Senior Investment Manager, MEAG

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Carla Swansburg

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

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Ilana Walters

Partnerships Manager - Family Offices & Wealth Managers, Moonfare

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Sarah Heavey

Infrastructure & Power Specialist, Independent

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Rutuja Jagtap

Investment Director, Finance in Motion

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Maya Rodriguez

Managing Partner & CEO, AZR Capital

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Isabel Berger

Partner, Gibson Dunn

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Dulcie Daly

Partner, Goodwin

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Jaime O’Donnell

Vice President, Investor Relations, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

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Helen Pradas-Page

Client Director, ESG & Sustainable Investment Private Markets, Acre

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Kate O’Meara

Managing Director, Asante Capital Group

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Kate Campbell

Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

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16:00 - 16:00

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.

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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

Actis
AllianzGI
Allstate Investments
Alte Leipziger Hallesche Versicherung 
Apollo Global Management
Apollo Management International
AustralianSuper
Aztec Group
B Capital Partners
BDT & Company International
BlackRock
Blue Owl Capital
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership 
CPPIB
Catalyst Fund
CBRE Global Investors
CDC Group
Cebile Capital
Curzon
Desjardins Pension Group
EBRD
Equiem
Europa Capital
European Investment Fund
Fuel Venture Capital
Gatewood Capital Partners
Generate Capital Inc
GIC Private Markets
GLIL Infrastructure
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
IMCO
Japan Post Bank
JLL Hotels & Hospitality
KKR
Level 20
Lexington Partners
Local Pensions Partnership
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
Massmutual
MEAG
Mercer Alternatives
MetLife Investments
Pension Protection Fund
PGGM Infrastructure Fund 
Polar Structure
Précis Capital Partners
Prologis
Prudential Staff Pension Fund
PSP Investments
RNIB Royal National Institute for the Blind
Siris Capital Partners
StepStone Group
Sunsuper
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
USS Investment Management
Vanderbilt University
Whitehelm Capital
Wimmer Family Office

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…

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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…

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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…

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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

Wassyl Abdessemed joined PEI’s research & analytics team at the start of 2022, having previously worked in private asset management research. Wassyl looks after PEI’s institutional investor research globally and oversees number of rankings and report… Read full bio

Elif Aktug

Managing Partner, Pictet Group, CEO, Pictet Alternative Advisors

Elif joined Pictet in 2011. She was appointed Managing Partner in 2021 and responsible for Pictet Alternative Advisors. Previously, she was Head of the Total Return Agora team and Lead Manager of the Agora strategy for Pictet Asset Management. Before… Read full bio

Misa Andriamihaja

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

Misa joined the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change in 2022 to lead their work on the net zero investment framework, portfolio decarbonization, & investments in climate solutions for the private markets (private equity, venture capita… Read full bio

Marie Ang

Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing, Cambridge Associates

Marie Ang is an Investment Director in the Sustainable and Impact Investing team at Cambridge Associates in the London office. She conducts investment due diligence on sustainable and impact investment opportunities, thematic research in areas of str… Read full bio

Kristina Arsenievich

Director, Real Estate ESG Europe, Barings European Real Estate

Kristina is the Head of ESG for Barings European Real Estate, a global real estate platform with extensive capabilities across both debt and equity strategies. She is responsible for the evolution of firm-level real estate ESG strategy, and alignment… Read full bio

Joanna Asfour

Managing Director Client Solutions Europe, Partners Group

Joanna Asfour is part of the Client Solutions business department, based in London. She has been with Partners Group since 2011 and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, she worked at Citibank. She holds a master’s deg… Read full bio

Amandine Ayrem

Managing Director – Mid-large buyout, Eurazeo

Amandine joined Eurazeo in 2010. From 2007 to 2010, Amandine Ayrem began her career within the investment banking team of Deutsche Bank. She has been involved in a number M&A transactions for European industrial and financial sponsor clients. Ama… Read full bio

Alexa Baden-Powell

Senior Investment Manager, Great Portland Estates (GPE)

Alexa Baden-Powell is a Senior Investment Manager for GPE, a FTSE 250 Real Estate Investment Trust specialising in investment and development of property in central London. She has been at GPE for 6 years and has 12 years of industry experience. Alex… Read full bio

Sara Bailey

Partner, Head of Real Estate, Trowers & Hamlin

Sara Bailey is Senior Partner at international law firm Trowers & Hamlins involved in setting strategy, managing the partnership and growing the profile of the firm. She has over 20 years of experience, helping her clients to navigate and deliver com… Read full bio

Anna Barath

Head of Fund Investments, Bite Investments

Anna is the Head of Fund Investments of Bite, based in Bite’s London office. She joined Bite in 2021 from KIC, the $170bn sovereign wealth fund of South Korea, where she was a Senior Investment Manager allocating to private equity and credit across f… Read full bio

Michela Bariletti

Chief Credit Officer, Phoenix Group

Michela joined Phoenix Asset Management as Chief Credit Officer in May 2021. In this role, Michela is leading the Credit Research and Ratings team for all asset strategies pursued by Phoenix Group, which have capabilities to assign internal ratings t… Read full bio

Olivia Barry

Senior Vice President, Digital & Integrated Marketing, Prosek Partners

Olivia Barry is a Senior Vice President in Prosek’s London office and leads digital, paid and integrated marketing programmes across the UK and wider EMEA. Prior to joining Prosek, Olivia worked at creative digital and brand agency Small Back Room in… Read full bio

Assia Belkahia

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Assia Belkahia joined Antin in 2017 as an Associate and is today a Partner, based in London. She holds board seats for CityFibre, the UK’s second largest full fibre network; Wildstone, Europe’s largest owner of outdoor media infrastructure; and, Hipp… Read full bio

Valerie Benard

Head of Europe, Aksia

Valerie is Head of Aksia Europe and has over 29 years of experience in providing alternative investments research and advisory services. She is responsible for managing all business operations in the U.K. and overseeing the advisory, investment resea… Read full bio

Isabel Berger

Partner, Gibson Dunn

Isabel Berger is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Isabel is a member of the Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions and Real Estate practice groups. Isabel advises private equity funds and other financial investor clien… Read full bio

Claudia Bertolino

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

Claudia Bertolino has a broad-ranging role at Citco Fund Services, with 25 years’ experience in accounting and business development, which underpins her primarily role as Head of Private Equity and Private Credit and as a member of the CFS Business L… Read full bio

Philip Borel

Group Editorial Director, PEI Group

Philip was the founding editor of PEI Group’s first information brand, Private Equity International, and has been leading the company’s global editorial, research and analytics team ever since. Prior to starting his career in journalism at Euromoney… Read full bio

Catherine Boule

Managing Partner, Karista

Catherine’s career began at Institut Curie as a molecular biology researcher. She then joined an incubator where she assisted several BioTech and MedTech companies in their first development Steps. Joining Karista in 2003, Catherine is Managing Partn… Read full bio

Tiernan Brady

Global Director of Inclusion, Clifford Chance

Tiernan Brady is the Global Director of Inclusion at Clifford Chance. Tiernan was Director of the Equality Campaign, the successful Australian marriage equality campaign and the Political Director of Yes Equality, the successful Irish campaign for ma… Read full bio

Jonathan Brasse

Editor-in-Chief, Real Estate, PEI Group

Jonathan Brasse is the senior editor for PEI Media’s Real Estate Group which comprises the group's real estate publications, PERE and Real Estate Capital. Jonathan leads the group’s editorial team and is responsible for setting the agendas for the pr… Read full bio

Alice Brogi

Partner, Gibson Dunn

Alice Brogi is a partner in the London office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Alice is a member of the Private Equity and Infrastructure practice groups. Alice represents sponsors in cross-border transactions across a number of sectors with a focus o… Read full bio

Natasha Buckley

Vice President, ESG, HarbourVest Partners

Natasha Buckley joined HarbourVest in 2019 and is responsible for sustaining the Firm’s ESG strategy and partnering with our general partners, limited partners, and the Firm’s employees to embrace sustainable investing. Natasha joined HarbourVest fro… Read full bio

Clare Burgess

Partner, Clifford Chance

Clare Burgess is a Partner at international law firm Clifford Chance, and heads the Energy & Infrastructure group in London. Clare specialises in infrastructure and energy transition assets, covering all types of financing, commercial contracts and M… Read full bio

Kate Campbell

Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

Kate Campbell is Founding Partner of Astrid Advisors, an independent advisory and placement business focusing on infrastructure, the energy transition and the path towards net zero. She and her business partner, Louisa Yeoman, established Astrid Advi… Read full bio

Florence Carasse

Head of Infrastructure Debt, Pension Insurance Corporation

Florence is responsible for the infrastructure private debt team at PIC. She has over 10 years’ experience in the infrastructure space, including leading major transactions in the renewable energy, transportation and social infrastructure sectors. Th… Read full bio

Maria Castro

Managing Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Maria Luisa Castro is a Managing Director of Igneo Infrastructure Partners based in London and member of the Investment Committee. She is a director at the Board of several portfolio companies and mainly focuses on portfolio asset management. Prior t… Read full bio

Gwenola Chambon

CEO-Managing Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Gwenola Chambon is CEO and Founding Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners. She has built and developed the firm’s equity infrastructure activity over the past 12 years. She developed the team, led fundraising for various vintages, designed the fu… Read full bio

Shuen Chan

Head of Responsible Investment & Sustainability, LGIM Real Assets

Shuen is a high-impact pioneer within the sustainable investment marketplace with over 25 years of leadership and board experience, providing invaluable expertise in mobilising capital towards a more sustainable economy and equitable society. Shuen i… Read full bio

Tami Chuang

Managing Director Investor Relations: Real Estate, Ardian

Tami joined Ardian in 2023 as Managing Director and real estate product specialist. She working transversally across Ardian and the global investor relations team to support the strategic growth of the real estate platform across geographies and inve… Read full bio

Gila Cohen

Head of Global Institutional Partnerships, Monroe Capital

Gila R. Cohen, is the former Chair of the Investment Advisory Board MUFG IS (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group), and was responsible for advising on financial services and investments in alternatives. Prior to this, Ms. Cohen was Chief Investment Strate… Read full bio

Maggie Coleman

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

In her role as chief investment officer for Manulife Investment Management Americas Real Estate, Maggie is responsible for developing and executing investment strategies, sourcing strategic platform opportunities alongside key operator/general partne… Read full bio

Sabina Comis

Partner, Dechert

Sabina Comis, Global Managing Partner, advises French and international companies, family offices, private equity funds and investment banks on domestic and international tax structuring that arises from complex transactions, restructurings and refin… Read full bio

Helen Croke

Partner, Ropes & Gray

Helen Croke joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in its private equity transactions group in October 2016. She specialises in UK and international private equity and M&A, including acting for institutional investors, corporates and founders. Helen is rec… Read full bio

Dulcie Daly

Partner, Goodwin

Dulcie Daly is a partner in the firm’s Tax practice. Dulcie’s practice focuses on UK and international tax, providing advice on all aspects of complex cross-border public and private M&A transactions in the private equity, technology and life science… Read full bio

Nadia Damouni

Partner, Prosek Partners

Nadia Damouni is a Partner at Prosek, where she provides strategic communications and ongoing counsel to public and private companies as they undergo lifecycle changes including M&A announcements, fundraisings and company launches, IPOs, restruct… Read full bio

Emma Danforth

Partner, Allen & Overy

Emma is a partner in Allen & Overy’s Funds & Asset Management Group. She advises managers in the private credit space on a wide range of asset management matters, focusing on the structuring and establishment of funds and ‘fund like’ products, includ… Read full bio

Adina David

Executive Director, MGT Investment Management

Adina David is Executive Director at MGT Investment Management where she is responsible for leading the company's rental living strategy, growing the firm’s residential portfolio. Adina has over 13 years of industry experience. Before joining MGT, Ad… Read full bio

Rebecca Davis

Senior Investment Director, Cambridge Associates

Becca is a Senior Investment Director at Cambridge Associates and is based in the London office. A member of the European Pensions Practice, Becca manages portfolios for public and private European pension plans, either on a discretionary or advisory… Read full bio

Emmanuel Deblanc

Head of Private Markets, AllianzGI

Emmanuel Deblanc is Head of Private Markets since 2021 and a Managing Director with Allianz Global Investors. He leads and oversees the development of the firm’s Private Markets capability and investment offering. He is a member of AllianzGI’s Invest… Read full bio

Itxaso del Palacio

General Partner, Notion Capital

Itxaso Del Palacio is a General Partner at Notion, a leading European B2B SaaS focused VC which has invested in companies such as GoCardless, CurrencyCloud and Paddle among others. Prior to that, Itxaso was the Investment Partner for M12 (formerly Mi… Read full bio

Anastasia Di Carlo

Principal – Head of Italy, Hamilton Lane

Anastasia is a Principal, leading the firm’s Milan office. She is responsible for client management locally and plays a significant role in the development of investment activities and client relationships in Italy. In addition, she is involved in Eu… Read full bio

Jessica DiCesare

Director, Infrastructure Investments, PSP Investments

Based in Montreal, Jessica is a Director on PSP's infrastructure investment team. Jessica plays a key role in enabling the flexible investment approach taken by PSP's infrastructure group across a wide variety of deal types, sizes and sectors, with a… Read full bio

Karen Dolenec

Partner, Ancala Partners

Karen is a Partner at Ancala Partners which she joined in 2017. At Ancala, Karen is involved in investments across sectors in line with the firm’s diversified approach and in investor relations / fundraising. She has over 25 years of private markets… Read full bio

Aude Doyen

Managing Director, Lincoln International

Aude advises financial sponsors and their investee companies on acquisition and growth financings, refinancings and dividend recapitalisations, and covenant amendments. Her insight on current market terms and trends, practical approach to financing s… Read full bio

Georgia Dunne

Director, NatWest

Georgia is a Director in the Structured Real Estate Finance team, which specialises in large, complex transactions involving debt distribution. Georgia has been with the NatWest group for 10 years and has worked across a variety of Real Asset classes… Read full bio

Hannah Dwyer

EMEA Head of Work Dynamics Research and Strategy, JLL

Hannah is an Executive Director and the EMEA Head of Work Dynamics Research and Strategy. She is responsible for shaping, leading and executing a connected, holistic research programme for Work Dynamics across the EMEA region.  Hannah is passionate a… Read full bio

Aurelie Edus

Partner, Antin Infrastructure Partners

Aurélie joined Antin in 2015. She works with Alban Lestiboudois on all debt-related matters including the financing and refinancing of new and existing portfolio investments across the various funds managed by Antin. Aurélie has approximately 20 year… Read full bio

Barbara Ellero

Partner, Head of Private Debt, Anthilia Capital Partners

Barbara Ellero is a Partner and Head of Private Debt at Anthilia Capital Partners. She is also a board member of Anthilia Holding s.rl.l. Barbara has extensive experience in advisory and private capital. She built deep relationships with a broad base… Read full bio

Eve Ellis

Partner, Ropes & Gray

Eve Ellis is a partner in Ropes & Gray’s asset management group specializing in financial services regulation. Eve provides advice across a broad range of regulatory matters with a particular focus on fund regulation and has done so for over 15 years… Read full bio

Carolina Espinal

Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners

Carolina Espinal joined HarbourVest in 2004 to focus on partnership investments in Europe and other emerging markets and became a Managing Director in 2015. Carolina focuses on managing European venture capital and buyout partnership investments and… Read full bio

Maggie Fanari

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

Maggie Fanari is based in London and leads High Conviction Equities (HCE), a platform which crosses over both public and private markets across most sectors globally. Maggie has been with Ontario Teachers' since 2006 and has a breadth of experience t… Read full bio

Christine Farquhar

CEO of UK and Europe, Cambridge Associates

Christine is the CEO of CA Limited and is responsible for the firm’s work in the UK and Europe. She has more than 30 years of industry experience and has been with the firm since 2007. Christine is also the Global Co-Head of the Credit Investment Gro… Read full bio

Sabrina Fox

Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)

Sabrina is the Chief Executive Officer for the European Leveraged Finance Association, an investor-only trade association comprised of European leveraged finance investors from over 60 institutional fixed income managers, including investment advisor… Read full bio

Anne Gales

Co-Founder, Threadmark

Anne is a Partner and co-founder of Threadmark. She has 30 years’ experience of capital raising and financial markets, and has advised and raised capital for over 70 different fund managers in real estate, credit, infrastructure and private equity si… Read full bio

Michele Giddens OBE

Co-founder & Co-CEO, Bridges Fund Management

Michele co-founded Bridges alongside Philip Newborough and Sir Ronald Cohen in 2002 and now oversees strategy, client development, talent development, public affairs and impact management. She sits on the Investment Committee for all Bridges funds an… Read full bio

Kanika Goela

Investment Manager – Private Equity, abrdn

Kanika joined abrdn’s European PE business in 2021, covering fund investments, secondaries, co-investments and direct investments and leads coverage of impact and sustainability focused investments. She has over 15 years of experience across investin… Read full bio

Shivani Goolab

Director, Investec Real Estate

With 12 years of experience in banking, Shivani has been part of the Investec Real Estate team in the UK since 2015, managing and originating a large portfolio of key clients across multiple real estate sectors, including student accommodation, resid… Read full bio

Shafali Gupta

Principal, Milestone Performance Partners, Bregal Milestone

Shafali is a Principal at Bregal Milestone, where she works closely with portfolio company management teams on value creation initiatives. Her focus is on sales acceleration and building high performing leadership teams. Prior to joining Bregal, Shaf… Read full bio

Jenny Hammarlund

EVP Investments and Head of Europe, Cadillac Fairview Europe

Jenny Hammarlund is the Executive Vice President for Investments and Head of Europe at Cadillac Fairview, the $40 billion real estate investing business of Ontario Teacher’s Pension Plan. As such, she is responsible for the leadership of Cadillac Fai… Read full bio

Ana Maria Harrison

Partner, Investor Relations, Adams Street Partners

Ana Maria is a Partner and member of the Investor Relations Team. She works closely with clients in the development and monitoring of their private markets programs. Additionally, she is involved in the portfolio construction and monitoring of the va… Read full bio

Kathy Harvey

Associate Dean, MBA and Executive Degrees, Said Business School

Kathy Harvey is Associate Dean for the MBA and Executive Degrees at Saïd Business School and a Fellow of Keble College at the University of Oxford. She was previously Director of the Executive MBA and of the School’s Open Enrolment Programmes and cur… Read full bio

Claire Harwood

Managing Director, Permira Credit

Claire joined Permira Credit in September 2017. She is responsible for leading the origination and execution of new investment opportunities for Permira Credit’s direct lending funds. Prior to joining Permira Credit, Claire spent four years at HIG Wh… Read full bio

Fiona Hathorn

CEO, Women on Boards UK

Fiona is the CEO of Women on Boards UK alongside advising a number of different boards and organisations. Currently she is an Advisory Panel Member for the FRC (Financial Reporting Council), an Advisory Board Member to Spktral (a technology company t… Read full bio

Sarah Heavey

Infrastructure & Power Specialist, Independent

Sarah is an experienced business leader specialising in the Infrastructure and Power sectors with a broad range of experience gained over the last 3 decades across project and acquisition finance at holdco and asset level. Sarah’s most recent role sa… Read full bio

Antje Hensel-Roth

Board Member and Chief People and External Affairs Officer, ICG

Antje joined ICG in 2018 and in 2020, she was appointed to the Board and became Chief People and External Affairs Officer. Antje is responsible for leading both strategic human capital management with a particular focus on business diversification st… Read full bio

Rocío Heres

Partner, AltamarCAM Partners

Rocio grew up in Spain and is a graduate of the University of Oviedo where she majored in Business and Law. In 2007, upon graduation, she started her professional career at PriceWaterHouse Coopers. Rocio joined AltamarCAM Partners in Madrid in 2008 a… Read full bio

Christine Hockley

Managing Director (Funds), British Patient Capital

Christine is a Managing Director at British Patient Capital, responsible for its core funds programme which invests in venture and venture growth funds and the life sciences investment programme which invests in growth stage life sciences funds. She… Read full bio

Wandy Hoh

Head of Infrastructure Secondaries, Macquarie Group

Wandy is Head of Infrastructure Secondaries for Macquarie Asset Management (MAM). The infrastructure secondaries business provides capital and liquidity to limited partners and general partners in the private funds market. Prior to joining the firm,… Read full bio

Catherine Hong

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Catherine is a managing director for the Portfolio Solutions Group of Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and is a member of the real estate investment committee. Based in London, she is also co-responsible for fundamental investment research… Read full bio

Rutuja Jagtap

Investment Director, Finance in Motion

Rutuja is a seasoned investment professional in the global markets covering Asia, Europe and North America with 13 years of experience in energy and infrastructure sector. Rutuja is currently an Investment Director with Finance in Motion, one of the… Read full bio

Natacha Jamar

Managing Director, Blackstone

Natacha Jamar is a Managing Director in the Corporate Private Equity Group. Since joining Blackstone, Ms. Jamar has been involved in the execution of Blackstone’s investments in ICS, Versace, Armacell, Merlin, BME and Huws Gray. Ms. Jamar serves on t… Read full bio

Bozena Jankwoska

Managing Director and Global Head of ESG, Slate Asset Management

Bozena is a Managing Director and the Global Head of ESG at Slate Asset Management, overseeing the definition and implementation of the firm’s global ESG strategy. Bozena has nearly two decades of experience at the interface of finance and corporate… Read full bio

Zoé Jeanroy-Broz

Vice President, Vauban Infrastructure

Olivia Kebble

Investment Manager, Moonfare

Olivia is an Investment Manager in the investment team at Moonfare, responsible for diligencing co-investments and primary funds across all private market strategies. Olivia previously worked as an Associate at the Townsend Group, carrying out due di… Read full bio

Gemma Kendall

Head of Multifamily Investment, International Capital Markets EMEA, JLL

Gemma Kendall is Head of Multifamily, EMEA Capital Markets at JLL and is based in the London office. In her role, she advises on the acquisition and sale of multifamily opportunities across EMEA, with a particular focus on cross-border portfolios, co… Read full bio
Beverley Kilbride, LaSalle

Beverley Kilbride

Chief Operating Officer, Europe, LaSalle Investment Management

Beverley is Chief Operating Officer for Europe, a position she assumed in December 2022. In this role, she is responsible for leading operations across LaSalle’s unified European team, including sustainability, asset management, operations, digital p… Read full bio

Akshay Kiran

Managing Partner, Pensive Ibis

Akshay has over nineteen years of experience in alternative investments (venture capital, private equity and private debt) and financial technology. He currently advises a first-generation Singaporean Single Family Office - KML Capital, responsible f… Read full bio

Michelle Kirschner

Partner, Gibson Dunn

Michelle Kirschner is an English law partner in the London office of Gibson Dunn, and co-chair of the firm’s Global Financial Regulatory group. She advises a broad range of financial institutions, including investment managers, integrated investment… Read full bio

Nathalie Krieger

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

Nathalie joined Pictet in 2008. She leads the investment effort in France, the Nordics and Southern Europe, and heads the investment effort in Asia. She is a member of the Investment Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Pictet, Nathalie worked in the… Read full bio

Jamaria Kong

Managing Director, Towerbrook Capital Partners

Jamaria Kong is a Managing Director of TowerBrook and leads Digital in Europe. Jamaria is responsible for Digital Value Creation across approximately 30 portfolio companies. She has been actively implementing Artificial Intelligence both for the firm… Read full bio

Kristina Kuhnke

Head of Business Development and Investor Relations, RoundShield

Kristina Kuhnke heads Investor Relations and Business Development at RoundShield Partners. Kristina also sits on the ESG and Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Kristina is a member of 100 Women in Finance and the firm ambassador for Level20. Kristina… Read full bio

Jocelyn Land

Partner, Allen & Overy

Jocelyn is a Partner in the Global Infrastructure Group based in London and concentrates on acquisitions, refinancings and structured financings . She has a broad range of experience advising infrastructure funds and their lenders internationally acr… Read full bio

Massy Larizadeh

Founder/ Director, New Horizons Advisory

Massy Larizadeh founded New Horizons Advisory in 2016 after three decades of international corporate experience in advisory and principal roles with a particular focus on the Real Estate sector. She acts as an independent consultant for emerging mana… Read full bio

Edith Lassiat

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

A moment when mind, body and soul are perfectly aligned. Rid of our limiting thoughts, we are all able to discover our Genius Zone. All it takes is a spark. I propose to create it together. As a Mentor, I accompany women leaders to go beyond their gl… Read full bio

Jenny Lee Gabbai

Managing Director, Head of International Legal, iCapital

Jenny Lee Gabbai is a Managing Director, Head of International Legal, at iCapital, where she oversees iCapital’s non-US legal matters as the firm continues to expand its product offerings across the EMEA and APAC regions. Prior to joining iCapital, J… Read full bio

Cécile Lévi

Head of Private Debt, Tikehau Capital

Cécile Mayer Lévi joined Tikehau Capital in 2013 as Head of Private Debt activity. She has built a talented team to become one of the leading players in Europe in private debt, in particular in direct lending and is actively involved with a very hand… Read full bio

So Yeun Lim

Global Head of Infrastructure Research, Willis Towers Watson

So Yeun is a Director at WTW. She joined WTW in 2008 and is based in the firm’s London office. As the Global Head of Infrastructure Research, and as part of the global Real Assets research team, So Yeun is responsible for identifying and investing in… Read full bio

Daria Litvinova

Partner, Head of Investor Relations, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Daria Litvinova is Head of Investor Relations and Partner at Vauban Infrastructure Partners. She holds substantial experience in Finance, Asset Management & Client Relationship Management across several markets in Europe. Daria joined Vauban Infr… Read full bio

Catherine Llloyd

Principal, Mercer

Catherine is a Principal at Mercer Alternatives based in London. She joined Mercer in 2019 and is responsible for providing coverage of the Infra- structure sector in Europe. Her role encompasses sourcing, analysing and monitoring investment opportun… Read full bio

Cheryl Maher

Managing Director, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Cheryl Maher is a Managing Director on the Real Estate Investment team at CPP Investments based in London. Cheryl is responsible for origination and execution of new opportunities as well as management of existing investment within the European and U… Read full bio

Amy Mahon

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

Based in London, Amy Mahon is Co-Head of the Firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Practice and advises a range of clients through all stages of the investment cycle within the energy and infrastructure industry. She counsels infrastructure funds and corp… Read full bio

Holly Makarchuk

Relationship Manager, Institutional Limited Partners Association

Holly is a Relationship Manager at the Institutional Limited Partners Association. She is responsible for establishing strong and authentic relationships with ILPA members to drive engagement with ILPA resources, and gain a thorough understanding of… Read full bio

Francesca Mascagna

Associate Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners

Francesca Mascagna is an Associate Director of Igneo Infrastructure Partners based in London. Prior to joining the team in 2022, Francesca worked at J.P. Morgan. She also has prior experience at Barclays Capital and CMC Capital. Francesca holds a Mas… Read full bio

Laia Massague

Managing Director, StepStone Group

Ms. Massague is a member of the real estate team. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Massague worked with the real estate finance fund at GAM International where she was responsible for the conception, structure and execution of real estate investments across t… Read full bio

Kristina Matthews

Managing Director, ONEX

Kristina is focused on fundraising efforts across all Onex Credit products. Prior to joining Onex, Kristina was Head of Investor Relations and ESG at Brightwood Capital Advisors. Kristina earned a Master of Business Administration in Economics and In… Read full bio
Gemma McRann, Macquarie Capital

Gemma McRann

Senior Vice President, Macquarie Capital

Gemma has c.12 years of infrastructure investing and financing experience across PPPs, social, transport and digital infrastructure projects. Since joining Macquarie Capital in 2017, Gemma has led principal investment and financial advisory processes… Read full bio

Manon Mendez

Principal, Blackstone

Manon Mendez is a Principal at Blackstone Credit based in London, where she focuses on investing in structured capital solutions and opportunistic credit. Prior to joining Blackstone Credit in 2020, then known as GSO Capital Partners, Ms. Mendez was… Read full bio

Teia Merring

Senior Investment Director, USS

Teia Merring is a Senior Investment Director in the Private Equity Funds and Co-Investment team at USS Investment Management (~£70bn under management), the corporate pension plan for universities in the United Kingdom. She is responsible for executin… Read full bio

Philip Meschke

Investment Director, Moonfare

Philip spent his career selecting and investing in a range of private market funds on behalf of some of the world’s largest and most sophisticated institutional investors. Philip is currently an Investment Director at Moonfare and responsible for pri… Read full bio

Alice Mew

Director, NZ Super Fund

Alice Mew is a Director in our External Investments and Partnerships Team – leading a team that manages the Fund’s global private market investments via managers and partnerships. Alice joined the Guardians in 2017 as a Senior Investment Strategist i… Read full bio

Kathy Miao

Associate, Actis

Kathy works on renewable and infrastructure projects in Asia and the Middle East. She focuses on energy project transactions, including wind, solar (both utility and C&I), district cooling and storage. Before Actis, Kathy had eight years’ experie… Read full bio

Ian Milton

Founder & CEO, Mercia Capital Partners

Since founding Mercia Capital Partners in 2013, Ian has served as an adviser, principally to private credit GP’s, helping them to raise capital from UK investors for both first-time and later vintage funds investing across the capital structure in a… Read full bio

Anna Moore

CEO, Hestia Homes

Anna Moore – CEO and Co-Founder of Hestia Hearth & Home, a residential retrofit ‘one stop shop’ on a mission to make every home in Britain sustainable. Hestia offer predictive stock assessment, PAS2035-compliant assessment and coordination, and desig… Read full bio

Kay Morley

Partner, Dechert

Kay V. Morley is a partner in Dechert’s global financial restructuring group, advising stakeholders on all aspects of insolvency and corporate restructuring with a particular focus on European special situations and complex cross-border restructuring… Read full bio

Ruth Murray

Investment Director, Sustainable Infrastructure, Gresham House

Ruth joined Gresham House on a permanent basis in February 2021, delivering investments in sustainable infrastructure. Prior to this she had supported the team as a consultant from April 2020. Ruth has 20 years’ infrastructure experience through her… Read full bio

Roopa Murthy

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

Roopa Murthy is a Partner in the Ares Infrastructure Debt team based in London. She joined the platform in 2015, as part of AMP Capital and is responsible for originating, structuring and managing infrastructure debt assets in Europe. Ms. Murthy also… Read full bio

Jenny Newmarch

Head of Private Equity, Aware Super

Jenny Newmarch is the Global Head of Private Equity at Aware Super, the third largest profit for-member Superannuation Fund in Australia with over AUD $150 billion in funds under management. Aware Super’s private equity portfolio is over AUD 9 billio… Read full bio

Claire Ngo

Managing Director, Private Equity Fund Investments, Temasek

Claire Ngo, Managing Director, Private Equity Fund Investments and Temasek Americas, is responsible for the deployment of the firm’s private equity fund investments as well as their syndicated co-investment opportunities in the Americas, Europe and A… Read full bio

Giulia Noli

Infrastructure and Project Finance, Private Capital, Metlife Investment Management

Giulia Noli is a member of the Infrastructure and Project Finance team for MetLife Investment Management’s (MIM) Private Capital. She is responsible for the origination and execution of new transactions, as well as the ongoing management of existing… Read full bio

Alex Notay

Placemaking and Investment Director, Thriving Investments

Alexandra Notay is Placemaking and Investment Director at Thriving Investments, (formerly PfP Capital) the fund and asset management arm of Places for People, overseeing a UK-wide residential strategy. She has 18 years’ strategic advisory and investm… Read full bio

Dalit Nuttall

Principal, West Valley Capital

Following a career in banking, Dalit Nuttall founded WVC in 2007 in order to connect preferred solution providers with European pension funds, insurance companies and asset managers in ways that address the investors’ market views and required consid… Read full bio

Jaime O’Donnell

Vice President, Investor Relations, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Jaime O’Donnell is a Vice President on Vauban Infrastructure Partners’ Investor Relations team focused on fundraising & marketing, client servicing, and communications. Prior to joining Vauban, Jaime worked in Investor Relations for New York-base… Read full bio

Kate O’Meara

Managing Director, Asante Capital Group

Kate O’Meara is a Managing Director at Asante Capital Group, a premiere global placement agent and advisory group, where she manages the firm’s European fundraising. She has extensive experience advising an array of clients through deal-making lifecy… Read full bio

Adriana Oller

Founder and Partner, Resilience Partners

Adriana Oller started her career as a principal investor over 20 years ago and continued providing direct lending solutions to SME’s. Specifically focused on established and profitable Spanish companies, which could not find suitable financing soluti… Read full bio

Lisa Ong

Head of Europe & International, Mudrick Capital Management

Lisa Ong is Head of Europe and International investments at Mudrick Capital Management (UK) Ltd., where she is responsible for investing across the capital structure (credit and equity) across all industries. Prior to joining Mudrick Capital, Lisa wo… Read full bio

Elsa Palanza

Global Head of Sustainability & ESG, ICG

Responsible for firmwide ESG strategy as well as responsible investing, Elsa joined ICG in September 2022. Having worked across FTSE and Fortune companies plus the not-for-profit sectors for the past 20 years, Elsa has extensive experience in launchi… Read full bio

Eimear Palmer

Partner, Global Head of ESG, Pantheon Ventures

Eimear is a Partner and Global Head of ESG, with responsibility for overseeing and developing Pantheon’s established ESG strategy and range of initiatives. Prior to joining the firm, Eimear worked for 14 years in private equity-focused ESG roles, inc… Read full bio

Alis Pay

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

Alis Pay advises on all aspects of commercial real estate transactions including direct and indirect investment acquisitions and disposals. Alis specialises in advising international investors on cross-border portfolio transactions including guiding… Read full bio

Esther Peiner

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

Esther Peiner is Co-Head of Private Infrastructure in Europe, based in Zug. She is a member of the Private Infrastructure and Global Investment Committee. Esther is also a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the sponsor of it… Read full bio

Suzana Perić

Managing Director, Oaktree Capital Management

Ms. Perić is a managing director in Oaktree’s Sourcing & Origination group, focusing on private credit sourcing and deal origination across Europe. She joined Oaktree in 2023 from Bridgepoint Credit (previously EQT Credit), where she served as a… Read full bio

Casandra Pinamonti

Principal, Ares Management Corporation

Ms. Pinamonti is a Principal in the Ares Secondaries Group, where she focuses on infrastructure secondaries. Prior to joining Ares in 2021, she was a Vice President in Landmark's private equity group, where she focused on financial modeling, underwri… Read full bio

Adeline Poireau

Vice President, Ares Management Corporation

Ms. Poireau is a Vice President in Ares Infrastructure Debt. Prior to joining Ares in 2022, Ms. Poireau was an Associate on the Investment Team at AMP Capital, where she was primarily responsible for execution and asset management of infrastructure d… Read full bio

Helen Pradas-Page

Client Director, ESG & Sustainable Investment Private Markets, Acre

With 17 years of search experience, Helen joined Acre over a decade ago and has played a key part in the growth and success of our global sustainable finance practice, now focusing on private markets including private equity, private debt, real asset… Read full bio

Helen Price

Chief Financial Officer, InfraRed Capital Partners

Helen is responsible for finance and operations across InfraRed. She is also the CFO of HICL Infrastructure PLC, the LSE-listed core infrastructure investment company managed by InfraRed. She oversees all day-to-day operations, including the teams re… Read full bio

Uma Rajah

Co-Founder and CEO, CapitalRise

Uma Rajah is CEO and Co-Founder of leading real estate investment company, CapitalRise. Uma has 16 years of experience across SME, consumer, credit and real estate finance firms, as well as founding several FinTech lending platforms. An exceptional r… Read full bio

Imogen Richards

Partner and Global Head of Investment Structuring and Strategy, Pantheon

Imogen is a Partner and Head of Primaries in Pantheon’s European Private Equity team, and also head of the firm’s portfolio strategy and treasury & fund management teams. Prior to Pantheon Imogen worked on small and mid-market private equity and mezz… Read full bio

Maya Rodriguez

Managing Partner & CEO, AZR Capital

Maya has shy of 20 years’ experience working in the asset management industry. Maya is the founder of AZR Capital, a forward-thinking company, specialized in targeted fund raising and marketing campaigns for the alternative fund industry. AZR Capital… Read full bio

Brad Ross-Williams

Head of Investor Relations, CQS

Brad is the Head of Investor Relations at CQS. He has over 19 years’ experience in the alternative investment industry. Before this, he held the same role at East Lodge Capital where he was responsible for helping to shape the strategic direction of… Read full bio

Caroline Rouse

Vice President, Infrastructure Investments, Brookfield Asset Management

Caroline Rouse is a Vice President in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group with a focus on origination and execution of infrastructure debt transactions. She is also a Portfolio Manager for the Brookfield Infrastructure Income fund, responsible for init… Read full bio

Rhonda Ryan

Partner, Head of European Private Equity, Mercer

Rhonda Ryan is Partner, Head of European Private Equity at Mercer Alternatives based in London. Rhonda Ryan joined Pavilion Alternatives Group in 2013, which was acquired by Mercer in 2018. Rhonda Ryan leads the European Private Equity investment tea… Read full bio

Erin Sarret

Head of Investor Relation, RAISE

Erin Sarret is head of Investor Relations at RAISE in Paris and an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. She works with investors to find sustainable solutions for their private market portfolios. She is a graduate of UC Ber… Read full bio

Mikhaelle Schiappacasse

Partner, Dechert

Mikhaelle Schiappacasse's practice focuses on the structuring, establishment, management, marketing, and restructuring of fund platforms and investment funds, including hedge, debt, real estate, private equity and fund of funds, across a broad range… Read full bio

Hannah Schofield

Managing Director, DC Advisory

Hannah is part of our global Infrastructure team, based in the US. Hannah has over 15 years’ experience within infrastructure debt both in the European and US market. She started her career at Lloyds Bank and most recently spent almost a decade on th… Read full bio

Helene Schutrumpf

Director of IR and Fundraising, AURELIUS

Helene Schutrumpf leads fundraising and investor relations for the AURELIUS Group, a globally active alternative investment firm, distinguished and widely recognized for its operational approach. AURELIUS is focused on private equity, private debt, a… Read full bio

Jessica Sellam

Head of Private Markets Group, Rothschild & Co

Head of Private Markets Group at Rothschild & Co Wealth & Asset Management since 2023. Jessica joined Rothschild & Co in 2006 and was responsible for private markets offering for France, Belgium and Monaco. The PMG is in charge of sourcing and conduc… Read full bio

Vanessa Shia

Head of Private Markets, London CIV

Vanessa joined London CIV in November 2020 as the Head of Private Markets and brings with her 18 years of industry experience, covering primary, secondary, and co-investment opportunities across the private markets spectrum, including private credit,… Read full bio

Sunaina Sinha

Global Head, Private Capital Advisory, Raymond James

Sunaina Sinha Haldea is the Global Head of Private Capital Advisory at Raymond James. Prior to joining Raymond James, she was the founder and Managing Partner of Cebile Capital, a placement agent and secondaries advisor, which was acquired by Raymond… Read full bio

Vanessa Sloan

Managing Director, StepStone Group

Ms. Sloan is a member of the real estate team and leads the real estate group’s responsible investing initiatives. Prior to joining StepStone, Ms. Sloan held senior roles at Deutsche Finance Group, Patron Capital, NPS (National Pension Service of Sou… Read full bio

Phoebe Smith

Senior Director, Patrizia AG

Phoebe Smith is a Senior Director in the infrastructure equity team of PATRIZIA, based in London. She is involved in the origination and execution of infrastructure transactions as well as the asset management of the existing portfolio. Phoebe has ex… Read full bio

Marijke Spooren

Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Marijke Spooren, Partner at Cleary Gottlieb’s Brussels office, focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, and capital markets transactions. Marijke represents buyers and sellers in domestic and international M&A a… Read full bio

Richa Srivastava

Director, Real Estate Investments, CPPIB

Richa Srivastava is a Director on the Real Estate Investment team at CPP Investments based in London. Richa is responsible for origination and execution of new opportunities as well as management of existing investment within the European and UK real… Read full bio

Catalina Stoica

Principal, Park Square Capital

Catalina is a Principal at Park Square Capital, LLP. Prior to joining Park Square in 2021, Catalina was an Executive Director at JP Morgan covering acquisition and leveraged finance. Catalina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics fro… Read full bio

Carla Swansburg

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

Carla Swansburg is the CEO of ClearyX. She is responsible for all aspects of building and growing the ClearyX business, including developing strategies for new and innovative models of legal service delivery for the firm and its clients using unique… Read full bio

Edward Talmor-Gera

Founding Managing Partner & CEO, NewVest

Edward Talmor-Gera founded NewVest in 2020, a first-of-its-kind platform of index funds for private markets. He is also the Co-Founder of Fund Placement Israel (FPI), a boutique private capital placement agent in Israel that has successfully raised o… Read full bio

Judith Tan

Head of Capital Markets, Estateguru

Judith has more than 25 years proven experience specialising in securing investment and property funding within global banks and investment organisations. Judith originated in excess of £5.5bn of transactions at Investec plc and executed circa $7bn e… Read full bio

Işıl Tanrıverdi Versmissen

Senior Investment Manager, MEAG

Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

Andy has been with PEI Group since 2003, working on a number of titles including as Editor of Private Equity International and Senior Editor of Infrastructure Investor. Since H2 2015, he took over responsibility for Real Estate Capital and, in the fi… Read full bio

Helena Threlfall

Investment Director and member of the Investment Committee, Hasma Capital

Helena Threlfall is an Investment Director and member of the Investment Committee for Hasma Capital, a single-family office based in London. She has been there for thirteen years and oversees the Private Equity, Real Estate and Natural Resources port… Read full bio

Priya Veerapen

Managing Director, Greenfield Transactions, Infracapital

Priya joined Infracapital in 2021 as a Managing Director to support the Greenfield Infrastructure investment activities. Priya has over 19 years’ experience in infrastructure financing, development and asset management experience. Priya joined Infrac… Read full bio

Nicole Waibel

Managing Director, Crescent Credit Europe

Nicole Waibel is a Managing Director at Crescent Capital and has been working in European Private Debt for over 20 years. Prior to joining Crescent in 2013 she worked with Indigo Capital, a leading European specialist lending funds since 2001. She pr… Read full bio

Ilana Walters

Partnerships Manager - Family Offices & Wealth Managers, Moonfare

Ilana is a Relationship Manager with Moonfare UK, representing Moonfare's digital private markets offering. She leads the firm's Private Office segment covering relationships with family offices, institutions and UHNW investors. Prior to joining Moon… Read full bio

Lisa Weaver-Lambert

Founder, Oxford AI Studio

Lisa Weaver-Lambert is an experienced business leader and company director who collaborates with private capital firms across a variety of sectors to leverage technology, data and AI to drive value. Previously, she worked for Microsoft, Accenture and… Read full bio

Niamh Whooley

Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing, Pemberton Asset Management

Niamh Whooley is a Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Investing at Pemberton. She is responsible for driving the firm's continued growth trajectory as an ESG pioneer in the alternative credit direct lending space. Niamh brings over 18 years of… Read full bio

Christie Wright

Managing Director of Fund Management, PATRIZIA SE

Managing Director, joined CVC in 2022. Christine is a member of the Private Credit team and is based in Frankfurt. Prior to CVC, Christine worked at Lincoln International AG as a Managing Director in the Debt Advisory team. She previously worked at T… Read full bio

Dmitry Yashnikov

Managing Director & Head of GreenTech, OMERS Private Equity

Dmitry Yashnikov is a Managing Director and Head of GreenTech at OMERS Private Equity, based in London, UK. Dmitry’s investing background lies in direct infrastructure and private equity investments, both at OMERS and in investment banking. Dmitry le… Read full bio

Joanne Yoo

Partner, Development Partners International

Joanne Yoo is a Partner at Development Partners International (DPI), a leading London-based venture capital and private equity investment firm with over $3 billion under management targeting high growth, impact-driven and innovation-led companies in… Read full bio

Jiaying Zhang

Partner, Simpson Thacher

Jiaying Zhang advises a range of clients through all stages of the investment cycle within the energy and infrastructure industry. In particular, she counsels infrastructure funds on a wide range of complex domestic and cross border mergers and acqui… Read full bio

Deborah Zurkow

Global Head of Investments, AllianzGI

Deborah Zurkow is Global Head of Investments at Allianz Global Investors, and a member of the Executive Committee. In January 2020, Deborah took on responsibility for leading AllianzGI’s investment platform, which comprises Alternatives, Equities, Fi… Read full bio

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Women in Private Markets Summit is the largest meeting place for institutional and private investors, and other members across alternative asset classes.

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AIMCo
Allianz Capital Partners
Australian Super
BCI
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
British Business Bank
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
CDC Group
CPPIB
DAO Family
Desjardins Pension Group
EBRD
European Investment Fund
Fluid Ice
Greater Manchester Pension Fund
IMCO
Japan Post Bank
Lalia Capital
Legal & General
Local Pensions Partnership
Marcena Capital
MassMutual
MEAG
NYSNA Pension Plan and Benefits fund
Orix Life Insurance Corporation
Oxford University Endowment Management
Pension Insurance Corporation
Pension Protection Fund
PSP Investments
Redington
Royal National Institute for the Blind
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Stable Asset Management
Sunsuper
UNIQA Capital Markets
United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund
USS Investment Management
Vanderbilt University
Wafra
Wimmer Family Office
Wisayah Global Investment

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