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Women in Private Markets Summit London 2022
30 November - 1 December 2022,
Royal Lancaster, London
Showcasing diverse talent across private markets
The worlds’ leading diversity event focused on alternatives; the Women in Private Markets Summit is returning to London this November. Join over 600 attendees from more than 50 countries for an unrivalled networking opportunity.
This year’s Women in Private Markets Summit will once again be co-located with the Women in Private Equity, Women in Infrastructure, Women in Real Estate and Women in Private Debt Forum. All registered attendees will have access to the four forums, allowing you to build your network across alternative asset classes. Book now to access the entire Women in Private Markets Summit.
COVERING WOMEN IN PRIVATE EQUITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE AND PRIVATE DEBT
1 Summit. 4 Forums
What can you expect at the Summit?
Hear from industry leaders
Learn how leading experts are actively addressing diversity within their own businesses and those they work with. Understand how investor allocations are changing across private markets, what trends leading fund managers are seeing across their asset classes, why secondaries continue to boom, and much more.
Build your cross-asset class network
Connect with industry participants across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, an evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
Meet institutional investors
Hear from investors who are looking to increase their exposure to private markets and benefit from our expansive global investor community. Previous investors include Allstate Investment, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, NYSNA Pension Plan and Benefits Fund and Pension Protection Fund.
Connect with private market professionals
Summit advisory board in 2022
Testimonials from attendees
British Business Bank
Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time fo…
Aquila Capital
Miryam Colombo, Client Advisor
As an associate, still at the early stage of my career and eager to learn and grow in the industry, I found it really inspiring to meet other successful women w…
Brown Brothers Harriman
Ainun Ayub, Product Head
I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the candid exchange of knowledge, and the passion that speakers and participants brought. I always leave this event feeling en…
British Business Bank
Marilena Ioannidou, Senior Investment Manager
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time for networking and engaging with other participants. Highly recommended.
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 with similar background and working experiences
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 energised and proud to be in this industry.
View the 2022 agenda
The Women in Private Markets Summit will take place on 30 November – 1 December.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893
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Agenda
Women in Private Markets Summit 2022 - Wednesday 30th
08:00 - 08:45
Registration and coffee
08:45 - 08:50
PEI Welcome
08:50 - 09:00
Chairperson’s opening remarks
Laurie Mahon
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Read bio
09:00 - 09:25
Keynote: Why diversity matters to returns
09:25 - 10:05
Investor perspectives on private markets
Alexandra Davidson,
Jennifer Hartviksen,
Vanessa Shia
- Implications from listed markets recent valuations to private markets allocations
- Evolving appetite for co-investment
- How are investors allocating specifically for impact & ESG?
- Views on investing in private markets during times of inflation
- How are investors challenging managers on their approach to diversity?
Moderator: Alexandra Davidson, Global Head of Funds & Investment Management, Clifford Chance
10:05 - 10:45
Cutting through the froth: are industry leaders delivering on diversity promises?
Gwenola Chambon,
Kristy Heuberger,
Deborah Zurkow
- Why is there still so little diversity in investment leadership roles?
- What is the biggest challenge for those trying to improve things?
- Do leaders believe that diversity training is helpful in addressing unconscious bias?
- Tips for success for those starting out their careers
10:45 - 11:30
Coffee & Networking
11:30 - 12:10
How private markets are evolving in a rapidly changing economy
Rebecca Villarreal
- What lessons can we take from recent trends changes in U.S.?
- To what extent is the democratisation of private markets a positive and current trend?
- Why the complexity premium will be key to delivering returns in an ultra-competitive environment
- How are managers across private markets changing strategies to deal with inflationary pressures?
- The sustainability revolution and what it really means for investment strategy
- Are we in a bubble, or will private markets continue to grow?
Moderator: Rebecca Villarreal, Partner, Proskauer Rose
12:10 - 12:45
Secondaries: Deep dive on the next stage of the market’s evolution
Sabina Comis,
Janice Ince
- How will the entry of big PE houses into secondaries impact the evolution of the market?
- How are secondaries managers planning for future growth and looking to differentiate their strategies?
- What is LPs sentiment on the growth of continuation fund and single asset transactions in the market?
- What are the significant headwinds that the market is facing?
- Secondaries growth in impact & ESG
Moderator: Sabina Comis, Partner, Dechert
12:45 - 13:40
Lunch
Women in Infrastructure Forum
13:40 - 13:45
Opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
State of Infrastructure: investing in infrastructure in a changed Europe
Isela Bahena,
Esther Peiner,
Chantale Pelletier,
Dr. Angelika Schöchlin,
Nicole Walker
14:25 - 15:00
Digital and smart infrastructure: where are opportunities in a competitive space?
Charlotte Madden,
Xenia Sarri
15:00 - 15:40
Aligning energy security with the energy transition
Devina Parasuraman,
Karisma Rawat
Women in Private Equity Forum
13:40 - 13:45
Opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
State of Private Equity: where to find growth in a challenging environment
Gemma Roberts,
Amandine Ayrem,
Anne Philpott
14:25 - 15:00
Democratisation: How fund managers can position themselves to take advantage of this trend
Carolin Blank,
Marie Dzanis,
Victoria James,
Jacqueline van den Ende
15:00 - 15:40
ESG: Deep dive on sustainable investing – challenges and opportunities
Kirsten Lapham,
Amber Hilkene
Women in Real Estate Forum
13:40 - 13:45
Opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
State of Real Estate: changes in the macroenvironment and the impact on investing
Gila Cohen,
Francesca Boucard,
Ellie Perlman
14:25 - 15:00
Scaling investment in emerging sectors
Maggie Coleman,
Ljiljana Macdonald
15:00 - 15:40
The future of offices 3.0
Katie Hynard,
Lynn Smith
Women in Private Debt Forum
13:40 - 13:45
Opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
State of Private Debt: harnessing the momentum of a buoyant market
Abigail Bell
Moderator: Abigail Bell, Partner, Dechert
14:25 - 15:00
Emerging credit income strategies: who, what and where?
Sweta Chanda,
Kirsten Hagen,
Adriana Oller
15:00 - 15:40
Investor panel: strategy selection, risk mitigation and more in an era of unpredictability
Dalit Nuttall,
Tricia Ward
15:40 - 16:00
Coffee & networking
Women in Infrastructure Forum
16:00 - 16:35
The new core infrastructure? How debt is providing security & opportunity for forward-thinking investors
Floortje Brouwers
16:35 - 17:10
How ESG is transforming investor views of the asset class
Barbara Boos
17:10 - 17:45
Defining social infrastructure and identifying the boundary between infra and real estate
Women in Private Equity Forum
16:00 - 16:35
How the PE playbook will need to adapt with inflation and interest rates increasing
Priya Iyer
Moderator: Priya Iyer, Chief Executive Officer, Concertiv
16:35 - 17:10
Why more investors are launching permanent capital strategies
Nadine Fugert
17:10 - 17:45
Growth equity and venture capital’s resiliency in a high-froth environment
Women in Real Estate Forum
16:00 - 16:35
Evolving landscape of logistics investment
16:35 - 17:10
Net zero strategy and the built environment
Vikki McKay,
Shuen Chan,
Christina Djambazca,
Ami Kotecha
17:10 - 17:45
Opportunities in the real estate debt and finance market
Aparna Sehgal,
Dee Korab
Women in Private Debt Forum
16:00 - 16:35
Evaluating the continuing ESG and impact integration in private debt
Aude Doyen,
Sabrina Fox,
Amy Wang
16:35 - 17:10
Rise of the retail investor: how LP profiles and access to markets are transforming
17:10 - 17:45
Junior to senior: finding value for the future across the direct lending capital structure
Nicole Downer,
Barbara Ellero,
Nicole Waibel
17:45 - 19:30
Cocktail reception
19:30 - 20:30
Invitation only official conference dinner
Agenda
Women in Private Markets Summit 2022 - Thursday 1st
08:00 - 09:00
Invitation only think-tanks
Danai Musandu
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
– Private Equity
Danai Musandu, Senior Investment Relations, HPE Growth
– Private Debt
– Real Estate
09:10 - 09:45
The digitalisation of private markets
Zeynep Meric-Smith,
Sera Sadrettin-Perry,
Michael Stromsoe,
Kate Bohn
09:45 - 10:20
How and why leading investors are launching impact strategies
Michele Giddens OBE,
Rekha Unnithan
- What role will impact play in the evolution of private markets?
- Where are the “hot” areas in impact investment?
- Considering the different approaches of integrating impact vs. launching a new strategy
- To what extent are managers attempting to be all things to all people?
- How are managers building out their internal expertise in impact and sustainability?
- Is the investor pressure for divestment of high carbon intensity assets leading such companies/assets to go into poorer governance and lesser transition?
10:20 - 10:30
Highlights from PEI LP investor findings
10:30 - 11:15
The evolving investor relations role in private markets
Emily Brown,
Daria Litvinova
- Has covid fundamentally changed fundraising?
- The importance of a tailored, quality customer service and communications throughout the relationship
- ESG – increasing demands for targets, data and transparency in private markets
Moderator: Emily Brown, Partner, Ropes & Gray
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee & networking
11:45 - 12:20
Fireside chat: Comparing the evolution of private markets Europe and the rest of the world
A leading global manager will talk through their strategies worldwide, how things are changing and how investor demands and relationships differ
12:20 - 13:00
Hr & talent experts: Why a modern approach to diversity needs to go beyond gender
Chinwe Odimba-Chapman,
Tiernan Brady
- Building an open culture that encourages diversity of thought
- Lessons from the pandemic and how flexible working has benefits and downsides for minorities
- What does a successful approach to diversity look like?
Moderator: Chinwe Odimba-Chapman, Global Partner for Talent, Clifford Chance
13:00 - 14:30
Seated Networking Lunch
Patricia Rodrigues,
Jennifer Prosek
A seated lunch enabling you to join a table of market participants with similar interests and expertise. Attendees will have a mix of tables to choose from, each table having a host to steer discussions
Confirmed
Effective Boards & Cognitive Diversity – Patricia Rodrigues (GLIL Infrastructure)
ESG: Deep dive on sustainable investing – challenges and opportunities
14:30 - 14:40
Close of conference
View the speakers for 2022
For more information on speaking in 2022, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893
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 in Paris. She has been involved in a number of French and cross-border M&A transactions for European industria… Read full bio
Isela Bahena
Managing Director - Infrastructure Investments, Nuveen Infrastructure
Isela leads infrastructure investment origination and structuring across renewables, digital, transportation and energy transition assets for Nuveen Infrastructure. She joined the company in 2004 and has over 20 years of investment and portfolio mana… Read full bio
Adriana Ballard
Director of Asset Owner Solutions, Nasdaq
Adriana Ballard is a Director of Asset Owner Solutions at Nasdaq. Previously, she worked as a Private Equity Portfolio Manager at Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), a public pension fund with $34 billion in assets under management, and was w… Read full bio
Abigail Bell
Partner, Dechert LLP
Abigail Bell advises on the structuring, establishment and distribution of private funds including private credit, hybrid, private equity and hedge products, both regulated and unregulated, across a broad range of asset classes and domiciled in a ran… Read full bio
Carolin Blank
Managing Director, Hamilton Lane
Carolin is a Managing Director at Hamilton Lane, based in the firm’s London office, where she is responsible for all aspects of European client relations including portfolio construction and strategic planning. In addition to her client responsibilit… Read full bio
Francesca Boucard
Head Real Estate Research & Strategy, Swiss Life Asset Managers
Francesca Boucard holds the role as Head Real Estate Research & Strategy at Swiss Life Asset Managers, where she has been part of the Research team since 2016. She is responsible for analysing the European real estate markets, which includes both… Read full bio
Tiernan Brady
Global Director of Inclusion, Clifford Chance
Tiernan Brady is the Global Director of Inclusion at Clifford Chance and is responsible for developing and implementing Clifford Chance's global inclusion policies and campaigns within the firm, with our clients and in wider society. Tiernan is an eq… Read full bio
Floortje Brouwers
Senior Vice President, GIC
Floortje Brouwers leads the Infrastructure Debt strategy for GIC, based out of London. She is part of GIC’s INFRA investment team which covers Equity, Debt and Fund investments. In her role she is responsible for investments in non-investment grade a… Read full bio
Emily Brown
Partner, Ropes & Gray
Emily Brown is a partner in the asset management group of Ropes & Gray. Emily advises private equity, real asset and venture capital sponsors on fundraising, managed accounts and the capital-raising process, as well as on executive and employee c… Read full bio
Gwenola Chambon
CEO-Managing Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Gwenola Chambon, Managing Partner and Founding Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, has been responsible for managing the infrastructure Investment Team of Mirova as well as its infrastructure investment and capital raising activities. Througho… Read full bio
Shuen Chan
Head of ESG, LGIM Real Assets
Shuen Chan is Head of ESG at LGIM Real Assets. Shuen brings 25 years of experience and a successful track record in capital markets and asset management with a specialisation in responsible investing (ESG), climate change and impact investing. Shuen… Read full bio
Sweta Chanda
Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy, Monroe Capital
Ms. Sweta Chanda is a Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy of Monroe Capital. She is responsible for firmwide strategy, product and corporate development, and new initiatives to expand Monroe’s global footprint. Ms. Chanda has over 15 years o… Read full bio
Gila Cohen
Chair, Investment Advisory Board, MUFG
Gila R. Cohen is a Chief Investment Strategy Officer at MUFG. In this role, she is responsible for those businesses including investments/fund Allocation, Corporate Banking and Investor Services. Most recently, Ms. Cohen was the Managing Partner for… Read full bio
Maggie Coleman
Managing Partner, Private Capital Advisory, Real Estate, Sera Global
Maggie leads Sera Global’s Private Capital Advisory practice for Real Estate and is responsible for advising leading general partners, operating companies and managers of real assets on capital formation and fund strategy including capital raising. M… Read full bio
Sabina Comis
Partner, Dechert LLP
Sabina Comis advises French and international companies, family offices, private equity funds and investment banks on domestic and international tax structuring that arise from complex corporate transactions, restructurings and refinancings, often in… Read full bio
Alexandra Davidson
Global Head of Funds & Investment Management, Clifford Chance
Alexandra Davidson is a partner in Clifford Chance's Private Funds Group, and is the Global Head of Funds and Investment Management at the firm. She specialises in advising sponsors on the establishment of private funds across assets classes includin… Read full bio
Christina Djambazca
Associate, Real Estate, GRESB
Christina is an Associate, Real Estate for GRESB. In her role, she contributes to the development and execution of the GRESB product roadmap and the delivery of GRESB’s Real Estate products and related processes. Additionally, Christina is the produc… Read full bio
Nicole Downer
Managing Partner, MV Credit
Joined in 2005 - Managing Partner and Head of Investor Solutions, managing a number of strategic relationships of the firm. Nicole is also a member of the Management Committee. Prior to MV Credit, Nicole was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where… Read full bio
Aude Doyen
Managing Director, Lincoln international
Aude advises financial sponsors and their portfolio companies on acquisition and growth finance, refinancing and covenant amendments. She combines strong technical skills with a problem-solving, creative mindset to craft financing solutions for her c… Read full bio
Marie Dzanis
Head of EMEA, Northern Trust Asset Management
Marie Dzanis, CIMA®, is head of asset management in EMEA, responsible for the end-to-end asset management business in the region including governance, strategy, operations, portfolio management, product business development and talent of Northern Tru… Read full bio
Barbara Ellero
Partner – Head of Private Debt, Anthilia Capital Partners SGR
Prior to joining Anthilia, Barbara spent nearly 18 years in corporate finance in leading investment banks, where she was responsible for the structuring and execution of a wide range of structured finance and M&A transactions. Since November 2013… 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
Nadine Fugert
Principal, Investor Relations, Adam Street Partners
Nadine focuses on the development of institutional client and consultant relationships within the DACH region and works with other members of the Investor Relations Team to serve the needs of Adams Street Partners’ clients
Michele Giddens OBE
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Bridges Fund Management
Michele co-founded Bridges alongside Philip Newborough and Sir Ronald Cohen in 2002. As a partner, she focuses on strategy, investor relations, public affairs and social impact assessment. Michele has played a key role in the growth of the impact inv… Read full bio
Kirsten Hagen
Co-Founder & Partner, Brinley Partners
Kirsten Hagen is a Co-Founder and Partner of Brinley and a member of the Investment Committee. Prior to joining Brinley in 2022, Kirsten spent 20 years with Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., where she most recently was Head of Americas Senior Debt in the Pr… Read full bio
Jennifer Hartviksen
Managing Director, Global Credit, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Jennifer Hartviksen joined IMCO in 2020 and is responsible for the global credit asset class, a globally diversified portfolio of public and private credit assets across the risk spectrum. Previously, Jennifer spent over six years at Invesco Ltd wher… Read full bio
Kristy Heuberger
Co-Head of the Americas, LaSalle Investment Management
Kristy Heuberger is LaSalle’s Co-Head of the Americas, a role she assumed March 31, 2021. Together with her counterpart Brad Gries, she is responsible for all personnel, operational and portfolio management across the region. She is a member of LaSal… Read full bio
Amber Hilkene
Partner, Head of Investor Relations, AnaCap
Amber is the head of AnaCap’s group investor relations activity. She is responsible for all capital raising activities in support of AnaCap's business strategy as well as associated interaction with investors. In addition, she also oversees all AnaCa… Read full bio
Katie Hynard
Head of UK Commercial Asset Management, LaSalle Investment Management
Katie is the Head of UK Commercial Asset Management and the Chair of LaSalle’s European Asset Management Board. Katie joined LaSalle back in 2012 as a graduate trainee, following a year’s traineeship at JLL. In 2013, Katie became an asset manager and… Read full bio
Janice Ince
Managing Director, Pantheon
Janice Ince is a Managing Director in Pantheon’s Infrastructure Team. She is responsible for infrastructure and real assets investments covering primary, secondary and co-investments. Janice has 20 years experience in the infrastructure finance and i… Read full bio
Victoria James
Investment Manager, Moonfare
Victoria joined Moonfare in Berlin as an Investment Manager in February 2022, where she focusses on sourcing and due diligence across buyout, growth and venture capital funds, as well as managing firm-wide strategic projects. Prior to joining Moonfar… Read full bio
Dee Korab
Relationship Director | Real Estate Finance, HSBC UK Bank
Dee Korab is a Relationship Director supporting the real estate sector at HSBC UK Bank plc. Dee started her career in Australia, working for two major domestic banks in the institutional and corporate banking space in Melbourne and Sydney. Over the c… Read full bio
Ami Kotecha
Co-Founder, Amro Partners
Ami is a Co-Founder at Amro Partners, a real estate and technology investments company. In her current role, she leads Amro’s technology and venture investments team that is focused on data-driven solutions for decarbonisation, and financial and dive… Read full bio
Kirsten Lapham
Partner, Proskauer
Kirsten Lapham is a partner specialising in financial services regulation. She advises a broad range of institutional clients on a variety of financial services regulatory and compliance issues. Her practice has a specific emphasis on the regulatory… Read full bio
Daria Litvinova
Head of Investor Relations - Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Daria Litvinova, is Head of Investor Relations and Partner at Vauban Infrastructure Partners. She holds a substantial experience in Finance, Asset Management & Client Relationship Management across several markets in Europe. Daria has joined Vaub… 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
Ljiljana Macdonald
Managing Director, Distribution, Optimum Asset Management
Ljiljana has over 17 years of fund management, investment strategy and capital raising experience developed in a range of senior roles at boutique and large real estate investment managers. Having worked with firms such as Alpha Real Capital, Aviva I… Read full bio
Charlotte Madden
Partner, Clifford Chance
Charlotte is a Partner in the Clifford Chance infrastructure team. She has been with the firm for over 10 years and specialises in advising infrastructure funds and private equity houses on domestic and cross-border M and A. Charlotte has represented… Read full bio
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Laurie Mahon joined CIBC Capital Markets in August 2013 and is responsible for all infrastructure finance activities globally. She has had a multifaceted career as a banker. public sector manager, infrastructure executive, consultant and developer fo… Read full bio
Vikki McKay
Partner, Proskauer
Vikki McKay is a partner in Proskauer’s Corporate Department and a member of our Private Equity Real Estate practice and Hospitality, Gaming & Leisure group. Vikki has experience in all aspects of commercial real estate work, and acts for a broad… Read full bio
Zeynep Meric-Smith
Partner, Head of Private Assets Consulting, KPMG in the UK
Zeynep is Head of Private Assets Consulting within KPMG UK’s Wealth & Asset Management Consulting practice and the Wealth & Asset Management Transformation Services capability lead partner. She has over 22 years’ experience in Financial Marke… Read full bio
Danai Musandu
Senior Investor Relations Associate, HPE Growth
Danai Musandu is the Senior Investor Relations Associate at HPE Growth. In her role, she leads and supports the public and investor relations function. Her work involves fundraising and strategic communication both internally and externally. Prior to… Read full bio
Dalit Nuttall
Principal, West Valley Capital
Following an institutional career with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia, Dalit founded WestValley Capital in 2007 to connect preferred solution providers with European pension funds, insurance companies and asset managers in ways that addre… Read full bio
Chinwe Odimba-Chapman
Global Partner for Talent, Clifford Chance
Chinwe Odimba-Chapman specialises in all areas of contentious and non-contentious employment and has one of the lead advisers for the Firm's significant Financial Investor clients for nearly two decades on all global people issues relating to matters… Read full bio
Adriana Oller
Founder and Partner
Adriana Oller started her career as a principal investor over 20 years ago, and continued providing direct lending solutions to SME’s focused on established and profitable Spanish companies, which could not find suitable financing solutions to their… Read full bio
Devina Parasuraman
Director, Igneo Infrastructure Partners
Devina Parasuraman is based in London and is a Director in the Infrastructure Investments team, Europe. Devina is responsible for sourcing and executing investment opportunities for our European Funds as well as asset management. Devina currently wor… 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 Investment Committee. Esther is also a member of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Committee and the sponsor of its Women's N… Read full bio
Chantale Pelletier
Global Head of Infrastructure, Schroders Capital
Chantale assumed the role of Global Head of Infrastructure in March 2021. She focuses on enlarging the scale of Schroders infrastructure platform globally across a range of sectors, such as transport, renewables, energy, digital infrastructure and ut… Read full bio
Ellie Perlman
CEO, Blue Lake Capital
The founder of Blue Lake Capital, Ellie Perlman, has over fifteen years of experience in real estate investment, law, and property management. Ellie leads Blue Lake Capital, which owns and manages over 3,300 multifamily units across the U.S., worth o… Read full bio
Anne Philpott
Managing Director, Churchil Asset Management
Anne is a Managing Director on the Private Equity and Junior Capital team at Churchill Asset Management. Her responsibilities include origination and portfolio management activities for private equity funds, mezzanine capital and direct equity co-inv… Read full bio
Jennifer Prosek
Founder and Managing Partner, Prosek Partners
Jennifer Prosek is the founder and Managing Partner of Prosek Partners, a leading international public relations and financial communications consultancy with offices in New York, London, Boston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Palm Beach, Fairfield an… Read full bio
Karisma Rawat
Senior Associate, PE/Infrastructure
Karisma is a Senior Associate, PE/Infrastructure for Impax. In her role, she contributes to the origination and negotiation of new investments that support the transition to a more sustainable economy along with assessing the optimum exit strategy fo… Read full bio
Gemma Roberts
Partner, Co-Chair London Office, Goodwin
Gemma Roberts is the Co-Chair of Goodwin’s London office and partner in its renowned Private Equity group, where she represents a broad range of private equity sponsors, corporate clients and portfolio companies on a variety of corporate and commerci… Read full bio
Patricia Rodrigues
Member of Investment Committee, GLIL Infrastructure
Patricia is an experienced Non-Executive Board Director with a breadth of institutional experience across infrastructure / real estate / private equity/ ESG investment. Over the past two decades, Patricia has been an investment manager at Macquarie,… Read full bio
Sera Sadrettin-Perry
Head of Private Asset Operations, Fidelity International
Sera has extensive experience of Real Estate fund control and operations, asset management corporate structuring, investment platform development and management. During her career she has been responsible for the establishment and management of sever… Read full bio
Xenia Sarri
Managing Director, Lincoln international
Xenia advises corporate and private equity clients on complex debt transactions and cross-border financings with a focus on leveraged buyouts, dividend recapitalisations, refinancings and debt restructurings. Having worked in both the U.S. and Europe… Read full bio
Dr. Angelika Schöchlin
Senior Partner, Antin Infrastructure
Angelika joined Antin in 2010 and is a member of the Investment Committee. She is a board member of Fund II portfolio company GSR and Fund IV portfolio companies Babilou and Hippocrates. Angelika previously served on the boards of Westerleigh in Fund… Read full bio
Aparna Sehgal
Partner, Dechert LLP
Aparna Sehgal, a partner in Dechert's global finance practice and head of Dechert’s structured finance and real estate finance teams in Europe, focuses her practice on commercial real estate finance in the UK and continental Europe. She advises on co… 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 16 years of industry experience, covering primary, secondary, and co-investment opportunities across the private markets spectrum, including private credit,… Read full bio
Lynn Smith
Managing Director, Head of Sustainability & Development, Europa Capital
Lynn works as Managing Director, Head of Sustainability & Development with responsibility for the strategic management and financial oversight of Europa Capital’s UK and European developments and the implementation of the group wide ESG agenda. E… Read full bio
Michael Stromsoe
Head of Investor Relations, HSBC Asset Management – Alternative Investments
Michael Stromsoe is the Head of Investor Relations for all Alternatives asset classes globally. He has more than 15 years of experience in marketing and capital raising having led investor relations for some of the best know alternative investment ma… Read full bio
Rekha Unnithan
Co-Head Impact Private Equity, Managing Director
Rekha is the Co-Head of Private Impact Investing. Rekha was an early visionary and established the intentional and leadership impact investing platform for TIAA, and is responsible for executing Nuveen’s private equity impact investing across Inclusi… Read full bio
Jacqueline van den Ende
CEO & Co-founder, Carbon Equity
Jacqueline van den Ende is co-founder of Amsterdam based climate fintech company Carbon Equity. Carbon Equity seeks to connect next generation capital to the world's most impactful climate investing opportunities. Jacqueline brings a rather unique pe… Read full bio
Rebecca Villarreal
Partner, Proskauer Rose
Rebecca Villarreal is a partner in the Corporate Department and a member of our Private Equity and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. She advises private investment funds, their portfolio companies and management teams on transactions across the fina… Read full bio
Nicole Waibel
Managing Director, Crescent Credit Europe LLP
Nicole Waibel is a Managing Director at Crescent Capital and has been working in European Private Debt with a focus on Germany for over 20 years. Prior to joining Crescent in 2013 she worked with Indigo Capital, a leading European specialist lending… Read full bio
Nicole Walker
Partner and Chief Commercial Officer, Morrison & Co
Nicole is Chief Commercial Officer at Morrison & Co. She leads global capital origination, new product development activities, marketing and corporate affairs. She is based in Singapore. She is also responsible for all international client relati… Read full bio
Amy Wang
Managing Director, Head Credit Strategies, Blue Earth Capital
Amy Wang joined Blue Earth Capital in 2016 and heads the firm's Credit Strategies division. She is currently the interim Head of Portfolio Management and sits on the firm's Executive Committee. Prior to joining Blue Earth Capital she worked as an Ass… Read full bio
Tricia Ward
Director, Head of Private Credit, 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
Alisa Amarosa Wood
Partner, KKR
Alisa Amarosa Wood joined KKR in 2003 and is a Partner of the Firm. She leads the Global Private Markets and Real Assets Strategies Group, looking after key product areas including private equity, infrastructure, energy real assets, impact, growth eq… 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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Pre-Event Resources
Build your network across private markets
Join 600+ attendees this November and connect with institutional investors, fund managers, as well as the wider private markets community for two days of learning and networking. This year’s summit will once again be co-located with the Women in Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt Forums. Attendees will have access to all four forums.
The in-person networking experience
Cross-asset class network
Learn from and meet with practitioners from across private markets with an agenda covering all the topics impacting alternatives. Networking breaks take place together and delegates can move freely between individual forums.
Build connections
The agenda is curated to enhance networking opportunities with small group discussions. There will be interactive working groups, breakfast think tanks, roundtable discussions, cocktail receptions and a seated networking lunch.
Meet global investors
Attendees in 2021 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.