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Women in Private Markets Summit London 2021
1 - 2 December 2021,
Royal Lancaster Hotel, London
Keeping diversity at the top of the agenda
The pandemic has shone a spotlight on challenges facing the world and diversity remains an area that businesses globally need to address to realise their full potential. The worlds’ leading diversity event focused on alternatives, the Women in Private Markets Summit is returning to London on 1-2 December. There will be additional opportunities for those unable to travel to participate remotely.
As part of the Women in Private Markets Summit, we are launching a cross-asset class virtual Networking Day on 20 May. The Women in Private Markets Networking Day agenda is designed to facilitate networking opportunities and covers topics of interest to practitioners across asset classes. Start your Women in Private Markets Summit experience in May and continue to access the networking platform and make connections before meeting at the Summit in December.
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 Forums. All registered attendees will have access to the four forums as well as the additional Networking Day 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 & PRIVATE DEBT
One Summit: Four Forums & Networking Day
What can you expect at the Summit?
Hear from industry leaders
Learn how industry experts are actively addressing diversity within their own businesses and those they work with. Understand how investor allocations have changed, the effect of the rise of impact investing in alternatives, how the SPAC phenomenon will play out for private markets, and if fundraising will ever be the same again.
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, 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. Benefit from our expansive global investor community who will be in attendance throughout the forum. Previous investors include AP7, Local Pensions Partnership, MassMutual, MN, PSP Investments, StepStone and The Church of England Pensions Board.
Featured speakers from the 2020 Summit
Book by 20 May and attend the Networking Day
Speed Networking
Switch on your camera and make connections for 25 minutes. Join 4-minute randomly generated meetings to build your network across private markets.
Working Groups
The audience will be split into small working groups to discuss topics including co-investing, mentoring, virtual fundraising and gender lens investing.
Virtual Cocktail Hour
At the end of the day, participants will be split into small groups for 1 hour of networking with an expert host leading the discussion.
Previous attendees in 2020
Testimonials from 2020
Julie Dunne
Investment Operations Manager, The Church of England Pensions Board
An incredibly inspirational event that would be a real benefit to any woman or man, in the industry to attend.
Louisa Yeoman
Co-Founder, Astrid Advisors
A virtual success for Women in Private Markets Summit in 2020 with fantastic representation across the different asset classes and excellent content from the sp…
Katalin Gallyas
Managing Director, c*funds
Well curated, high-quality conference with the very best of industry passionate and practitioners. Lots of new insights and market trends. Cannot be missed!
Louisa Yeoman
Co-Founder, Astrid Advisors
A virtual success for Women in Private Markets Summit in 2020 with fantastic representation across the different asset classes and excellent content from the speakers. It was wonderful to meet so many different people I would not normally have met through speed networking. Thank you, PEI!
Women in Private Markets Networking Day Agenda
The Networking Day will take place on 20 May 2021, all timings are in BST, UK time zone.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893.
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Agenda
Day 1 - Thursday 20th
Plenary
08:00 - 08:40
Networking discussion: Addressing diversity across Asian private markets
Gwen Colin,
Ming Eng,
Jie Gong,
Kanna Mihara,
Leonie Wilkinson,
Celia Yan
- How does gender diversity develop in the respective asset classes, private equity, infrastructure and real estate?
- What are the motivations of GPs and LPs moving toward gender balance in private markets?
- How important is diversity during the due diligence process?
- To what extent are senior leaders working with the recruitment team on diversity
Celia Yan
Head of China, Co-portfolio Manager of the Asia Pacific Private Credit, BlackRock
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08:45 - 09:25
Networking discussion: Fundraising in Asia: Tips and tricks from Asian LPs
Rosy Khanna,
Jo Saleeba,
Yuriko Watanabe,
Audrey The-Dumas
- How are Asian LPs predicting the post covid-19 fundraising environment?
- What private markets sub-sectors are of interest?
- Which managers are grabbing the attention of LP’s?
- How are Asian LPs evaluating GPs and their ESG policies in the diligence process
Rosy Khanna
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation
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09:30 - 09:55
Asia meets Europe: Speed networking
Randomly generated short 4-minute meetings to build your contacts across private markets. Meetings will be randomly generated over 25 minutes of intense networking. Be prepared to switch on your camera and make connections
10:00 - 10:40
LP Panel: Allocations to private markets in a recessionary environment
Carmela Mendoza,
Sarah Farrell,
Maria Guo,
Denise Le Gal,
Lorna Robertson
- How have private markets fared compared to other investments in recent months?
- Do LPs expect to grow their allocation to private markets?
- To what extent Is ESG / sustainability and impact growing in importance when deciding which funds and/ or strategies to invest with
- Views on benefits and risks associated with co-investing
- The state of virtual fundraising and will ‘normal’ ever return?
Moderator: Carmela Mendoza, Senior Reporter, PEI
10:45 - 11:25
To what extent will the current crisis create an opportunity for managers in private markets?
Laurie Mahon,
Kirsten Bode,
Jessica Hardman,
Roopa Murthy,
Rhonda Ryan
- How are investment strategies changing to reflect the post-pandemic economy?
- Putting dry powder to work in a rapidly changing economy
- Views on macro risks of inflation, low interest rates, increased taxation & regulation
- Comparing how the different asset classes have performed in the past year
- Observation of crisis impact on current private portfolios?
- Sectors exploring the opportunities created by the covid crisis?
Moderator: Laurie Mahon, Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
11:30 - 12:10
Networking Discussion: the continued growth of ESG across private markets
Dalit Nuttall,
Matina Papathanasiou,
Suzanne Tavill
ESG has continued to rise up the agenda during the past year and ESG is playing a greater role in LPs and GPs’ due diligence processes. A scene setting presentation will be followed by splitting participants into small groups to discuss topics including
- Managing climate related risks
- The practical approach: path to net zero
- Integrating sustainability risks into investment decisions and portfolio management
- Using data and tools to gain transparency into the impact of ESG initiatives
- SDG implementation
- Impact
- Lessons learnt: how to go beyond box-ticking exercises
Co-host
Dalit Nuttall, Principal, West Valley Capital
Matina Papathanasiou, Deputy Head of Global Infrastructure, QIC
Suzanne Tavill, Partner & Global Head of ESG, Stepstone Group
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12:15 - 12:55
Networking Discussion: fundraising and doing business remotely
Anamica Broetz,
Tracy Harris,
Katja Salovaara
Fundraising across private markets has stood up surprisingly well considering the disruption brought about by the pandemic. Whilst the situation creates its own issues (particularly for new managers), it is surprising how robust fundraising has been. This is your chance to discuss strategies & learnings from the past year in small groups, topics to be discussed include:
- Completing due diligence remotely
- How to build investor relationships in a virtual world
- Innovations and Learnings from the past year
- Expectations for when normal returns
- How to support emerging managers if there are potentially enduring travel restrictions: are LPs adapting?
Co-hosts
Katja Salovaara, Senior Investment Officer – Private Equity, New York City Retirement Systems
Tracy Harris, Partner, Investor Relations & Product Strategy, Siris Capital Group
Anamica Broetz, Head of Investor Relations, Private Equity – DWS
13:00 - 13:25
Lunchtime Presentation: ILPA Diversity in Action Update
Jennifer Choi
13:30 - 14:00
Speed networking
Randomly generated 4-minute meetings to build your contacts across private markets. Meetings will be randomly generated over 30 minutes of intense networking. Be prepared to switch on your camera and make connections
14:30 - 15:10
Networking discussion: the rise of co-investing
Floortje Brouwers,
Lindsay Creedon,
Katalin Gallyas
Appetite for co-investments continues to grow across private markets and the pandemic has accelerated existing trends with GPs turning to co-investors to support their activities. Small group discussions will consider topics including
- Aligning investors and fund managers – collaboration
- Differences across asset classes and lessons learnt: private equity vs real estate or infrastructure?
- Opportunities created by the past year
- The blurring lines between secondaries and co-investments
Co-Host
Floortje Brouwers, Senior Vice President, GIC
Lindsay Creedon, Partner, StepStone Group
Katalin Gallyas, Managing Director,c*funds – funds placement agency
15:15 - 16:15
Virtual LP only cocktail hour
Jennifer Choi
Speakers for the Women in Private Markets Networking Day
For more information on speaking, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893.
Kirsten Bode
Co-Head of Pan-European Private Debt, Muzinich & Co
Kirsten Bode is Co-Head of the Pan-European Private Debt activities at Muzinich focused on direct lending to lower middle market sponsor driven and family owned companies. Prior to joining Muzinich, she spent six years as a Managing Director in the p… Read full bio
Anamica Broetz
Head of Investor Relations -Private Equity, DWS
Anamica Broetz is Head of Investor Relations for DWS Private Equity. She is responsible for coordinating the private equity platform’s global fundraising campaigns and leading investor relations for our diversified LP base, including sovereign wealth… Read full bio
Floortje Brouwers
Senior Vice President, GIC Private Markets
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
Jennifer Choi
Managing Director of Industry Affairs, ILPA
As Managing Director of Industry Affairs for the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), Jennifer Choi directs the association’s engagement with external industry stakeholders to inform and enhance ILPA’s education, research, membership an… Read full bio
Gwen Colin
Independent Advisor in Sustainable Finance
Gwen is an independent advisor for PE/Infra funds looking to develop their sustainable projects in Asia. She was until recently supporting the development of a consulting company expert in energy transition and sustainable finance, in Europe/APAC wit… Read full bio
Lindsay Creedon
Partner, StepStone Group
Ms. Creedon is member of the private equity team, co-leading the firm’s private equity co-investment practice. She is the Head of Diversity & Inclusion and is involved in the Firm’s various management activities. Prior to joining StepStone in 201… Read full bio
Ming Eng
Managing Director, Orion Capital Asia
Ming Eng is a Managing Director and a member of the senior leadership team at Orion Capital Asia, a private credit investment manager focusing on mid-market direct lending opportunities across Asia Pacific. She is responsible for the investment activ… Read full bio
Sarah Farrell
Head of Private Equity Europe and Asia, Allstate Investments
Sarah is the Head of Private Equity for Europe and Asia at Allstate Investments, covering primary fund commitments and co-investments alongside growth equity and buyout managers. Prior to joining Allstate Investments, Sarah was at Aberdeen Standard I… Read full bio
Katalin Gallyas
Managing Director, c*funds - fund placement agency
Katalin Gallyas is the Managing Partner of c*funds, an Amsterdam based global funds placement agency founded in 2018 and focuses on raising capital for alternative investment funds with a typical fund size between €50m – €750m. Katalin has over 15 ye… Read full bio
Jie Gong
Partner, Pantheon
Jie Gong is a Partner at Pantheon, and a member of the firm’s Asia Regional Investment Committee and the Global Co-investment Committee. Jie joined Pantheon from Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners' private equity fund of funds group, wher… Read full bio
Maria Guo
Investment Manager, Private Markets, Sunsuper
Maria is an Investment Manager in Private Markets at Sunsuper, a A$80 billion profit-for-members superannuation fund in Australia. Private Markets include investments in Private Capital, Infrastructure and Property asset classes. The Private Capital… Read full bio
Jessica Hardman
Head of European Portfolio Management / UK & Ireland Real Estate Group, DWS
Jessica joined in 2004 and is based in London. She is Head of European Portfolio Management together with overseeing the UK operations for DWS Real Estate office. She is responsible for an international client base covering European and Global real e… Read full bio
Tracy Harris
Partner - Investor Relations & Product Strategy, Siris Capital Group
Ms. Harris joined Siris in 2019. She leads investor relations and product strategy and also co-chairs the firm's ESG committee. She was most recently a Partner at StepStone Group, where she served as a senior member of the small buyout, growth equity… Read full bio
Rosy Khanna
Regional Industry Director, Financial Institutions Group Asia Pacific, International Finance Corporation
Ms. Rosy Khanna is the Regional Industry Director for Financial Institutions Asia Pacific at the International Finance Corporation. She has almost three decades of experience at IFC financing and investing in projects in emerging markets across the g… Read full bio
Denise Le Gal
Chair, Brunel Pension Partnership
Denise Le Gal is Independent Chair of the Board at Brunel Pension Partnership. She was formerly Chair of the LGA’s Local Government Pension Committee (LGPC) and served as Board Member on the LGPS Scheme Advisory Board (SAB) from inception to May 2019… Read full bio
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Laurie Mahon serves as Vice-Chair of CIBC’s U.S. Investment Banking business, a role she assumed after having led its Global Infrastructure and Power team since August 2013. She has spent her entire professional life in infrastructure-- as a banker,… Read full bio
Carmela Mendoza
Senior Editor, PEI
Carmela Mendoza is a senior reporter for Private Equity International based in London. She first joined PEI in Hong Kong in 2015 and covered Asia. A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, she previously worked for a digital agency in Singapore focu… Read full bio
Kanna Mihara
Senior Vice President, Private Capital Markets Japan, Macquarie Capital
Kanna leads Private Capital Markets team in Japan where her primary role is to connect Japanese capital to global infrastructure opportunities. Her most recent experiences include successful formation of a partnership with JERA on Formosa 1 and Formo… Read full bio
Roopa Murthy
Partner - Infrastructure Debt, AMP Capital Investors
Roopa Murthy joined AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Debt team in the London office in 2015. Ms Murthy is responsible for originating, structuring and managing infrastructure debt assets in Europe. Ms Murthy brings over 15 years’ experience to the team,… 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
Matina Papathanasiou
Deputy Head of Global Infrastructure, QIC
Matina is currently the deputy head of QIC Global Infrastructure, a business she co-founded in early 2006. QIC Global Infrastructure has directly invested over $10billion in global infrastructure covering toll roads, airports, ports, water and energy… Read full bio
Lorna Robertson
Head of Funds, Connection Capital
Lorna joined Connection Capital from Invesco, where she was responsible for managing relationships and fund investments with investment and private banks and developing strategic partnerships. Her role covered a range of fund strategies including fix… Read full bio
Rhonda Ryan
Head of European Private Equity - Alternatives, 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
Jo Saleeba
Director - ESG & Sustainability, Thrive Advisory Services
Jo Saleeba is a leading expert in responsible investment, ESG, impact and sustainability. Prior to establishing Thrive Advisory Services, Jo spent almost eight years leading the Responsible Investment team at one of Australia’s largest superannuation… Read full bio
Katja Salovaara
Senior Investment Officer - Private Equity, New York City Retirement Systems
Katja Salovaara serves as a Senior Investment Officer-Private Equity in the Bureau of Asset Management at the NYC Comptroller’s Office. She works closely with the Head of Private Equity in pursuing new initiatives, making investment recommendations a… Read full bio
Suzanne Tavill
Global Head of Responsible Investment, Partner, StepStone Group
Ms. Tavill is the global head of responsible investment, leading all ESG and impact initiatives across all businesses and investment strategies at StepStone Group, a global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment so… Read full bio
Audrey The-Dumas
Senior Vice President, Asia Operations, HarbourVest Partners
Audrey The-Dumas joined HarbourVest in 2020 to coordinate and oversee investor relations support and operations in Asia including marketing, client service, and client activities. Audrey joined the Firm from Schroders, where she was an Alternatives D… Read full bio
Yuriko Watanabe
Director, Japan Post Bank
Yuriko Watanabe leads Japan Post Bank’s infrastructure investment program and its infrastructure debt program. Prior to joining Japan Post Bank in July 2019, she spent 11 years at the Bank of Japan, where she led various studies on investment activit… Read full bio
Leonie Wilkinson
Senior Vice President, Brookfield
Leonie Wilkinson is a Senior Vice President in Brookfield’s Real Estate Group. In this role, Ms. Wilkinson is responsible for working with Brookfield’s local and global teams in overseeing portfolio management for Brookfield’s Australian core and cor… Read full bio
Celia Yan
Head of China, Co-portfolio Manager of the Asia Pacific Private Credit, BlackRock
Celia Yan, Managing Director, is the Head of China, a co-portfolio manager of the Asia Pacific Private Credit, and an investment committee member. She is part of the Asian Credit leadership team to help build out BlackRock’s regional private credit p… Read full bio
Sponsorship opportunities
For more information on available sponsorship opportunities please fill in the enquiry form or contact Christopher Wagland.
 chris.w@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 0207 566 5475.
Pre-Event Resources
Women in Private Markets Summit
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Kirsten Bode
Co-Head of European Private Debt Fund
Muzinich and Co
James Brocklebank
Managing Partner
Advent International
Sue Brown
Managing Director
Real Estate Balance
Pam Jackson
CEO
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Denise Le Gal
Chair
Brunel Pension Partnership
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking
CIBC Capital Markets
Matina Papathanasiou
Deputy Head of Global Infrastructure
QIC
Erin Sarret
Director
StepStone Group
Deborah Zurkow
Global Head of Investments
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