The 2018 Private Equity Symposium

Opening remarks

• Francesca Cornelli, Professor of Finance and Director of Private Equity at LBS, London Business School

Welcome address

• François Ortalo-Magné, Dean, London Business School

Introduction

• Sarah Hammer, Senior Director, The Wharton School

Session I Succession: How does Private Equity meet this Challenge?

• Helen Steers, Partner & Head of European Investing Team, Pantheon
• Brian Cherry, Partner, Oak Hill Capital Partners
• Sally Rocker, Managing Director & General Counsel, JC Flowers
• Moderator: Francesca Cornelli, Professor, London Business School

Session II Beyond Profits: ESG and Impact Investing in Private Equity

Talk: The Rise of the Responsible Corporation

Speaker: Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor, London Business School

Talk: Impact Investing

Speaker: Oren Laufer, Vice President and Investor Relations, HarbourVest

Panel:

• Jennifer Wick, Managing Partner, Sustainable Growth Management
• Antony Ross, Partner, Bridges Fund Management
• Matthew Slovik, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners
• Moderator: Oren Laufer, Vice President and Investor Relations, HarbourVest

Keynote: Simon Borrows, Chief Executive, 3i Group Plc in conversation with Professor Francesca Cornelli

Session III: New Developments in Private Equity

• James Almond, Partner, Duke Street
• Simon Hamilton, Fund Finance, Investec
• Francois Scheepers, Partner, Head of Technology, Validus Risk Management
• Michael Schad, Partner, Head of Investment Management, Coller Capital
• Moderator: Eli Talmor, Professor, London Business School

The European Venture Capital Landscape: An EIF Perspective

• Simone Signore and Helmut Kraemer-Eis, European Investment Fund

Closing remarks

• Eli Talmor, Professor, London Business School

Introduction

• Professor Francesca Cornelli, London Business School

Discussion 1: Venture Capital Contracts

• Presenter: Alexander Gorbenko, USC Marshall School of Business
• Discussant Tania Babina, Columbia Business School

Discussion 2: New Evidence on Venture Loans

• Presenter: Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe, London School of Economics
• Discussant: Constantine Yannelis, NYU Stern School of Business

Discussion 3: Venture Capital Investments and Merger and Acquisition Activity around the

• World Presenter: Gordon Phillips, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
• Discussant: Oğuzhan Karakaş, Cambridge Judge Business School

Discussion 4: When Investor Incentives and Consumer Interests Diverge: Private Equity in Higher Education

• Presenter: Sabrina T. Howell, NYU Stern School of Business
• Discussant Michael Ewens, California Institute of Technology

Discussion 5: The Economics of PIPEs

• Presenter Michael Weisbach, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University 
• Discussant: Carsten Gero Bienz, Norwegian School of Economics

Discussion 6: Investing Outside the Box

Evidence from Alternative Vehicles in Private Capital

• Presenters: Jason Mao and Nan Zhang, State Street Global Exchange
• Discussant: Andrea Rossi, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University

Closing remarks

• Professor Francesca Cornelli, London Business School

Venture Capital Contracts

• Presenter: Alexander Gorbenko, USC Marshall School of Business
• Discussant Tania Babina, Columbia Business School
• Paper: Venture Capital Contracts

New Evidence on Venture Loans

• Presenter: Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe, London School of Economics
• Discussant: Constantine Yannelis, NYU Stern School of Business
• Paper: New Evidence on Venture Loans

Venture Capital Investments and Merger and Acquisition Activity Around the World 

• Presenter: Gordon Phillips, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
• Discussant: Oğuzhan Karakaş, Cambridge Judge Business School
• Paper: Venture Capital Investments and Merger and Acquisition Activity Around the World

The Economics of Private Placements of Equity (PIPEs)

• Presenter Michael Weisbach, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University 
• Discussant: Carsten Gero Bienz, Norwegian School of Economics
• Paper: The Economics of PIPEs

When Investor Incentives and Consumer Interests Diverge: Private Equity in Higher Education

• Presenter: Sabrina T. Howell, NYU Stern School of Business
• Discussant Michael Ewens, California Institute of Technology
• Paper: When Investor Incentives and Consumer Interests Diverge: Private Equity in Higher Education