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Venture Capital - Where We've Been and Where We're Going
Buyout - Buyout Investing in a Mature Market
Venture Capital - Investment Opportunities in the Current Market
Middle Market Buyout- Managing Growth in a Difficult Market Environment
Distressed Debt Panel- Competing Interest in Distressed Investing
International Panel- Go local to be global?
How to get a Job- Career Paths in Private Equity
Mezzanine Panel- Evolution of the Mezzanine Debt Industry
Current Affairs Panel- How the New Demands for Disclosure will Affect PE Investing

Venture Capital - Where We've Been and Where We're Going

Panelists include:

Elaine Jones, PHd, Euclid SR-1
Dan Levitan, Partner, Maveron
Larry Mock, CEO, Mellon Ventures
Sam Schwartz, Senior Managing Director, Comcast Interactive Capital
Fred Wilson, Managing Partner, Flatiron Partners

MODERATOR: Michael O'Brien, Goodwin Proctor

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Buyout - Buyout Investing in a Mature Market

Panelists include:
Todd Abbrecht, Thomas H. Lee
Jamie Greene, KKR
Joseph Lipscomb, The Carlyle Group
Howard Lipson, The Blackstone Group
Kevin G. O'Brien, JPMorgan Partners
Stephen M. Zide, Bain Capital
MODERATOR: Paula Chester, Former Director of Private Equity for New York State Common Retirement Fund

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Venture Capital - Investment Opportunities in the Current Market

Panelists include:
Ilan Carmi, Kodiak Venture Partners
Allan Ferguson, 3i
Gerald A. Schaafsma, Anthem Capital Management
Suresh Shanmugham, Boston Millenia Partners
Phil Summe, Gabriel Venture Partners
Chrisoph Westphal, Polaris Venture Partners

MODERATOR: Dave Kansas, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Wall Street Journal

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Middle Market Buyout- Managing Growth in a Difficult Market Environment

Panelists include:
Karl N. Beinkampen, Morgan Stanley
David Hooper, Vestar Capital Partners
Doug Korn, Bear Stearns Merchant Banking
David Mayer, Thoma Cressey
Robert Newbold, Graham Partners
Christopher Saenger, One Equity Partners

MODERATOR: Daniel Tiemann, KPMG

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Distressed Debt Panel- Competing Interest in Distressed Investing

Panelists include:
Steven A. Audi, Resurgence Asset Management
Duff Meyercord, Carl Marks
Michael Klein, Littlejohn & Co.
Nancy Shanik, Citigroup
Mark Shapiro, Lehman Brothers

MODERATOR: Henry Miller, Miller Buckfire Lewis

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International Panel- Go local to be global?

Panelists include:
Thomas Arenz, Harvest Partners
Greg Case, Apax Partners
Jason Fisherman, Advent International
Brian Kim, Citigroup Venture Capital
Felipe Oriol, Corpfin Capital
Timothy Purcell, JP Morgan Partners
Peter Yu, AIG Capital Partners

MODERATOR: Brendan Cameron, JP Morgan Investment Management

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How to get a Job- Career Paths in Private Equity

Panelists include:
Michael Bosco, Resurgence Asset Management
Matthew Constantino, Apollo Management
Brian Korb, Globcap
Brent Leffel, Bear Stearns Merchant Banking
Geoffrey Pardo, Cardinal Partners
David Simon, Littlejohn & Co.

Wei Huang, Morgan Stanley

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Mezzanine Panel- Evolution of the Mezzanine Debt Industry

Panelists include:
Howard Gellis, The Blackstone Group
Charles Gonzalez, Albion Alliance
Schuler Lance, Windjammer Capital
Kevin Magrid, Audax
Alexander S. McGrath, CRP
Thomas H. Westbrook, Allied Capital Corporation

MODERATOR: W. Duke Degrassi, Hamilton Lane

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Current Affairs - How the New Demands for Disclosure will Affect PE Investing

Panelists include:
Thomas Beaudoin, Testa, Hurwitz, Thibeault, L.L.P
Bob Boldt, President of UTIMCO
Christine Jones, Eureka Capital
Diane Sterthous, Glenmede
Paul R. Yett, Hamilton Lane

MODERATOR: Chuck Flynn, DB Fund of Funds

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