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Large Cap Buyout - New Challenges in a Maturing Market
Growth Equity / Venture Capital
Middle Market Buyout - Differentiation in the Middle Market
Early Stage Venture Capital
Distressed Debt Panel
Social Venture Capital Panel
How to get a Job - Career Paths in Private Equity
Mezzanine Panel - Evolution of the Mezzanine Debt Industry
Hedge Fund Panel

Large Cap Buyout - New Challenges in a Maturing Market

Panelists include:
Jack Daly, Goldman, Sachs & Company
Howard A. Lipson, Blackstone
Christopher Behrens, JP Morgan Partners
Michael Connelly, Carlyle
Oliver Frey, Cinven

MODERATOR: Paula L. Chester, MVision Private Equity Advisors

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Growth Equity / Venture Capital

Panelists include:
Warren Haber, Jr., Mellon Ventures
Noah Walley, Investor Growth Capital
Deven Parekh, Insight Venture Partners
Roger Hurwitz, Apax Partners
Kevin Kemmerer, Kennet Venture Partners LLC

MODERATOR: Alan Zeiger, Blank Rome LLP

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Middle Market Buyout - Differentiation in the Middle Market

Panelists include:
Terrence Mullen, Arsenal Capital Partners
Martin C. Eltrich, III, AEA Investors
Scott J. Troeller, Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Richard L. Perkal, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

MODERATOR: Steve Dubow, Blank Rome LLP

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Early Stage Venture Capital

Panelists include:
Dave Fachetti, Globespan Capital Partners
Authur Klausner, Domain Associates
Eric Linsley, A.M. Pappas & Associates
Paul Ciriello, TD Capital Ventures
Santo Politi, Charles River Ventures

MODERATOR: Bryan Pearce, Ernst & Young

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Distressed Debt Panel

Panelists include:
Henry Druker, Questor Partners Funds
Jonathan I. Berger, Pegasus Capital Advisors
Thomas J. Libassi, GSC Partners, Inc.
Peter Lupoff, Schultze Asset Management LLC

MODERATOR: Mark R. Patterson, Matlin Patterson Asset Management

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Social Venture Capital Panel

Panelists include:
John E. Morton, Global Environment Fund
Rick Defieux, SJF Ventures
Maria Kozloski, IFC's Private Equity & Investment Funds Department
Mark Kaplan, CEI Ventures, Inc.
Lee Davis, Non-Profit Enterprise & Self-Sustainability Team (NESsT)
Edward J. Powers, Bank of America Principal Investing

MODERATOR: Steve Sammut, The Wharton School

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How to Get a Job - Career Paths in Private Equity

Panelists include:
Ann Kraftson, The Oxbridge Group
Fabio Terlevich, Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners
James Wiant, Golub & Associates
Trent Hickman, Veronis Suhler Stevenson
Shankar Chandran, JP Morgan Partners

MODERATOR: Andrew Metrick, The Wharton School

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Mezzanine Panel - Evolution of the Mezzanine Debt Industry

Panelists include:
John C. Rocchio, TCW/Crescent Mezzanine, L.L.C.
Kevin P. Magid, Audax Group
Mark Gudis, Blackstone Group
Mark W. Johnson, Brown Brothers Harriman
Melina Higgins, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

MODERATOR: W. Duke Degrassi, Hamilton Lane

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Hedge Fund Panel

Panelists include:
Aaron Cowen, Karsch Capital
Michael Rome, Highline Capital
Chuck Chai, Perry Capital
Vinit Sethi, Greenlight Capital

MODERATOR: Claude Schwab, Glocap

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