PE-INSIGHTS BENELUX AGENDA
- 7:30 - 9:00
Location: Networking Area
- 9:00 - 9:05
Location: Stage A
- 9:05 - 9:25
Location: Stage A
Robert Seminara is Partner, Head of Europe & Head of European Private Equity at Apollo and is also a member of the Firm’s Leadership Team. Prior to joining Apollo in 2003, Rob was in the Private Equity group at Evercore Partners and previously at Lazard Frères & Co. in its Media & Communications group. He is a Member of the Board of Novolex and Metal Can Corporation.
Rob graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business with a BS in Economics.
- 9:25 - 10:05
Location: Stage A
We aim to discuss several upcoming trends in the light of current scenario and then comment about the future opportunities in the UK market. Key themes will include rising cost of financing, decarbonisation and democratisation of Private Equity. Hear it from our experts!
Vai Rajan
Head of EMEA Private Wealth Capital Raising
Khaled Agha
Senior Manager, EMEA
Marc Meyers
Partner, Attorney at Law
Vilmar Feenstra
Partner, Attorney at Law
- 7:30 - 9:00
Location: Networking Area
- 10:45 - 11:25
Location: Stage B
The panel will shed light upon the key concerns faced by private equity firms when dealing with the boards of portfolio companies. Our panelists share their opinion on the best practices to enhance board performace while ensuring that the corporate brand of portfolio companies is preserved.
Raf Moons
Head of Private Equity
Rist Brouwer
Managing Director
Jaap Strengers
Managing Partner
Cilian Jansen Verplanke
Co Founding Partner
Michiel Deturck
Partner
- 10:45 - 11:25
Location: Stage A
A team of industry experts will comment about screening, sourcing and evaluating private equity deals in this competitive landscape.
Joost Mioch
Principal
Christiaan DeLint
Partner & Founder
Alexander Hesseling
Director
Marie Weijler
Partner
- 11:25 - 12:05
Location: Stage A
We aim to explore how private equity investors and managers are evolving their investment strategy with changing times. A cohort of private equity experts will delve into debate on nature and climate based investments versus traditional leveraged buyout private equity strategy in the light of challenging investment environment where growth & venture investments are becoming increasingly popular. This debate is not to be missed.
Mario Garcia Ribeiro
Investment Director
Thomas De Villeneuve
Partner Tech and Telecom
Elderd Land
Partner, Head of the Netherlands
Mickael Fischer
Director, Client Coverage
- 11:25 - 12:05
Location: Stage C
Commercial excellence is one of the most important but most underrated topics. In recent times a lot of Private Equity managers have started to understand its importance. Our panelists will shed light on some real life examples.
William Van Eesteren
Managing Director
Carlos Arias
Principal
Joaquin Alexandre Ruiz Tarre
Head of Secondaries
Gregory Schmitt
Head of Private Equity & Co-Investments
Elena Palasmith
Vice President
- 11:25 - 12:05
Location: Stage B
This is the only pure LP panel at this conference. A group of top institutional LPs are gathering to discuss themes and investment strategies that are most important to them. Not to be missed if you are engaging with LPs for your new fund.
Jesse de Klerk
Partner
Bart Cauberghe
Managing Partner
Lennert Spek
Managing Partner
Jochen Vogel
CEO
- 12:05 - 13:05
Location:Â Networking Area
- 13:05-13:30
Location:Â Stage C
A rising popularity in the growth capital has lead us to host an independent panel for growth strategy. Our panelists will share their opinions and experience on seizing the opportunities under growth equity. If you are looking to expand into growth vertical this panel is not to be missed.Â
Mels Huige
Partner
Annemarie Jorritsma
Chair
- 13:30 - 14:10
Location:Â Stage C
A rising popularity in the growth capital has lead us to host an independent panel for growth strategy. Our panelists will share their opinions and experience on seizing the opportunities under growth equity. If you are looking to expand into growth vertical this panel is not to be missed.Â
Mels Huige
Partner
Sebastiaan Van Den Berg
Managing Partner
Brigitte Van Der Maal
Managing Partner
Kevin Bradbury
Private Equity Practice Leader, EMEA
- 13:30 - 14:10
Location:Â Stage A
Challenging as ever, this is one of the most interesting topic in current times. What type of exits are we seeing in the market? Is the rise of GP led secondaries an indication that most private equity players cannot find the right buyer? To get answer to these questions we recommend that you attend this panel
Frans Tieleman
Founder
Maarten Meijssen
Partner
Maaike Van Der Schoot
Head of Responsible Investments
Nityen Lal
Managing Director
- 13:30 - 14:10
Location:Â Stage B
Hear from the leading experts in Value and complex buyout strategy and from the asset managers that hold ESG at their core for value creation. This panel brings a unique mix of speakers to shed light on top value creation strategies today.
Vincent Braams
Partner
Erik Fuchs
Head of Benelux
Melvin Sie
Partner
Maximilien Job
Associate Director
- 14:10 - 14:50
Location:Â Stage A
ESG is one of the most recurring themes across all spectrums of private investments. Here we have industry experts from VC, Growth and Buyouts discussing how to best capitalise on ESG based opportunities in the market
Friso Janmaat
Managing Partner
Gabriel Kamensky
Director
Frederic Huynen
Partner
Nathalie Kornhoff-Brüls
Manging Director
- 14:10 - 14:50
Location:Â Stage B
- 14:10 - 14:50
Location:Â Stage C
Secondaries is one of the hottest topic in the current climate. We have some of the best in the industry debating about GP vs LP led secondaries, need of liquidity in the market and trends across the board. Don’t miss this.
Ann Radford
Founder & CEO
Angelina Pramova
Global Head Business Development
Katrin Brökelmann
Partner & COO
Tjarda Molenaar
Managing Director
Frances Houweling
Partner
- 14:10 - 14:50
Location:Â Stage C
Secondaries is one of the hottest topic in the current climate. We have some of the best in the industry debating about GP vs LP led secondaries, need of liquidity in the market and trends across the board. Don’t miss this.
Joeri de Groot
Managing Director
Myrthe Van Bijsterveld
Head RI Fund & Co-Investment
Remco Van Dijk
Head of Sales - Nordics & Benelux Institutional
Zipo Lai
Head of Family Office, Europe
- 16:10 - 18:00
Location :Networking Area
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