2021 Agenda
All times are EST.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2021
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fireside Chat with Philipp Hildebrand, Vice Chairman of BlackRock
Interviewed by Peter Fischer, Clinical Professor, Tuck School of Business
6:00-6:50 p.m. | Keynote by John Rhee, Chairman of Stratis Impact Private Equity
Moderated by Tobin Krieg T'21
7:00–8:00 p.m. | Panel: Climate Tech and Sustainability in Venture Capital
Moderated by Tobin Krieg T'21
- Julia Brady, Partner, Valo Ventures
- Dave Kirkpatrick, Managing Director, SJF Ventures
- David Yeh, Managing Director, 3x5 Partners
- Geoff Eisenberg, Managing Director, Ecosystem Integrity Fund
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2021
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fireside Chat with Adena Friedman, President & CEO of NASDAQ
Interviewed by David Marchick, Adjunct Professor, Tuck School of Business
6:00-6:50 p.m. | Fireside Chat with Kirsten Green, Founder and Managing Partner of Forerunner Ventures
Interviewed by Kate Mitchell, Scale Venture Partners
7:00-8:00 p.m. | Panel: Gender Diversity in Private Equity and Venture Capital
Moderated by Madeleine Livingston T'21
- Christina Pai, Partner, Fort Point Capital
- Toan Huynh, Bankers Financial Corporation
- Cassie Young, Partner, Primary Venture Partners
- Meghan Cross Breeden, Partner, Amplifyher Ventures
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2021
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fireside Chat with David Grain, Founder & CEO of Grain Management
Interviewed by Matthew Slaughter, Paul Danos Dean of the Tuck School of Business
6:00-6:50 p.m. | Fireside Chat with Marc Jones, CEO of Aeris Communications
Interviewed by Jim Feuille, Executive Director, Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tuck School of Business
7:00-7:45 p.m. | Panel: Minorities in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship–The VC's Perspective
Moderated by Shervin Stoney T'21
- Daryn Dodson, Managing Director, Illumen Capital
- Jacques-Philippe Piverger T'07, Managing Partner, OzoneX
- Miriam Rivera, Managing Director, Ulu Ventures
7:45-8:30 pm p.m. | Panel: Minorities in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship—The Entrepreneur's Perspective
Moderated by Shervin Stoney T'21
- Andrew Olaleye T'13, Co-Founder, Chatdesk
- Amogha Tadimety, Co-Founder and CEO, Nanopath Diagnostics
- Adrian Ortiz, Founder and CTO, Flow
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021
12:00-1:00 p.m. | Fireside Chat with Sandy Robertson, Founder of Francisco Partners
Interviewed by Jim Feuille, Executive Director, Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital, Tuck School of Business
6:00-8:00 p.m. | Small Group Discussions and Speed Networking*
*Reserved for Tuck students and Alumni, to be hosted separately
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2021
1:00-2:00 p.m. | Panels:
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Private Equity Investment Trends in Energy
Moderated by Eric Lukas T'21
- Michael Allison, Senior Managing Director at Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners
- Frank Hermelink (T'05), Managing Director and Head of Power & Utility Group for EMEA at Morgan Stanley
- Thad Hill (T'95), President and Chief Executive Officer at Calpine Corporation
- Mark Hickson, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, Strategy, Quality, and Integration at NextEra Energy, Inc.
- Daniel R. Revers (T'89), Managing Partner and Founder of ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
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Investing Across the Software/SaaS Spectrum: Venture Capital, Growth Equity and Buyouts
Moderated by Chi Le T'21
- Adam Marcus, Managing Director, Providence Strategic Growth
- David Silverman, Partner, Crosslink Capital
- Devin Mathews, Founder/Partner, ParkerGale
- Tim Millikin, Partner/Co-head of Tech, TPG
2:00-3:00 p.m. | Panels:
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Investing in Infrastructure and Real Assets
Moderated by Cristian Molina Cornejo T'21
- Todd Liker T'00, Managing Director & Co-Portfolio Manager, Oaktree
- Dave Chen, CEO and Chairman, Equilibrium Capital
- Nicolas Santoni D'12, AVP, CIM Group
- Holland Davis T'18, Vice President, HarbourVest Partners
- Sarah Mahlab T’15, Portfolio Manager, The Lyme Timber Company
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Investing in Healthcare Data and AI
Moderated by Martha O'Neill T'21
- Liam Donohue T'95, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, .406 Ventures
- Peter Barris T'77, Managing General Partner, New Enterprise Associates
- Deb Kemper T'95, Managing Partner, Golden Seeds Ventures
- Sander Duncan D'09, General Partner, Lifeforce Capital
3:00-4:00 p.m. | Panels:
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Private Credit and Hybrid Equity/Credit
Moderated by Ben Clark T'21
- Matthew Prout, Managing Director & Sector Head, Onex Falcon
- Alexander Greeley, Principal, Blackstone Tactical Opportunities
- Maxwell David D'12, Principal, Apollo Global Management
- Bryce Fraser T'05, Managing Director, Angelo Gordon
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Growth Equity: The Land Between Venture Capital and Private Equity
Moderated by Ned Scadden T'21
- Dana Callow T'79, Managing Partner, Boston Millenia Partners
- Steve LeSieur T'05, Managing Director, Spectrum Equity
- Tim McAdam D’90, General Partner, TCV
- Jonathan Hunnicutt T'04 D'97, General Partner, WestView Capital Partners
4:00-5:00 p.m. | Panels:
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Private Equity: Preparing for an Exit
Moderated by Steve Hruby T'21
- Jennifer Balbach T’97, Founding Partner, Summer Street Capital
- Jonathan Pressnell T’12, Partner, Blue Point Capital
- John Ranieri D’88, Managing Director, Peppertree Capital
- Drew Loucks T’11, Partner, Great Hill Partners
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Entrepreneurship: Recent Tuck alumni with funded startups
Moderated by Robert Sewell T'21
- Sarah Apgar T'11, Founder, FitFighter
- Andew Olaleye T'13, Co-Founder, ChatDesk
- Ed Warren T'17, Founder, Zippity
- Ross Klosterman, Founder, UnifiHealth
5:00-6:00 p.m. | Closing Keynote with Roger McNamee T'82 | "Big Tech at a Crossroad"
Interviewed by Alva Taylor, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Tuck School of Business
6:00-6:30 p.m. | Performance by Roger McNamee T'82 and his band Moonalice