BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Venture Capital & Private Equity Club, a student club at Harvard Business School, will hold its 22nd annual Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference March 5, 2016, on the Harvard Business School campus in Boston. One of Harvard Business School’s most anticipated student-run conferences, the one-day event will bring together several hundred venture capital and private equity professionals, academics, and students to engage in educational discourse and thought leadership around the most prominent issues in today’s alternative investing space.
Several new and exciting panel topics will be introduced this year, including Diversity in PE, Impact Investing, and Consumer Investing, among others. Also on the agenda are last year’s popular topics, including Search Funds, Operational Value Creation, Fundraising, and more. Nearly 100 panelists and moderators with extensive experience in venture capital and private equity will help cultivate engaging discussions around each topic.
A selection of distinguished keynote speakers are slated to present at the VCPE Conference this year, including:
- Joshua Harris, Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director at Apollo Global Management, LLC
- Mark Gallogly, Co-Founder and Managing Principal of Centerbridge Partners, L.P.
- Hartley Rogers, Chairman at Hamilton Lane.
Conference panels will comprise a wide variety of leading alternative investment professionals, including bankers, intermediaries, general partners, limited partners, and managing directors, among others. To view the full schedule of events and to register to attend, please visit: http://thevcpeconference.com/
“We put a lot of effort into creating an environment of thought-provoking conversation around key trends in today’s alternative investing space, and are looking forward to some really compelling panel discussions this year,” said Page Wagley, Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2016 and co-chair of the Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference. “We are hoping that these discussions will uncover new insights among industry leaders and affiliates, especially as the market continues to shift and change at the rapid pace we’ve seen over the past few years. It is through rich, in-depth dialogue and the exchange of ideas that we hope to foster a meaningful networking opportunity for participants and audience members alike.”
“We are extremely pleased with how this conference has grown over the years, not only in size and popularity, but also in the breadth and variety of topics covered,” said Margareta Klincic, Harvard Business School MBA Class of 2016 and co-chair of the Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference. “We are honored to uphold the tradition of organizing one of the largest and most notable events on campus, a conference that continues to draw a host of distinguished speakers and attendees with a common interest in alternative investing every year.”
Sponsoring the conference are esteemed members of the financial community, including Kirkland & Ellis, EY, Preqin, Dechert, and BackBay Communications. Media sponsors include Buyouts Insider, The Deal, Mergers & Acquisitions Journal, and Pitchbook.
About the Venture Capital & Private Equity Club
The
Venture Capital & Private Equity (VCPE) Club is a student-run club at
Harvard Business School. The Club is committed to providing its
members with career and educational opportunities focused on the venture
capital and private equity sectors. The VCPE Club’s goal is to
provide members with an opportunity to learn about venture capital and
private equity, interact with some of the industry’s leading players,
and meet fellow students who share similar interests. The Annual Venture
Capital & Private Equity Conference is the Club’s marquee event and is
one of the largest student-run conferences on campus. Each year the VCPE
Club brings in high-profile venture capitalists as well as LBO and
private equity investors from around the world.