SUPPORT THE KAYO WOMEN'S PRIVATE EQUITY SUMMIT
Be a support to the small percentage of women who are in your industry.
Join 150 of the nation’s leading women in private equity, venture capital, and M&A including institutional investors, lenders, and finance, legal, and consulting advisors for two days of networking, identifying new investment opportunities, gathering insights, and strengthening your business relationships.
funds day
Tuesday, June 8 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time
10:00 AM ET | FIRESIDE CHAT: ALISA WOOD, KKR
Alisa Wood, KKR
Amanda Persaud, Ropes & Gray (moderator)
10:30 AM ET | PE STRATEGIES: DIFFERENTIATION AND ALIGNING TO MARKET DEMAND
Susanne Clark, Centerbridge
Lynn Alexander, Kelso & Company
Lindsey Goldstein, Ropes & Gray (moderator)
11:00 AM ET | SPEED NETWORKING
11:30 AM ET | INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR PERSPECTIVES
Beth Holzberger, State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Kaitlin Miles, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Adriana Ballard, Texas Employee Retirement System
Christine Kelleher, National Gallery of Art (moderator)
11:30 AM ET | LP CONSULTANT PERSPECTIVES
Anne Duggan, Partners Capital
Heidi Poon, Aksia
Melissa Mendenhall, NEPC
Franny Jones, Sterling Partners (moderator)
12:00 PM ET | WINNING THE RACE: GLOBAL PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDRAISING OUTLOOK
Caitlin Brodie, The Carlyle Group
Neha Verma, TPG
Kristin DePlatchett, Trilantic North America
Erica Berthou, Kirkland & Ellis (moderator)
12:30 PM ET | SECONDARIES: SET TO REBOUND?
Boriana Karastoyanova, Neuberger Berman
Gerald Cooper, Campbell Lutyens
Katie Stitch, W Capital Partners
Lauren King, Goodwin (moderator)
talent and esg
Tuesday, June 8 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
1:00 PM ET | PEER TO PEER NETWORKING
1:30 PM ET | SO WHAT IS INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP
Lauren Mulholland, MiddleGround Capital
Kim Saunders, NBA
Gabriela Weiss, Advent International
Kerensa Buttler, RSM (moderator)
2:00 PM ET | TRENDS IN HUMAN CAPITAL
Sasha Jensen, Jensen Partners
Anna Edwin, TPG
Melissa Mounce, GTCR
Caroline Young, HKW (moderator)
2:30 PM ET | CREATING ALIGNMENT: PE INVESTORS, OPERATING PARTNERS AND CEOS
Latasha Akoma, GenX360
Prachi Kanabar, Sunstone Partners
Kate Eberle Walker, Presence Learning
Erica Kasperkowiak, CAC Specialty
Kelley Powell, MacLaurin Group (moderator)
3:10 PM ET | SPEED NETWORKING
3:30 PM ET | ESG
Anthony DeCandido, RSM
Erick Bronner, Palladium Equity Partners
Alisa Mall, Foresite Capital
Helee Lev, Goby (moderator)
m&a and capital markets
Wednesday, June 9 | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Eastern Time
10:00 AM ET | FIRESIDE CHAT
Fireside Chat Presentation
10:30 AM ET | FROM SLOW TO FLOW: EYEING LEVERAGED FINANCE OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD
Molly Hughes, Madison Dearborn
Emily Johnson, Hellman & Friedman
Tamarah Belczyk, Audax Group
Michelle Kilkenney, Kirkland & Ellis (moderator)
11:00 AM ET | SPEED NETWORKING
11:30 AM ET | FIRESIDE CHAT: LYNN BARANSKI, PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS
Lynn Baranski, Blackrock Private Equity Partners
Gerrie Sinatra, Dechert (moderator)
12:00 PM ET | BUY AND BUILD
Heather Madland, Huron Capital
Sandra Mason, Audax Group
Cheryl Strom, The Riverside Company
Samantha Koplik, Dechert (moderator)
12:30 PM ET | THE SPAC SURGE AND INVESTOR OPTIMISM
Olympia McNerney, Goldman Sachs
Betsy Cohen
Emily Oldshue, Ropes and Gray (moderator)
subsectors and strategies
Wednesday, June 9 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
1:00 PM ET | NETWORKING BY STRATEGY
1:30 PM ET | VENTURE CAPITAL OUTLOOK
Elizabeth Orsinger, Pacific Western Bank
Joanne Chen, Foundation Capital
Beth Ferreira, FirstMark Capital
Yasmine Lacadillade, Drive Capital (moderator)
2:00 PM ET | FIVE TRENDS IN GROWTH EQUITY
Susan Cates, Leeds Equity Partners
Kathy Fields, JMI Equity
Breck Hancock, DST Global
Cameron Contizano, Goodwin (moderator)
2:30 PM ET | MIDDLE MARKET: GOING DIGITAL
Suzanne Yoon, Kinzie Capital
Jaimee Michaud, Advent International
Kristen Rathfelder, RSM
3:00 PM ET | Breakout Panel | SECTOR: HEALTHCARE
Allison Fiore, Tailwind Capital
Steph Scott, Questa Capital
Natasha Latif, Vistria
Lori Kalic, RSM (moderator)
3:00 PM ET | Breakout Panel | SECTOR: TECHNOLOGY
Kelsey Chisholm, Stax
Julia Taxin, GroTech
KC Kannoff, Mailsail Partners
Tara Gadgil, Thoma Bravo
Tia Malhotra, Golub Capital (moderator)
3:30 PM ET | NETWORKING BY INDUSTRY
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