LESSONS LEARNED: 
HOW WILL PRIVATE EQUITY 
BENEFIT FROM A GLOBALLY CHANGING REALITY?

Industry Overview – "Where to find growth/investment opportunities in today's market"

Participants

• Moderator: Prof. Serden Ozcan, Academic Director
• Johannes Virkkunen, Head of the ICT Investments Team of the Venture Capital Devision, European Investment Fund
• Jürgen Zapf, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
• Ulrich Desl, Managing Director, Lincoln International
• Jürgen Pinker, Managing Director, The Blackstone Group

Career Panel – "Should aspiring students join a fund straight out of school?"

Participants

• Moderator: Edmund Thomson Jones, Director, Kea Consultants
• Lucas Kollmann, Analyst, Blackstone
• Tilman Hisarli, Analyst, Man Group
• Julius Rüßmann, Analyst, Earlybird Venture Capital

All-time low in IPO markets – "Have public markets been replaced by private funding?"

Participants

• Moderator: Prof. Axel Wieandt, Honorary Professor, WHU
• Steffen Kroner, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
• Jörg Mugrauer, Partner, Quadriga Capital
• Eberhard von Strenge, Member of the Investment Committee, NORD Holding

We are looking forward to welcoming you in March to make our vision come true