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James Del Gaudio
Managing Director, Head of Private Markets, Pennsylvania, Public School Employees’ Retirement System
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13 - 14 May 2025,
New York
Join us at PEI’s highly anticipated 2nd annual Women in Private Markets Summit: North America, returning to New York in May 2024 after a successful debut in 2023. This event, specifically designed for women in the private markets industry, offers a unique opportunity to connect, learn and grow in your career.
Connect with like-minded women across Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt, fostering invaluable relationships that can enhance your career and business prospects. Gain insights and diverse perspectives from accomplished industry leaders, paving the way for your own success in private markets. Attend forums focused on key asset classes and expand your knowledge and expertise in various private market sectors.
Don’t miss the opportunity to join more than 400 professionals from across private markets at North America’s leading fundraising and networking event for women in the world of alternatives.
Gain insights into how industry leaders are proactively addressing critical issues within their businesses and partnerships. Explore the evolving landscape of investor allocations in the private markets, uncover emerging trends observed by top fund managers across various asset classes, and delve into the sustained growth of secondaries, among other compelling topics.
Connect with industry participants across private equity, infrastructure, private debt, and real estate. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, an evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
Hear from investors who are looking to increase their exposure to private markets and benefit from our expansive global investor community. Previous investors include AIMCo, AustralianSuper, barings, Desjardins Group, Manulife, Massmutual, PSP Investments, Temasek and many others.
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
I really enjoyed participating at the conference and meeting and listening to all of the brilliant, accomplished women in the field of private markets.
The conference had a great variety of educational content, thought provoking opportunities for discussions, well set up breaks to encourage networking and organ…
I was delighted to join the event as a male ally. It gave me a high quality overview of different investment strategies in the current market, access to a wide…
The conference had a great variety of educational content, thought provoking opportunities for discussions, well set up breaks to encourage networking and organic connection and a diverse line up of great professionals across various asset classes in their respective LP/GP/Founder seats.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@pei.group | +44 (0) 203 879 3893
Laurie Mahon, Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Markets
Keynote:
Andrea Auerbach, Partner and Head of Global Private Investments, Cambridge Associates
Moderator:
Keirsten Lawton, Co-Head of US Private Equity Research, Cambridge Associates
Panelists:
Jennie Benza, Private Markets, General Electric Pension
Anne Duggan, Managing Director, Partners Capital
Petya Nikolova, Deputy CIO and Head of Infrastructure Investments, New York City Comptroller’s Office
Leslie Vargas, Head of Portfolio Management, Resolution Life US
Deputy CIO and Head of Infrastructure Investments, New York City Retirement System
Read bioModerator:
Marta Castelli, Methodologies Sector Lead, Corporates & Infrastructure, S&P Global Ratings
Panelists:
Kenna Baudin, Global Head of Private Capital, Egon Zehnder
Tynesia Boyea-Robinson, President, and CEO, CapEQ
Kara Helander, Partner and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Carlyle
Tracy Stuart, CFA, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Corbin Capital Partners
Managing Director, Head of Financial Services Methodologies, S&P Global Ratings
Read bioModerator:
Sijia Cai, Partner, Investment Management, Davis Polk & Wardwell
Panelists:
Tori Buffery, Senior Director, Secondaries, Nicola Wealth
Wandy Hoh, Head of Infrastructure Secondaries, Macquarie Group
Cari Lodge, Managing Director, CF Private Equity
Moderator:
Eileen Duff, Managing Partner, Chief Client Success Officer, iCapital
Panelists:
Kendra Corbett, Partner, Cloverlay
James Del Gaudio, Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Credit, Pennsylvania, Public School Employees’ Retirement System
Lisa Larsson, Partner, StepStone Group
Jenn Phillips, Chief Revenue and Growth Officer, Forge Global
Managing Director, Head of Private Markets, Pennsylvania, Public School Employees’ Retirement System
Read bioModerator:
Alexandra Wilde, Partner, Clifford Chance
Panelists:
Ashli Aslin, Senior Analyst Real Assets and Infrastructure, Albourne
Sarah O’Malley, Managing Director and Investment Strategist for Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen Infrastructure
Tara Mei Smith, ESG Integration Officer, NYC Office of the Comptroller
Jamie Vermie, Managing Principal – Impact Investing, Allstate Investments
Laurie Mahon, Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Markets
Moderator:
Zak Bentley, Americas Editor, Infrastructure Investor
Panelists:
Kemi-Christina Abdul, Managing Director, BlueHaven
Anna Dayn, Managing Director, New End
Leonie Maruani, Senior Director, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Leonarda Orani, Managing Director Infrastructure US, Ardian
Moderator:
Leslie Wolff Golden, Managing Director, Global Head of Capital Formation and Investor Relations, Digital Bridge
Panelists:
Canan Anli, Senior Advisor, PMP Strategy
Danielle Hunt, General Counsel, Tiger Infrastructure Partners
Moderator:
Andrea Logan, Director, FirstPoint Equity
Panelists:
Vidyu Kishor, Director, Renewables and Grid Solutions, Osaka Gas USA
Irene Mavroyannis, Global Co-Head of Business Development, Infrastructure, Partners Group (USA)
Dr. Barbara Weber, Founding Partner, B Capital Partners
Moderator:
Mark Rudovic, Principal, Hodes Weill & Associates
Panelists:
Kate Dorsey, Principal, Stonepeak
Marie-Noël Ouellet, Managing Director, Infrastructure Financing, CDPQ
Mansi Patel, Global Head of Infrastructure Debt, Buyside
Moderator:
Jane Bowes, Managing Director, Threadmark
Panelists:
Janice Ince, Managing Director, Pantheon
Abigail Leung, Principal, HOOPP Infrastructure
Kate Roscoe, Senior Managing Director, Manulife Investment Management
Sue Yang-Krochmal, Investment Director – Next Gen, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Chris Lane, Managing Director, Head of Institutional Relationship Management, Forge Global
Moderator:
Virginia Lantz, Vice President, Insight Sourcing, part of Accenture
Panelists:
Lili Cai, Private Equity Investment Professional, Swiss Re
Anne Philpott, Managing Director, Churchill Asset Management
Rabah Sadruddin, Senior Principal, Private Equity Funds & Asset Management,AIMCO
Jana Wayne, Managing Director – Head of Procurement, Hunter Point Capital
Managing Director, Junior Capital & Private Equity Solutions, Churchill Asset Management
Read bioModerator:
Sebnem Caglayan, Managing Director, S&P Global
Panelists:
Lane McDonald, Managing Director, Strategy & Operations, Omers
Julia Wittlin, Partner, RedBird Capital Partners
Moderator:
Stephanie Smith, Chief Operating Officer – Equity Private Markets & Private Markets Platform, BlackRock
Panelists:
Kavita Datta, Director, Private Capital Advisory, Raymond James
Catherine Hatch, Private Equity Allocator, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Aiyu Yuan Nicholson, Partner, StepStone Group
Sheryl Schwartz, Chief Investment Officer, ALTI
Chief Operating Officer - Equity Private Markets & Private Markets Platform, BlackRock
Read bioModerator:
Michael Sabin, Partner, Clifford Chance
Panelists:
Michelle Jacobi, Managing Director, Gatewood Capital
Agata Rzamek Praczuk, Director, Metlife Investment Management
Gayatri Sarkar, Founder and CEO, Advaita Capital
Moderator:
David Bogoslaw, Senior Reporter, Venture Capital Journal
Panelists:
Stephanie Campbell, General Partner, The Artemis Fund
Kirsten Morin, Partner, HighVista Strategies
Rudina Seseri, Founder & Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures
Summer Zhao, Investment Director, Lafayette College
Gila Cohen, Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Vanbarton Group
Moderator:
Dan Winters, Senior Director, GRESB
Panelists:
Maggie Coleman, Chief Investment Officer, North America, Real Estate, Manulife Investment Management
Julie Donegan, Director of Real Estate, CalSTRS
Wendy Pryce, Head Americas Real Estate Specialist, Nuveen
Vicky Schiff, CEO, Avrio Real Estate
Chief Investment Officer, North America, Real Estate, Manulife Investment Management
Read bioModerator:
Anne Gales, Partner & Co-Founder, Threadmark
Panelists:
Geneviève Brassard, Director, Real Estate Investments, PSP Investments
Leslie Himmel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Himmel + Meringoff Properties
Sarah Jancot, Senior Investment Manager, Unlisted Real Estate, Global Logistics, NBIM
Patti Unti, Managing Director, Waterfall Asset Management
Moderator:
Samantha Rowan, Editor, Real Estate Capital USA
Panelists:
Wendy Cai-Lee, CEO and Founder, Piermont Bank
Molly Mahoney, Managing Director, Slate Asset Management
Robin Potts, Partner and CIO, Canyon Partners Real Estate
Sarah Schwarzschild, Chief Operating Officer, Mavik Capital Management
Moderator:
Mary D’Souza, CIO, Misha Investments
Panelists:
Erin Beitz, Executive Vice President, Residential, Rockhill Management
Erin Miller, Executive Managing Director, NEWMARK
Maddi Sampson, Vice President, International Real Estate, QuadReal Property Group
Moderator:
Tim Savage, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate
Panelists:
Gila Cohen, Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Vanbarton Group
Marion Jones, Managing Director, JLL Capital Markets Americas
Rachel Loeb, Chief Investment Officer, Benenson Capital Partners
Kristina Matthews, Managing Director, Client & Product Solutions, Onex
Moderator:
Susan Burkhardt, Partner, Clifford Chance
Panelists:
Keirsten Lawton, Co-Head of US Private Equity Research, Cambridge Associates
Katherine McElroy, Managing Director, Infrastructure Debt US, Fiera Capital
Meenal Mehta, Co-Head of Underwriting, Diversified Lending, Blue Owl Capital
Moderator:
Sweta Chanda, Managing Director, Head of Business Strategy, Monroe Capital
Panelists:
Kalina Berova, Portfolio Manager, BCI
Kerry Dolan, Managing Partner, Brinley Partners
Shamafa Khan, Managing Director and Head of Investor Relations and Marketing, Crayhill Capital Management
Moderator:
Maja Zerjal Fink, Partner, Clifford Chance
Panelists:
Beth Duggan, Associate General Counsel, Polen Capital
Lexi Fallon, Formerly – Special Situations, CPPIB
Eric Newman, Treasury Manager, City of Stamford
Dr. Tingting Zhang, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, TerraCotta Group
Moderator:
Michelle Noyes, Managing Director, Head of Americas, AIMA
Panelists:
Nicole Byrns, Alternative Asset Investor, Independent
Rebecca Chia, Head of Business Development and Investor Relations, Atalaya Capital Management
Meggie Daoust, Senior Director, Capital Solutions, CDPQ
Moderator:
Robin Blumenthal, Americas Editor, Private Debt Investor
Panelists:
Kristina Matthews, Managing Director, Client & Product Solutions, Onex
Samantha Papir, Senior Vice President, Investment, Turning Rock Partners
Helena Wang, Principal, Capital Solutions Group, CPPIB
These sessions will allow women to speak freely about the issues impacting their office and asset class. It is a closed door, open conversation where attendees can benchmark ideas and share best practices to gain solutions for common concerns.
Moderator:
Ruth Yang, Managing Director, Global Head of Private Market Analytics, S&P Global Ratings
Panelists:
Kanan Joshi, Partner, Co-head of North America & Head of Digital Infrastructure, DIF Capital Partners
Mirja Lehmler-Brown, Partner, Hayfin
Lisa Sun, Managing Director and Co-Head of the BlackRock Secondaries and Liquidity Solutions (SLS), BlackRock
Elisabeth Troni, Global Portfolio Strategist, CBRE Investment Management
Moderator:
Fiona Dane, Partner, Head of Investor Relations and Fundraising, Livingbridge
Panelists:
Alexandra Bazarewski, Partner, Rede Partners
Katie Moore, Managing Director, Fund Investment & Managed Solutions, Hamilton Lane
Yokasta Segura-Baez, Managing Director, ArcLight Capital Partners
Mahsa Zeinali, Senior Vice President, Capital Partnering, Reverence Capital Partners
Bill O’Conor, Managing Director, PEI Group US
Moderator:
Chris Janiec, Americas Editor, Agri Investor
Panelists:
Evy Carroll, Senior Associate, Private Equity Co-investments, Mercer
Rachel Goldstein, Investment Principal – Co-investments, Partners Capital
Catherine Saunders, Managing Director, Benefit Street Partners
Elizabeth Weindruch, Managing Director, Barings
Moderator:
Ali Humphrey, Managing Partner, Arna
Panelists:
Adriana Becerra Cid, Sustainable Investment Lead for Private Assets, Lombard Odier Asset Management
Jennifer Essigs, Head of Sustainability, AE Industrial Partners
Alison Fenton-Willock, Director, KKR
Angela Jhanji, Managing Director, Sustainability – Private Capital, EQT Partners
Katie Treuer, Principal, Generate
Three hand-picked fund managers will present investment case studies in this exclusive, data-driven and interactive format. Hosted by two experts, you’ll have the chance to ask questions, share your thoughts and vote on the transactions in our very own investment committee.
Co Moderators:
Laurie Mahon, Senior Advisor, Infrastructure Markets
& Jill Haberkern, Partner, Mintz Group
Panelists:
Amy Wang, Managing Director (Head of Private Credit), Blue Earth Capital
Priya Grewal, Investment Manager, Morrisson
Jaime Hildreth, Partner, Head of Risk, WestCap Group
A number of tables throughout Forum AB. Attendees can choose which discussion they would like to join
Spotting the Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Looking for Misconduct and Failures of Integrity that Don’t Show Up in Traditional Background Checks
Table 1 – Jill Haberkern, Partner, Mintz Group
Table 2 – Doug Chisholm, Partner and Practice Head of Transaction Diligence, Mintz Group
When Things Get Ugly: Navigating Internal Investigations, Disputes and Legal Challenges”
Table 3 – Alina Mogilyanskaya, Managing Director, Mintz Group
Table 4 – Kelsey Froehlich, Partner and Practice Head of IP, Mintz Group
Stay Away, FCPA!: Conducting Integrity Diligence in Unfamiliar Markets
Table 5 – Liza Baron, Managing Director, Mintz Group
Table 6 – Eleanor Warnick, Senior Managing Investigator, Mintz Group
Beneath the Surface: Assessing Workplace Culture to Unlock Value
Table 7 – Mike Karran, Managing Director, Mintz Group
Table 8 – Kathleen Hurt, Senior Managing Investigator, Mintz Group
Join 400+ attendees in May 2024 and connect with institutional investors, fund managers, as well as the wider private markets community for two days of learning and networking. This year’s summit will once again be co-located with the Women in Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt Forums. Attendees will have access to all four forums.
Learn from and meet with practitioners from across private markets with an agenda covering all the topics impacting alternatives. Networking breaks take place together and delegates can move freely between individual forums.
The agenda is curated to enhance networking opportunities with small group discussions. There will be interactive working groups, breakfast think tanks, roundtable discussions, cocktail receptions and a seated networking lunch.
Attendees in 2023 included over 100 investors from Japan Post Bank, GIC, Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Pension Protection Fund, Allstate Investment, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, NYSNA Pension Plan and Benefits Fund and many more.
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time fo…
As an associate, still at the early stage of my career and eager to learn and grow in the industry, I found it really inspiring to meet other successful women w…
I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the candid exchange of knowledge, and the passion that speakers and participants brought. I always leave this event feeling en…
This was a well organised event, balancing between sessions hearing from industry leaders on topics that are currently top priority, as well as allowing time for networking and engaging with other participants. Highly recommended.
For more information on speaking in 2024, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@pei.group | +44 (0) 203 879 3893
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General Electric Pension, New York City Controller’s Office and Resolution Life share their views on the evolution of LPA terms, GP strategies including continuation funds, margin loans & NAV financing and predictions for their allocations in the next decade.
Discover the scope of the opportunity and the potential risks as well as how democratization will impact GP/LP alignment. Discussion to be led by Moonfare, StepStone Group and Pennsylvania, Public School Employees’ Retirement System.
How can investors and fund managers unlock the benefits of co-investing? Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation and New End discuss fee structures, alignment and transparency to get the most out of co-investing.
Build lasting relationships and exchange valuable perspectives with other investors through networking breaks, round table discussions and social events.
Hear from the biggest names in private markets and discover where they are seeing opportunities and how they are tackling market challenges.
Build your network of fund managers and catch up with your current managers to maximise your returns.
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.
Complimentary investor passes are limited to foundations, endowments, trusts, insurance companies, single family offices, sovereign wealth funds and pension funds who are actively making fund commitments and do not engage in third-party fundraising activities or collect fees for advisory/consulting services.
Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.
Connect with and benchmark against your investor peers. Take part in roundtable discussions, think-tanks and investor-focussed sessions to explore private market opportunities so you can come away with strategies to generate the highest returns.