More Than 650 Private Equity Leaders Gather for the 12th Annual Women's Private Equity Summit
2019 Summit to be Hosted at its New Venue, the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California
LEXINGTON, Mass., March 8, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The 12th annual Women's Private Equity Summit will take place March 13-15, 2019 at its new venue, the Monarch Beach Resort in Dana Point, California. Conference producer Falk Marques Group anticipates more than 650 senior-level women from the world's leading private equity and venture capital firms, establishing the Summit as a premier industry conference.
"We are delighted to be hosting this year's Summit in Southern California, an area that is quickly becoming a destination for institutional capital," commented Beth Falk, Summit founder and president of Falk Marques Group. "We made the decision to move in order to accommodate the Summit's extraordinary growth. The fact that this community of women continues to grow year after year is a testament to the progress that is being made toward our firm's mission: connecting women in private equity, venture capital, and other alternatives to build a trusted network in which to support and do business with one another."
More Than 100 Dynamic Speakers
This year's Summit features two-and-a-half days of networking, keynote plenary sessions, and moderated workshops and panel discussions, as well as the UnSessions – the Summit's facilitated roundtable conversations on topics developed by attendees, for attendees. Included among the speakers are highly respected Limited Partners and General Partners: Clara Chan, Hong Kong Monetary Authority; Maya Chorengel, TPG's The Rise Fund; Kristi Craig, Georgetown University; Dayna Grayson, New Enterprise Associates; Kathleen Jacobs, New York University; Annie Lamont, Oak HC/FT; Juli Marley, Blue Point Capital Partners; Molly Murphy, Orange County Employees Retirement System; Chrissie Chen Pariso, Exelon Corporation; Christy Richardson, Hewlett Foundation; Renata Quintini, Lux Capital; Shelby Wanstrath, Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and many more.
2019 Trailblazer Award Recipient
The Trailblazer Award, which honors pioneering women who have paved the way for their peers in the industry, is awarded annually at the Summit. The 2019 recipient is Sandra Robertson, Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer at the Oxford University Endowment Management (OUem), in honor of her standing as OUem's first Chief Investment Officer and her long-time involvement in backing private equity managers. Sandra will give a keynote speech on "Private Equity: Reflections on a Changing Industry and a Look Toward the Future" during the Summit.
Sponsors & Partners — 2019 Women's Private Equity Summit
The 2019 Women's Private Equity Summit has attracted an extraordinary group of blue-chip sponsors and partners, including some of private equity's top industry advisors and organizations, as well as leading private equity firms.
Platinum:
KPMG
Proskauer
Neuberger Berman
Vista Equity Partners
Gold:
American Securities
GCM Grosvenor
Goldman Sachs
KKR
Landmark Partners
Lindsay Goldberg
TA Associates
TPG
Warwick Energy
Silver:
Apollo
Edelman
Jordan Company
Kayne Capital
West Monroe Partners
For a complete list of sponsors, exhibitors, partners, and supporters, visit the Summit website's sponsor page (http://www.womensprivateequitysummit.com/sponsors.php). For more information about the conference, visit the conference website (http://www.womensprivateequitysummit.com), follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter, or call +1.781.652.0900.
About Falk Marques Group
Falk Marques Group LLC develops and produces professional conferences, insightful industry news and event content, and unmatched networking opportunities for an international audience of senior-level decision makers in private equity, venture capital, and other alternative investments.
The highly acclaimed Women's Private Equity Summit and Women's Alternative Investment Summit are the cornerstones of the firm's success. These annual industry events attract more than 650 and 450 attendees, respectively, bringing together institutional investors, fund managers, and advisors to the industry for an honest exchange of business ideas and information, invaluable networking, and unrivaled dealmaking. Later this year, in September 2019, Falk Marques Group will launch a new conference, Women's Leadership Unbound Summit, a two-day interactive Summit for up to 200 GPs, LPs, and industry advisors that already play a key role within their firm and are ready to break through to the next level of power. The firm also publishes a weekly e-newsletter, Women's PE Briefs, which showcases the achievements of women in private equity and venture capital. For more information, visit http://falkmarquesgroup.com.
Note to media: The Women's Private Equity Summit is closed to the press. We would be pleased to facilitate interviews with Summit speakers or organizers before or after the conference. Contact Stephanie Schwartz, Falk Marques Group, at Stephanie.Schwartz(at)FalkMarquesGroup.com or +1.781.652.0900, to make arrangements or with questions regarding the Summit.
SOURCE Women's Private Equity Summit
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