The 2010 CEE Private Equity Congress and Awards

Thank you

The 4th annual unquote" CEE Private Equity Congress took place at the Hilton Tower Bridge on 20 May. Almost 100 private equity professionals from 11 different countries gathered to discuss crucial issues around CEE investment. Thanks to all who took part, in particular our sponsors Greenpark Capital, Amrop, SJ Berwin and Aztec Group.

To read an article on the CEE market with interviews with speakers by one of our unquote" reporters, click HERE

The 2010 CEE Awards ceremony followed on from the Congress. Well done to our winners. You can view the winners HERE

What 2010 delegates said

'As ever, thoroughly enjoyable'

'Well done!'

'Good event with interesting participants'

'Excellent, informative sessions - very useful'

'Good job!'

Confirmed speakers for 2010 congress were:

KEYNOTE

• Kurt Geiger, Chairman of THUNDERBIRD PRIVATE EQUITY CENTRE and former Head of Financial Institutions and Private Equity, EBRD

• Rafal Andrzejewski, Partner, AMROP
• Przemysław Aleksander Schmidt, Founding Partner, TRIGON
• Heather Potters, Managing Partner, BARING COMMUNICATIONS EQUITY EMERGING EUROPE (BCEE)
• Piotr Noceń, Founder & Managing Partner, RESOURCE PARTNERS
• Miklós Losoncz, Research Director, GKI ECONOMIC RESEARCH
• Daniel Green, Investment Director, GREENPARK CAPITAL
• Javier Echarri, Secretary General, EVCA
• Henry Potter, Partner, ALPHA ASSOCIATES AG
• Piotr Sieradzan, CFA, Chief Investment Officer - Member of the Board, POCZTYLION- ARKA PTE
• Alessandra Pasian, Senior Banker, EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
• Roger Pim, Partner, SL CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP
• Uli Grabenwarter, Head, Equity Fund Investments, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT FUND
• Krystyna Brzozowska, Professor of Economics, UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN
• Sonya Pauls, Partner, SJ BERWIN
• Aleksander M. Ferenc, Director, M&A, PZU S.A.
• Kerim Turkmen, Director, MID EUROPA PARTNERS
• Konrad Sitnik, Vice-president and Senior Partner, MCI MANAGEMENT SA
• Daniel Lynch, Managing Partner, 3TS CAPITAL PARTNERS
• Dariusz Prończuk, Managing Partner, ENTERPRISE INVESTORS
• Thomas Niss, Vice President, DARBY PRIVATE EQUITY and Managing Director, FRANKLIN TEMPLETON AUSTRIA GMBH