08.30 Registration and coffee

09.00 Welcome address

Kimberly Romaine, Editor-in-Chief, UNQUOTE”

09.10 Keynote address:Challenges and opportunities for CEE region

• The real economy
• Banking sector issues
• Opportunities for PE

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

09.40 Panel discussion: CEE market overview – understanding the current private equity landscape

• Will private equity make a comeback in the region?
• What is the likelihood of another crisis in the near term?
• Is CEE going to pick up on activity?
• Which types of private equity companies will survive?

Moderator: Rafal Andrzejewski, Partner, AMROP
Przemysław Aleksander Schmidt, Founding Partner, TRIGON
Heather Potters, Managing Partner, BARING COMMUNICATIONS EQUITY EMERGING EUROPE (BCEE)
Piotr Noceń, Co-founder and Managing Partner, RESOURCE PARTNERS

10.50 Morning break and an opportunity to visit the exhibition

10.50 Presentation: Macroeconomic outlook

• Implications for the CEE region
• CEE comparison with other countries performance during the credit crisis
• Where the market is heading and what it means for CEE

Miklós Losoncz, Research Director, GKI ECONOMIC RESEARCH

11.20 Presentation: Opportunities and challenges in secondaries for CEE

• How to provide solutions for challenged LPs
• What opportunities are on offer?
• Who is buying and at what prices?

Daniel Green, Investment Director, GREENPARK CAPITAL

11.50 Presentation: Regulatory changes in Europe

• Long-term view on regulations in Europe
• Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) directive –where to next?

Javier Echarri, Secretary General, EVCA

12.20 Lunch and an opportunity to visit the exhibition

13.20 LP Panel: Addressing LPs’ concerns

• Overview of returns: Where have returns gone since the onset of the credit crunch, and where are they headed?
• Re-assessing the relationship between LPs and GPs – a new balance of power
• LPs’ perspective on fundraising

Moderator: 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

14.10 Case Study: Business angels in Poland in comparison to informal venture capital market in European Union

• Features of entrepreneurial success and failure
• Development of entrepreneurial ventures
• Trends in Poland and the EU

Krystyna Brzozowska, Professor of Economics, UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN

14:40 Presentation: ILPA Principles and their effect on GP/ LP relations

• Do ILPA principles matter?
• What is likely to change for CEE based funds
• Impact on negotiations

Sonya Pauls, Partner, SJ BERWIN

15.10 Afternoon break and an 0pportunity to visit the exhibition

15.40 Panel discussion: Effective portfolio management in a post-crunch environment

• What opportunities do refinancings offer?
• Is the time still ripe for buy-and-build?
• How reliable are forecasts now?

Steve Buckley, Founding Partner, INNOVA CAPITAL LLC
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

16.20Panel discussion: Maintaining the vitality of your fund – exit strategies

• How has lack of leverage impacted deals?
• What are the options now?
• Case study: 2009 exit

Moderator: 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

17.00 Unquote” CEE Private Equity Awards & Cocktail reception