27th Annual Columbia Business School Private Equity Conference Program

27TH ANNUAL COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

HOWARD MARKS Oaktree

DR. KAI-FU LEE (CC ’83) Sinovation Ventures

IAN SIGALOW (’06) Greycroft

ALAN PATRICOF (’57) Greycroft

FRANK BAKER GEN. (RET.) DAVID PETRAEUS Siris KKR, KKR Global Institute

FEATURING PANELISTS FROM TOP FIRMS: Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) Alvarez & Marsal APG Apollo Baring Private Equity Asia BC Partners Benefit Street Partners Columbia Business School Columbia Investment Management Committee

Constitution Capital Partners CVC Credit Partners EW Healthcare Partners EY Kirkland & Ellis KKR KKR Capstone Marblegate Asset Management MiddleGround Capital Onex Credit

Ropes & Gray Silver Point Capital Standard General Sterling Group TA Associates Tiedemann Advisors Trilantic Capital Management University of Illinois Foundation Wells Fargo Strategic Capital …and more

27TH ANNUAL COLUMBIA BUSINESS SCHOOL PRIVATE EQUITY CONFERENCE February 8–11, 2021 Virtual/Online

PRESENTED BY

Columbia Business School Private Equity Club

WITH THE SUPPORT OF

Columbia Business School Private Equity Program

PLATINUM SPONSOR

GOLD SPONSOR

MEDIA PARTNER

MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS We are delighted to welcome you to Columbia Business School’s 27th Annual Private Equity Conference.

Each year, the conference attracts hundreds of industry leaders, professionals, faculty, alumni and students.

Columbia Business School’s 27th Annual Private Equity Conference will feature several distinguished speakers and panelists, including six keynote speakers: Howard Marks (Oaktree); Dr. Kai-Fu Lee CC ’83 (Sinovation Ventures); General (Ret.) David Petraeus (KKR, KKR Global Institute); Ian Sigalow ’06 (Greycroft); Alan Patricof ’57 (Greycroft); and Frank Baker (Siris).

Our lineup of panels includes: •

State of Private Equity

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Private Credit

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Distressed Investing

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Portfolio Operations

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Growth Industries

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LP & Family Offices

The goal of this conference is to educate, promote discussion, and provide a forum for interaction between professionals, students and academics who are active in the private equity community.

We are excited to bring to our attendees a strong agenda for the week, featuring respected industry professionals as well as select academics from our esteemed university. By including representatives from a variety of backgrounds, our goal is to bring in a breadth of perspectives from across the industry.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the participation of each of our speakers, the support of our sponsors, the assistance of Columbia Business School’s faculty and administration, and the counseling and guidance of Professor Donna M. Hitscherich ’90, Director of the Private Equity Program, Michael Hillmeyer ’97, Program Manager of the Private Equity Program, and Greta Larson, Senior Associate Director of the Private Equity Program.

On behalf of Columbia Business School’s Private Equity Program and student-run Private Equity Club, we welcome you to this year’s exciting event!

Regards, 2021 PRIVATE EQUITY CLUB CONFERENCE TEAM

Todd Adams ’21 – Conference Co-Chair

Kellie Ragg ’21 – VP Panel Speaker Team

James Lynfield ’21 – Conference Co-Chair

Amortya Sinha ’21 – VP Panel Speaker Team

Manas Bajaj ’1 – Conference Co-Chair Julia Dean ’21 – PE Club Co-President Ameya Sapre ’21 – PE Club Co-President Konstantin Malyshkin ’21 – VP Speakers Fan Zhou ’21 – VP Conference Operations Paul Chandler ’21 – VP Conference Operations

Assistant VPs – Danielle Ng ’22; Greta Simons ’22; Kedar Shirole ’22; Arjun Kapur ’22; Dan Atlas ’22; Garrett Werner ’22; Remy Tucker ’22; Athena Cao ’12; Luis Blaquier ’22; Ryan Shon ’22; Mike Schwartz ’22; Jeffrey Shi ’22; Rob Lohse ’22; Miles Payton ’22; Clay Baker ’22; Hanyue Xu ‘22

CONFERENCE AGENDA

Monday, February 8th, 2021 through Thursday, February 11th, 2021 DAY ONE EVENTS: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH, 2021 5:15 – 6:15PM ET

Open Networking

6:15 – 7:00PM ET

Opening Keynote Event

Howard Marks Co-Founder & Co-Chairman Oaktree Capital Management Todd Adams [Co-Moderator] Columbia Business School James Lynfield [Co-Moderator] Columbia Business School

7:00 – 8:15PM ET

Panel – State of Private Equity

Hunter McCrossin Columbia Investment Management Committee Lauren Mulholland ’12 MiddleGround Capital Grant Palmer ’07 Trilantic Capital Management Gordon Shaw ’92 Baring Private Equity Asia Osei Van Horne Wells Fargo Strategic Capital Lauren Colasacco [Moderator] Kirkland & Ellis

7:00 – 8:15PM ET

Panel – Distressed Investing

Lauren Krueger ’02 KKR Jason New Onex Credit Andrew Milgram Marblegate Asset Management Michael Gatto ’93 [Moderator] Silver Point Capital

8:15 – 9:15PM ET

Open Networking

DAY TWO EVENTS: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH, 2021 11:00 – 12:00PM ET

Open Networking

12:00 – 1:00PM ET

Keynote Event

Ian Sigalow ’06 Co-Founder & Partner Greycroft Alan Patricof ’57 Chairman Emeritus & Co-Founder Greycroft Will Szczerbiak ’15 [Moderator] Greycroft

1:00 – 2:00PM ET

Panel – Growth Industries

Shaunak Parikh EW Healthcare Partners Julian Steinberg ’05 Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) Partners Amara Suebsaeng TA Associates Carl Marcellino [Moderator] Ropes & Gray

2:00 – 3:00PM ET

Open Networking

6:00 – 7:00PM ET

Open Networking

7:00 – 8:00PM ET

Keynote Event

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee CC ’83 Chairman & CEO Sinovation Ventures Costis Maglaras [Moderator] Columbia Business School

8:00 – 9:00PM ET

Open Networking

DAY THREE EVENTS: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH, 2021 11:30 – 12:30PM ET

Open Networking

12:30 – 1:30PM ET

Keynote Event

Frank Baker Co-Founder & Managing Partner Siris Capital Group Eric Wedel [Moderator] Kirkland & Ellis

1:30 – 2:30PM ET

Open Networking

4:30 – 5:30PM ET

Open Networking

5:30 – 6:45PM ET

Panel – Private Credit

Matthias Ederer BC Partners Andrew Eversfield CVC Credit Partners David Glazek CLS ’06 Standard General Richa Tandon Benefit Street Partners Leonard Klingbaum [Moderator] Ropes & Gray

5:30 – 6:45PM ET

Panel – Portfolio Operations

Toya Asbury Alvarez & Marsal Aaron Katarya KKR Capstone Aaron Miller Apollo Jud Morrison Sterling Group Ivan Lehon [Moderator] EY

5:30 – 6:45PM ET

Panel – LP & Family Offices

Ellen Ellison ’92 University of Illinois Foundation Alex Tatum Constitution Capital Partners Ethan Doyle Tiedemann Advisors Michael Weinberg ’98 [Moderator] APG

6:45 – 7:45PM ET

Open Networking

DAY FOUR EVENTS: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 2021 11:00 – 12:00PM ET

Open Networking

12:00 – 1:00PM ET

Closing Keynote Event

General (Ret.) David H. Petraeus Partner & Chairman of the Global Institute KKR & Co. Inc. R. Glenn Hubbard [Moderator] Columbia Business School

1:00 – 2:00PM ET

Open Networking

OPENING KEYNOTE EVENT

FEATURING

HOWARD MARKS Co-Founder & Co-Chairman Oaktree Capital Management Since the formation of Oaktree in 1995, Mr. Marks has been responsible for ensuring the firm’s adherence to its core investment philosophy; communicating closely with clients concerning products and strategies; and contributing his experience to big-picture decisions relating to investments and corporate direction. From 1985 until 1995, Mr. Marks led the groups at The TCW Group, Inc. that were responsible for investments in distressed debt, high yield bonds, and convertible securities. He was also Chief Investment Officer for Domestic Fixed Income at TCW. Previously, Mr. Marks was with Citicorp Investment Management for 16 years, where from 1978 to 1985 he was Vice President and senior portfolio manager in charge of convertible and high yield securities.

Between 1969 and 1978, he was an equity research analyst and, subsequently, Citicorp's Director of Research.

Mr. Marks holds a B.S.Ec. degree cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a major in finance and an M.B.A. in accounting and marketing from the Booth School of Business of the University of Chicago, where he received the George Hay Brown Prize. He is a CFA® charterholder. Mr. Marks is a Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is a member of the Investment Committee of the Royal Drawing School and is Professor of Practice at King’s Business School (both in London).

He serves on the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council and the Advisory Board of Duke Kunshan University. He is an Emeritus Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania, where from 2000 to 2010 he chaired the Investment Board.

MODERATED BY

TODD ADAMS ’21

JAMES LYNFIELD ’21

MBA Class of 2021 Columbia Business School

MBA Class of 2021 Columbia Business School

STATE OF PRIVATE EQUITY PANEL

MODERATED BY

LAUREN COLASACCO Partner Kirkland & Ellis

FEATURING

HUNTER MCCROSSIN

LAUREN MULHOLLAND ’12

Managing Director Columbia Investment Management Committee

Founding Partner MiddleGround Capital

GRANT PALMER ’07

GORDON SHAW ‘92

Managing Director Trilantic Capital Management

Managing Director Baring Private Equity Asia

OSEI VAN HORNE Managing Director Wells Fargo Strategic Capital

DISTRESSED INVESTING PANEL

MODERATED BY

MICHAEL GATTO ’93 Partner Silver Point Capital

FEATURING

LAUREN KRUEGER ’02

JASON NEW

Managing Director KKR

Co-CEO, Head of Opportunistic Credit Onex Capital

ANDREW MILGRAM Managing Partner, CIO Marblegate Asset Management

KEYNOTE EVENT FEATURING

IAN SIGALOW ’06 Co-Founder & Partner Greycroft Ian Sigalow is a Co-Founder of Greycroft and a Partner in the firm’s New York office.

Since launching the firm in 2006, Ian led Greycroft’s investments in Braintree (acquired by eBay), Buddy Media (acquired by Salesforce), DataPlusMath (acquired by LiveRamp), Plated (acquired by Albertsons), Shipt (acquired by Target), and Venmo (acquired by Braintree) among many others.

Prior to Greycroft, Ian founded StrongData, a pioneer in payment encryption, and spent several years as a venture capitalist with Boston Millennia Partners.

Ian was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. He has a Bachelors degree from MIT and an MBA from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.

FEATURING

ALAN PATRICOF ’57 Chairman Emeritus & Co-Founder Greycroft Alan Patricof is the founder and managing director of Greycroft. A longtime innovator and advocate for venture capital, Alan entered the industry in its formative days with the creation of Patricof & Co. Ventures Inc., a predecessor to Apax Partners – today, one of the world’s leading private equity firms with $41 billion under management. He stepped back from the daily administration and operational aspects of Apax Partners, LP in 2004 to concentrate on a group of small venture deals on its behalf. In 2006, he founded Greycroft Partners, a venture capital firm, to invest in leading early and expansion stage investments in digital media. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, Greycroft is currently investing from its fifth Fund as well as its second Growth Fund and has $1B+ under management.

With a 40-plus year career in venture capital, Alan has been instrumental in growing the venture capital field from a base of high net-worth individuals to its position today with broad institutional backing, as well as playing a key role in the essential legislative initiatives that have guided its evolution. He has helped build and foster the growth of numerous major global companies, including, among others, America Online, Office Depot, Cadence Systems, Cellular Communications, Inc., Apple Computer, FORE Systems, NTL, IntraLinks, and Audible. He was also a founder and chairman of the board of New York magazine, which later acquired the Village Voice and New West magazine.

MODERATED BY

WILL SZCZERBIAK ’15 Partner Greycroft

GROWTH INDUSTRIES PANEL

MODERATED BY

CARL MARCELLINO Partner Ropes & Gray

FEATURING

JULIAN STEINBERG ’05

AMARA SUEBSAENG

Founder, Managing Partner Alliance Consumer Growth (ACG) Partners

Principal TA Associates

SHAUNAK PARIKH Partner EW Healthcare Partners

KEYNOTE EVENT

FEATURING

DR. KAI-FU LEE CC ’83 Chairman & CEO Sinovation Ventures Dr. Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures (www.sinovationventures.com/) and President of Sinovation Venture’s Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures, managing US$2 billion dual currency investment funds, is a leading venture capital firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese hightech companies. Prior to founding Sinovation in 2009, Dr. Lee was the President of Google China, and senior executives at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple. Dr. Lee received his Bachelor degree from Computer Science from Columbia University, Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Honorary Doctorate Degrees from both Carnegie Mellon and the City University of Hong Kong. He is the Co-Chair of Artificial Intelligence Council for World Economic Forum Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Times 100 in 2013, WIRED 25 Icons, Asian Business Leader 2018 by Asia House, and followed by over 50 million audience on social media.

MODERATED BY

COSTIS MAGLARAS Dean; David and Lyn Silfen Professor of Business Columbia Business School

KEYNOTE EVENT

FEATURING

FRANK BAKER Co-Founder & Managing Partner Siris Capital Group Frank Baker is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Siris, and is a board member of all Siris portfolio companies. Together with Peter Berger and Jeffrey Hendren, he launched Siris in 2011 and helped establish the firm’s investment strategy, which focuses on driving value creation in mature technology and telecommunications companies with mission-critical products and services, facing industry changes or other significant transitions.

Since its founding, Siris has raised more than $5.9 billion of cumulative capital commitments over three institutional funds, and Mr. Baker has helped oversee each of the firm’s 15 platform equity investments, representing ~$7.2 billion in value (including sourced and allocated co-investment).

Prior to founding Siris, Mr. Baker was a managing director at Ripplewood Holdings LLC, a global private equity firm. He started his career in the mergers and acquisitions group of Goldman Sachs, and earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Mr. Baker currently serves as a trustee of the University of Chicago and has been a major supporter of the university’s New Leaders Odyssey Scholarships. Mr. Baker is also a board member of the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity and of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization.

MODERATED BY

ERIC WEDEL Partner Kirkland & Ellis

PRIVATE CREDIT PANEL

MODERATED BY

LEONARD KLINGBAUM Partner Ropes & Gray

FEATURING

MATTHIAS EDERER

ANDREW EVERSFIELD

Managing Director, Credit BC Partners

Managing Director CVC Credit Partners

DAVID GLAZEK CLS ’06

RICHA TANDON

Partner Standard General

Managing Director Benefit Street Partners

PORTFOLIO OPERATIONS PANEL

MODERATED BY

IVAN LEHON Partner EY

FEATURING

TOYA ASBURY

AARON KATARYA

Managing Director Alvarez & Marsal

Principal KKR Capstone

AARON MILLER

JUD MORRISON

Partner Apollo

Operating Partner Sterling Group

LP AND FAMILY OFFICES PANEL

MODERATED BY

MICHAEL WEINBERG ’98 Managing Director APG

FEATURING

ELLEN ELLISON ’92

ALEX TATUM

Chief Investment Officer University of Illinois Foundation

Partner Constitution Capital Partners

ETHAN DOYLE Director Tiedemann Advisors

CLOSING KEYNOTE EVENT FEATURING

DAVID H. PETRAEUS Partner, Chairman of the KKR Global Institute KKR General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) is a Partner with the global investment firm KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute, which he established in May 2013. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Optiv and FirstStream, a venture investor in more than 15 startups, and engaged in a variety of academic endeavors.

Prior to joining KKR, General Petraeus served over 37 years in the U.S. military, culminating his career with six consecutive commands, five of which were in combat, including command of the 101st Airborne Division during the fight to Baghdad and the first year in Iraq, command of the Multinational Security Transition Command in Iraq, command of coalition forces in Iraq during the Surge, command of U.S. Central Command, and command of coalition forces in Afghanistan.

Following retirement from the military and after Senate confirmation by a vote of 94-0, he served as Director of the CIA during a period of significant achievements in the global war on terror, the establishment of important Agency digital initiatives, and significant investments in the Agency’s most important asset, its human capital.

General Petraeus graduated with distinction from the U.S. Military Academy, and he is the only person in Army history to be the top graduate of both the demanding U.S. Army Ranger School and the U.S. Army’s Command and General Staff College. He also earned a Ph.D. from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs. General Petraeus taught international relations and economics at the U.S. Military Academy in the mid1980s, he was a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Honors College of the City University of New York from 2013 through 2016, and he was for 6 years a Judge Widney Professor at the University of Southern California and a Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Belfer Center.

He is currently a Visiting Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute, Co-Chairman of the Global Advisory Council of the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Senior Vice President of the Royal United Services Institute, and a Member of the Trilateral Commission, as well as a member of the boards of the Atlantic Council, the Institute for the Study of War, and over a dozen veterans service organizations.

Over the past 15 years, General Petraeus was named one of America’s 25 Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report, a runner-up for Time magazine’s Person of the Year, the Daily Telegraph man of the year, a Time 100 selectee, Princeton University’s Madison Medalist, and one of Foreign Policy magazine’s top 100 public intellectuals in three different years.

General Petraeus has earned numerous honors, awards, and decorations, including four Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, two NATO Meritorious Service Medals, the Combat Action Badge, the Ranger Tab, and Master Parachutist and Air Assault Badges. He has also been decorated by 13 foreign countries, and he is believed to be the only person who, while in uniform, threw out the first pitch of a World Series game and did the coin toss at a Super Bowl.

MODERATED BY

R. GLENN HUBBARD Dean Emeritus, Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics Columbia Business School

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