15th Annual Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference

The 15th Annual Tuck Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference will be held at Tuck on Friday, February 7, 2020. The conference is presented each February by the Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital and Private Equity and Venture Capital Club. Join us for an engaging day of keynote presentations, lunchtime mentoring sessions, and panel discussions with private equity and venture capital business leaders, concluding with an afternoon networking reception. 
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Boston Networking Reception: Private Equity, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship

Join Tuck’s Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital, Center for Entrepreneurship, and private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurial Tuck alumni for an evening of cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and conversation. Reception is business casual and admission is free.

A special thank you to our sponsor, Liam Donohue T’95, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of .406 Ventures. Registration to open soon. 

PE & VC Speaker Series: Jonathan De Simone T’98

Jonathan DeSimone T'98, who served as Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Liquid Credit atBain Capital Credit, will discuss trends in the credit markets and the implications of those trends on the private equity/buyout industry from both a GP’s and an LP’s perspective. Mr. DeSimone will also discuss career opportunities in the credit sector and why students should consider it alongside other roles in investment management. 

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Visiting Executive Program: Martha Pease D’79

Breakfast with students
7:30-8:30 AM | Room TBD

Martha will meet with students for a small group discussion on current issues in the health care industry. Sponsored by the Visiting Executive Program and the Center for Health Care. 

Lunchtime presentation: Think Round 
12-1 PM | General Motors

Martha's presentation, “Think Round,” will look at why the challenge for CEOs is how to scale empathy as a growth strategy at the enterprise level so it can be a sustainable advantage in creating long term value. Sponsored by the Visiting Executive Program and CPEVC.

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Lunch and Learn: Search Fund Accelerator with Timothy Bovard

Learn more about search funds and becoming a search fund entrepreneur with Timothy Bovard, Search Fund Accelerator Founder & CEO and INSEAD Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship. Timothy will be available for office hours with students. 

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Bay Area Ecosystem Deep Dive: Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital

This trip is open to first-year students and will be led by Jim Feuille D'79 (Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital Executive Director) and Eileen O'Toole (Center for Entrepreneurship Assistant Director). Registration is full but please email Eileen if you'd like to be added to the waitlist. 

Lunch and Learn: The Investment Theme Program with Graham Partners

Clemente Micara-Sartori T'86, Operating Partner withGraham Partners will present, "The Investment Theme Program: How Graham Partners Works with MBA Students to Create Unconventional Deal Sourcing Opportunities.”  Clemente will also hold morning and afternoon office hours for students.  

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Visiting Speaker: Joe Powers T’14 - Maine Venture Funds

Join us for several events with Joe Powers T’14, Investment Manager with the Maine Venture Fund. Sponsored by the Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital and TuckGO.

Lunch & Learn Presentation: Maine Venture Fund - An Inside Look 
12-1 PM | Stoneman (Murdough)
Joe will explain venture capital, Maine Venture Fund's unique model, and his own path to MVF as a startup veteran.

Student Office Hours
1:15 – 3:45 PM 
Available for first or second-year students.

FYP Info Session
4-5 PM | Buchanan 151
Joe will lead an info session for first-year students interested in doing their FYP with one of Maine Venture Fund’s portfolio companies. Sign-up here.