March 7th, 2006
IFC Global Private Equity Conference
The IFC and the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (EMPEA) are hosting the 8th Annual Global Private Equity Conference on May 11th and 12th in Washington D.C. The conference is titled Emerging Markets Private Equity: Breaking Through Boundaries. The keynote speaker is David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group. The conference will include, among others, panels on Views from the LP seat, SME issues, Emerging Secondaries Markets, and discussions on regional/frontier markets among developing countries. I presume this will be a terrific networking opportunity for some of you?
March 7th, 2006
State of the Planet 2006 Conference
The Earth Institute at Columbia University is hosting the annual State of the Planet Conference on March 28-29, at the Roone Arledge Auditorium. The 4 broad areas of discussion are Research and Ingenuity, Tapping into Market Forces and the Economy, Developing Effective Institutional Structures and Challenging Behavioral Patterns and Perspectives. Speakers include, besides Jeff Sachs, Mark Malloch Brown, Carol Bellamy, Rajendra Pachauri, Abby Joseph Cohen, Stuart Hart, Joel Cohen and Nick Kristof. Of particular interest to IPEG members is the panel on market forces. Here’s what the panel looks like:
SESSION THREE: TAPPING INTO MARKET FORCES AND THE ECONOMY
Abby Joseph Cohen, Partner and Chief U.S. Investment Strategist,
Goldman, Sachs & Co.Joseph Romm, Executive Director, Center for Energy and Climate Solutions
Stuart L. Hart, Samuel C. Johnson Chair in Sustainable Global Enterprise, Professor of Management, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University
David J. Refkin, Director of Sustainable Development, Time Inc.
Amy Davidsen, Director of Environmental Affairs, JPMorgan Chase
I asked Stuart Hart to come speak to our group after the event, but he’s very hard-pressed for time. So, he has personally asked IPEG members who are interested (and have time) to try and make it to the session on market forces. You can register for the event here. If you cannot make it this time, I am sure we can get Stu Hart to come and speak with our group another time.