October 20th, 2007
IPEG Happy Hour on Oct 25
This is very short notice, but hopefully many of you IPEG members will be able to make it to this short-notice happy hour.
Many IPEG members are in the process of successfully raising emerging markets focused funds, the latest example of which is Mike Hokenson’s successful closure of the $40 million fund with CDC. There are a bunch of other South Asia and Africa focused funds that are also in the process of being raised or being closed.
Come hear all about it and discuss other issues of interest, over drinks, with your colleagues this coming Thursday, on October 25th from 7:30 pm to 11 pm at Amsterdam Cafe on Amsterdam Avenue at 119th St. Amsterdam Cafe also has a decent food menu, so you can also have dinner there, if need be.
If you are coming, please do RSVP in comments.
May 30th, 2006
IPEG event with Bowman Cutter of Warburg Pincus
IPEG will be hosting Bowman Cutter, the Managing Director of Warburg Pincus on June 1st, Thursday at Columbia Business School. As many of you know already, besides his role at Warburg Pincus, Bo is also the chair of Microvest and serves on the board of CARE. He also served in both the Clinton and Carter administrations. The full coordinates for the event are below:
Speaker: Bowman Cutter, Managing Director of Warburg Pincus.
Topic: The role of private capital, capital markets and the private sector in fostering economic development.
When: June 1st, Thursday, at 6:15 pm.
Venue: Venue: Warren Hall, Room 208 (second floor). Warren Hall is located on Amsterdam Avenue, between 115th and 116th Streets.
Mr Cutter has an event to go to at 7:30 pm, so we will start on time, so we have some amount of time factored in for discussions as well. Please make sure you are at the venue by 6:15 so we can start without delays.
As anyone who has attended these events earlier know, they tend to be very informal and more in discussion mode than just a person speaking. We also tend to catch a few beers/dinner after the event, so please work that into your schedules as well, since that’s where a lot of the great connections are made among IPEG members.
As always, feel free to bring along anyone you think might be interested in the subject matter or in interacting with IPEG members after the event. RSVPs will be appreciated, since we need to know how many people to expect.
April 17th, 2006
IPEG Event with Len Battiferano of AIG
We have an event scheduled for Thursday, the 20th.
Speaker: Len Battiferano, Vice President and Director of Strategic Alliances at AIG
Topic: Microinsurance and Microfinance in Emerging Markets — The AIG experience
Date and Time: April 20th 2006, Thursday. 6:30 pm
Venue: Warren Hall, Room 208 (second floor). Warren Hall is located on Amsterdam Avenue, between 115th and 116th Streets.
If you would like to attend or have any questions, please e-mail us at ipeg2005 [AT] gmail.com
March 17th, 2006
Investing in India: A 20/20 Perspective
The South Asia Business Association (SABA) at Columbia Business School is organizing a fabulous conference on April 14th, titled Investing in India: A 20/20 Perspective. The keynote speeches are by Sam Pitroda (widely regarded as the father of India’s telecom revolution) and Kanwal Rekhi of Excelan and TiE. Other speakers include Jagdish Bhagwati, Anjali Kumar of Acumen Fund, Sonal Shah (a good friend of IPEG), David Good of the TATA group, Sreedhar Menon, chairman of Viteos capital markets, and Ajay Sharma, the director of Merill Lynch’s Pvt Equity Group. There are panels on capital markets, private equity and social enterprise, among others. If you’re in the NYC area on the 14th and have an interest in investing in India (in any form), I’d urge you to attend. You can register for the conference here.
March 16th, 2006
US-Africa Business Conference
The Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in collaboration with the Corporate Council on Africa, is hosting the third US-Africa Business Conference with the theme Building Partnerships for Economic Opportunities in Africa. Plenty of interesting panels including Alternative Energy, Microfinance etc. Speakers include, among others, IPEG member Euvin Naidoo of the Standard Bank of South Africa.
This conference is designed to enhance networking that will identify potential African investment opportunities in specific core sectors of the economy in sub-Saharan African countries. Its prime objective is to promote economic and educational partnerships that will strengthen trade and investment ties between the northeastern United States and Africa. Companies that have been successfully investing in and importing from or exporting to Africa will share their experiences with the participants. Plenary sessions and workshops will be held in Agriculture, Mining, Water Management, Higher Education, Alternative Energy, Health Management, Information and Communication Technology.
The objectives of the conference are:
# To promote linkages among African and U.S. businesses, governments, and educational institutions to facilitate the development of economic partnerships and a healthy and appropriately trained work force
# To promote accelerated development of fair trade and industry, including exports and imports between Africa & the US
# To expand opportunities for small-scale enterprises to become a force in global markets
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.
February 28th, 2006
Alan Patricof Event
Feb 28, 2006: Talk with Alan Patricof [biography], co-founder of APAX Partners.
Topic: Role of Private Equity and Venture Capital in Catalyzing Economic Development
Time: 6:15 pm
Location: 208 Warren Hall, Columbia University (between 115th and 116th St on Amsterdam Avenue)