Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference 2008

Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 8, 2008 -- On Jan. 18, 2008, over 900 industry professionals, academics, and students will gather for the 14th annual Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference under the theme "Harnessing Winds of Change."

The conference, which is an independent, student-run event, will be held at the Park Hyatt at the Bellevue, in Philadelphia, Pa. This year’s distinguished keynote speakers will be David Rubenstein, founder and MD of the Carlyle Group; Dick Kramlich, founder and partner of New Enterprise Associates (NEA); and Guy Hands, founder of Terra Firma Capital Partners. Panelists include partners from TPG, KKR, Silver Lake, 3i, ATV, Atlas, Polaris, Intel Capital, Bain Capital, Welsh Carson, and the NVCA.

Nine panels held throughout the day will provide attendees insight into how the private equity and venture capital industry is “harnessing the winds of change” to allocate capital and maintain returns of recent years. These panels will discuss topics that address how buyout and venture capital funds are adjusting their investment approach across industries, geographies and deal sizes. Additionally, panelists will give their thoughts on the impact of taxes and legislation on private capital competitiveness, address the limited partner’s perspective, and explore opportunities in distressed investing.

Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference
3730 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Jordan Elpern-Waxman
Brooke Eplee
jelper@wharton.upenn.edu
eplee@wharton.upenn.edu

For more information please visit: www.whartonpeconference.org.

About the Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference
The Wharton PEVCC is an independent, student-run conference at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is open to students, alumni, and members of the private equity & venture capital communities. After 13 consecutive editions, the conference has emerged as one of the premier forums for industry leaders, academics, and students to discuss recent trends and emerging issues in the private equity and venture capital industries.

About the Wharton School
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania -- founded in 1881 as the first collegiate business school -- is recognized globally for intellectual leadership and ongoing innovation across every major discipline of business education. The most comprehensive source of business knowledge in the world, Wharton bridges research and practice through its broad engagement with the global business community. The school has more than 4,600 undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral students; more than 8,000 annual participants in executive education programs; and an alumni network of more than 82,000 graduates.

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