NZ Private Capital conference programme 2024

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NZ Private Capital Conference

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Conference programme

The conference will explore global trends including impactful innovation, future technology and private capital industry outlook - how our changing world of economic and social trends have potential to disrupt or enable New Zealand's investment markets.

The conference dinner at a venue to be revealed will provide opportunities to connect and engage in topical conversations with industry members.

Wednesday 23 October

See our separate page for Wednesday events.

Thursday 24 October

Venue: Rydges Queenstown

7:00 am onwards: Registration desk open in Rydges Lobby, 38-54 Lake Esplanade

NZ Private Capital Annual Conference
Thursday 24 October 2024

8:00 am	Doors open
8:30 am	Conference Opening
8:45 am	Global financial markets outlook If you wait long enough, it will happen - Does the US election actually matter for financial markets? - Globalisation and the rewiring of trade flows - The China challenge - a stimulus that won’t fix the problem Sean Keane, Triple T Consulting Sponsored by AWS
9:30 am	Domestic economic outlook Sharon Zollner, ANZ Bank New Zealand Sponsored by ANZ Bank New Zealand
10:15 am	Fund manager insights GPs share experience of portfolio company challenges - Management teams, fellow shareholders and financing parties - Risks identified from due diligence which were not well managed post-acquisition - Challenges from investments in specific industries & period of time - Importance of strength of broader GP team when dealing with challenging investments Philippa Weston, Pencarrow Private Equity Raj Tarsoloo, EY (Moderator) Ross George, Direct Capital Sponsored by AWS
11:00 am	Industry Outlook - Macro-environment and its impact on portfolio focus and deal activity - Fund raising environment and attractiveness of the PE/VC asset class to investors Scott McKnight, Pacific Equity Partners Heath Kerr, Direct Capital Lauren Williamson, Hamilton Lane Nigel Bingham, Pencarrow Private Equity (Moderator) Robbie Paul, Icehouse Ventures Sponsored by ASX
11:45 am	Limited Partners Outlook Insights on private markets strategies both locally and abroad - LP skews and preferences towards specific GP strategies - Push vs Pull factors: Is the local GP pool now achieving performance persistence and quality or is it still too early - Insight into manager selection, what are LPs focussed on when evaluating new and existing manager relationships Helen Bullick, Craigs Investment Partners Sian Orr, NZ Super Fund Vignesh Kumar, GD1 (Moderator) William Fletcher, Fisher Funds Sponsored by ASX
12:30 pm	Awards opening - Whakatau
12:45 pm	NZ Private Capital Industry Awards
1:30 pm	Lunch break
3:00 pm	Māori fund ambitions The evolving ways Māori are partnering with Private Capital - What are the outcomes Māori Collectives are looking from in their investments? - What are Māori looking for in a Private Capital partner? - What is the next evolution in this space? Jamie Rihia, Tauhara North No. 2 Trust (Moderator) Jamie Tuuta Tracey Hook, Auahu Group Wayne Panapa, Te Wananga o Aotearoa
3:45 pm	Trends in commercial intelligence Maximising deal value through commercial intelligence, data and AI driven strategies - The importance of having a clear view on the future opportunities - Connecting the intelligence gained in diligence to performance of the portfolio companies - High-quality data analysis and AI are driving efficiencies in the process - Potential for D&A and AI driven investments Daren, McKennay, Crescent Capital Louise Haslehurst, Quadrant Capital McGregor Fea, Altered Capital Phil Wheeler, PwC (Moderator)
4:30pm	Conference close
4:30pm	AWS pre-dinner networking QT Queenstown
7:00pm	Conference Gala Dinner