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ACG InterGrowth 2010 Schedule
TUESDAY MAY 4, 2010
2:00 - 5:00 pm	Chapter Leadership Meeting Sponsored by American City Business Journals
5:30 - 7:30 pm	Early Arrivals Reception Sponsored by Siemens Financial Services
WEDNESDAY MAY 5, 2010
8:00 - 8:30 am	First-Time Attendee Orientation
8:30 - 9:00 am	Attendee Continental Breakfast
9:00 - Noon	ACG DealSource
9:15 - 10:00 am	Global Recovery and the Dollar: Patterns, Products and Prospects Opening Keynote Address: Martin Regalia, Chief Economist, US Chamber of Commerce
10:00 - Noon	Sponsor Gallery
10:00-10:45am	M&A Market Update Global Recovery and the Dollar: What's Next? Speakers: Harris Smith, Grant Thornton; Mike McFadden, Lazard Middle Market; Brian McDonagh; RW Baird, Robert Hotz, Houlihan Lokey, Mark Brady, William Blair
10:45-11:15 am	Business Connections with InterGrowth Sponsors & Exhibitors
11:15 - Noon	Achieving Diversity - Opportunities, Issues and Solutions Speakers: Jeri Harman, Avante Mezzanine Partners; Pamela Carlton, Springboard Partners; Nancy Sims, Toigo; Samuel Boyd Jr., National Association of Investment Companies; Jack Helms, Lazard Middle Market
Noon - 1:30 pm	Networking Lunch and Keynote Address "What's Ahead for Private Equity: A Return to Prosperity" by Art Laffer, Founder and Chairman of Laffer Associates
1:30 - 6:00 pm	Sponsor Gallery
1:45 - 2:30 pm	Featured Sessions: 1. State of Equity Capital Markets - State of Capital Markets: Follow the Money Speakers: Lance Lange, Lazard; Kevin Lockhart, Jefferies; Tad Flynn, Houlihan Lokey; Tom Hanley, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP 2. Europe - The EU and You! Speakers: David Simpson, KPMG; Justin Abelow, Houlihan Lokey 3. Navigating Your Portfolio Through Turbulent Waters - Facing The Reality of Being Over leveraged - And Practical Strategies for Restructuring in Zero Gravity Speakers: Rick Kaye, Hilco; Marti Kopacz, Grant Thornton; Benjamin Nortman, Hilco; Tate Pursell, NHB Advisors; Ronald Silverman, Bingham McCutchen 4. Roundtable of Investment in China Speakers: Mr. Du Qiang, Tianjin Financial Affairs Office; Mr. Su Donghai, People'e Bank of China; Mr. Zhang Young, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank; Mr. Guo Danghuai, China CITIC Bank; Mr. Fu Gang, Bank of Communications; Mr. Li Bo, Tianjin Innovative Financial Investment Co., Ltd - Chairman
2:00 - 5:00 pm	ACG DealSource
3:00 - 3:45 pm	Featured Sessions: 1. Going Public: PE Accessing Capital Markets: Speakers: Scott Smith, Lazard Middle Market; Steve Collins, Advent International; Rick Perckel, Irving Place Capital; Bryce Youngren, Polaris Venture Partners; Mark Mihanovic, McDermott, Will & Emery; Sean Traynor, Welsh Carson 2. Latin America: Growth in the Americas Speakers: Brian O'Neill, Lazard; William Casey, Ernst & Young 3. Life In The Lower Middle Market-A Niche Market? Speakers: Mark Aronson, PCE; Molly Simmons, Tonka Bay Equity Partners; John Dickinson, Cobblestone / Harris Williams; Carl Roston, Akerman Senterfitt, William Spizman, RSM McGladrey; Ed Crumm, BKD 4. Are you Flying Blind on Your Mission to Maximize Company Value? Revealing Must-Know Tools and Techniques for Creating Value in Today’s Markets Speakers: Doug Tatum, Tatum LLC and The Co-Investment Partnership; Sean Epstein, SAP Global Value Management Programs; Bryan Pearce, Ernst and Young Venture Advisory Group; Tom Beaty, Insight Sourcing Group 5. Networking Discussion Forum: Maximizing ROI on Your Deal Origination Efforts presented by Axial Market
4:00 - 4:45 pm	Featured Sessions: 1. Public Company Considerations - Implications of Being a Small-Cap Public Company Speakers: Tom Ryan, ICR; Jay Freeland, FARO Technologies; Bob McCooey, NASDAQ; Mark Wood, Katten Muchin; Brett Paschke, William Blair   2. An Important and Timely Legislative Update for Private Equity – Defending Private Equity and M&A in Washington and the public foruml why and how we need to educate them Speakers: Gregory J. Fine, ACG; Mel Schwarz, Grant Thornton; Douglas Lowenstein, Private Equity Council; Pam Hendrickson, The Riverside Company 3. PE Due Diligence and Business Investigation Best Practices: Dealing with the Unusual but Potentially Catastrophic Speakers: Ken MacFayden, Mergers and Acquisitions; Kenneth F. Springer, Corporate Resolutions, Inc.; Mat Wood, BDO; Jed Johnson, Parallel Investment Partners; Craig Jurecka, CBIZ & Mayer Hoffman; Young Lee, Audax Group 4. Driving Sales Growth in 2010 Learn the top methods for growing portfolio company sales in a flat economy Miller Heiman, the leading sales performance company, will host a discussion on growing top-line revenue to increase the value of your portfolio, including topics such as: * Evaluating the sales organizations in your portfolio companies and in potential investments * Leveraging the sales organization to sustain performance and improve valuation * Maximizing return from investments made in the sales organization This discussion will be led by Bill Golder, chief sales officer from Miller Heiman.
5:00 - 6:00 pm	"On The Brink" Keynote Address, The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr. 74th Secretary of the Treasury Moderated by: David C. Chavern, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, US Chamber of Commerce
6:00 - 8:00 pm	Poolside Opening Reception Sponsored by William Blair & Company
8:00 - 10:00 pm	After Hours Party at LIV Nightclub Sponsored by TransPerfect Deal Interactive
THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2010
8:00 - 8:30 am	Attendee Breakfast
8:00 - 8:45 am	Minority Business Enterprises: Opportunities, Partnerships and Growth Speakers: Willie Woods, ICV Capital Partners, LLC; Richard M. Powell, AP Capital Partners; David Perez, Paladium Equity Partners; Gwendolyn Turner, Pfizer Inc.; Albert Fuller, Integrated Packaging Corporation
9:00 - 9:45 am	Sabato's Crystal Ball Opening Keynote Address by Larry J. Sabato, Director of the Center for Politics and Robert Kent Gooch, Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia
9:45 - 12:15 pm	Sponsor Gallery
10:15 - 11:00 am	Featured Sessions: 1. Credit Market Update - Who’s financing 2010 M&A Transactions and Who’s Refinancing the 2006 Deals; Separating Fact from Fiction about Availability, Advance Rates, Pricing Speakers: Robin Engelson, Lazard Middle Market; Charlie Schroeder, Northstar Capital; Leonard Tannenbaum, Fifth Street Capital; Andrew Steuerman, Golub Capital; Mark Cordes, Audax Group; Stuart Aronson, GE 2. To Sell or Not to Sell; The Pros and Cons of Bringing Outside Equity Partners into a Privately-Owned Company   Speakers: Bo Burlingham, Editor at large, Inc. Magazine; John Warrilow, Author of Built to Sell: Turn Your Business into One You Can Sell.; JW Ray, Learn.com; Martin Babinec, Trinet   3. Creating Competitive Advantage in the Deal Process Building Blocks of Success: Structuring Deals to Gain a Competitive Advantage   Speakers: Brian McDonagh, RW Baird; Patricia Hutter, Quarles and Brady; Wilson Chu, K&L Gates; Mat Wood, BDO; Angela Busch, Ecolab
11:15 - Noon	Featured Sessions: 1. Deal Terms in Private Equity and M&A: Do Financial Sellers Get a Better Deal? For Private Equity Buyers and Sellers, Price Matters But are You Winning or Losing Your Deal Term Negotiations? Speakers: Scott Richardson, Houlihan Lokey; Neil Beaton, Grant Thornton; Mark Danzi, Hill Ward Henderson; Peter C. Brockway, Brockway Moran and Partners 2. To Sell or Not to Sell; The Pros and Cons of Bringing Outside Equity Partners into a Privately-Owned Company (continued) Speakers: Bo Burlingham, Editor at large, Inc. Magazine; John Warrillow, Author of Built to Sell: Turn Your Business Into One You Can Sell; JW Ray, Learn.com; Martin Babinec, Trinet
11:15 - Noon	Corporate Growth Track  Taking it to the Next Level: Mitigating deal risk through best-in-class diligence and integration   Speakers: Jeff Bradford, Grant Thornton; Al Reid, Abbott Labs; Art Malin, ITW; Anthony Polazzi, Sun Capital; Ken Springer, Corporate Resolutions; Dave Millard, Barnes and Thornburg, LLP
12:15 - 1:45 pm	Hot Spots at Home and Around the World Networking Lunch and Keynote Address by Michael Hayden, Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and National Security Agency
1:45 - 4:00 pm	Sponsor Gallery
1:45 - 3:00 pm	ACG Capital Connection, Preview Hours
2:00 - 2:45 pm	Featured Sessions: 1. Riding Out the Storm: How Private Equity Firms Survive and Thrive in Tough Economic Times Speakers: Paul Hartzell, Merrill DataSite; Tim O'Connor, Bain & Company; Kevan Comstock, Lazard Middle Market; Jon Madorsky, RCP Advisors; John Cabbert, PitchBook; John Madorsky, RCP Advisors 2. Relationship Economics® The Art and Science of Relationships with David Nour
2:00 - 2:45 pm	Corporate Growth Track Standing Above the Competition: Integrating to Maximize the Value Equation "Maintaining the Secret Sauce" Speakers: Joe Huguelet, OnPoint Consulting; Mark Copman, 3M; Russell Iorio, Leggett and Platt; Andy Rice, The Jordan Company; Hartley "Buddy" Blaha, Newell Rubbermaid
3:15 - 4:00 pm	Corporate Growth Track Putting it all Together: The Lightning Round Speakers: Tom Walton, Hanley, Hammill, Thomas; John Iwanski, Grant Thornton LLP; Mark Jones, River Associates, LLC Riding Out the Storm: How Private Equity Firms Survive and Thrive in Tough Economic Times (Continued) Speakers: Paul Hartzell, Merrill DataSite; Tim O'Connor, Bain & Company; Kevan Comstock, Lazard Middle Market; Jon Madorsky, RCP Advisors; John Cabbert, PitchBook; John Madorsky, RCP Advisors
3:30 - 6:00 pm	ACG Capital Connection Evening Reception
8:00-11:00 pm	ACG New York After Dark Party LaCote Lawn (Poolside) Join ACG New York for a tribute to Jimmy Buffett. Great food, drinks and music will take you away to Margaritaville.