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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
8:00am - 2:00pm
Golf Outing at The Riverton Country Club, Cinnaminson, NJ Sponsored by Pine Hill Group A separate email with additional details will be sent to you if you are registered for golf, but we will have transportation for out-of-towners. 8:00 AM Registration/Breakfast/Driving Range 8:30 AM Shotgun Start 1:00 PM Luncheon & Prizes Immediately Following
Tournament package includes greens fee, cart, forecaddie, continental breakfast, lunch and prizes.
Round trip van transportation will be available from the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.
11:00am - 3:20pm
DealSource (Day 1) – 201ABC & 204ABC Sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP and ReedSmith LLP Private equity firms meet with investment banks and limited partners in brief, pre-scheduled meetings. Open to PE Marketplace exhibitors and pre-registered Investment Banks & LPs.
11:45pm - 3:00pm
Corporate Buyers' Workshop – 202AB Sponsored by Duane Morris and WithumSmith+Brown, PC Open by invitation to corporate buyers.
3:10pm - 4:20pm
Breakout Panel Sessions Open to all registered attendees. Integration...The Key to a Successful Acquisition Sponsored by Ernst & Young LLP It's Not Me, It's You: The Limited Partner Perspective Sponsored by White and Williams LLP
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Opening Keynote Address - Ballroom B Fareed Zackaria Host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, Editor-at-Large of TIME, Sponsored by Griffin Financial Group, LLC and Wells Fargo Open to all registered attendees.
5:30pm - 7:30pm NEW EXCITING FORMAT!
Private Equity Marketplace & Grand Welcome Reception – Grand Hall / Train Shed Sponsored by Ballard Spahr LLP, CBIZ, Inc. and PitchBook Open to all registered attendees.
Two conference highlights unite – This year’s Reception will include our Private Equity Marketplace, allowing dealmakers to expand their network and deal flow while socializing over cocktails, all in the historic Train Shed of the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Corporate DealMakers' Dinner Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S Broad Street Sponsored Duane Morris and WithumSmith+Brown, PC By invitation only to corporate buyers.
8:00pm - 10:00pm
DealMakers' Private Equity Dinner Union League of Philadelphia, 140 S Broad Street - Lincoln Hall Sponsored by Pepper Hamilton LLP and McGladrey, Inc. By invitation only to PE exhibitors and DealSource participants
8:00am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 9:30am
Welcome & Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom B Erik Peterson Director, A.T. Kearney's Global Business Policy Council Sponsored by Morgan Lewis Bockius LLP and ParenteBeard LLC Open to all registered attendees.
8:50am - 12:30pm
DealSource (Day 2) – 201ABC & 204ABC Sponsored by Grant Thornton LLP and ReedSmith LLP Private equity firms meet with investment banks and limited partner in brief, pre-scheduled meetings. Open to PE Marketplace exhibitors and pre-registered Investment Banks & LPs.
9:45am - 10:55am
Breakout Panel Sessions Open to all registered attendees. Dealing with Underperformance and Distress in your Portfolio Companies Sponsorship Opportunity Available The Role of Family Offices in Today's M&A Market Sponsorship Opportunity Available
11:10am - 12:20am
Breakout Panel Session To Be Announced Open to all registered attendees.
12:30pm - 2:15pm
Luncheon & Keynote Address - Grand Ballroom B Robert O'Neill SEAL Team Six Open to all registered attendees. Sponsored by Drinker Biddle and Reath LLP, Janney Capital Markets LLC and KPMG LLP
Grand Prize Giveaway Sponsored by TD Bank Conference Concludes immediately after lunch
2013 Technical Session - Details to Follow Shortly, but this program will be held on Wednesday Oct 8th in the morning. Open to all registered attendees and CLE & CPE credit will be offered. Click Here to View the Technical Session portion of the 2012 Agenda for complete information on the 2012 session including NASBA National Registry of Sponsors Logo, Statement, Sponsor ID#, Revision Policy and More. Past Technical Session Additional Details can be accessed here. 2012 2011 2010 The Additional Details documents include: program content, learning objectives, program level, prerequisites and NASBA fields of study, advanced preparation, delivery method, recommended CPE credits, registration instructions, refund/cancellation/complaint policies as well as the official NASBA National Reistry of CPE Sponsors logo, Sponsor ID# and registry statement.