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LAVCA 2008 Annual Summit

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Wednesday April 9th, 2008

AMEXCAP PROGRAM


7.30 am

Registration and Breakfast

9.00 am

Welcome - AMEXCAP
Diego Serebrisky, Chairman, Mexican Private Equity Association

9.10 am

Creating a platform to promote private equity funds in Mexico
Mario Laborín, General Director, NAFIN

9.30 am

Exit Strategies for Private Equity Investments, the new role that the Mexican Stock Exchange Market
Guillermo Prieto, President, Mexican Stock Exchange Market

9.50 am

New challenges and routes to develop the industry in Mexico
Dr. Alejandro Werner, Under Secretary of Budget and Finance of Mexico

10.10 am

Panel discussion: Learning to see the future through past experiences in Mexico
Moderator: Jaime Salinas, Managing Director, Darby Overseas Investment
Panel:
Luis Harvey, Partner and Managing Director, Nexxus Capital
Ernesto Warnholtz, Senior Partner, Multilateral Industrial Fund
Alfredo Alfaro, Partner and Director, Advent International
Carlos Mendoza, Senior Partner, Discovery Fund
Erik Carlberg, Managing Director, Alta Growth Capital

11.20 am

Break

12.10 pm

Lessons for PEI Cross-Border Investments
Gregory C. Swinehart, National Service Area Leader, Forensic & Dispute, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services

12.40 pm

Challenges to promote the industry in Mexico; partnering with other key players.
Moderator: Federico Patiño, Chairman Mexican Investment Corporation.
Moises Schwartz, President, National System of Retirement Savings
José Arturo Morales Morales, President, Mexican Association of Insurance Companies
Manuel Aguilera Verduzco, Chairman, National Commission Insurance, Surety Industries
Guillermo Babatz Torrres, Chairman, National Commission Banking and Securities

1.30 pm

2.00 pm

Panel concludes

Luncheon
Roberto Chavel, Senior Portfolio Manger and Vice President
Prudential Financial

Investor Workshop

3.30 – 6.00 pm

Participation exclusive to Investment Officers, Regulators and Development Finance Institutions

Inquiries cambrose@lavca.org


Reception at Club de Industriales


6.30 pm

Cocktail

7.30 pm

Keynote remarks: Agustin Carstens, Secretary of Finance, Mexico

8.00 pm

Dinner

9.30 pm

Reception concludes


Thursday April 10th, 2008

LAVCA PROGRAM


8.00 am

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9.00 am

Welcoming remarks
Eduardo Elejalde, Chairman, Latin American Venture Capital Association
Cate Ambrose, President, Latin American Venture Capital Association

9.15 am

Market overview:
What has, and has not, changed in Latin America? Mid- to long-term prospects
Moderator: Alfredo Thorne, Managing Director, Economic and Policy Research, JPMorgan Chase
Francisco Gil Díaz, Former Minister of Finance, Mexico
Alexandre Schwartsman, Former Central Bank Director, Brazil
Rudolf Hommes, Former Finance Minister, Colombia

10.15 am

Investing in the future of Latin America
Moderator: Matthew Cole, North Bay Equity
Juan Sommer, Partner and Managing Director, Econsult AFI
Piero Minardi, Partner, Gavea Investimentos
Erik Peterson, Regional Managing Partner, Aureos Capital
Julio Lastres, Senior Managing Director, Americas, Darby Overseas

11.30 am

Break

12.00 pm

Venture Capital: Case studies of early stage investments
Moderator: Marcus Regueira, Founding Partner, FIR Capital
Federico Weil, Founding Managing Partner, Cap Ventures
Sidney Chameh, Founding Partner, DGF Investimentos
Adolfo Hellmund, Fondo PYMEX
Paul Ahlstrom, Managing Director, vSpring Capital

1.15 pm

Luncheon

2.30 pm

Growth plays: Case studies of mid-market buyouts
Ana Vigón, Managing Director, AIG Capital Partners
Marcio Trigueiro, Partner, GP Investimentos
Tim Purcell, Managing Partner, Linzor Capital Partners

3.30 pm

Break

3.45 pm

The expanding universe of institutional investors
Moderator: Susana Garcia Robles, Senior Investment Officer, Multilateral Investment Fund
Moctesuma Esparza, Chairman, Investment Committee, LACERS
Ricardo Malavazi, Investment Officer, Petros
Jesús Arguelles, Investment Officer, CalPERS
Demosthenes Marques, Chief Investment Officer, FUNCEF, Brazil
Steven Cowan, Managing Director, PCG International

5.00 pm

Conclusion of program