Agenda

8:30am – 9:30am

Breakfast

9:30am – 9:40am

Opening Remarks

9:40am – 10:20am

Panel Discussion

"A Discussion on the State of Venture Capital"

Moderator:
Louise Pennell
Reporter
FOX Business Network

Panelists:
John Coelho
Vice President
StepStone Group

Greg Kulka
Alternative Investments Portfolio Manager, Director of Private Equity
New Mexico State Investment Council

Fred Middleton
Managing Director
Sanderling Ventures

10:25am – 10:55am

Fred Malek
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman
Thayer Lodging Group

10:55am – 11:20am

Coffee Break

11:20am – 11:40am

Thought Leadership Spotlight Presented by World Gold Council

"The Strategic Case for Investing in Gold”

Natalie Dempster
Head of Investment, North America
World Gold Council

11:45am – 12:15pm

"Connecting the Dots"

Stephen Slade
Managing Director 
The Commonfund

12:20pm – 12:50pm

Jeffrey Bethke
Interim Treasurer
DePaul University

Interviewed by:
Roben Farzad
Senior Writer
BusinessWeek

12:50pm – 2:00pm

Lunch
Sponsored by Capital IQ

2:00 - 2:10pm

Introducing Mark Yusko:
Robert McNeil
Managing Director
Sanderling Ventures

2:10pm – 3:10pm

Mark Yusko
President & Chief Investment Officer
Morgan Creek Capital Management LLC

3:10pm – 3:40pm

Coffee Break

3:40pm – 4:20pm

Executive Roundtable

"Portfolio Management: Common Risks and Avoidance Strategies"

Moderator:
Louise Pennell
Reporter
FOX Business Network

Panelists:
Salem Abraham
President
Abraham Trading Company

Matthew Cunningham
Senior Director of Investments
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Caleb Sevian
Portfolio Manager
University of Colorado Foundation

4:25pm – 4:55pm

"Investing in America; Common fallacies of investing outside the U.S."

Patrick Mitchell
Investment Committee Chairman
University of Idaho

4:55pm – 5:00pm

Closing Remarks

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Closing Reception


*Please note agenda is subject to change

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Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Time: 8:30am – 6:00pm

Location: Los Angeles, CA
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