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Michigan Private Equity Conference
Friday, October 3, 2008 | 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Michigan League, 2nd Floor
911 N. University, Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Registration is now closed. Please register on-site at the conference.
Registration Fee: $150; Alumni $125

Join us! The 2008 half day conference will provide an exceptional opportunity to interact with and have direct exposure to attendees comprised of private equity, investment banking and business leaders from across the country.

Conference Agenda
Conference Sponsor: Foley & Lardner LLP

7:30-9:00 am - Registration & Networking Breakfast


8:15-9:00 am - Welcome & Keynote Speaker
Perry Golkin,
Partner, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Sponsor: Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn LLP

Michigan Investment Fund Overview
Jason Duzan,
Managing Director, Glencoe Capital LLC

9:00-9:10 aM - Break
Sponsor: Maranon Capital LP

9:10-10:00 am - Panel: Navigating Investments in 'Green' Companies -- Will Investors Find Green Returns?
Jon Koch, Managing Director, US Renewables Group
Rodrigo Prudencio, Partner, Nth Power
Fabricio Soares, New Gas Concepts
Moderator:
TY Clutterbuck, Managing Director, W.Y. Campbell & Company; John Higgins, Partner, Huron Capital Partners
Sponsor: AlixPartners LLP

10:00-10:15 am - Break

10:15-11:05 am - Panel: Alternative Investment Vehicles: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Adam Conrad,
Vice President, RockWood Equity Partners, LLC
Jason G. Runco,
Partner, BlackEagle Partners
Bob Skandalaris, Chairman and CEO, Oakmont Acquisition Corp.
Rudy Wilson, CEO, Tongxin International, Ltd.
Moderator:
Scott George, Managing Director, P&M Corporate Finance

11:05-11:20 am - Break

11:20 am-12:10 pm - Panel: Successfully Enhancing the Impact of PE Returns by Investing Abroad 
Dale Colling, Founder and Chairman, ALC Advisors
Daljit Doogal, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
George Martin, Partner, Faegre & Benson LLP
Larry Rauzon, Director of International Operations, Anthony International
Andrew Rice, Senior Vice President, The Jordan Company China
Moderator:
Salam Chaudhary, Principal, Wind Point Partners
Sponsor: Foley & Lardner LLP

12:10-1:30 pm - Networking Luncheon & Closing Keynote
Keith E. Alessi, Chairman, Westmoreland Coal Company; former CEO, Jackson Hewitt
Sponsor: Capital IQ

Advisory Committee:
David Brophy, University of Michigan; Ty Clutterbuck, W.Y. Campbell & Company; Salam Chaudhary, Wind Point Partners; Michael Goodwin; John Higgins, Huron Capital Partners; Ed Hightower, AlixPartners LLP; Andrew Isgrig, Deloitte & Touche; Ted Kramer, Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co., Inc.; Len Middleton, University of Michigan; Eamon Moran, P&M Corporate Finance, LLC; Mary Nickson, University of Michigan; Gretchen Perkins, Huron Capital Partners

Parking:
Maynard Street Parking Structure, 324 Maynard, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

Lodging:
For hotel options, please see: http://www.bus.umich.edu/VisitUs/Hotels.htm

Questions?
Please contact Mike Goodwin at michaelrgoodwin@gmail.com; 281-772-9179 or Mary Nickson at mnickson@umich.edu; 734-615-4424.

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