CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday, June 25
12:30 PM Conference Registration Opens Lobby of JFK Ballroom, Cape Codder Resort & Spa Buffet lunch will be served
1:30 PM Welcome Remarks Remarks by Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
1:40 PM PANEL – Achieving Profit and Purpose - Can Private Equity Investment Deliver on Both?
Moderator: Frode Strand-Nielsen, Managing Partner, FSN Capital Partners
Panelists: Neil Auerbach, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Hudson Sustainable Investments William Campbell, Managing Director and General Counsel, I Squared Capital Maryanne Hancock, Chief Executive Officer, The Rise Labs Matt Holt, Managing Director, New Mountain Capital Alec Machiels, Partner, Pegasus Capital Advisors 2:50 PM In Conversation – Identifying and Creating Value through ESG
Speaker: Adam Blumenthal, Co-founder and Partner, Blue Wolf Capital Partners
3:25 PM Networking Break
4:00 PM Shuttles depart from Cape Codder Resort & Spa for Limited Partner Workshop at the Home of Chris and Sheila Kennedy
4:15 PM Limited Partner Workshop
Facilitated by Michael Posner, Co-Director and Professor of Business and Society, Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business
6:00 PM Shuttles depart for the Welcome Dinner at the home of Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy (Shuttles will depart from two separate locations: Cape Codder Resort & Spa and Home of Chris & Sheila Kennedy)
6:15 PM Cocktail Networking Hour Home of Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy, Kennedy Compound, Hyannis Port
7:15 PM Welcome Dinner (This is a plated meal; seating is pre-assigned) Remarks by Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
Introductions by Marvin Rosen, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig and Chair, RFKennedy Compass Investor Conference
Remarks: Renée Fleming, Four-time Grammy Award winner, Tony Nominee, Artistic Advisor to The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change Fireside Chat with: Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) and Governor Christopher T. Sununu (R-NH)
Moderated by Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vista Equity Partners
9:30 PM Shuttles depart the home of Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy for the Cape Codder Resort & Spa
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change **As of June 22 – Subject to Change CONFERENCE AGENDA
Tuesday, June 26
7:15 AM Conference Registration Opens and Networking Breakfast Lobby outside the JFK Ballroom, Cape Codder Resort & Spa
8:00 AM Welcome Remarks Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
8:10 AM PANEL – The State of Private Equity Investing Today - Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Barry Volpert, Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Crestview Partners
Panelists: Michael Carmen, Senior Managing Director, Partner, and Equity Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management Company Michael Falk, Chairman, Managing Partner and Co-founder, Comvest Partners Brian Hughes, Director, Private Equity, New York State Common Retirement Fund Suzy Kriscunas, Managing Partner, The Riverside Company Mary Tolan, Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Chicago Pacific Founders
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change 9:05 AM PANEL – Asia and Private Equity Investing - Opportunities and Risks Today
Moderator: Daniel Mintz, Founding Managing Director, Olympus Capital Holdings Asia
Panelists: Michael Barrow, Director General, Private Sector Operations, Asian Development Bank Michael Koester, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Joji Takeuchi, Chief, Private Asset Investments, Asset Management One Co., Ltd. Ashbel Williams, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Florida State Board Administration
10:00 AM PANEL – Portfolio Construction - Strategies to Enhance Value in the Current Market
Moderator: Karen Rode, Partner and Private Equity and Infrastructure Group Lead, Aon Hewitt Consulting
Panelists: Milton Berlinski, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Reverence Capital Partners Michael Dominguez, Co-head of North America, Providence Equity Stuart Fiertz, Co-founder and President, Cheyne Capital Jeff Krasnoff, Chief Executive Officer, Rialto Capital Management Deven Parekh, Managing Director, Insight Venture Partners David Schiff, Co-founder and Portfolio Manager, Innovatus Capital Partners
10:50 AM Refreshment Break
11:00 AM Fireside Chat Speaker: Frank Loverro, Principal and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Kelso Private Equity
Interviewed by: Michael Elio, Partner, StepStone Group
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change 11:35 AM PANEL – Do Minority and Women-Owned Firms Have an Advantage in Fundraising and What Challenges Do They Face?
Moderator: Frank Baker, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Siris Capital Group
Panelists: Sylvia Bell, Chief Operating Officer, Investment Management Division and Senior Managing Director of EM Program, Teacher Retirement System of Texas Afsaneh Beschloss, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, RockCreek Group Jose Feliciano, Co-founder and Partner, Clearlake Capital Debbie Harmon, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Artemis REP Michael McKenzie, Managing Director, Grain Management
12:30 PM In Conversation – “S” in ESG Discussion
Moderator: Michael Posner, Co-Director and Professor of Business and Society, Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business
Panelists: Renée Beaumont, Special Advisor, Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business Casey O’Conner-Willis, Policy Associate, Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business
1:10 PM Transition to Cape Codder Courtyard for Lunch
1:30 PM Networking Lunch and Fireside Chat
Speaker: Steve Westly, Founder, The Westly Group
Interviewed by: Manny Medina, Founder and Managing Partner, Cyxtera Technologies
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change 3:00 PM Shuttles depart from Cape Codder Resort & Spa for Group Networking Activity
3:30 PM Group Networking Activity (Capacity for sailing is limited; attendees who have not signed up for sailing will have the option to join a tour of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum)
Sailing with The Kennedys on Nantucket Sound or Tour of the John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum
5:30 PM Shuttles depart from Group Networking Activity for Cape Codder Resort & Spa
6:30 PM Shuttles depart Cape Codder Resort & Spa for The Kennedy Compound, home of Ted and Kiki Kennedy
6:45 PM Cocktail Networking Hour Home of Ted and Kiki Kennedy
7:30 PM Networking Dinner (This is a plated meal; seating is pre-assigned) Remarks from Ted Kennedy, Jr., Partner, Epstein Becker & Green and Disability Equality Index
9:45 PM Shuttles depart for Cape Codder Resort & Spa
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change CONFERENCE AGENDA
WEDNESDAY – JUNE 27
7:15 AM Networking Breakfast Lobby outside the JFK Ballroom, Cape Codder Resort & Spa
8:00 AM Morning Keynote – “The State of the Venture Capital Environment”
Remarks: Todd Ruppert, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Ruppert International and Venture Partner, Greenspring Associates
Introduced by: Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights
8:40 AM Setting the Stage – The Impact of Technology Innovation on Human Rights
Speaker: Michael Posner, Co-Director and Professor of Business and Society, Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change Case Study Role Play – The Cobalt and Tesla Case
Facilitator: Michael Posner, Co-Director and Professor of Business and Society, Center for Business and Human Rights, NYU Stern School of Business
9:45 AM PANEL – Investing in Technology - Trends, Risks and Opportunities for The Future
Moderator: Michelle Davidson, Managing Director, TorreyCove Capital Partners
Panelists: John Foster, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, HealthpointCapital Hollie Moore Haynes, Founder and Managing Partner, Luminate Capital Partners Ted Koenig, President and Chief Executive Officer, Monroe Capital Strauss Zelnick, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Zelnick Media Capital (ZMC) 10:30 AM Refreshment Break 10:45 AM PANEL – LPs Soundoff - Can Real Change Occur Through Divestments? Moderator: Eileen Neill, Managing Director and Senior Consultant, Verus
Panelists: Alex Doñé, Interim Chief Investment Officer, New York City Bureau of Asset Management Yup Kim, Senior Portfolio Manager, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Stuart Odell, Chief Investment Officer, Intel Corporation 11:45 PM Concluding Remarks Kerry Kennedy, President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 12:00 PM Networking Lunch (A buffet lunch will be served – seating is not pre-assigned)
**As of June 22 – Subject to Change ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS STAFF
Kerry Kennedy, President Sierra Ewert, Program Director, Brendan Nguyen, Business Young Leaders Management Analyst Angelita Baeyens, Programs Director, Advocacy and Litigation Jennifer Girardi, Program Coordinator, Nisa Patel, Manager, Stakeholder Speak Truth to Power Engagement Max Burns, Director of Communications John Heffernan, Executive Director, Camila Pelsinger, Compass Intern Speak Truth to Power Lexi Butler, Speak Truth to Power Karen Robinson, Senior Education Fellow Brenna Holland, Communications & Training Manager, Speak Truth to Associate Power Caitlin Callahan, Dale and James J. Pinto Fellow, Advocacy & Litigation Nelson Lewis, Executive Assistant Win Scarlett, Digitization Fellow to the President Sancia Dalley, SVP, Strategic Michael Schreiber, Chief Operating Partnerships, Compass & Development Suzanne Lutz, Associate Director of Officer Development Monsieree de Castro, Program Kristopher Sharp, Young Leaders Associate, Advocacy & Litigation Lucia Marchueta, Legal Fellow, Student Coordinator Advocacy & Litigation Lynn Delaney, Senior Advisor, Rebecca Sheff, Donald M. and Susan Executive Director, Legacy, Awards, David McKean, Program Officer, N. Wilson Fellow, Advocacy & Litigation Special Projects Advocacy & Litigation Evelina Soldatenko, Compass Intern Monica Duran, Development Manager Wade McMullen, Managing Attorney, Lauren Thomas, Salesforce and Advocacy & Litigation Eli Dreyfus, Community Engagement Database Administrator Coordinator, Young Leaders Kacey Mordecai, Program Officer, Karin Ukpabi, Special Assistant Advocacy & Litigation Kai Erlenbusch, Analyst, Compass Brigette Vannall Wallace, Accountant Program Adelide Mutinda, Atlas Fellow Ricky Velez-Negron, Office Manager
SPECIAL THANKS Karl Anderson JFK Hyannis Museum Special thanks to the Kennedy The Catered Affair: Alec Maccini and Sperry Tents: Lauren Keirstead family and friends who have welcomed us into their homes and Danielle Kingsley John Sutherland boats throughout the conference. The Cape Codder Resort: Monica TaylorMade Experience: Christina Querzoli, Stephanie Sharlet, Sarah Taylor, Juvale ‘Jae’ Regala, Melissa Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy Joyce, Gillian Richmond Cather, Amy Rubenstein, Melanie Chris and Sheila Kennedy ElizaJ Demb, Bethany Becker, Jacquie Max Kennedy Ted Kennedy, Jr. & Kiki Kennedy Steve Gack Bayer, Maya Bernstein, Andrea Sturais Drew Hayden GreenShow: Rob Young Robert F. Smith & Hope Smith Taylor Rental: Bob Sullivan Jennifer Kakaletris Designs
“IT IS FROM NUMBERLESS DIVERSE ACTS OF COURAGE AND BELIEF THAT HUMAN HISTORY IS SHAPED. EACH TIME A MAN STANDS UP FOR AN IDEAL, OR ACTS TO IMPROVE THE LOT OF OTHERS, OR STRIKES OUT AGAINST INJUSTICE, HE SENDS FORTH A TINY RIPPLE OF HOPE, AND CROSSING EACH OTHER FROM A MILLION DIFFERENT CENTERS OF ENERGY AND DARING, THOSE RIPPLES BUILD A CURRENT WHICH CAN SWEEP DOWN THE MIGHTIEST WALLS OF OPPRESSION AND RESISTANCE.” –Robert F. Kennedy, University of Cape Town, June 6, 1966 ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS
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