Day 1 Content | BVCA Summit On-Demand

Explore all the action from day 1 of the BVCA Summit, held on 7 October 2020. Hear insight and intelligence from major industry leaders on the economic recovery, the role the private equity and venture capital industry will play in the recovery and the industry’s role in the UK’s transformation.

Day 1 also featured six breakout sessions focused on a variety of key strategies and themes.

Michael Moore, BVCA Director General welcomes delegates to Summit 2020 and outlines the important role of private equity and venture capital in the recovery.

WELCOME TO DAY 1 OF THE SUMMIT

Mark Gregory sets the scene for the Summit by assessing the economic impact of COVID-19 and highlights a range of trends that investors should be aware of.

MACRO-ECONOMIC TRENDS

Baroness Nicky Morgan provides a political viewpoint on the challenges ahead for businesses with COVID-19 and our impending change of status with the EU.

UK POLITICS – WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Neil MacDougall reflects on private equity and venture capital's role during these pivotal times of change for the UK and the key opportunities and challenges ahead.

THE UK’S TRANSFORMATION POST COVID-19 AND POST BREXIT: THE ROLE OF PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL

This session analyses the outlook for the UK in 2021 following Brexit and its impact on the PE/VC industry, investee companies and the economy more broadly.

THE UK’S TRANSFORMATION POST COVID-19 AND POST BREXIT: THE ROLE OF PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE CAPITAL

Anna Grotberg highlights the big macro trends taking place in private equity, exploring the accelerating importance of purpose, responsibility and transparency.

PRIVATE EQUITY MEGATRENDS

COVID-19 has meant significant changes in terms of how GPs and LPs approach value creation plans post-crisis, and this session addresses the key learnings.

HOW VALUE CREATION IS CHANGING POST-COVID-19

The importance of fund manager differentiation was a strong industry feature even before COVID-19 and this session addresses the changes to strategies, since the crisis.

MID-MARKET AND GROWTH CAPITAL: DIFFERENTIATED FUND MANAGER STRATEGIES AND ORIGINATION POST-COVID-19

This session assesses the frontiers of digital transformation and digitisation across sectors, as well as innovation within venture firms and working in the new digital environment.

VENTURE CAPITAL AND THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE UK ECONOMY

This panel brings together LPs to assess how allocations will change, the strategies of large allocators post-crisis and the influence of Brexit in decision-making.

GLOBAL INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: HOW WILL ALLOCATIONS CHANGE AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE UK?

Kristina Widegren chats with Matthew Brockman, Managing Partner at Hg to discuss Hg's approach to building the GP of the future and the changes taking place in our industry.

BUILDING THE PE FIRM OF THE FUTURE

DAY 1 BREAKOUT STREAMS

Use the arrows to explore breakouts sessions focused on a diverse range of topics including secondaries, ESG, portfolio financing, fundraising and Brexit.

This breakout session addresses how private equity firms can use portfolio financing to their maximum advantage to protect their portfolios during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(STREAM A) THE ACCELERATION OF THE PORTFOLIO FINANCING TREND

This breakout session explores the current state of the secondaries market, and in particular the impact of coronavirus on deals and the status of MAE clauses.

(STREAM B) SECONDARIES IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition period when the UK will begin a new economic relationship with the EU, this breakout session addresses all the pressing issues.

(STREAM C) BREXIT INTERVIEW WITH EY

As the private markets community continues its progression on ESG management and the provision of data, this breakout session addresses reporting, data standards, and requirements in place today.

(STREAM D) THE OPERATIONAL IMPACT OF ESG AND FUTURE DATA MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

ESG is an important part of the value creation process and is a key value driver for firms, this breakout session addresses how this translates to valuations and the tools and approaches in place.

(STREAM E) ESG ANALYSIS, PERFORMANCE AND VALUE CREATION

This breakout session focuses on the success and challenges of fundraising in a global pandemic, and whether tech led solutions will pave the way for the new normal.

(STREAM F) REOPENING PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDRAISING

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