Event Agenda
Friday, May 30, 2025
The Penn Museum
3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
This event is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please contact altinvest@wharton.upenn.edu.
8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
Registration will be located at the main entrance to Penn Museum on South Street. Breakfast will be available in Upper Baugh on the second floor.
9:30 a.m.
Welcome Remarks – Widener Room, First Floor
- Bilge Yilmaz, Wharton Private Equity Professor, Professor of Finance, and Academic Director, Harris Family Alternative Investments Program
- Burcu Esmer, Senior Lecturer of Finance and Academic Co-Director, Harris Family Alternative Investments Program
9:45 a.m.
Reimagining Private Equity: Long-Term Capital and LP-Centric Innovation – Widener Room, First Floor
Perry Golkin W’74, WG’74, L’78, Co-Founder & CEO, Public Pension Capital Management
10:45 a.m.
Coffee Break
11:00 a.m.
Global Opportunistic Investing: Agility, Strategy, and Innovation at Scale – Widener Room, First Floor
David Blitzer W’91, Senior Managing Director, Blackstone
12:00 p.m.
Lunch – Upper Baugh, Second Floor
1:30 p.m.
Fireside Chat: Scaling Industrial Excellence: Sector-Focused Investing – Widener Room, First Floor
- Bilge Yilmaz, Wharton Private Equity Professor and Academic Director, Harris Family Alternative Investments Program
- Daniel Zamlong W’99, Managing Director, Warburg Pincus LLC
2:30 p.m.
Coffee and Networking Break
3:00 p.m.
Driving Value Beyond the Deal: Operational Excellence in Private Equity – Widener Room, First Floor
Aaron Miller WG’02, G’06, Partner, Apollo Global Management
4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks – Widener Room, First Floor
- Bilge Yilmaz, Wharton Private Equity Professor, Professor of Finance, and Academic Director, Harris Family Alternative Investments Program
- Burcu Esmer, Senior Lecturer of Finance and Academic Co-Director, Harris Family Alternative Investments Program
4:05 – 5:30 p.m.
Cocktail Reception – Warren Garden
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