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Program
As of May 28, 2025; changes reserved.
Registration & Networking Lunch
Welcome note
Dr. Carola Rathke | YPOG | Hamburg
Keynote + Expert Talk: Billions for the Future: Unlocking Opportunities, Navigating Risks, and Mobilizing Private Capital
Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick | Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris | President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy
Thomas Preuss | DTCP | Hamburg
Uwe Horstmann | Project A Ventures | Berlin
Christian Bailly | Armira | Munich
Dr. Lauren Lentz | Revent | Berlin
Moderation:
Dr. Adrian Haase | YPOG | Hamburg
Panel: Platform Transactions and Add-On Acquisitions in PE and VC: Enhancing Growth Strategies through Strategic Integration and Market Expansion
Daniel P. Riley | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP | Boston
David Rost | MYTY Group | Berlin
Caspar von Hodenberg | Odewald KMU | Berlin
Maximilian Kempken | Verdane | Berlin
Moderation:
Dr. Tim Schlösser | YPOG | Berlin
Coffee Break
Panel: Diamonds are Forever: Exploring Evergreen Private Equity Fund Structures
Marco Simonis | Clifford Chance | Frankfurt
Olivier A. Leger | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP | Boston
Christopher Good | Macfarlanes LLP | London
Michael Gruener | Titanbay | London
Moderation:
Kimberley J. Kaplan-Gross | Choate, Hall & Stewart | Boston
Coffee Break
Panel: Prioritizing Compliance – A Necessity or a Choice in Today’s Market: What Can Private Equity Not Afford to Overlook?
Michael S. Casey | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | London
Dr. Yenilee Ičagić | BlueYard Capital | Berlin
Eva Weigand | KfW Capital | Frankfurt
Dr. Carolin Raspé | YPOG | München
Moderation:
Dr. David Rieks | YPOG | Hamburg
Coffee Break
Keynote + Expert Talk: Shifting Powers – Trade Conflicts, Geopolitics, and the Consequnces for Private Investors
Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer | Bertelsmann Foundation | Berlin + Gütersloh
Hans Maret | Triton | Kassel
Moderation:
Dr. Helder Schnittker | YPOG | Berlin
Get-together
Speakers

Dr. Carola Rathke
Partner @ YPOG

Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick
Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris and President @ Kiel Institute for the World Economy

Dr. Helder Schnittker
Partner @ YPOG

Dr. Tim Schlösser
Partner @ YPOG

Dr. Carolin Raspé
Partner @ YPOG

Daniel P. Riley
Partner @ Choate Hall Stewart

David Rost
Founder & CEO @ MYTY Group

Michael S. Casey
Partner @ Wilson Sonsini

Dr. David Rieks
Partner @ YPOG

Marco Simonis
Partner @ CliffordChance

Olivier A. Léger
Co-Chair @ Choate, Hall and Stewart LLP

Christopher Good
Partner @ Macfarlanes

Kimberley J. Kaplan-Gross
Partner @ Choate Hall Stewart

Yenilee Ičagić
General Legal Counsel @ BlueYard

Eva Weigand
Head of Board Office & Corporate Affairs @ KfW Capital

Prof. Dr. Daniela Schwarzer
Member of the executive board @ Bertelsmann Foundation

Michael Gruener
Co-CEO @ Titanbay

Dr. Hariolf Wenzler
CEO @ YPOG

Maximilian Kempken
Director @ Verdane

Caspar von Hodenberg
Investment Director @ Odewald KMU

Thomas Preuss
Managing Partner @ DTCP

Hans Maret
Senior Industry Expert @ Triton

Adrian Haase
Partner @ YPOG

Uwe Horstmann
General Partner @ Project A Ventures

Christian Bailly
General Partner @ Armira Beteiligungen GmbH & Co. KG
