8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.

8:45 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.

 8:50 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
 

9:50 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.   

PANEL 1:  The Impact of the Changing Political Environment and Associated Uncertainty on the Private Equity Industry

Moderated by:    J. Matthew Lyons, Partners, Andrews Kurth LLP

Panelists:
Glenn Askew, Managing Director, Brazos Private Equity Partners
Randy Erben, Owner, Principal and Attorney, Erben & Yarbrough
Stephanie Lucie, General Counsel, Austin Ventures
Glenn Schiffman, Partner, The Raine Group                   

Break

 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.  

10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Keynote:  The Natural Resources Road Less Traveled:  Metals, Mining and Agriculture
                    Speaker: Gareth Turner, Senior Partner, Apollo Management

Break

PANEL 2: Energy is Doing Well.  How Do You Ensure the Your Energy Deals are Good Ones?

Moderated by:  Robert Parrino, Lamar Savings Centennial Professor of Finance, McCombs School of Business

Panelists:
Brian Crumley, Partner and Co-Founder, Vortus Investments
Patricia Melcher, CEO, EIV Capital Management Company
Gene Shepherd, Consultant to Brigham Resources, Anthem Ventures
Russell Sherrill, Partner and Co-Founder, Global Energy Capital

LUNCH
Keynote:  Energy Investing
                    Speaker:  D. Martin Phillips, Managing Partner, EnCap Investments

Scholarship Recipient Recognition:  Thomas Gilligan, Dean, McCombs School of Business 

PANEL 3:  Who are Today's Venture Capitalists
Moderated by:    Billy Charlton, Senior Lecturer, McCombs School of Business

Panelists:    
Karen Bantuveris, Founder and CEO, VolunteerSpot
Jay Johnson, President, Moxytronix
Rob Jones, Executive in Residence, McCombs School of Business
Venu Shamapant, General Partner, LiveOak Venture Partners 

D. Martin “Marty” Phillips

Mr. Phillips is a managing partner of EnCap Investments, LP. (EnCap).  EnCap was founded in 1988 and it's a leading source of private equity for the upstream and midstream portions of the oil and gas industry.  EnCap has raised 17 institutional funds totaling over $17 billion, and currently manages capital on behalf of over 200 U.S. and International investors.  In January of 2013, EnCap closed EnCap Energy Capital Fund IX, a $5 billion fund focused on investments concentrated on the upstream sector. In June 2012, EnCap closed EnCap Flatrock Midstream II, a $1.75 billion fund focused on investing in midstream companies. Mr. Phillips shares responsibility for the overall management of the firm with Messrs. Gary R. Petersen, David B. Miller and Robert L. Zorich.
 
Prior to joining EnCap in 1989, Mr. Phillips served as a senior vice president in the Energy Banking Group of NationsBank in Dallas, Texas. As manager of the U.S./International Division from 1987 to 1989, he was responsible for credit commitments to a broad spectrum of energy-related companies.  Mr. Phillips began his career in 1978 with Republic Bank and served in various senior energy banking positions, including vice president and manager of Republic Bank’s energy loan production office in Denver, from 1980 to 1985, and senior vice president and division manager in Republic Bank’s Houston office, from 1986 to 1987.
 
Mr. Phillips holds M.B.A. and B.S. degrees from Louisiana State University.  He is a member of the LSU College of Business Hall of Distinction.  Mr. Phillips also attended the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers University.  Mr. Phillips serves on the board of directors of several EnCap portfolio companies including Enduring Resources II, Laramie Energy, OBX Holdings, Plantation Petroleum Holdings and Legado Energy.  He is a member of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, the American Petroleum Institute and the Houston Producers’ Forum.

Gareth Turner

Mr. Turner is a Senior Partner with Apollo Management based in New York where he oversees the firms investments in the Metals and Mining Industry. Prior to joining Apollo in 2005, Mr. Turner was employed by Goldman Sachs in London as a Managing Director in their Industrial and Natural Resources investment banking group from 1997 to 2005 where he was Global Head of Metals and Mining and co-Head of Global Chemicals. He has a broad range of experience in  capital markets and M&A transactions. He was a key advisor to the private equity group (PIA) of Goldman Sachs. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Turner was employed at Lehman Brothers from 1992 to 1997. He aslo worked for Salomon Brothers from 1991 to 1992, and RBC Dominion Securities from 1986 to 1989. Mr. Turner serves on the board of directors of Constellium, Ascometal, Monier and Noranda Aluminum. Mr. Turner graduated from the University of Western Ontario with his MBA with Distinction in 1991, and received his BA from the University of Toronto in 1986.

Doubletree Suites Hilton Austin
303 W. 15th Street
Austin, TX 78701
Website: Click here
Phone: 512-478-7000 or 1-800-222-TREE (8733)

Reservations for the 2013 Texas Private Equity Conference (TPEC) can be made here.
On the website, after choosing the dates on the main webpage, click on the “have a special code?” link on the left side of the screen. Type in group code TPE in order to pull up the discounted rate. Be sure to choose the Texas Private Equity Conference rate beneath the room type.
All rooms at the discounted rate will be available until midnight on January 31^st, 2013 or until the block fills, whichever comes first.

 
AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
1900 University Avenue, Austin, TX 78705
Website: www.meetattexas.com
Phone: 512-404-3600

The Stephen F. Austin Inter-continental Hotel
701 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701
Website: www.austin.intercontinental.com
Phone: 512-457-8800