Review of SuperReturn Asia 2009 that took place in September 2009


What Made SuperReturn Asia The Must-Attend Asian Private Equity & Venture Capital Event Of 2009

 

  • INCREDIBLE LP LINE UP including Ahmad Ali, Director, Private Equity, CORNELL UNIVERSITY and Erol Uzumeri, Senior Vice President, TEACHERS’ PRIVATE CAPITAL who were joined by over 200 other LPs giving their insights into investing in private equity in Asia.
  • 600 key players gathered at SuperReturn Asia. We made it easy for you to meet the people you needed to through our structured networking programme of knowledge and network exchange, champagne roundtables and LP/GP structured speed networking.
  • The most experienced GPs operating in Asia including exclusive insights from ACTIS, KEYTONE VENTURES, IDG CAPITAL PARTNERS, DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON and CHRYS CAPITAL.
  • A wide variety of Asian countries were represented at this leading Asian venture capital conference including: China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, and many more! 
  • China expert Jing Ulrich, Managing Director & Chairman, China Equities, J.P MORGAN, named by Forbes as one of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women analysed China’s renewed growth in the context of global and local political and economic developments.
  • LP/GP Relations Summit, 21st Sept, with speakers from TD CAPITAL PE INVESTORS, COMMONFUND CAPITAL, STANFORD MGMT CO, SONY LIFE INSURANCE, OAK HILL INVESTMENT MGMT,SIGULER GUFF & COMPANY, PARTNERS GROUP, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MGMT and many more sharing their views on investing in Asia.
  • 160+ Speakers from leading private equity and growth capital firms and investors. Download the speaker line up to see who was in Hong Kong for this Asian private equity event.
  • Leading venture capitalist and all-round entertainer Tim Draper of Draper Fisher Juvertson spelt out the power of venture capital to change the world, and entertained us with a venture capital song!
  • Andy Xie, controversial economist and former MD & Head of Morgan Stanley Asia/Pacific Economics Team set out his predictions for the region for 2010 and beyond.

150 Key LP & GP Speakers

Wu Shangzhi
Wu Shangzhi Chairman & Managing Partner CDH INVESTMENTS
Joe Skrzynski
Joe Skrzynski Founding Partner CHAMP GROUP
John Zhao
John Zhao CEO HONY CAPITAL
Marcus Simpson
Marcus Simpson Head of Global Private Equity QIC
John Schumacher
John Schumacher CEO NEW YORK LIFE CAPITAL PARTNERS
Saguna Malhotra
Saguna Malhotra Managing Director, Private Equity STANFORD MANAGEMENT COMPANY
KY Tang
KY Tang Chairman & Managing Partner AFFINITY EQUITY PARTNERS
Tim Draper
Tim Draper Founder & Managing Director DRAPER FISHER JURVETSON

Just Some Of The Comments From The 2009 Event

“SuperReturn Asia provides one of the best venues for professionals in Asia’s private equity industry to gather and share views on market trends, challenges and opportunities.  They also attract the largest collection of limited partners, providing a unique opportunity for GPs to discuss their activities with existing and prospective investors that are just starting to get a toehold in the market.  It’s an event that I would not miss!!”
Veronica John, CEO
IDFC Capital (Singapore) Pte Ltd

“SuperReturn Asia 2009 was packed with interesting speakers and great networking events.  Looking forward to next year!”
Douglas Clayton, Managing Partner
Leopard Capital

“CONGRATULATIONS ON ANOTHER OUTSTANDING EVENT.  I cannot tell you how happy I am to participate in your events – they are educational, thoughtful, thematic, varied in content and format, and fun”
Patricia Dinneen, Managing Director
Siguler Guff & Company

“I truly believe that SuperReturn Asia is an awesome platform “
Tony Luh, Managing Director
DFJ DragonFund China

"On a cost per contact basis, SuperReturn Asia is VERY efficient"
David Kirby, Managing Director
Kirby Capital Advisors

“I really enjoyed the SuperReturn Asia event and was impressed with the strong participation both from LPs and GPs.  I believe that SuperReturn Asia is an excellent forum for LPs to network with a wide variety of regional and country specific funds in Asia.”
Neetesh Kumar, Partner
RHO Fund Investors

“It was a great forum with substantive panels and discussions, and I especially enjoyed the new hi-speed networking events."
Pote Videt, Managing Director
Lombard Investments

 “It was a great event.”
Tim Draper,
Founder & Managing Director
Draper Fisher Jurvetson

 

 

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