The MIT Sloan Private Equity Symposium is one of the leading student-run private equity conferences in the country, with approximately 400 industry professionals and students attending each year.   Previous years’ speakers have included such industry personalities as David Rubenstein (Carlyle), Ken Mehlman (KKR), Scott Schoen and Scott Sperling (Thomas H Lee), and James B. Lee, Jr. (JPMorgan Chase & Co.).  The 2011 symposium will take place on April 1st.

The theme of the symposium is critically relevant to the entire industry:  Life After Leverage.  Over the course of the nine panel discussions, senior industry professionals will discuss their views on the following exciting topics:

  • Creating Value through Operational Improvements
  • Distressed Investing and Turnarounds
  • Opportunities in the Middle Market
  • Energy
  • Technology, Media & Telecommunications
  • Emerging Markets Outlook
  • The Boundaries of the Private Equity Industry
  • Real Estate
  • Growth Equity