Past PE Days
The Private Equity Days is an annually held conference at the University of St. Gallen hosted by the Private Equity & Venture Capital Club (PE&VC Club). The main focus lies on raising awareness for the private equity industry among HSG students and foster the connection between PE professionals and students.
Our Speakers 2019
Rupert Bell
Director DACH
PER
Ulrich Eckhardt

Partner
Capvis
Thomas Egli

Managing Director
GCA Altium
Rainer Ender

Head of Private Equity
Schroder Adveq

Stephan Förschle
Partner
Triton
Eric Gisiger
Managing Partner
Helvetica Capital

Tommy Hadewicz

Managing Director
Credit Suisse

Marc Hesse

Principal
Roland Berger
Heinz Kundert

Former CEO
VAT Group
Frank Löhner
Director
Montagu
Giovanna Maag
Partner
Altor Equity Partners
Prof. Dr. Stephan Morkötter

Director
St. Gallen Institute of Management (Asia)

Joern Nikolay
Managing Director
General Atlantic
Dr. Roberto Paganoni
CEO
LGT Capital Partners

Philipp Schälli

Principal
KKR
Laura Schröder

Assistant Director
Advent International

Samuel Schuler

Director
Allianz X
Michael Sidler

Co-Founder
Redalpine

Matthias Wilcken
Partner
Gilde Buyout Partners
Dr. Cyrill Wipfli
Partner, Co-Head Portfoliomanagement
Partners Group
Participating Companies 2018

Speeches
Listen to high profile speakers, both from the corporate and academic spheres. Profit from professional, as well as personal insights through panel discussions, keynote speeches and one-on-one entrepreneurial talks. Leave enriched, wanting more.

Networking
Meet more than 150 selected international students from leading universities from around the world and discuss current financial and economic issues while enlarging your professional and personal network.

Workshops
We offer several workshops organized by a variety of our partners. These workshops cover a handful of currently debated topics in the financial world. Get to know other participants and impress our sponsors with your knowledge!

Interviews
Some of our corporate partners will select student participants for interviews, which will be conducted at the conference. This personal environment allows them to get to know you and vice-versa.