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.