Welcome to the 2010 Midwest ACG Capital Connection!

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Important Conflict/Meeting Notice

ACG Chicago prohibits any attendee, exhibitor or industry representative from sponsoring or conducting any type of function or event consisting of a group of 10 or more attendees between the hours of 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm on October 18, 2010 and between the hours of 8:00 am and 6:30 pm on October 19, 2010.  This policy applies to functions or events at the conference site as well as off-site in the Chicago metropolitan area.  Those individuals and/or companies found not adhering to this policy will be subject to their conference registration being canceled with no refund.

Conference Location/Directions

The conference will be held at McCormick Place - West Building, Skyline Ballroom, 2301 S. Indiana Ave., Chicago. 
The Skyline Ballroom is located on Level 3 of the West Building. 

If arriving by cab, the drop off location is McCormick Place, West Building, Gate 40.

If driving, please visit the McCormick Place website for complete directions – www.mccormickplace.com .  For parking follow signs for Parking Lot A, recommended that you park on level 4 of the parking garage and exit directly on that level to the West Building.  (Please note that level 4 of the parking garage is level 3 of the building)  Exiting on level 4 of the parking garage will take you directly to the lobby area of the ballroom floor. Follow the signs posted to the registration check in area.


Agenda/Schedule

Registration will open at 7:15 am. The registration area will be located just outside the Exhibitor Room which is room W375-E.  We will have directional signage along the ballroom corridor to help you locate us.  We will have a coat check area located near the registration area.

A plated breakfast will be served starting at 7:30 am until 8:15 am in section W375 B/C of the Skyline Ballroom followed by our keynote speaker.

The Capital Connection exhibitor room will open at 10:00 am and is located in room W-375 E.  This room will be open till 2:00 pm.  Please refer to the materials above to get familiar with the 156 Private Equity & Lending Firms that are participating this year information including table assignments, room layout and company profiles of the exhibitors. The exhibitor profiles and attendee list materials are password protected, to be used by registrants for this conference, and not to be distributed or used for other purposes.

A luncheon buffet is served during the Capital Connection session and will be available in room W375 B/C (breakfast room location) from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm.  

DealSource sessions are for pre-registered participants only. DealSource will run from 2:00 to 5:20 pm, and is restricted to exhibiting private equity firms and DealSource investment banks/intermediaries that have already arranged private meetings. 

Coaching Sessions
Afternoon"Coaching Session" will be presented in section W375 B/C of the Skyline Ballroom from 2:30 to 4:30 pm for general registration attendees and exhibitors not in DealSource meetings.

2:30 – 3:30 pm
Chunka Mui, Billon-Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn from the Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years

3:30-4:30 pm
David Teten, Best Practices in Private Equity Deal Origination: Working with Social Media, Investment Bankers, Lawyers, Accountants, and other Deal Professionals

In addition the sponsor lounge with refreshments, expresso bar and entertainment for networking and relaxation will be available.
 

Closing Cocktail Reception 4:30 - 6:30 pm

After you have enjoyed our afternoon keynote presentations, enjoy a cocktail to wind down along with more networking opportunities at our Closing Cocktail Reception, open to all attendees from 4:30 to 6:30 pm which will take place in the Sponsor Lounge.

The conference concludes at 6:30pm. 
Please note that the DealSource function is limited to exhibiting private equity firms and investment banks/intermediaries that have already arrange private meetings.  This portion of the conference is not open to any other attendees.

Dress Code

Though business suits are the norm, business causal is accepted.

Conference Survey

Shortly after the conference we will be forwarding you a survey.  Please take a minute to complete the survey as we want to hear from you!  Your comments will help us prepare for the 2011 Midwest ACG Capital Connection scheduled for October 18, 2011.

Cancellation Policy

The last day refunds were available for a cancellation was October 1, 2010. Please understand any cancellations at this time will not be refunded. If you would like to send a substitute in your place you are welcome to do so. Members substituting a Non-Member in their place will need to pay the upgrade price of $100.00 to be taken to the Non-Member registration fee. All transfers of registration must be called into ACG Chicago 877-224-6389 no later than Monday, October 18th 12, noon or handled on site Tuesday.

Registration Check-In

 All attendees must check in when arriving; badges will be required.

A special Thank you to our Conference Sponsors, without them this event would not be possible.