QUEBEC CITY CONFERENCE (“QCC”)
Quebec City, October 24 and 25, 2012

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Now in its ninth year, the Quebec City Conference (QCC) is a private, invitation-only, not-for-profit annual meeting designed for institutional and strategic investors; sovereign wealth funds and family investment offices; leading international venture capital and private equity firms; and also for public policy makers, industry experts and leading academics supportive of long-term investment activity producing societal benefit, in a format intended for high-level exchange and reflection.

In 2011, the QCC was pleased to accept 451 participants from 30 countries. No other conference of this kind exists anywhere else in the world.

In recent events, speakers at the main Conference have included Stephen Schwarzman, Co-founder and CEO of Blackstone; Michael Spence, the 2001 Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences; VC and private equity pioneer Alan Patricof; Henry Kravis, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR); David M. Rubenstein, Co-founder of The Carlyle Group; Glenn Hutchins, Co-founder of Silver Lake; James Coulter of TPG Capital, Charles R. (Chip) Kaye, Co-President, Warburg Pincus; William Draper III of Draper Richards; Josh Lerner, Professor at Harvard Business School; and The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, former Prime Minister of Canada.

In addition to the main Conference, to be held from 5:00 pm on Wednesday, October 24th until 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 25th, the Quebec City Conference also comprises special forums targeted to the needs of the main investor groups attending QCC. Each forum is by-invitation-only and is scheduled to start with cocktails and dinner on Tuesday, October 23rd, and end with the conclusion of programming on Wednesday the 24th at 5:00 pm, just prior to the opening of the broader Conference.

Finally, the Quebec City Conference is partnering with Thomson Reuters to offer the “QCC-Thomson Reuters Partner Connection Program” to the attendees. This program is a series of targeted one-on-one meetings between “LPs” (i.e. institutional investors, family offices and funds of funds) and “GPs” (private equity and venture capital). The meetings are arranged based on surveys of these LPs and GPs to determine the most appropriate matches for them.

QCC is a not-for profit corporation supported by the Governments of Quebec, Ontario and Canada, and by private sponsors.

Overview of the two day program (Wednesdday and Thursday, October 24 and 25, 2012):

• FIRST SEGMENT: BREAKOUT FORUMS – WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24 FROM 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM




• Institutional Investors Roundtable (“IIR”) is a round table discussion for senior executives of major global investors (sovereign wealth funds, government reserve funds and large pension plans) focused on addressing challenges of large-scale investment and exploring the new models required to access these investments efficiently.


• Public Policy Forum on Venture Capital and Innovation (“PPF”) has evolved into the premiere gathering of public policy makers and industry leaders (GPs, LPs, academics and other experts) responsible for encouraging high-potential entrepreneurship and venture capital from all major economies. Its objective is to give participants an opportunity to exchange views and concerns regarding public policies in support of a buoyant venture capital ecosystem to finance emerging technology companies. Now in its fifth year, it is an invitation-only event building upon the international audience developed by the Quebec City Conference.


• Family Offices Forum (“FOF”) is a gathering of principals and senior managers from several dozen large single family offices. It is a private round table discussion for sharing perspectives and exploring best practices and investment ideas and models.


• Global Investors Leadership Forum (“GILF”) is an invitation-only networking and educational event focused on issues of interest for senior representatives of institutional investment firms and strategic investors. Invitations are extended to CEOs, CIOs and Heads of Private Market Investing from insurance companies, small to mid-size pension funds and large corporate and strategic investment firms. Senior Partners from fund of fund investment management houses are also invited.


• SECOND SEGMENT: MAIN CONFERENCE – FROM OCTOBER 24 AT 5:00 PM TO OCTOBER 25 AT 6:30 PM


• Evening of October 24:


• From 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm – Official Opening of Quebec City Conference – All Participants Attend Cocktail and Stand-up Dinner.


• From 9:00 pm – Private dinners and Meetings.


• Thursday, October 25:


• From 8:00 am to 6:30 pm: All Participants are invited to network and hear distinguished keynote speakers on subjects such as the economy and markets, innovation, emerging markets, and venture capital / private equity.




Program:

Program will be available soon on QCC's website (address below).

Where:

Historic Fairmont Le Château Frontenac in Quebec City.

Chartered jets:

As in the past, chartered jets (70 seats) are available in Boston (Logan) and New York (Newark) for the exclusive use of our guests in transit. They will depart from Boston and Newark on Tuesday, October 23rd in the afternoon and return on Thursday, October 25th in the evening. The schedule is set to optimize time efficiency.

Organization:

QCC is a not-for-profit corporation and supported by the Governments of Canada, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, and by institutional investors such as Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, OMERS, Caisse des dépôts et consignations (France) and Business Development Bank of Canada.

Website:

Additional information is on the Quebec City Conference's website: www.QuebecCityConference.com