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Rob Katz — Wed, 24 May 2006 10:08:29 -0400

Thanks for the heads up on that -- it was my mistake. I'd heard about it, even met with Abby Phenix over at EMPEA, and neglected to blog about it or post it to the usually-reliable Events section of NextBillion. I'll do my best to keep the events up-to-date in the future -- and if you hear of good ones that should be added but aren't, please suggest them using the comment form on the Events section.

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_cweinman — Wed, 24 May 2006 08:47:47 -0400

Was their a previous post of this conference before it happened? Would there have been a change for the interested public to attend a session or two, especially since it was in the ITC building? I was in D.C. on that weekend and would have loved to have attended. Would have been nice to have seen a post to this earlier.

Emerging Market Private Equity Conference PPTs Available

sara standish — Thu, 18 May 2006 15:29:46 -0400

Just a quick note for those of you who are interested in venture capital / private equity in emerging economies: IFC and EMPEA hosted the 8th Annual Global Private Equity Conference in Washington, DC last week. Three power points are available on EMPEA's website that have some great quantitative info on sector trends. Take a close look at David Rubenstein's presentation (Carlyle Group) on countries to watch (Argentina & Nigeria, anyone?). In addition, Rubenstein calls for an updated vernacular. I would be interested to know if you agree.

Also, the opinion polls that were highlighted by Michael Klein (IFC) present a window into public opinion of the role of the private sector in development. Complementing this, Sarah Alexander (EMPEA) notes the opinions of investors regarding the success (or failure) of their previous investments in emerging economies that clearly outlines the risk perception (and therefore the challenge) for new investments in emerging economies.