Serge Allaire Head of Private Equity CBUS

Serge has recently been appointed Head of Private Equity at Cbus. He previously spent nine years as portfolio manager at MLC Private Equity, and prior to that was a founding member of National Australia Bank’s global fund management arm nabInvest. He has also worked at management consulting outfit McKinsey and Company, and before that led a research team at Alcatel-Lucent.

James Lilico Portfolio Manager - Private Capital SUNSUPER

James Lilico is a Portfolio Manager in the Private Markets team at Sunsuper, an $83 billion profit-for-members superannuation fund. His role encompasses portfolio construction, investment research, selection and execution and ongoing review and reporting across the private capital asset class.

The private capital portfolio is a programme of over $5 billion, which consists of primary and secondary fund investments and co-investments across the buyout, venture/growth and distressed/special situations areas. Mr. Lilico represents Sunsuper on various advisory boards in Australia and overseas.

Mr. Lilico has been with Sunsuper for over 10 years. Prior to this, he was at RMB Capital Partners and Grant Samuel. Mr. Lilico has a Bachelor of Science in Finance and a Master of Science in Decision and Information Sciences from the University of Florida.

Will MacAulay General Manager, Unlisted Assets HESTA

Will MacAulay is General Manager, Unlisted Assets with HESTA, and is responsible for managing HESTA’s private asset investment portfolios including Infrastructure, Property, Private Equity, and Insurance Linked Securities. Prior to HESTA Will has held roles with Wilshire Private Markets and MLC Private Equity.

Will holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Melbourne, is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jenny Newmarch Senior Portfolio Manager, Private Equity AWARE SUPER

Jenny Newmarch is the Senior Portfolio Manager for Private Equity at Aware Super, the second largest profit for-member Superannuation Fund in Australia with AUD $130 billion in funds under management. Aware Super’s private equity portfolio is over AUD 6 billion as at 30 September 2020 and is invested globally in a concentrated portfolio of funds and co-investments in strategies ranging from venture capital to buyouts. Jenny has over 12 years experience in private equity as an asset allocator and adviser and has over 20 years experience in the investment field having started her career as an investment consultant and actuary in the UK.

Jenny is a graduate of Imperial College London, a Fellow of the UK Institute of Actuaries and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Crystal Russell Principal, Global Private Capital QIC

Crystal joined QIC in April 2007 having the opportunity to be involved in the program build from the ground up post the inception of the program in late 2005. Crystal now leads the Brisbane based team focused on Asia Pacific opportunity which is predominantly focused on China and Australia across both fund and co‐investment. Crystal is a member of the GPC Leadership Team and Investment Committee. Crystal has worked across the global portfolio from European buyouts to Venture and Growth prior to the set up of our international offices. Crystal established our secondary market coverage and process and led a number of acquisitions and divestments. Crystal led our early research in emerging markets and has been led the development of the investment strategy and portfolio in China which today is about one third of our exposure. Crystal sits on a number of fund Advisory Boards and as an Observer or Board member of investee companies.

Before joining QIC in April 2007, Crystal worked closely with private companies and M&A as a Senior Analyst at Ernst & Young in the Transaction Advisory Services division and prior to that in the Corporate Tax division from 2003 to 2004 and as a consultant at McKewin & Associates from 2000 to 2003.

Crystal is a Board member of the Australian Investment Council and is passionate about driving greater Diversity & Inclusion in the Private Equity industry.

Neil Stanford Head of Private Equity HOSTPLUS

Neil Stanford is the Head of Private Equity at the $19 billion Hostplus superannuation fund. He joined joined Hostplus in mid-2014 and leads its investment initiative across Private Equity and Venture Capital. The Fund has expanded its internal Investment Strategy team over the last few years, as it endeavours to become a more engaged investor.

Prior to joining Hostplus, Neil was a Consultant at JANA Investment Advisors for 6 years where he had a range of consulting and research responsibilities, with a particular focus on Private Equity. Prior to that, Neil was with Russell Investments in a broad Private Markets role covering Private Equity, Infrastructure and Hedge Fund strategies. In addition, Neil has held a number of IT and Engineering roles for 10 years. Neil holds a Bachelor of Engineering and an MBA.