Keynotes

Alan Patricof, founder of Apax Partners and Greycroft Partners, received a lifetime achievement award from Venture Capital Journal at Thomson Reuters' Venture Alpha East 2014 conference in New York. . In this interview, Patricof gives tips for a long VC career and weighs in on bitcoin, IPOs and the startup environment. . Video date: March 26, 2014

Carlyle Group's Co-CEO David Rubenstein tells Reuters Editor in Chief Stephen Adler that global wealth and growth will come from emerging markets with developed economies hobbled by debt. This video is from Rubenstein's keynote address at Thomson Reuters' PartnerConnect East in April 2013 in Boston.

Venky Ganesan, managing director of Menlo Ventures, boldly predicts that venture capital will produce more than $500 billion in returns by 2023 in a keynote address at Venture Alpha West 2013 in Half Moon Bay, Calif. . Video date: Oct. 9, 2013

Ken Hao, managing partner and managing director of Silver Lake Partners, discusses the firm's investment in Alibaba and other topics at Thomson Reuters' Buyouts West 2013 conference in Half Moon Bay. . Video date: Oct. 9, 2013

Revered buyout pro Tully Friedman, chairman and CEO of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, gives his perspective on the private equity business at Thomson Reuters' Buyouts West 2013 conference. Friedman has more than 35 years of experience in finance and 25 years as a private equity investor. Prior to forming FFL, Friedman co-founded and served as one of two managing general partners of Hellman & Friedman. . Video date: Oct. 9, 2013

Jonathan Coslet, Senior Partner and Chief Investment Officer of TPG Capital, delivers a keynote address at Thomson Reuters' PartnerConnect West 2013 in Half Moon Bay, Calif. . He is interviewed Jeffrey Goldfarb, U.S. editor of Reuters Breakingviews. . Video date: Oct. 9, 2013

David Cowan, a longtime partner with Bessemer Venture Partners, talks about Bessemer's culture and evolving strategy, including why partners believe scaling up is in the best long-term interests of its investors. Cowan spoke at Thomson Reuters' Venture Alpha West 2013 conference in Half Moon Bay, Calif. . Video date: Oct. 9, 2013

Tim Draper, co-founder and managing director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, speaks about the "disintermediation of venture capital" in a keynote address at Thomson Reuters' PartnerConnect West 2013 conference in Half Moon Bay, Calif. . Video date: Oct. 8, 2013

John D. Skjervem, Chief Investment Officer of the Oregon State Treasury, talks about Oregon's investment strategy at Thomson Reuters' PartnerConnect West 2013 conference in Half Moon Bay, Calif. . Video date: Oct. 8, 2013

Mark Suster, partner at Upfront Ventures, discusses the impact of venture "platforms," such as AngelList, at Thomson Reuters' Venture Alpha West 2013 conference in Half Moon Bay, Calif. . Video date: Oct. 8, 2013.