Summits Day
Location: Capital I
- Anthony Fobel - CEO, Arcmont Asset Management
What effects will the post Liberation Day tariff announcements have on Private Credit investment environment?
How will the resultant economic environment affect portfolio companies given significant supply-chain disruption and direct and indirect tariff costs?
How might this affect valuations and fundraising?
Location: Capital I
- Anthony Fobel - CEO, Arcmont Asset Management
- Symon Drake-Brockman - Managing Partner, Pemberton Asset Management
- Will Proctor - Managing Director, Head of Sponsor Coverage, Neuberger Berman
- Peter Gleysteen - Founder, CEO & CIO, AGL Credit Management
- Andrea Fernandez - Partner, Head of Product Management and Investor Relations, European Credit & Corporate Secondaries, Ares Management
- David Gaito - Head of Direct Lending, Fidelity Management & Research
Which sub-asset classes will be most attractive and scalable, given current liquidity issues and risk-return objectives across asset type, seniority, geography?
Location: Capital I
- Adam Vigna - CIO, Sagard
- Oliver Thym - Partner, Thoma Bravo
- Lee Landrum - Partner, Comvest Partners
- Richard T. Miller - Group Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer, Chairman of Investment Committee, TCW Private Credit Group
- Francesco Colasanti - Co-Head of European Credit and Co-Head of the European NPL business, Fortress Investment Group
Location: Capital I
- Jim Miller - Partner, Co-Head of US Direct Lending, Co-Head of Sports Media and Entertainment, Ares Management
- Matthew Theodorakis - Partner, Co-Head European Direct Lending, Ares Management
- Richard Grimm - Head of Global Credit, Cambridge Associates
Location: Capital I
- Victor Khosla - Founder & CIO, Strategic Value Partners
- Hans-Jörg Baumann - Founding Partner & Chairman, StepStone Private Debt
Is specialty finance the next frontier of private credit? Examining the opportunities in providing scaled, tailored solutions to meet clients’ dynamic needs
Location: Capital I
- Armineh Baghoomian - Managing Director, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, Partners for Growth
- Isaiah Toback - Partner, Deputy Co-Chief Investment Officer, Castlelake
- Kris Kraus - Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, PIMCO
- Dylan Ross - Managing Director & Portfolio Manager, The TCW Group
- Akhil Bansal - Head of Asset-Backed Finance, Carlyle Global Credit
To what extent are macroeconomic changes playing to the strengths of the mid-market? What are the key trends driving the sector and how are fund managers driving returns despite the tough environment?
Location: Capital I
- Cyril Demaria-Bengochea - Head of Private Markets Strategy, Managing Director Senior Adviser, Bank Julius Baer
- Ken Kencel - President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management
- Vivek Mathew - President of Antares Capital Advisers, Antares Capital
- Tyler Gately - Managing Director, Head of North America Private Credit, Barings
- Ben Pasternack - Co-Head of Private Credit, Diameter Capital Partners
- Andrew Cleland-Bogle - Partner, Head of Direct Lending, Bridgepoint Credit
How can direct lenders offer the most attractive risk-adjusted returns and diversify their investor portfolios in the current market?
Location: Capital I
- Frédéric Ullens - Group Head of PERES, Private Equity & Real Estate Solutions, CACEIS
- David Allen - Founder, Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, AlbaCore Capital Group
- Grady Frank - Partner, Head of Private Credit Origination, GoldenTree Asset Management
- Laurent Bouvier - Managing Partner, Kartesia
- Matt Szwarc - Managing Director, Head of Junior Credit, Manulife Investment Management
- Klaus Petersen - Partner, Apera Asset Management
Location: Capital I
- Ken Kencel - President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management
How is the market cycle developing and how big is the distressed opportunity likely to be? Where are investors deploying opportunistic capital and which markets are defensively positioned?
Location: Capital I
- Kerry Hugh-Jones - Co-Managing Partner, Strategic Value Credit, Cheyne Capital
- Zach Lewy - CEO, CIO, Fund Principal, Arrow Global
- Domenico Lia - Partner, Co-Head of King Street Europe, King Street
- Paul K. Lisiak - Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Metropolitan Partners Group
- Jay Takefman - Senior Managing Director, Beach Point Capital Management
What are the primary drivers behind the growing interest in NAV finance among private credit investors? What role does NAV finance play in supporting investor distributions? Examining subscription lines/cap call facilities
Location: Capital I
- Anthony Lombardi - Partner, Dechert
- Emma Bewley - Partner and Head of Credit, Partners Capital
- Bret Leas - Co-Head, Asset Backed Finance, Apollo
- Mike Hacker - Global Head of Portfolio Finance, Carlyle AlpInvest
- Peter Hutton - Head of NAV Financing, Arcmont Asset Management
Location: Capital I
- James Reynolds - Global Co-Head of Private Credit, Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Stephanie Rader - Global Co-Head of Alternatives Capital Formation, Goldman Sachs Alternatives
In a difficult macroeconomic environment, where are the most attractive returns in niche and specialty finance? How can investors strike a balance between traditional private credit and niche strategies? How can niche strategies help to increase diversification in portfolios? What are the key factors driving growth in niche and specialty finance?
Location: Capital I
- Jeff Schlapinski - Managing Director, Research, GPCA
- Paul Shea - Managing Partner, Beechbrook Capital
- Sean Kelly-Rand - Managing Partner, RD Advisors
- Michael Apfel - Partner, Head of Credit & Special Situations, Siguler Guff & Company
- Tamsin Coleman - Private Debt Specialist, Mercer
Christian Stracke examines how banks’ balance sheet reductions, the rise of asset-based finance, and evolving partnerships with asset managers are transforming credit markets. As private and public credit converge, new opportunities emerge—empowering investors to capitalize on market disruption through bold, opportunistic investing.
Location: Capital I
- Christian Stracke - President, PIMCO
What factors are contributing to an increased demand for GP led private credit secondaries? How are pricing trends evolving in this market? What are the growth prospects for GP led credit secondaries?
Location: Capital I
- Olaf Neubert - Managing Director, TopCap Partners
- Rick Jain - Partner, Global Head of Private Credit, Pantheon
- Kristina Matthews - Partner, Head of Investor Relations and Fund Raising, Falcon Investments
- Joaquin Ardit - Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors
- John Hartwell Cocke - Partner, Deputy Chief Investment Officer - Credit, Corbin Capital Partners
End of the Private Debt Summit Day 2
Location: Capital I
- Ken Kencel - President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management
Location: Capital II
- Giovanna Maag - Partner, Altor Equity Partners
What makes a successful public-private partnership? What areas offer the most potential for growth?
Location: Capital II
- Jörg Goschin - CEO, KfW Capital
- Levin Johannes Ludwig Holle - Economic and Financial Policy Advisor to the Federal Chancellor and Personal Representative of the Federal Chancellor for the G7 / G20 Summit, Federal chancellery
Can we see the light at the end of the tunnel? What do the next 12 months hold for the PE market? Which sectors are best to invest in currently? How are macroeconomic factors affecting German PE investment trends?
Location: Capital II
- Giovanna Maag - Partner, Altor Equity Partners
- Sven Czermin - Managing Director, Palladio Partners
- Sebastian Stehling - Head of Investments, Deutsche Betriebsrenten Holding
- Ralf Braunagel - Private Equity Leader Tax, PwC
- Peter Wirtz - Head of Private Equity, 3i plc
How are GPs adjusting their investment strategies and deal sourcing approaches to account for market volatility and economic uncertainty? What are the most effective value creation levers that GPs are prioritizing today? What are the biggest opportunities and challenges that GPs foresee in the German market?
Location: Capital II
- Michael Weber - Partner, Cinven GmbH
- Laura Schroeder - Managing Director, KKR
- Matthias Wilcken - Senior Partner, Rivean Capital
- Gunnar Chrestin - Managing Director, Buyout Team, Ardian
How are LPs adjusting their investment allocations in the current market environment? What are the key areas of focus for LPs when conducting due diligence on PE funds? How are LPs managing liquidity needs in a market characterized by delayed exits and distributions?
Location: Capital II
- Dörte Höppner - Chief Sustainability Officer/ Managing Director, Fundraising & Investor Relations, The Riverside Company
- Volker Wende - Partner, SwanCap Partners GmbH
- Ralph Guenther - Partner & Head of Continental Europe, Pantheon Ventures
- Jean-François Le Ruyet - Senior Advisory Partner, Quilvest Capital Partners
- Verena Kempe - Head of Investment Management, KENFO
How can you align fund strategies with investor mandates? What is the impact of innovative investment structures like co-investments for unlocking new capital pools?
Location: Capital II
- Andreas Bohn - Co-CEO & Managing Partner, SwanCap Partners
- Maria Sanz Garcia - Co-Head Private Equity, YIELCO Investments
- Joachim Michael Masurek - Head of Investor Relations & Capital Formation, LEA Partners
- Imogen Richards - Partner, Pantheon
- Till Burges - Managing Director, Primaries, HarbourVest Partners
How does the DACH region compare with other territories when it comes to diversity in the PE market? How important is diversity for investors? Top strategies for attracting, retaining and incentivizing top talent.
Location: Capital II
- Andreas Klab - Partner & Head of Germany, Rivean Capital Advisory GmbH
- Christoph Kauter - Managing Partner, Beyond Capital Partners
- Daniela Nienstedt - Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates Inc.
- Cilian Jansen Verplanke - Founding Partner, Karmijn Kapitaal
What are the best practices for embedding ESG into the entire investment lifecycle? What is the impact investing landscape in the DACH region and have these delivered significant returns? What are investors’ expectations for going above and beyond?
Location: Capital II
- Philippe Roesch - Managing Partner , RIAM Alternative Investments
- Rainer Effinger - Managing Partner, Nord Holding
- Manuel Hertweck - Chairman of the IC, capiton AG
- Joerg Hoeller - Chief ESG Officer, AltamarCAM Partners S.L.
With traditional investment sectors driving smaller returns, is technology investment the answer? Can Germany successfully transition from its automotive-centric economy to a tech-driven one? Does its culture support the level of entrepreneurship and innovation needed to rival the US?
Location: Capital II
- Inna Gehrt - Head of DACH, Ackermans & van Haaren
- Patrick Beitel - Managing Director and Partner, Yttrium
- Toni Stork - Partner & CEO, OMMAX
- Jean Sanyas - Co-Head of European Investments, Director, LFPI
With GP-led secondaries still on the rise, what does this mean for the PE market in Germany? How can you balance the needs of GPs and LPs in continuation vehicle transactions?
Location: Capital II
- Thomas Deinet - Executive Director, SBAI
- Nils Bennemann - Partner, DPE
- Vaish Katamreddy - Director (Buyout), Golding Capital Partners
- Lucas Fisher - Director, Palladio Partners
- Sunaina Sinha - Global Head, Private Capital Advisory, Raymond James
How is the consolidation trend affecting competition, innovation, and market efficiency? How can emerging managers in the DACH region differentiate themselves and compete?
Location: Capital II
- Daniel Boege - Partner, Head of Buyout, Golding Capital Partners
- Georg Remshagen - Managing Partner, Astorius Capital GmbH
- Elena Laleh - Managing Director, Kline Hill Partners
- Alexander Hesseling - Co-Head of European Investments, Director, LFPI
End of the German Private Equity Summit
Location: Capital II
- Giovanna Maag - Partner, Altor Equity Partners
Location: Forum
- Isabell de Wit - Regional Director, Europe, Multifonds
How can you communicate the value proposition of digitalization to PE firm leadership and demonstrate its impact on ROI? How can you foster a culture that embraces digital transformation? Aligning leadership and stakeholders on a digital strategy. Reframing digital innovation and driving long-term growth
Location: Forum
- James Ryan - Partner & AI, ML, Data Practice Co-Lead, Riviera Partners
- Jamaria Kong - Managing Director, TowerBrook Capital Partners
- Cory A. Eaves - Partner and Head of Portfolio Operations, BayPine
- Pranav Sood - Operating Partner, Bain Capital
How can you gain a competitive edge for deal sourcing, due diligence and portfolio management? Transforming data insights into practical strategies. How does AI play into this? How are LPs utilizing data?
Location: Forum
- Betty Salanic - CEO & Founder, Accelerate Investors
- Ilja Hauerhof - Director, Quantitative Research & Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence
- Andre Retterath - General Partner, Earlybird VC
- Tola Kibbey - VP, Data Scientist, CVC Secondary Partners
From Checklist to Catalyst. Is your tech DD a hygiene check or a value accelerator? Can it reveal growth, margin, and scale potential before you buy? This conversation will explore how future-focused investors are now using DD to unlock value, support execution, and to help build scalable, standout businesses.
Location: Forum
- Anne-Marie Laing - Private Equity Technology & Transformation Leader, Deloitte
- Nick Israni - Software Diligence and Value Creation Partner, Deloitte
- Victoria Bovaird - Deloitte Canada Private Equity Leader, Deloitte
Location: Forum
- George Sivulka - Founder & CEO, Hebbia
Followed by panel
Location: Forum
- George Danner - President, Business Laboratory
Location: Forum
- George Danner - President, Business Laboratory
- Kevin Jiang - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mangusta Capital
- Ewa Treitz - Private Equity Advisor, Amazon Web Services
- Paul Sloan Zimmerman - Head of Private Equity, OpenAI
- Brandon Rembe - Chief Solutions Officer, Juniper Square
How can you ensure smooth integration of internal processes? How does the interplay of technical and business leadership play out? The importance of goal alignment and commercial outlook.
Location: Forum
- Nazo Moosa - Managing Director, Paladin Capital Group
- Charly Zwemstra - Managing Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Main Capital Partners
- Lisa Melchior - Founding and Managing Partner, Vertu Capital
- Isabelle Freidheim - Founder and Managing Partner, Athena Capital
- Britta Lindhorst - Executive Advisor, Independent
Understanding the components of a robust data infrastructure. Evaluating the scalability and integration capabilities. What are the best practices in this area?
Location: Forum
- Shahbaz Alam - Head of EMEA Private Equity, Amazon Web Services
- Robert Bachan - Technology Director, Noremo & Chief Architect for B2B Customers & Products, BP
- Gavin Cunningham - Partner, Flywheel Capital
- Dominic Gallello - Managing Director, Head of Digital & AI, Bridgepoint
Do specialized investors have a competitive edge when it comes to investing in technologies? Do generalists have a broader perspective needed in a challenging market? Do strategies for value creation require internal specialized expertise? How are new entrants into the technology space approaching this? Are LPs favoring generalists or specialists?
Location: Forum
- Marko Maschek - Partner & Co-Founder, Marondo Capital GmbH
- Philip O'Brien - Head of PE, Managing Director, TMRS
- Darren Cohen - Global Co-Head Growth Equity, Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Noor Sweid - Founder and Managing Partner, Global Ventures
As software market matures are the key players here to stay? How can the current leaders stay relevant? Are the new innovators making waves or waiting to be bought? Which software sectors are people investing in? What are LPs looking for?
Location: Forum
- Gesa Miczaika - General Partner, Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund
- Hanns Joachim Krösche - Partner, Altor Private Equity Partners AG
- Matthew Jones - Director, Noremo
- Duco Sickinghe - Founder, Managing Partner & Executive, Fortino Capital
Working with PE firms to drive value creation within portfolio companies. How to build teams and remain commercially minded. The importance of technology for value creation.
Location: Forum
- Benjamin Hubner - Managing Partner, Sophora Unternehmerkapital
- Stefan Scherer - CEO, smaXtec animal care GmbH
Lessons learned about identifying and evaluating promising companies – does this translate to PE? How do VC drive value creation in tech investments? How are VC adapting their strategies to capitalize on emerging technologies?
Location: Forum
- Morgan Borer - Founder, Blair Reputation Management
- Chris Heyer - Founder & Managing Partner, Marvelous
- Christian Bogatu - Investment Director, German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND)
- Gülsah Wilke - Partner and Head of Germany at DN Capital and Co-founder of 2hearts, DN Capital
- Alexander Thees - Member of the Management Board, KfW Capital
How can you bridge the communication gap? Identifying knowledge gaps on both sides. How can PE firms foster a common understanding of business goals and metrics across technical and non-technical teams?
Location: Forum
- Susanne Katharina Schorsch - Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners
- Devika Shanker-Grandpierre - Managing Partner and Founder, Shanker-Grandpierre Consulting
- Mike Conover - CEO & Co-founder, Brightwave
- Lydia Shepherd - Partner, Riviera Partners
End of the Tech Value Creation in PE Summit
Location: Forum
- Isabell de Wit - Regional Director, Europe, Multifonds
Location: Horizon
- Peter S.H. Grubstein - Managing Member, NGEN Partners/Telluris Investments
How can you collaborate and find common ground in a notoriously tight-lipped industry? How can you implement a robust and foolproof ESG strategy? How are firms and investors performing beyond the metrics to make a measurable impact? How has this been reflected in their returns? Having an ESG lens on decision making from GP selection to portfolio company performance. Navigating transatlantic differences in attitudes
Location: Horizon
- Stefanie Kneer - Head of ESG & Sustainability, Three Hills
- Helena Hausen - Senior Investment Manager, Head of ESG, Beyond Capital Partners
- Christian Schütz - Head of Sustainable Investing, Golding Capital Partners
- Sofie Østergaard - Head of ESG, Argentum
- Jennifer Regehr - Managing Partner, Sophora Unternehmerkapital
How can companies effectively collect and compile ESG data from various sources? Beyond compliance how can we leverage the extensive data pool for further impact? When and how should proxy data be used to fill ESG data gaps?
Location: Horizon
- Marina Leytes - Sustainability Consultant, Independent
- Jennifer Wilson - Founder & CEO, Re:Co
- Silva Deželan - Head of Impact & ESG, Forbion
- Maaike van der Schoot - Head of Responsible Investment, Carlyle AlpInvest
How can you develop a robust measurement framework to track key KPIs? How can you ensure competitive returns for your investors? Which strategies have proven effective? How to get investors onboard who’ve been burned before?
Location: Horizon
- Alexandra Tixier - Lead of Impact Private Credit, Allianz Global Investors
- Christian Kasten - Partner, DPE
- Urs Bitterling - Impact Partner and Chief Sustainability Officer, Cubera Private Equity
- Susanne Bregy - Managing Director, Bundesinitiative Impact Investing e.V.
- Gwen Colin - ESG Director, Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
- Gregorio Marini Clarelli - Alternatives Director, PFC Family Office
Is now the time to invest in renewables and decarbonization technologies? How do policy and regulation feed into the energy transition? Do governments need to do more?
Location: Horizon
- Isabella Eichler - Director, Altor Equity Partners
- Misa Andriamihaja - Founder & CEO, Green Ventures Capital
- Joana Castro - Head of Climate Impact, Unigestion
- Luz Martinez - Sustainability Manager, ILX Management B.V.
- Liza Rubinstein Malamud - Co-founder & Chief Strategy and Impact, Carbon Equity
With far-reaching implications for businesses and investors, should biodiversity loss be at the forefront of the climate conversation? What is the science behind this and how does this link to commercial risk? How can investors incorporate this into the existing ESG strategy?
Location: Horizon
- Patrick Goodman - Co-Founding Partner, Innpact SA
- Eimear Palmer - Partner, Global Head of Sustainability, Pantheon
- Narina Mnatsakanian - Partner, Chief Impact Officer, Regeneration.VC
- Brian Wayne - Managing Partner & Co-Founder, CurvePoint Capital
- Youssef Aroub - Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Location: Horizon
- Aanchal Dua - Head of Investor Relations, NAV Capital
How are firms and investors integrating social considerations into investment strategies? How can you measure and report on this impact? Movement in emerging markets
Location: Horizon
- Herald Bonnici - Secretary General, Private Equity and Venture Capital Association Malta
- Walter Viguiliouk - Managing Director & Chief of Staff, Sustainable Investing,, Manulife Investment Management
- Jyoti Aggarwala - Principal, Private Capital Raise
- Katharina Lichtner - Managing Director, Family Larsson-Rosenquist-Foundation
- Thomas Brand - Director, Value for Good GmbH
How can you upskill current board members on ESG issues to ensure alignment of values? Should boards have a dedicated ESG champion? How does DE&I at the board level effect ESG attitudes? How do investors view internal compliance with ESG values?
Location: Horizon
- Christian Kroll - Professor of Sustainability and ESG Advisor, IU International University of Applied Sciences
- Erik Thijs Wedershoven - Director ESG, NPM Capital
- Abrielle Rosenthal - Managing Director & Chief Sustainability Officer, TowerBrook Capital Partners
- Kora Krause - ESG Director, Waterland Private Equity Investments
- Rupert Robinson - Managing Director, Gresham House
Key cross-territorial differences and expectations. Implementing a practical guide for complying with SFDR, CSRD, and other relevant regulations, including data management and reporting requirements. How is the regulation changing?
Location: Horizon
- Patricia Volhard - Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP
- Joost Notenboom - Head of ESG & Sustainability, Omnes Capital
- Baudouin Hue - General Partner, Karista
- Janna Brokmann - Head of Sustainability, Prime Capital
How is AI/ML being used for ESG data collection and analysis? What are you doing to ensure accurate data at the portfolio company level? How can technology engage stakeholders in ESG issues?
Location: Horizon
- Peter S.H. Grubstein - Managing Member, NGEN Partners/Telluris Investments
- Cornelia Gomez - Global Head of Sustainability, General Atlantic
- Mikaela Murekian - PhD Researcher & Fractional ESG Lead, Bayes Business School
- Natasha Buckley - Principal, ESG, HabourVest Partners
End of the ESG Summit
Location: Horizon
- Aanchal Dua - Head of Investor Relations, NAV Capital
This exclusive lunch is for LPs to network with their peers. Open to pre-registered development finance institutions, endowments, foundations, insurance companies, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, subject to qualification. Places are limited, to register please email: samantha.grannum@informa.com
Location: Hugo's Restaurant