Summits Day
Location: Capital II
What is the HNWI demand for private markets and what hurdles are holding retail investors back?
Location: Capital II
- You-Ha Hyun - Principal, Perpetual Investors GmbH
- Meiping Yap - Director - Private Capital, Stonehage Fleming
- Amine Bentaleb - Managing Partner, Patrimium
- Albert Hwang - Partner & Founding Member, Cercano Management
- Aaron Filbeck - Managing Director, Global Content Strategy, CAIA Association
What are the tailwinds driving the growth of PE in the wealth management space, and respectively, what are the hurdles ?
Location: Capital II
- Theo Delia-Russell - Managing Director, Mediobanca Private Banking Deputy Head, Mediobanca Private Banking
Location: Capital II
- Michael Sidgmore - Co-Founder & Partner, Broadhaven Ventures and the AGM Studio
- Peter von Lehe - Managing Director, Head of Private Equity Investment Solutions, Neuberger Berman
- Diana Celotto - Co-Head of Private Equity, Unified Global Alternatives, UBS Wealth Management
- Boris Maeder - Managing Director & Head of International Private Wealth Distribution, Coller Capital
Will there be a big shift in strategy for HNWIs towards private fund allocation? How can risks, fees, compliance and liquidity challenges be overcome?
Finding the best investment opportunities, capturing synergies and driving returns
Location: Capital II
- Simon von Oppenheim - Director, Investor Relations, 747 Capital
- Gaetan Aversano - Deputy Head of Private Markets Group, Union Bancaire Privee (UBP)
- Viktoras Vatinas - Head of Private Markets Investments, Julius Baer
- Fabio Osta - Managing Director, Head of the Alternative Specialists Team in EMEA Wealth, BlackRock
- Thibaud Roulin - Head of North America PE, Pictet Alternative Advisors
Addressing concerns such as liquidity, risk profile, high minimum investment amounts, regulatory issues, transparency and trust
Location: Capital II
- Christiaan de Lint - Managing Partner, Headway Capital Partners
- Vicky Williams - Head of Asset Selection, Bemberg Capital
- Luca Serino - Investment Director, Cazenove Capital
- Dan Aylott - Partner, Head of European Private Investments, Cambridge Associates
End of Private Wealth Summit
Location: Capital II
Location: Capital II
- Gurpreet Manku - CEO, Level 20
Location: Capital II
- Emma Cox - Global Private Equity Leader, Deloitte
- Elona Mortimer-Zhika - Former CEO, IRIS Software
Location: Capital II
- Dana Haimoff - Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, J.P Morgan Asset Management
- Cecile Belaman - Partner, Investor Relations, Bain Capital
- Sonia Rocher - Senior portfolio manager within Global Private Debt team within BlackRock, BlackRock
- Jennifer Dunstan - Partner & Head of Fund Investor Relations, 3i
- Rebecca Gibson - Partner, Oakley Capital
How long will it take for diversity be embedded and the goals of organisations like Level 20 to be achieved?
Location: Capital II
- Rehana Farrell - CEO, 100 Women in Finance
- Katrina Liao - Partner, Investment, Coller Capital
- Veera Somersalmi - Director Investor Relations Europe, Bpifrance
- Aliya Ahmed - Associate Director, Investment Research, CapGen Partners
Examining the new strategies emerging among fund managers
Location: Capital II
- Olivia Zitouni - Group Head PERES Coverage & Client Management, CACEIS
- Wee kii Teh - Development Finance & Impact Credit, Allianz Global Investors
- Dagmara Michalczuk - Co-Chief Investment Officer, Tetragon Credit Partners
- Claire Van Wyk-Allan - Managing Director, Head of Canada & Investor Engagement, Americas, AIMA
- Cathy Bevan - Managing Director, Alcentra
- Maggie Arvedlund - CEO & Managing Partner, Turning Rock Partners
Location: Capital II
- Laura Merlini - Managing Director, EMEA, CAIA Association
- Imogen Richards - Partner, Pantheon
- Ju Hui Lee - Head of Investment Risk and Performance, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)
- Eti Lazarian - Family Principle, Elle Family Office
Join one of 6 topic-focused roundtables. Spaces are first-come, first-served.
Co-Investment
Sarah Brereton, Partner & Co-Head of Investment, Keyhaven Capital Partners
Nicola Goll, Head of Private Equity Americas, Unified Global Alternatives Executive Director, UBS Asset Management
Secondaries
Katja Salovaara, Managing Director, Investor Relations, Five Arrows
Laura Shen, Partner & Co-Founder, Headway Capital Partners
Energy transition
Mailin Badurina, Investor Relations Manager, Ambienta
LP/GP relationships
Vicky Williams, Head of Asset Selection, Bemberg Capital
Marta Wypusz, Director, Investor Solutions and Capital Raising, Quilvest Capital Partners
Back to Fundamentals: The Technical Playbook for Fundraising in a Constrained Capital Environment
Alix Faujour, Senior Associate, Rede Partners
Alexandra Daly, CEO & Co-Founder, AA Advisors Ltd.
How to avoid non sense investments & crazy valuations
Stephanie Daul, Vice President, HarbourVest Partners
Eleanor Mountain, Partner, Cinven
Location: Capital II
- Sarah Brereton - Partner & Co-Head of Investment, Keyhaven Capital Partners
- Nicola Goll - Head of Private Equity Americas, Unified Global Alternatives Executive Director, UBS Asset Management
- Katja Salovaara, CFA - Managing Director, Investor Relations, Five Arrows
- Laura Shen - Partner & Co-Founder, Headway Capital Partners
- Mailin Badurina - Investor Relations Manager, Ambienta
- Vicky Williams - Head of Asset Selection, Bemberg Capital
- Marta Wypusz - Director, Investor Solutions and Capital Raising, Quilvest Capital Partners
- Alix Faujour - Senior Associate, Rede Partners
- Alexandra Daly - CEO & Co-Founder, AA Advisors Ltd.
- Stephanie Daul - Vice President, HarbourVest Partners
- Eleanor Mountain - Partner, Cinven
Location: Horizon
An in-depth outlook for the industry through 2025 and beyond, including the areas of sports best positioned for sustainable growth, the headwinds that investors should be most mindful of plus macro socioeconomic trends with potential for outsized impact on the sports industry
Location: Horizon
- Jeevan Sagoo - Managing Director, U.S. Direct Lending, Ares Credit Group
- Chris Heller - Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner, Cordillera Investment Partners
Exploring key differences in operating models, including league structures and franchise/team ownership models. How is revenue generated and distributed, from broadcasting rights and ticket sales to sponsorship deals and merchandising?
What c-suite skills and leadership expertise are needed to fulfil local market requirements?
Location: Horizon
- Andrew Laurino - Senior Managing Director, Blue Owl Capital
Unlocking new avenues of commercial growth for sports teams and leagues and exploring how GPs are applying their expertise to reshape the business of sports by transforming off-field opportunities into tangible value creation, including maximising media rights and sponsorship revenue, monetising fan engagement across digital platforms and in-person events and real estate development.
Location: Horizon
- Bobby Sharma - Founder & Managing Partner, Bluestone Equity Partners
- Mathijn Visser - Managing Director, CVC
Examining alternative avenues for value creation, from consumer and lifestyle products to recreational activities and innovative technologies. Capitalizing on fan engagement, youth participation, and recreational sports and navigating niche markets beyond premium sports properties.
Location: Horizon
Location: Horizon
Location: Horizon
Women’s sports are experiencing unprecedented momentum, fuelled by increasing viewership, sponsorship investments, and media coverage. Yet, the challenge remains: how can this enthusiasm translate into sustainable and scalable revenue streams? This panel will explore the critical steps needed to bridge the revenue gap between women’s and men’s sports. Capitalising on the future of women’s sports as an economic powerhouse and uncovering where the next big opportunities lie for private equity and beyond to take women’s sports to the next level
Location: Horizon
- Kirsten Sibbit-Johnston - Director, Strategy, Transformation & Growth Women's Sport Lead, The Sports Consultancy
- Nicki Boyd - Managing Partner, Sphera Partners
- Rahul Mehta - Partner, Obsidian Sports Management
How are LPs assessing the risks, rewards, and strategic opportunities within sports investing? Understanding where the "sports asset class" fits into the institutional LP’s portfolio and how it compares to traditional asset classes like private equity, real estate, and infrastructure. How do LPs measure ROI in sports, from financial returns to intangible benefits like brand alignment and community impact?
Location: Horizon
How is structured finance unlocking new avenues for growth and profitability in professional sports? What is the role of structured finance in navigating regulatory constraints and capitalizing on emerging opportunities in sports, including convertible debt, debt with warrants, and preferred equity? How are these innovative structures reshaping franchise valuations, infrastructure funding, and athlete-focused ventures?
Location: Horizon
End of the Investing in Sports Summit
Location: Horizon
Location: Forum
What is the current and future value proposition of the asset class?
Location: Forum
- Maria Gonzalez - Managing Director & Chief of Staff, Prosek Partners
- Paul Newsome - Partner, Head of Portfolio Management (Private Equity), Unigestion
- Nachiketa Rao - Managing Director, Co-head of Credit Secondaries & Portfolio Finance, Goldman Sachs Alternatives
- Christophe Nicolas - Managing Director - Partner, Secondary Investments, Carlyle AlpInvest
Giving investors access to an increasingly nuanced liquidity toolkit - what are the pros and cons of single asset continuation funds, minority recaps, NAV loans, securitisations, preferred equity financings, semi liquid funds?
Location: Forum
- Peter Sandberg - Founding Partner & Managing Director, Nordic Secondary Fund (N2F)
- Joseph B. Marks - Senior Managing Director, Head of Secondaries, Capital Dynamics
- Beatrix Thaler - Investment Manager, European Investment Fund
Location: Forum
- Nate Walton - Partner, Head of Private Equity Secondaries, Ares Management
- Sebastien Burdel - Partner, Secondaries, Ares Management
Will GP led transactions continue to dominate as more deals come to market? Which segments of the GP-led market offer the better risk/return profile and how can investors navigate the competitive environment and leverage the opportunities to achieve their desired diversification?
Location: Forum
- Nick Lawler - Managing Director, Head of Secondaries, Churchill Asset Management
- José Luis Molina - Global CEO and Co-founder, AltamarCAM Partners
- Valérie Handal - Secondaries - Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
- Robin Muerer - Co-Managing Partner and Head of DACH, FSN Capital
What are today’s opportunities for buyers of limited partner-led secondaries? Examining the dynamics driving the current LP-led deal activity and the benefits these transactions can offer both buyers and sellers. What are the opportunities and challenges of customized LP-led offerings?
Location: Forum
- Cari Lodge - Managing Director, Head of Secondaries, CF Private Equity
- Philippe Ferneini - Partner, StepStone Group
- Benjamin Wilson - Managing Director, Global Head of Secondaries, HQ Capital Private Equity
- Martha Heitmann - Partner, LGT Capital Partners
Location: Forum
Aligning price expectations to bridge the valuation gap between the sell-side and the buy-side and successfully negotiating the allocation of transaction expenses. How can investors protect their interests? How effective are the existing regulatory and market mechanisms in addressing continuation fund conflicts as best practices for continuation funds continue to evolve?
Location: Forum
- Joseph Smith - Partner, Schulte Roth & Zabel
- Charles Aponso - Partner (Primaries, Co-investments & Secondaries), Quilvest Capital Partners
- Cyndi Mosquera - Head of Europe Private Equity, MetLife Investment Management
- Antony Anastasiadis - Managing Director, Secondary Investments, Hamilton Lane
- David Wachter - Founding Partner & CEO, W Capital Partners
More flexibility, diversification and ease of investment, plus enhanced market access, driving the democratisation of the asset class
Location: Forum
- Joel Sandhu - Managing Partner, Top Tier Access
- Olav Ostin - Managing Partner, TempoCap
How is the market faring in 2025? Examining risk and return and comparing different segments of the market
Location: Forum
- Nassim Cherchali - Managing Partner, AnaCap
- Mercedes Fernandez Elias - Head of European Private Equity Secondaries, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
- Marion Peiridier - Managing Director, Five Arrows
Location: Forum
Location: Capital I
- Anthony Fobel - CEO, Arcmont Asset Management
Larger deals and fiercer competition: what does this mean for the future of direct lending? Where are the opportunities in a growing market and which subsectors are gaining the most traction?
Location: Capital I
- Hans-Jörg Baumann - Founding Partner & Chairman, StepStone Private Debt
- Blaine MacDougald - Partner, KKR
- Rushin Shah - Managing Director, Credit, Veritas Capital
- Callum Bell - Head of Direct Lending, Investec
- Stephan Caron - Head of Global Direct Lending within BlackRock Portfolio Management Group (PMG), BlackRock
- Greg Galligan - Senior Managing Director and Chairman, CEO and President of Vista Credit Strategic Lending, Vista Credit Partners
Examining the increase in the number of opportunistic strategies, hybrid capital solution options and the growth of the number of sponsorless debt deals. Where does private credit stop and private equity kick in?
Location: Capital I
- Jeff Griffiths - Global Head of Private Credit, Campbell Lutyens
- David N. Miller - Global Head of Private Credit & Equity, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
- Theodore Koenig - Chairman & CEO, Monroe Capital LLC
- Kevin Griffin - CEO & CIO, MGG Investment Group
- Phil Cuff - Partner, Head of Hybrid Value Europe, Apollo
- Rohit Dhote - Partner, Co-Head of Credit Opportunities, Bridgepoint Credit
Location: Capital I
How has investor demand for private debt developed over the last 12 months? Which sectors do LPs currently see as the most attractive and why? Sharing examples of where we are seeing innovation in the industry to overcome the challenges facing investors
Location: Capital I
- Matt Darrah - Managing Director, Head of Underwriting, Principal Asset Management
- You-Ha Hyun - Principal, Perpetual Investors GmbH
- Mihai Florian - BlueBay Senior Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets, RBC BlueBay Asset Management
- Peter Arnold - Head of LBP AM European Private Markets, LBP AM
- Marco Busca - Head of Indirect Private Debt, Generali Asset Management
Location: Capital I
- Robin Doumar - Managing Partner, Park Square Capital
Location: Capital I
- Ken Kencel - President & CEO, Churchill Asset Management
How to identify the best assets and sources of alpha. What type of strategies are different LPs demanding?
Which loan structures and strategies are performing best in the current market?
Location: Capital I
- Ian Milton - Founder & CEO, Mercia Capital Partners
- Jake Nowack - Managing Director, Blackstone Credit
- Don Dimitrievich - Portfolio Manager, Senior Managing Director, Energy Infrastructure Credit, Nuveen
- Andrew Radkiewicz - Global Head of Private Debt Strategy and Investor Solutions, PGIM Real Estate
Location: Capital I
- Marina Lukatsky - Global Head of Research, Credit & U.S Private Equity, PitchBook, LCD
Demonstrating the value and flexibility that scaled private lenders can offer as they expand into a broader array of asset types and new sets of borrowers: New opportunities in asset-backed finance and securitisation
Location: Capital I
- Chandini Jain - Founder & CEO, Auquan
- Michael Ewald - Partner, Global Head of Private Credit, Bain Capital
- Olga Braun-Cangl - Managing Director, Pension Practice, Cambridge Associates
- Justin Burns - Managing Director, Alternative Credit Investment Team, Blue Owl Capital
- Barbara Richter - Head of Asset-Based Finance, European Lending, Värde Partners
- Justin Muzinich - CEO, Muzinich & Co
What impact has a slowdown in fundraising and supply chain issues had? How are portfolios faring, and how are current conditions affecting the market? What value can private lenders bring to key areas of the economy?
Location: Capital I
- Rachel McGovern - Senior Director, KBRA Analytics (DLD)
- Jeff Kivitz - Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Canyon Capital Advisors, Canyon Partners, LLC
- Stuart Mathieson - Head of Europe Private Credit and Capital Solutions, Barings
- Nicole Waibel - Managing Director, Crescent Credit Europe
- Cécile Mayer-Levi - Head of Private Debt, Tikehau Capital
How has the growth of private credit and direct lending impacted investment opportunities within the spectrum of middle market lending? Where do you see opportunity? Where do you see opportunity to unlock value and how do you view the value proposition of the upper versus core/lower middle market?
Location: Capital I
- Kamal Nazha - Managing Director, Head of Private Credit Origination EMEA, Nomura
- Claire Harwood - Co-Head of Direct Lending Investment Team, Permira Credit
- Ran Landmann - Partner, Chief Investment Officer of Ambienta Credit, Ambienta
- Jim Roche - Partner & Chief Credit Officer, Willow Tree Credit Partners
- Matt Harvey - Head of Direct Lending, PGIM Private Capital
Location: Capital I