Summits Day
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, 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