Main Conference Day 2
- Kevin Kuryla - Global Head of Private Funds Group, UBS Investment Bank
- Bandr Alhomaly - Managing Director & CEO, Jada Fund of Funds
Today’s exit environment has forced both GPs and LPs to rethink what successful realisations really mean. This discussion is not about exit volume or market timing, but about discipline, preparation and long-term value creation. We’ll explore how managers build exit readiness years in advance, and how GPs and LPs align on liquidity, portfolio construction and conviction in a more selective market.
The importance of strong performance and clear growth strategies in a challenging environment
- Rob Lucas - CEO, CVC Capital Partners
How will private equity firms compete for deals, raise capital, and attract talent in the future? What are the best strategies for acquiring the strategic focus and discipline to thrive going forwards?
- Aymen Mahmoud - Managing Partner, London and European Head of Finance, McDermott Will & Schulte
- Thibault Basquin - Member of the Executive Committee, Co-Head & CIO of Buyout, Ardian
- James Zenni - Founder, President & CEO, ZCG
To what extent is private equity structurally advantaged to harness the value of new technologies with manager skill as a differentiator?
- Yann Robard - Managing Partner, Dawson Partners
- Jennifer Prosek - Founder & Managing Partner, Prosek Partners
The lines between public and private and between different private markets assets classes (infra, RE, PE, growth, PC) are blurring. What does this mean for LPs attempting to build portfolios? How can they assess risk/return profiles appropriately when distinctions between different strategies and target asset types are diminishing?
- Udai Bishnoi - Global Head of Asset Based Finance, Sculptor Capital Management
- Steven Klinsky - Founder & CEO, New Mountain Capital LLC
- Alex Kelly - Global Chair of M&A and Private Equity, Latham & Watkins
- Adel A. Alderbas - Chief Investment Officer, Wafra
- Alison Rose - Senior Partner, Charterhouse Capital Partners
Closed door discussion group run under the Chatham House Rule and closed to press
Closed door discussion group run under the Chatham House Rule and closed to press.
Closed door discussion group run under the Chatham House Rule and closed to press.
Closed door discussion group run under the Chatham House Rule and closed to press.
- Melissa Ma - Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Asia Alternatives
Secondaries have long been a dynamic engine for portfolio optimization and an outperforming liquidity solution for private market portfolios. Where is this market headed next?
- Michael Wieczorek - Head of EMEA Secondary Advisory, UBS Investment Bank
- Keith Brittain - Co-Head of Secondary Investments, Hamilton Lane
Pinpointing the sectors and geographies where activity is real, unpacking the rate backdrop, and resetting valuation expectations.
- Tara Moore - Managing Director, Co-Head of Direct Lending Europe, Golub Capital
- Mauro Moretti - Founder & CEO, Three Hills
- Rick Cosgrove - Partner, Vantage, Veritas Capital
- Michael Wand - Head of EMEA Investments, Carlyle
- David Blood - Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management
- Al Gore - Co-Founder & Chairman, Generation Investment Management
What matters around sustainability? Whilst many acknowledge the “SuperTrend” of sustainability, they lack the application to real world investing opportunities. How you invest now, decides whether or not you’ll be in the black in the future. How to view these disruptions to “Business as Usual” as an opportunity to outperform the market.
- Jan Ståhlberg - Founder & Managing Partner, Trill Impact
- Michele Giddens - CEO & Co-Founder, Bridges Fund Management