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SuperReturn International
8 - 12 June 2026
InterContinental HotelBerlin
Reimagining best practices in the post-pandemic 'new normal'

What are the lessons learnt from CFOs and COOs in 2020? Watch our session recordings below, taken straight from SuperReturn CFO/COO 2020, for insights on how they dealt with the crisis, and how processes and relationships have changed as we enter a 'new normal'. 

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Successfully navigating the pandemic: lessons learned from CFOs and COOs

As the pandemic hit, CFOs and COOs were challenged with dealing with a crisis unlike before. In this session taken from SuperReturn CFO/COO 2020, our panelists discussed contingency plans that worked/did not work, and changes in practices that are here to stay.

Featuring:

  • Tom Pittman, Managing Director, Chief Marketing Officer, EWM Global
  • Kevin Early, European CFO, Ares Management
  • Mike Dutton, Senior Adviser, Capital Group Private Markets
  • Shaun Collins CFO, Europe and Asia, Apollo Global Management
  • Robin Bailey, Partner & COO, Pantheon

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How has risk management changed post-pandemic?

We re-visited risk management strategies and practices with our panel at SuperReturn CFO/COO 2020 and discussed the effectiveness of worse-case scenario plans, the lessons learnt in operations moving forward, and how risk management might need to change in anticipation of the next big event.

Featuring:

  • Sally Dornaus, Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer, Bain Capital Credit
  • Steve Darrington, Partner & CFO, Phoenix Equity Partners
  • Melissa Dickerson, CFO and Managing Director, Operations, Genstar Capital
  • Jon Freeman, Risk Partner, Coller Capital

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What are the new best practices for portfolio company management post-pandemic?

How have CFOs and COOs effectively supported portfolio companies through the crisis? Our panel of CFOs and COOs at SuperReturn CFO/COO 2020 discusses how they helped guiding portfolio companies' teams during the pandemic, and the relationship between the two sides has changed from this experience.

Featuring:

  • Klas Tikkanen, COO, Nordic Capital
  • Paulina Pietkewicz, Partner, Director of Operations and CCO, Abris Capital
  • Steven Dunne, CFO, Frog Capital
  • Diana Meyel, CFO/COO, Cipio Partners

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