Main Conference Day TwoWednesday, 3 February 2027 - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)

What are the different flavours of operating partners — generalists, specialists, and project management-style partners? What skills and experiences are most valuable in today's operating partner?

How can you reduce churn through better pricing and packaging strategies? What does it take to change a single-product company to a multi-product company? How do you approach product marketing when expanding your portfolio company's offerings?

How do you balance speed and rigour when evaluating commercial growth initiatives? How do you conduct effective diligence for growth opportunities? What does successful change management look like in practice?

How do you help portfolio companies understand and implement LLMs and productivity tools in their day-to-day operations? What does successful AI enablement look like?

Service providers will have 10 minutes to make a solo presentation to showcase their best-in-class product offering.

Followed by Q&A

What does a good organisational structure actually look like? How do you build the best management and organisational design for your portfolio companies? How do you achieve true alignment across the organisation?

How do you conduct talent diligence and assess talent evolution pre-close? What are the key philosophies around talent and talent decisions for organizational management? How do you identify talent gaps and opportunities before the deal closes? What should your Day 1 talent strategy look like?

How has procurement evolved from a back-office cost reduction function to a strategic growth enabler that impacts revenue, innovation, and resilience? What does best-in-class procurement transformation look like in 2027