Forum agenda
Sessions run from morning through evening with breaks between speakers and panels.
08:15 - 09:15
Unlocking Value with AI: A Morning Breakfast Briefing - Invitation only, hosted by OMMAX
Moderator:
Dr. Stefan Sambol, Founding Partner, OMMAX
Sinan Erhan, Partner & Head of UK, OMMAX
08:30 - 09:15
Conference Registration & Networking
Moderator:
09:15 - 09:20
Actum Welcome
Moderator:
Raouf Fria, Co-Founder, Actum Group
09:20 – 09:30
Chair Opening Remarks
Moderator:
Carl Evander, Partner & Global Head of Private Equity, OC&C
09:30 – 10:15
Investment and Value Creation: Q1 Review & 2026 Outlook
Moderator:
Andreas Stender, Partner & Europe Lead – Private Equity and Principal Investors, Kearney
Zouhir Regragui, Executive Director, Head of Industrials & Business Services, Mubadala
Tristan Tully, Managing Partner & Head of Private Equity, Europe, Brookfield
Nigel Walder, Co-Head of Business Services, Bain Capital
10:15 – 10:45
Morning Networking
Moderator:
10:45 – 11:30
Revenue Growth Stream
Masterclass in Creating Value Through Revenue Growth
Moderator:
Moti Shahani, Managing Director, Blue Ridge Partners
Sustainability Stream
Value Creation: Overcoming Barriers to Sustainability
Moderator:
TBC
Elizabeth Lewis, Global Head of Sustainability, Blackstone
Esohe Denise Odaro, Head of ESG & Sustainability, PAI Partners
Graeme Ardus, Head of Sustainability, Triton
Hannah-Polly Williams, Head of Sustainability, Europe, CD&R
Nina Kraus, Director of Sustainability, Hamilton Lane
11:30 – 12:15
Revenue Growth Stream
Improving go-to-market and Commercial Excellence to Drive Value-Creating Revenue Growth
Moderator:
Moti Shahani, Managing Director, Blue Ridge Partners
Riccardo Basile, Operating Partner, Head of Value Creation, Permira
Esther Nayyar, Managing Director, DD & Value Creation, ICG
Martin Jacobson, Operating Partner, Nordic Capital
Owen Cartier, Partner & Head of Value Creation Europe, Searchlight Capital
Sustainability Stream
Harnessing AI for Sustainable Development Goals
Moderator:
TBC
Caroline Lofgren, Chief Sustainability Officer, Hg
Cornelia Gomez, Global Head of Sustainability, General Atlantic
Sophie Walker, Senior Advisor, Sustainability & Responsible AI, EQT
Letitia Webster, Managing Director & Chief Sustainability Officer, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
12:15 – 13:30
Networking Lunch
Moderator:
The Early Advantage: Speed, Precision, and Outsized Returns in PE Value Creation, Invitation only, Lunch hosted by Oliver Wyman
Moderator:
Chris McMillan, Partner & Head of Private Capital, Europe, Oliver Wyman
Cornelius Herzog, Partner & Head of Supply Chain, Europe, Oliver Wyman
Muriel Schtickzelle, Partner, Head of Pricing, Sales and Marketing and Head of Oliver Wyman Quotient, Europe, Oliver Wyman
13:30 – 14:15
Tech & GenAI Stream
Tech-led value creation in PortCos to spur top-line growth
Moderator:
Liam Moore, Head of PE & VC, ProsperOps
Cesare Ruggiero, MD & Global Head of Portfolio Value Creation, CPP Investments
Marco Venturini, Head of Technology, Portfolio Value Creation, Investindustrial
Philip Carrivick , Operating Partner & Tech procurement Lead, CVC
Catherine Cutts, Digital Operating Partner, KKR
CFO Stream
The CFO’s Superpower : Leveraging data to drive transformation
Moderator:
Christina Barakett, Managing Director, Private Equity performance Improvement, Alvarez & Marsal
Stuart Fulton, Chief Financial Officer, Aztec Group, Warburg Pincus PortCo
Nikhil Chadha, Managing Director, EQT
Charlie Warhurst, Chief Financial Officer, WGSN, Apax PortCo
Thomas Dixon, Managing Director, Operating Team, Blackstone
14:15 – 15:00
Tech & GenAI Stream
GenAI Centres of Excellence: Scaling Use-Cases Across PortCos
Moderator:
Sumit Malhotra, Partner – Private Equity and Principal Investors, Kearney
Ben Rogers, Head of AI Value Creation, Permira
Cameron Hulett, MD & Head of AI and Digital, BC Partners
Claire Saint-Donat, Head of Data Science and AI, Bain Capital
Jonas Corné, Operating Partner – Data & Digital, Ardian
Dominic Gallello, MD & Head of Digital and AI, Bridgepoint
CFO Stream
Value Through the Continuum: Exit Readiness and Value Realisation
Moderator:
Diva Gawander, Managing Director, Private Equity performance Improvement, Alvarez & Marsal
Jan Diederichsen, Senior Operating Partner, H.I.G. Capital
Selim Loukil, MD – Head of Portfolio Support Group, Advent International
Joanne Bennett, Chief Financial Officer, Ingenico, Apollo PortCo
Craig Lovelace, Group Chief Financial Officer, Giacom, Inflexion & Ares PortCO
15:00 – 15:30
Afternoon networking
Moderator:
15:30 – 16:15
Leadership Assessment and Alignment: Accelerating Value Creation Through Talent
Moderator:
Roberto Del-Maschio, CEO & Co-Founder, The Siena Partnership
Nick Day, Partner & Head of Portfolio Operations, Investcorp
Nicole Jones, Head of Talent, Europe, Advent International
Keith Beattie, Partner, Head of Operations. Astorg
Lisa Telford, Partner, Full Potential Partners, Montagu
16:15-16:45
Fireside: Sophia The Robot Views on Private Equity, Value Creation and GenAI
Moderator:
Carl Evander, Partner & Global Head of Private Equity, OC&C
Sophia, Advanced Humanoid, Hanson Robotics
16:45-17:00
Chair Closing Remarks
Moderator:
Carl Evander, Partner & Global Head of Private Equity, OC&C
17:00 – 19:00