October 14-15, 2026 | London
THE ONLY PLATFORM BRINGING TOGETHER OPERATING PARTNERS & PORTCO C-SUITES
ACCELERATING VALUE CREATION FOR EXIT-READINESS
Across two days of candid discussions, field-tested case studies, and peer-to-peer exchange,
we’ll dig into the levers that actually move numbers in today’s constrained investment climate
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2025 POST-SHOW REPORT
The Value Creation for Private Equity Summit in London this October united 95+ global leaders to exchange insights, navigate complexities, and cross-pollinate strategies. It also served as a unique forum for PE operating partners and portfolio executives to collaborate and tackle today’s most pressing challenges together, with hard-hitting, hands-on transformation experiences and real-world case studies.
Explore the top sessions, audience breakdown and more below!
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2026 Expert Thought Leaders
Peter Bancroft
Chief Transformation Officer
Rubix
Mike Shinya
Value Creation
Operational Investment Advisor
Markus Spitzer
CEO
CirQono
Ralph Friedwagner
Managing Director & Operating Partner, Private Equity
La Caisse
Manfred Puffer
Operating Partner
Apollo Global Management, LLC
Xavier Vallee
Chief AI Officer
Tour Partner Group
Erica Ingham
Group Chief Finance Officer
Faria Education Group
Rory Batt
Managing Director, Mediq UK & Chief Digital Officer
Mediq
Marco Visser
AURELIUS WaterRise | Managing Director | Operating Partner
Aurelius Group
Dr. Marc Bielitza
Partner
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE)
Jeremy Meagher
Head of Portfolio Group
Stealth
Nick Day
Operating Partner and Head of Portfolio Operations
Investcorp
Will Harman
Founder
Trusted Value Creation
Leo Scanavino
Director - Portfolio Management and Value Creation
British International Investment
Brendan Tobin
Value Creation
Independent Operating Advisory
Rosalie Van Ruler Thaker
Senior Vice President, Operating Partner Private Equity
Brookfield Asset Management
Juan Lopez-Valcarcel
Technology Advisor and former Chief Transformation Officer, Kantar
EQT
Abhijeet Rana
Chief Transformation Officer
Caldic
Sean Clay
Operating Partner
Triton Partners
Victor Vadaneaux
Former Chief Executive Officer
Aqualung Group
Inês Delgado
Portfolio Advisory and Value Creation, Vice President
Motive Partners
Mittu Sridhara
Managing Director of Digital and Technology for Europe
CD&R
James Craig
Portfolio Growth Director
Growth Capital Partners
Slava Shafir
Operating Partner
Corsair Capital
Markus Zillner
Operating Partner
Mutares
Timothy Spillane
Operating Partner
Three Hills Capital Partners
Gideon Shmuel
Operating Partner
Foresight Group
Ilya Selivanov
Senior Advisor
Private Equity
HOW IS THIS EVENT DIFFERENT?
Tailored and deeply relevant and practical content for large cap, mid-market and small cap funds as well as portfolio management team
A fantastic opportunity for PE funds to bring their portfolio company leadership teams for collective learning and networking
Facilitate meaningful dialogues and connections through closed-door Chatham House rule-based discussions
Structured networking events to ensure you are positioned at the heart of the most valuable PE value creation networks
Say no to conference “talking heads”: Sharing best practices through hard-hitting real life case studies and ensuring tangible takeaways
Hear from Past Attendees
Interview | Playbooks to “Exit Animals”: François Candelon on AI, Alignment & Speed as the Future of Value Creation
In a candid conversation, François Candelon, Partner Value Creation at Seven2, shares how his 30 years at BCG shaped a systematic yet customised approach to value creation
Interview | Winning the War on Talent: Why Talent is the New Alpha in Value Creation
Forget the generic playbooks. In a world of rising capital costs, prolonged holding periods, and organisational overload, Matteo Siani, Operating Partner at Three Hills Capital Partners, shares what actually moves the needle when it comes to private equity value creation.
Interview | No Silver Bullets, Just Execution: Victor Vadaneaux on Real-World Value Creation in PE
In this exclusive interview, Victor shares why the first 100 days are for verifying (not clinging to) the investment thesis, why post-deal leadership assessments are critical, and why you’ve already lost if management doesn’t embrace the Ops team willingly.
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