Plenary Room Day 1

Name: Plenary Room Day 1
Start: 2026-09-09T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-09T17:00:00+02:00

Sep 9, 2026 — 09:30 am - 5:00 PM
Plenary Room

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Agenda

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

9:30 AM9:45 AM

Ready for take-off - Key PM themes for the AI-driven economic transformation cycle

Moderator:

Guy Johnson

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS

Speakers:

Steffen MEISTER

PARTNERS GROUPPartner & Executive Chairman of Board of Directors

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

10:40 AM11:00 AM

Is private markets dancing to a new rhythm?

Moderator:

Arash MASSOUDI

FINANCIAL TIMESFinance and Markets Editor

Speakers:

Jonathan SOKOLOFF

LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERSManaging Partner

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

11:00 AM11:20 AM

The Next Frontier for Private Markets

Speakers:

Blair JACOBSON

ARES MANAGEMENTPartner

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

11:20 AM11:50 AM

Allocator outlook

ALIXPARTNERSPartner & Managing Director

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

11:50 AM12:20 PM

Rolling with the punches - how Europe and US mid-market fights on

Speakers:

Luke SARSFIELD

RIDGEPOST CAPITALChairman of the Board of Directors & CEO

Benjamin CORDONNIER

ASTORGCEO and Co-Managing Partner

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

12:20 PM12:40 PM

Bringing together public and private - culture clash or future blueprint?

Moderator:

Ruth David

BLOOMBERG BUSINESS NEWS

Speakers:

Jenny JOHNSON

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTSChief Executive Officer

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

12:40 PM1:00 PM

Going with the flows - balancing global exposure in 2027

Speakers:

Lord Petitgas

BLACKSTONEVice-Chairman, Europe

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

2:00 PM2:30 PM

Private markets on the frontline

CARLYLE GROUPCo-Head of Americas Private Equity

Sophie PATURLE

FRANCE INVESTPresident

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

2:30 PM3:00 PM

What DNA does it take to thrive in the face of complexity?

Moderator:

Alexandra HEAL

FINANCIAL TIMESPrivate Capital Reporter

Speakers:

AVA

Albrecht VON ALVENSLEBEN

LA CAISSEHead of Private Equity Europe

James BROCKLEBANK

ADVENT INTERNATIONALManaging Partner

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

3:00 PM3:30 PM

Building the ultimate one-stop shop

Moderator:

Anna Strillacci

MILKEN INSTITUTEDirector, Business and Program Development

Speakers:

Isabelle Scemama

BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT ALTSDeputy CEO, BNP Paribas Asset Management - Global Head, BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts

Vidy Vairavamurthy

BLACKROCKChief Investment Officer for the Alternative Portfolio Solutions, BlackRock

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

3:30 PM4:00 PM

Rewiring the portfolio company

Speakers:

Andrea Auerbach

CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATESHead of Global Private Investments

Illiquidity, it ain’t what it used to be

Moderator:

Lucinda GUTHRIE

ION ANALYTICSExecutive Editor

Speakers:

Michael Block

OMERS PRIVATE EQUITYHead of Private Capital

David Wachter

W CAPITAL PARTNERSManaging Partner & Founder - W Capital Partners

Antoine Drean

MANTRA INVESTMENT PARTNERSFounder & CEO

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

4:30 PM5:00 PM

New assets, new risks?

Moderator:

Teena Jilka

MERCERPrivate markets adviser

Speakers:

Huiting Chan

STANDARD CHARTERED BANKGlobal Head, Banking Partnerships & Investments

Emmanuel Deblanc

M&G INVESTMENTSChief Investment Officer Private Markets

Armen PANOSSIAN

OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENTCo-Chief Executive Officer and Head of Performing Credit

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

5:00 PM5:30 PM

Software ate the world, now what?

Moderator:

Emily Lai

PITCHBOOKPrivate equity reporter

Speakers:

Alex Armbruster

CAISSE DES DÉPÔTS ET CONSIGNATIONSHead of PE & Infra funds

Christian Lucas

SILVER LAKEManaging Partner

Plenary Room

Sep 9, 2026

5:30 PM5:45 PM

Closing Remarks

Speakers:

Cord STUEMKE

EYEurope West Private Equity Industry Leader

Plenary Room Day 1

Sep 9, 2026 — 09:30 am - 5:00 PM
Plenary Room