Operating Partners Forum 2025 - Europe | PEI Group | 20 May 2025 | Convene, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7DB, UK

Europe is the largest European event dedicated to operating partners. In 2025, the 14th annual conference will focus on best practices in private equity portfolio operations and value creation across all functional business areas.

The operating partner community will meet London to discuss the best strategies to deliver value and growth at a critical time in the economic cycle.

With a new interactive agenda and more operating partners-only sessions than ever before, the Forum will foster business relationships and help shape your future value creation plans.

What can I expect at the forum?
Event Content Designed for Value Creation
• The content focuses on working with and scaling portfolio companies at a crucial time. Featuring sessions on the evolution of value creation, developing a world class value creation team, making boards effective, working with CEOs, and practical insights into key areas of value creation.

Build a Valuable Network
• Attendees connect with industry participants within all functional areas of value creation and benefit from a truly international event. Attendees benefit from in-person networking with think tanks, interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.

Hear from Operating Partners
• Attendees hear from 100+ operating partners on the most important topics. Past speakers included representatives from BC Partners, Carlyle Group, CDPQ, CVC Capital Partners, Hg, PAI Partners, InvestCorp, KKR Capstone, Partners Group and many more.

2024 Past Speakers

Franck Abadia
Managing Director, Operating Team, LBO France

Ikepo Abiru
Associate – Milestone Performance Partners, Bregal Milestone

Daniel Alsén
Investment Professional, Lead Digital ＆ Tech, KLAR Partners

Gilad G. Amir
Digital Operating Partner, Pollen Street Capital

Paul-Louis Andrés
Principal - Value Creation, Seven2

Andy Archer
CTO, CVC

Hernan Arrigone
Principal – Operations team, Actis

Nicholas Bahr
Global Director Risk & Resilience, dss+

Matt J. Baird
Managing Director, Operations ＆ Strategy, OMERS Private Equity Europe Limited

Lewis Bantin
Partner, ECI Partners

Christina Barakett
Managing Director, Alvarez ＆ Marsal

Rachel Barton
Senior Managing Director, Accenture

Michael Belkin
Head of Global PE Practice, Zuora

Streisan Bevan
Director, Specialist – Customer Insight and Sales Effectiveness, Mayfair Equity Partners

Jawad Bhatti
Value Creation & B2B SaaS Go To Market Advisor, Dawn Capital

Marc Bielitza
Director, Deutsche Private Equity

Catherine Brien
Partner and Managing Director, AI & Data practice, AlixPartners

Christoph Bruguier
Chief Investment Officer & Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

William Bundy
Partner, McKinsey ＆ Co

Phil Carrivick
Op Partner, Northfirst

Mikael Castelluccio
Portfolio Director, Charterhouse Capital Partners

Charlotte Cederwall
Partner, Acertitude

Peter Colman
Senior Operating Partner, H.I.G. Capital

Agata Cooper
Digital Operating Partner, Triton Partners

Emma Cox
Global Private Equity Leader, Deloitte

Jim Corey
Managing Partner, Blue Ridge Partners

Claudio Crivelli
RVP, Global Private Equity Practice, Salesforce

Simon Crowe
CFO, Wood Mackenzie

Gavin Cullen
Independent

Catherine Cutts
Principal, KKR

Adam Dawson
SVP Blackstone Innovations, Blackstone

Clive De Silva
Partner and Managing Director, AlixPartners Technology practice, AlixPartners

Marine Diot
Digital Vice President, EQT

Chris Donovan
Head of Private Equity Portfolio, Deloitte

Cordelia Dolan
Global Head of Portfolio Talent, Investindustrial

Johann Dupont
Operating Partner, Head of Operating Team, Abenex

Nick Eichorn
Director, Value Creation, Graphite Capital

Josefin Frick
Associate Director, EQT

Ralph Friedwagner
Managing Director and Operating Partner, Private Equity, CDPQ London

Dominic Gallello
Managing Director, Head of Digital & AI, Bridgepoint

Rory Gaston
Group Managing Director, Saragossa

Tom Gladstone
Global Head of Private Equity, OC&C Strategy Consultants

Conrad Gracjczak
Vice President, Insight Sourcing, part of Accenture

Miles Graham
Managing Partner, Operating Partners Group

Ben Gregory
Managing Director, EMEA Client Lead, Teneo

Akshay Grover
Global Private Equity Practice Lead, Zscaler

Daniel Hansen
Chief Commercial Officer, Verdane

Will Harman
Principal, Apax Partners

Paul Harragan
Global Cybersecurity Lead, KKR

Greg Harwood
Partner, Simon-Kucher

Amber Hilkene
Partner, Chief Growth Officer, Stanley Capital Partners

Claire Hogg
VP, Portfolio Human Capital, General Atlantic

Jamal Ismayilov
Managing Director, Investment Team, AnaCap

Mirco Iwan
Managing Director Portfolio Operations, Talem Group

Nicole Jones
Talent Director, Advent International

Daniel Kasmir
Co-Head of Leadership & Culture, Triton

Erem Kassim-Lakha
Senior Managing Director, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan

James Kenyon
Partner, Acertitude

Tobias Klaiber
Managing Director/Operating Partner, Aurelius Group

Jamaria Kong
Managing Director, Towerbrook Capital Partners

Naresh Kumar
Independent Operating Partner, Operating Bridge Partners

Ethan Levner
Group CFO ＆ Board Member, GLAS

Mike Magee
Partner, PwC

Mark Maitland
Senior Partner and Global Head of Transaction Services & Private Equity, Simon Kucher

Nicola Mann
Chief of Staff, Verdane

James Markham
Senior Partner – Value Creation, Graphite Capital

Craig McGlashan
Editor, PE Hub Europe

Anastasya Molodykh
Senior Principal, Cinven

Alessandro Moretti
Head of Operational Value Creation, Public Investment Fund

Tom Mountford
Portfolio Director, Value Creation, Bridges Fund Management

Esther Nayyar
Managing Director, Due Diligence and Value Creation, ICG

Katharina Neureiter
Head of ESG & Impact, EMEA & APAC - Global Sustainability, The Carlyle Group

Anush Newman
CEO ＆ Co-Founder, JMAN Group

Dominic Orchard
Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal

Kristen Paladino
Principal, Blackstone Credit & Insurance

Grayden Reece-Smith
Principal, Aurelius

Peter Roos
Chief Operating Officer, Target Global

Ilinca Rosetti
Operating Partner, JC Flowers

Alan Roux
Operating Partner, Independent

James Ryan
Partner - Head of AI, ML & Data Practice, EMEA, Riviera Partners

Tim Sanders
Vice President, Research Insights, G2

Louis Saund
Vice President, Business Operations, Brookfield

Leo Scanavino
Director – Value Creation, British International Investment

Wessel Schevernels
Operating Partner, PATRIZIA Infrastructure

Chris Severson
Operating Managing Director, Terra Firma

Venkie Shantaram
Managing Director & Operating Partner, Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

Peter Sheppard
Senior Partner and Lead, Private Equity Practice, Genpact

Mittu Sridhara
Operating Principal, Digitalisation, Europe, CD＆R

Daniel Swann
VP, BD Europe & Head of Healthcare, Symphony

Lisa Telford
Partner, Montagu Private Equity

Brendan Tobin
Operating Advisor, Independent

Sven Törnkvist
Global Head of EQT Digital, EQT

Christian Truempler
Member of Management, Partners Group

Michael J. Tyroller
Partner, AlixPartners

Ercan Ucak
Vice President, Cerberus Capital Management

Tom van Dael
CFO, Hallo

Henri van Lennep
Operating Partner, Bregal - Growth Factors

Amit Vij
Private Equity Practice Head, Tech Mahindra

Max von Trotha
Managing Director Portfolio Operations, Helios Investment Partners

Jerone Walters
Senior Partner, Alysian

Henry Weaver
Operating Principal, Bregal – Growth Factors

Lisa Weaver-Lambert
Commercial & Technology Strategy and Data/AI Leader

Tom Welchman
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Jean-François Willame
Operating Partner, PATRIZIA Infrastructure

Emma Winter
Director, Value Creation, Graphite Capital