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SuperReturn Operating Partners Europe
9 - 10 November, 2026
L’Hôtel du CollectionneurParis
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The CEO as the portfolio constraint
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Main Conference Day One

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8:15am - 9:00am
Registration and welcome coffee
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9:00am - 9:05am
Chair's welcome address
9:05am - 9:50am
True value lies in changing the operating model
  • Gilad Amir - Digital Operating Partner, Pollen Street Capital
  • Owen Cartier - Partner, Value Creation, Searchlight Capital
  • Helen Lee Bouygues - Head of Embedded Value Creation, Ardian
  • William de Vliegher - Principal - Operational Excellence, Brussels, Verlinvest
  • Paul Reading - Senior Managing Director, Head of European Solutions, Accordion
9:50am - 10:20am
The CEO as the portfolio constraint
10:20am - 10:40am
Reserved for sponsor
10:40am - 11:10am
Global value creation leaders: the view from the top
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11:10am - 11:40am
Morning coffee and networking break
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11:40am - 12:00pm
Transformation: a partnership in action

How do private capital firms and portfolio companies develop transformation initiatives? Find out what it takes for transformation to work. What do companies underestimate about transformation?

  • Riccardo Basile - Head of Value Creation, Operating Partner, Permira
  • Tim Thiele - Chief Transformation Officer, Adevinta
12:00pm - 12:20pm
Tech is only one side – examining the practical and strategic side of gen AI

What are the structured frameworks that exist for different companies at all stages of maturity and growth. How are firms using AI and what doesn’t work.

12:20pm - 12:40pm
Retaining staff and reinventing the wheel
12:40pm - 12:55pm
Building stronger businesses and improving the economy: findings about the growing importance of operating partners
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12:55pm - 1:55pm
Lunch and networking break
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1:55pm - 2:00pm
Chair's afternoon address
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Spotlight on using data from portcos: embracing a data-first approach
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Focus on marketing and comms – How did you create brand equity?
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon break
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Focus on a mid-size fund – how do you organise yourself in a fund to maximise value?
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Focus on a small fund – how do you organise yourself in a fund to maximise value?
4:30pm - 5:00pm
La culture is the missing jigsaw piece – how you make a successful acquisition and manage a French portco effectively.
5:00pm - 5:05pm
Chair's closing address
1:55pm - 2:00pm
Chair's afternoon address
2:00pm - 2:30pm
High-impact simulation 1: Digital initiatives that fail
2:30pm - 3:00pm
High-impact simulation 2: Alignment and resilience - what matters most?
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Afternoon break
3:30pm - 4:00pm
High-impact simulation 3 - Culture and talent
4:00pm - 4:30pm
High-impact simulation 4: Executing a VCP and managing conflicts
4:30pm - 5:00pm
High-impact simulation 5: How would you increase board efficiency?
5:00pm - 5:05pm
Chair's closing remarks
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5:05pm - 6:05pm
SuperReturn Operating Partners Europe 2026 drinks reception
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