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SuperReturn Operating Partners Europe
9 - 10 November, 2026
L’Hôtel du CollectionneurParis
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When the CEO Becomes the Constraint: Scaling Leadership to Accelerate Value Creation
Leadership Advisor
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Showing 1 of 1 Streams
8:15am - 9:00am
Registration and welcome coffee
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9:00am - 9:05am
Chair's welcome address
  • Victoria Peddie Bell - Managing Director, Peddie Bell Sarl
9:05am - 9:50am
True value lies in changing the operating model
  • Gilad.G 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 - 10:15am
When the CEO Becomes the Constraint: Scaling Leadership to Accelerate Value Creation
  • Angus Nelson - Author, Neuro Resilient Leader, Leadership Advisor
10:15am - 10:40am
Keynote
10:40am - 11:10am
Global value creation leaders: the view from the top
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11:10am - 11:35am
Morning coffee and networking break
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11:35am - 11:55am
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
11:55am - 12:15pm
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.

  • Bruno Gueit - Director, Bpifrance
  • Nicolas Réquillart-Jeanson - Partner, Operating Team, Siparex
  • Clément Marty - Global Head of Digital, Ardian
12:15pm - 12:45pm
Talent as value: the trends rewriting the rules
  • Victoria Peddie Bell - Managing Director, Peddie Bell Sarl
  • Christoph Lueneburger - Managing Partner, Talent, L Catterton
  • Ben Holzemer - Partner, TPG
12:45pm - 1:10pm
How leading firms connect data across portfolio companies
  • Polly Barnes - Operating Partner, EQT Partners
  • Thomas Blood - Partner, Stackless
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1:10pm - 2:10pm
Lunch and networking break
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2:10pm - 2:15pm
Chair's afternoon address
  • Victoria Peddie Bell - Managing Director, Peddie Bell Sarl
2:15pm - 2:45pm
Spotlight on using data from portcos: embracing a data-first approach
  • Giovanni Romero - Operating Partner, Providence Equity Partners
2:45pm - 3:15pm
Focus on a mid-size fund – how do you organise yourself in a fund to maximise value?
  • Jonathan Ma - Partner, StateSquare Capital
  • Anne-Laure Coates - COO, PE Club/Founder, CEO, INY
2:10pm - 2:15pm
Chair's afternoon address
  • Abhi Mukherjee - Partner, CIVC
2:15pm - 2:45pm
High-impact simulation 1: Alignment and resilience - what matters most?
  • Jens Düing - Head of Portfolio, Gresham House Ventures
  • Abhi Mukherjee - Partner, CIVC
2:45pm - 3:15pm
High-impact simulation 2: Culture and talent – when hires do not work out and why, how to ensure you have the best team possible.
  • Caroline Flaissier - Operating Partner, Eurazeo
  • Angus Nelson - Author, Neuro Resilient Leader, Leadership Advisor
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3:15pm - 3:45pm
Afternoon Break
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3:45pm - 4:15pm
Focus on a small fund – how do you organise yourself in a fund to maximise value?
  • Arnaud Houette - Managing Partner, Extens
4:15pm - 4:45pm
La culture is the missing jigsaw piece – how you make a successful acquisition and manage a French portco effectively.
  • Séverine de Wulf - Managing Director, PAI Partners
  • Sylvie Matz - Senior Advisor, Sweef Capital
4:45pm - 4:50pm
Chair's closing address
  • Victoria Peddie Bell - Managing Director, Peddie Bell Sarl
3:45pm - 4:15pm
High-impact simulation 3 - Executing the VCP: leading through pressure and conflict
4:15pm - 4:45pm
High-impact simulation 4: How would you increase board efficiency?
  • Rajat Singh - Vice President, Actis, part of General Atlantic
  • Elena Lokteva - Portfolio Non-Executive Director, Independent
4:45pm - 4:50pm
Chair's closing remarks
  • Abhi Mukherjee - Partner, CIVC
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4:50pm - 5:50pm
SuperReturn Operating Partners Europe 2026 drinks reception
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