PROGRAM
 

JUNE 8:

Defining energy transition: a 2026 perspective, with Amir Sharifi | 9:10 - 9:50 | SuperReturn Energy Transition Summit

A practical guide to the metrics and criteria GPs are using to credibly label investments as "ET" in today’s complex market. How do ET strategies differ across different return, risk, and duration profiles? How are LPs attempting to categorise varied ET strategies and defining clear boundaries from conventional infrastructure and power investments?

Speakers: 

• Ralf Rank, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Reinova Partners
• Marcel Schuster, Managing Director – Investments, energy Infrastructure Partners
• Amir Sharifi, Senior Managing Director, Ardian

How is AI changing PE investment hypothesis?, with Skander Kamoun | 16:05 - 16:40 | AI & Tech Innovation Summit

How are you re-assessing your take on segments most affected by AI such as professional services, insurance, education etc. How are you reassessing your take on assets with legacy infrastructure, given lower effort to transform IT with agentic AI tooling?

Speakers:

• Kenry Lindemann, Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer, BlueFlame AI
• Baudouin Hue, General Partner, Karista
• Christian Bogatu, Investment Director - German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND)
• Andre Schumacher, Operating Partner, KKR
• Skander Kamoun, Lead Data Scientist, Ardian

JUNE 9:

The growing importance of secondaries in the evergreen allocation model, with Marie-Victoire Rozé (LP only)| 14:30 - 15:00 | SuperReturn Private Wealth Summit

Secondaries: a valuable asset within private wealth portfolios? To what extent are managers launching secondaries focused vehicles into their evergreen funds and with what success?

Speakers: 

• Philip Meschke, VP of PE Investment, Moonfare
• Pal Ristvedt, Partner, Lexington Partners
• Mark Hempstead, Head of Alternative Investments, EMEA, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
• Thor Monsen, Managing Director, Citi Wealth
• Marie-Victoire Rozé, Deputy Co-Head Secondaries & Primaries, Senior Managing Director and Member of the ASF Management Committee, Ardian

JUNE 11:

State of the Union: This time it's different, with Thibault Basquin |10:10 - 10:40 | SuperReturn Main Conference

The strategic imperative in private equity: How will the next 10 years look significantly different from the last 10?
How will private equity firms compete for deals, raise capital, and attract talent in the future? What are the best strategies for acquiring the strategic focus and discipline to thrive going forwards?

Speakers: 

• Aymen Mahmoud, Managing Partner, London and European Head of Finance, McDermott Will & Schulte (moderator)
• James Zenni, Founder, President & CEO of ZCG
• Thibault Basquin, Member of the Executive Committee, Co-Head & CIO of Buyout, Ardian

JUNE 12: 

What are the key drivers for private equity co-investments in 2026?, with Patrick Kocsi | 12:00 - 12:30 | SuperReturn Main Conference

Co-investments: an essential component of the buyout ecosystem. Examining the effects of liquidity needs, LP-GP relationships, competition for capital and opportunities in sector focus. To what extent does growth depend on successful exits?

Speakers: 
 

• Brian Albert, Managing Director, Manulife Investment Management (moderator)
• Bernard de Backer, Partner, StepStone Group
• Giovanni Orsi, Managing Director, Head of Relationships and Partnerships, Private Equity, PSP Investments
• Patrick Kocsi, Co-Head of Co-Investment & Senior Managing Director, Ardian
• Christiaan de Lint, Managing Partner, Headway Capital Partners