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CFOs & COOs Forum: Europe London 2022
15 - 16 November 2022,
Grand Connaught Rooms, London
Driving the future of private fund finance and operations
The CFOs & COOs Europe Forum returns to London in November 2022.
After an outstanding inaugural live event in 2021, the CFOs & COOs Europe Forum will give you the perfect platform to hear live from leading industry heavyweights and influential figures across the private markets.
Whether you’re an operations or finance professional in private equity, private debt, infrastructure or real estate, the forum caters for all the key alternative asset classes and gives you the opportunity to network with and benchmark against over 200 of your peers.
Utilise the event to meet one-to-one with other attendees, discover solutions for your operational challenges; exchange thoughts on fund finance best practice, and take advantage of some truly unique content across the two days from 15-16 November in London.
What can you expect at the CFOs & COOs Europe Forum?
Build your industry network
Meet over 200 of your private market peers in-person and utilise your time onsite to network with as many key contacts as possible. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers across our two-day interactive programme filled with networking opportunities.
Undiluted, unrivalled content
Hear from 60+ experts across operations, finance, technology, legal and data functions, among the leading private fund managers in the market. Take in a mixture of insightful, data-driven presentations, topical panel discussions and interactive debates.
Meet the biggest players in market
Network and learn from leading CFOs & COOs. Already registered attendees include 3i Group, Blackstone, Capital Dynamics, CapVest, Glendower Capital, IFM Investors, NTR, Swiss Life Asset Managers and many more.
Key event themes
- Continued ESG & SFDR integration in fund finance and operations
- Private market movements: Increasing democratisation, hybrid fund dynamics, emerging strategies and more
- Cyber threats and challenges for private funds in an insecure and uncertain world
- Best practice for dealing with demands from increasingly sophisticated underlying investors
Here's a snapshot of who you will be joining
Hear from industry-leading speakers
Testimonials from attendees
Vantage Infrastructure
Alex Geach, Finance Director
An excellent conference offering a wide range of relevant panel discussions and the opportunity to effectively network
NTR
Marie Joyce, Chief Financial Officer
An excellent mix of peers – never a wasted journey to this conference, learn something new and make new connections every time
StepStone Group
Stephen Penny, Partner & CIO
Great coverage of current relevant topics for COOs/CFOs with good balance between high-level intro to broader issues and deep dives into most topical issues
The CFOs and COOs Europe Forum will take place on 15-16 November.
If you are interested in speaking at the Forum, please contact James Hatwell.
james.hatwell@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 20 3994 7961
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Agenda
PEI Private Fund CFO/COO Forum 2022 - Day 1 - Tuesday 15th
08:00 - 08:40
Registration
Plenary
08:40 - 08:45
Chairperson’s Welcome Address for the PEI Private Fund CFO/COO forum
Simon Shipgood
08:45 - 09:25
What an unpredictable world means for private fund managers
Jack Sirett,
Angus Donaldson,
Isha Doshi,
Steven Dunne
Panel Discussion
- The macro-economic view: how high inflation and interest rate volatility is being monitored
- Inflationary impact on valuations, sub-lines, carried interest, taxation and more
- How are finance and operational executives planning for the near future in the face of this uncertainty?
- Geo-political considerations and challenges
Moderator: Jack Sirett, Partner, Ebury
09:25 - 09:45
Keynote presentation: How to become a rockstar CFO
Peter McKenzie
09:45 - 10:25
Examining private market evolution: how CFOS & COOs are adapting
Julie Nedellec,
Tim Brooks,
Nathan Brown,
Niyamat Fazal,
Stephan Plagemann
Panel Discussion
- How asset classes are increasingly blending and why a holistic approach is becoming more common for fund managers
- Emerging strategies – what new investment vehicles are being pursued by GPs? How is this affecting complexity from an operational and finance perspective?
- Fund structuring trends – open ended, closed ended, liquidity, and how this increasing variation is keeping CFOs and COOs busy
Moderator: Julie Nedellec, Head of UK Private Capital Solutions, BNP Paribas
10:25 - 10:45
Interview: The future of carry and compensation
Simon Shipgood,
Dean Horton
- Staying on top of a transformative area of finance
- How will macro trends, taxation and government action affect carried interest?
- The ongoing efforts of digitalisation and what this means for carry and compensation across different organisations
- Will the trigger be pulled when it comes to linking ESG and carry? If so, how will this manifest?
10:45 - 11:20
Networking break
Plenary
11:20 - 12:00
ESG mobilisation: what will challenging times ahead mean for its momentum?
Hina Ahmad,
Rehab Al-Lawati,
Sam Renshaw,
Daljit Sandhu,
Snehal Shah
Panel Discussion
- Will ESG integration continue at the desired rate in this difficult macroeconomic and geopolitical environment?
- How funds can overcome external pressures and challenges to achieve their environmental, social and governance goals
- ESG sub-line development & manifestation across private assets
- Impending ESG regulation: a help or a hindrance when it comes to making an impact?
Moderator: Snehal Shah, Reporter, New Private Markets
Rehab Al-Lawati
Chief Operating Officer, Oman Infrastructure Investment Management (OIM) – Co GP of Rakiza (“Rakiza”)
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12:00 - 12:35
The ever-evolving human capital landscape: recruitment, retention, rewarding and more
Richard Urban,
Daniel Bartsch,
Maqbool Mohamed,
Kishan Sammani
Panel Discussion
- The responsibility of business leaders in 2022 and beyond when it comes to HR and human capital
- Incentivising talent in a new world of work
- How understanding of D&I is evolving and impacting internal and external decisions and operations
- Assessing the array of tools, technologies and advice available as the private markets continue their progression in human capital
Moderator: Richard Urban, Director, Rivington Pike
12:35 - 13:15
Debate: Integration optimisation across a multi-layered enterprise
Nicholas Clapham,
Manoj Jain,
Lindsey Ord,
James Smith
- How scaled growth, holistic asset approaches and consolidation are increasing the complexity of cross-business integration
- Systems and control integration across multiple functions
- The human element: how can COOs & CFOs nurture a cultural and behavioural blend to match their integration objectives?
- Streamlining processes, automating and consolidating information across best of breed systems
Moderator: Nicholas Clapham, Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales (Alternatives), State Street
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch and networking break
Stream A
14:15 - 14:50
Private asset valuations in a changing world
Patrick McCullagh,
Paul Cunningham,
Dean Horton,
Nick Latner,
Vincenz Rentsch
- What market and economic conditions have had the biggest impact on valuations in recent times?
- How are finance teams adapting their approach to valuations across private assets?
- Working collaboratively with third-parties
- Increased scrutiny around due diligence and the overall pre-investment process
Moderator: Patrick McCullagh, Managing Director, Alter Domus
15:00 - 15:20
Assessing the global regulatory landscape for private assets
Graham Bippart,
George Ralph
- Does increased SEC focus spell increased regulation? Will private capital face similar levels of regulation to public markets in years to come?
- How can private fund GPs prepare for this and ease the burden for their clients? Best practice and tips when it comes to technology, data and transparency
- Managing increasing compliance demands in Europe in the face of consolidation and fund complexity across multiple jurisdictions
- What directives and demands to be aware of heading into 2023 and beyond
Moderator: Graham Bippart, Editor, PEI Media
15:20 - 16:00
Preparation for SFDR & EU taxonomy: dealing with client demand
James Duffield,
Amandeep Singh Johal,
Maido Lillemets,
Priya McVeigh
- As LPs mobilize for impending regulation, how have GPs dealt with demands from their clients so far in 2022?
- What’s coming down the line in regards to reporting and compliance?
- Best practice and top tips for CFOs and COOs to streamline & optimise these compliance processes in the ESG transition
Moderator: James Duffield, Director, Aztec Group
Stream B
14:15 - 14:50
Digging into the data: establishing a successful firm-wide strategy
Rich Itri,
Justin Partington,
Sahem Gulati
- Why data quality & assurance is integral and how to achieve it
- Overcoming data sourcing challenges in private markets
- Why the fuss? How quality data can influence investment decisions, reporting, operational capacity and more
- Consolidating data across platforms and asset classes as managers adopt a more holistic approach to private markets
Moderator: Rich Itri, Chief Innovation Officer, ECI
14:50 - 15:25
Gaining a competitive edge: how to ease the fund administration burden
Jonathan Connelly,
Charlotte Henderson,
Gaurav Saxena
- Staying on top of the latest global and regional trends in fund administration
- How third parties are adapting to increased fund complexity across assets
- Vendor selection and monitoring challenges
Moderator: Jonathan Connelly, Associate Director, Holland Mountain
15:25 - 16:00
Portfolio monitoring – trials, tribulations, tips & techniques
Hank Boggio,
Ben Adler,
Mandar Kulkarni,
Amit Mistry
- How portfolios are evolving in private markets and becoming increasingly multi-faceted
- Biggest challenges facing GPs when it comes to monitoring
- Technologies – in-house vs outsourcing, best tools, integration and more
- Best practice for working across teams internally for optimum monitoring, reporting & service
Moderator: Hank Boggio, Chief Commercial Officer, Cobalt, a FactSet Company
16:00 - 16:30
Networking break
Plenary
16:30 - 17:00
Interactive debate: What does the working day of the future look like?
Ash Hall,
Raxita Kapashi,
Ksenia Kokareva
- Assessing the merits and limitations of different models & approaches
- Legacies from the remote working era
- Finding the right balance – considerations for the organisation, teams and individuals
- Predictions for 2023 and beyond
17:00 - 17:45
Off the record - audience roundtable discussions over drinks:
Debojit Mukherjee,
Rich Itri,
Mandar Kulkarni,
Alex Geach,
Slade Spalding,
Juri Pervjakov,
Cameron Price
- How private markets are catching up when it comes to data management and analytics facilitated by Rich Itri, Chief Innovation Offer, ECI
- Incorporating D&I with impact into your recruitment and retention strategy facilitated by Debojit Mukherjee, COO, Agilitas Private Equity
- Operational challenges for emerging and small-scale managers facilitated by Mandar Kulkarni, Partner, CFO & COO, Cap10 Partners LLP
- Coping with increasing taxation complexity facilitated by Alex Geach, Finance Director, Vantage Infrastructure
- The rise and rise of fund finance facilitated by Slade Spalding, Chief Investment Officer, No Limit Capital
- Managing side letter requirements
- Evolving cyber security strategies for private funds facilitated by Juri Pervjakov, Finance & Technology Director, BaltCap
- In-house vs outsourcing and technology/software selection facilitated by Cameron Price, Chief Operating Officer, Vantage Infrastructure
17:45 - 19:00
Networking drinks reception
Agenda
PEI Private Fund CFO/COO Forum 2022 - Day 2 - Wednesday 16th
08:00 - 08:45
Registration
Plenary
08:45 - 09:45
Private think tanks – asset classes
Shuli Levy,
Neil Smith,
Colm Walls,
Melinda Knatchbull
- CFOs & COOs in private equity Facilitated by Shuli Levy, CFO/COO, Expedition Growth Capital
- CFOs & COOs in private debt Facilitated by Neil Smith, COO, Invest & Fund
- CFOS & COOs in infrastructure Facilitated by Colm Walls, CFO, Iona Infrastructure
- CFOs & COOs in real estate Facilitated by Melinda Knatchbull, CFO & COO, Immobel Capital Partners
09:45 - 09:50
Chairperson’s day 2 welcome
Graham Bippart
09:50 - 10:30
The democratisation of private markets and its impact on operational models
Richard Drew,
Gilad G. Amir,
Maike Haase,
Aaron Kienwald
- Examining the trend of retail wealth entering the private markets
- How will this continue to evolve over the coming years?
- Across the business model: how will this affect how private fund managers operate?
Moderator: Richard Drew, Group Product Development Director, IQ-EQ
10:30 - 11:00
Interview: Blockchain technology & tokenization: enabling access for retail wealth?
Brian Kane ,
Amir Uddin
- How can blockchain tech & tokenization revolutionise how individuals and enterprises access to private markets?
- Making illiquid assets liquid: How loans and real estate are driving the evolution
- What this requires from a technology, operational and resource perspective
- Lessons to be learnt from public market funds and other industries
Moderator: Brian Kane, Director Capital Markets and Origination, CrossLend
11:00 - 11:30
Networking break
Plenary
11:30 - 12:00
Exclusive PEI Fees & Expenses Survey presentation
12:00 - 12:40
Embedding efficient risk management across your organisation and beyond
Graham Bippart,
Steve Darrington,
Nigel Diesveld ,
Eric Huttman,
Marie Joyce
Panel Discussion
- How different elements of risk are evolving as private markets become more sophisticated
- Best practice when it comes to nurturing a risk-savvy workforce
- CFOs, COOs and CROs roles in risk management beyond the organisation – third parties and within the portfolio
Moderator: Graham Bippart, Editor, PEI Media
12:40 - 13:00
Closing Interview: The future of fundraising operations
Daniel Schieferdecker,
Tavneet Bakshi
- What does fundraising look like for your organisation now?
- Will it stay this way or transform again?
- What CFOs and COOs contribute and how this can vary as investors become more sophisticated and diverse
- Working collaboratively with your investor relations and sales colleagues
Moderator: Daniel Schieferdecker, Sales Specialist Private Markets, Nasdaq Private Fund Solutions
13:00 - 14:00
Networking lunch and close of conference
Pre-Event Resources
For more information on speaking in 2022, please contact James Hatwell.
james.hatwell@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 20 3994 7961
Ben Adler
Finance Director, IQ Capital
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Hina Ahmad
Senior Managing Director & Chief Operating Officer, Capital Dynamics
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Rehab Al-Lawati
Chief Operating Officer, Oman Infrastructure Investment Management (OIM) – Co GP of Rakiza (“Rakiza”)
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Gilad G. Amir
Digital Operating Partner, Pollen Street Capital
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Tavneet Bakshi
COO, Signal Capital Partners
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Daniel Bartsch
Co-Founder and CFO, creditshelf
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Graham Bippart
Editor, Private Funds CFO, Private Equity International
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Hank Boggio
Chief Commercial Officer, Cobalt, a FactSet Company
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Tim Brooks
Head of Business Operations, MassMutual
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Nathan Brown
Chief Operating Officer, Arcmont Asset Management
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Nicholas Clapham
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Sales (Alternatives), State Street
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Jonathan Connelly
Associate Director, Head of Back Office Consulting, Holland Mountain
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Paul Cunningham
Chief Financial Officer, Helios Investment Partners
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Steve Darrington
CFO, Phoenix Equity Partners
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Nigel Diesveld
CFO & CRO, HPE Growth
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Angus Donaldson
COO, Newstead Capital
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Isha Doshi
CFO, TLG Capital
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Richard Drew
Group Product Development Director, IQ-EQ
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James Duffield
Director, Aztec Group
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Steven Dunne
Senior Partner, Frog Capital
Steven has 25 years of private equity experience gained within private equity firms, as CFO/COO of private equity and venture capital backed companies taking them through to exit, as well as PE M&A exposure in investment banking (HSBC). He joined… Read full bio
Niyamat Fazal
CFO, DWS Infrastructure
Niyamat is the CFO of DWS Infrastructure. DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (DWS) is one of the world’s leading asset managers with €662 billion of assets under management as of 31 December 2018. As part of the Alternatives platform, the direct infrastru… Read full bio
Alex Geach
Finance Director, Vantage Infrastructure
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Sahem Gulati
Head of Strategy & Consulting, Private Assets, M&G Investments
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Maike Haase
Operating Partner & CFO, Magnetic
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Ash Hall
Senior Partner, Alpha FX
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Charlotte Henderson
Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, All Seas Capital
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Dean Horton
Chief Financial Officer, Old Mutual Alternative Investments
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Eric Huttman
CEO, MillTechFX by Millennium Global
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Rich Itri
Chief Innovation Officer, ECI
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Manoj Jain
Director – Group Finance Operations, 3i Group Plc
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Amandeep Singh Johal
Legal Counsel Portfolio Governance, Triton
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Marie Joyce
COO/CFO, NTR
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Brian Kane
Director of Capital Markets & Originations: UK, Ireland & Nordics, CrossLend
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Raxita Kapashi
CFO, Dawn
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Aaron Kienwald
Group COO, Oakley Capital
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Melinda Knatchbull
Chief Financial and Operating Officer, Immobel Capital Partners
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Ksenia Kokareva
COO, Blossom Capital
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Mandar Kulkarni
Partner, CFO & COO, Cap10 Partners
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Nick Latner
Finance Director, Hg Capital
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Shuli Levy
CFO / COO, Expedition Growth Capital
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Maido Lillemets
Legal and Compliance Director, BaltCap
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Patrick McCullagh
Managing Director, Sales: Europe & North America, Alter Domus
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Peter McKenzie
CFO, Anticipa Real Estate
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Priya McVeigh
Chief Operating Officer, Real Estate, ICG Real Estate
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Amit Mistry
UK Financial Controller, Equistone UK
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Maqbool Mohamed
COO, Clarion Partners Europe
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Debojit Mukherjee
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Julie Nedellec
Head of UK Private Capital Solutions, BNP Paribas
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Lindsey Ord
Chief Financial & Risk Officer, Climate Fund Managers
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Justin Partington
Group Head of Funds and Asset Managers, IQEQ
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Juri Pervjakov
Finance and Technology Director, BaltCap
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Stephan Plagemann
Chief Financial Officer, Head of Portfolio Management, Mount Street
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Cameron Price
Chief Operating Officer, Vantage Infrastructure
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George Ralph
Global Managing Director and CRO, RFA
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Sam Renshaw
Sustainability Analyst, Campbell Lutyens
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Vincenz Rentsch
Head Investment Valuations Europe/Americas, Partners Group AG
Vincenz Rentsch is currently leading the Valuation teams in Europe and the Americas at Partners Group, thereby being responsible for the monitoring and valuation of Partners Groups Direct Equity, Debt, Infrastructure and Debt investments as well as t… Read full bio
Kishan Sammani
Chief Financial Officer, Metric Capital Partners
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Daljit Sandhu
COO & Founder, Précis Capital Partners
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Gaurav Saxena
CFO, Fremman Capital
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Daniel Schieferdecker
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Colm Walls
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The in-person networking experience
Connect with 200+ CFOs, COOs and senior finance and operations professionals, for two days of learning and networking. This is a must-attend event for those who want the tools to prime their private fund operations for the future.
The in-person networking experience
Gain access to Europe’s largest CFO & COO community
The forum will attract 200+ operational and finance leaders from across private equity, private debt, infrastructure, and real estate markets. Benefit from our expansive CFO and COO private funds community.
Meet in-person in London this November
Connect with your peers during discussion groups, networking breaks, panel Q&As, invite-only breakfasts and an evening-drinks reception. Network in-person, arrange meetings and build relationships face-to-face.
Peer-to-peer benchmarking and finding solutions
Attend the forum to benchmark tools and processes against your industry peers. Take tangible solutions back to the office after having meaningful discussions with fellow professionals and service providers.
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Testimonials from attendees
Vantage Infrastructure
Alex Geach, Finance Director
An excellent conference offering a wide range of relevant panel discussions and the opportunity to network effectively
NTR
Marie Joyce, Chief Financial Officer
An excellent mix of peers – never a wasted journey to this conference, learn something new and make new connections every time
StepStone Group
Stephen Penny, Partner & CIO
Great coverage of current relevant topics for COOs/CFOs with good balance between high-level intro to broader issues and deep dives into most topical issues
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Planning and risk assessment
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Track and trace
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