Driving operational excellence across Asian private equity
Join APAC’s leading community of operating partners and c-suite executives at the 4th annual Value Creation Forum: Asia on 29 November.
Discover the keys to boosting value creation in private equity portfolios, share the latest best practices, and gain sector and functional expertise to drive high exit valuations. Key themes include:
- Crucial value drivers for your portfolio growth
- How to optimize the resources, operation, and due diligence process?
- How to maintain the momentum throughout the exit to the new cycle?
- And much more.
Maximise portfolio value creation throughout the year
Strategic insight
Exclusive panels on operational excellence and value-creation with pioneering executives from across Asia.
Face-to-face networking
Join intimate discussions with peers to understand how to thrive in post-pandemic.
Influence value creation models
Compare best practices with Asia’s leading value creation community and forge a path forward for the region.
Members of our community include:
Our attendees include:
The Value Creation Forum: Asia brings together APAC’s elite private equity operational experts. The speaking faculty features the most forward-thinking minds on value creation in the region and across the globe.
Discussions range from human capital through robotic value creation, from choosing the right operating model to efficiently using the value creation function pre-acquisition.
What our attendees say
Hendra Tandi
Partners Group
It’s helpful for me to interact with other operating partners in Singapore and share best practices / challenges we face these days.
Alvin Lam
CVC Capital Partners
It was great to participate with other industry practitioners of different backgrounds to share our perspectives on PE trends in Asia. I learned a lot as well.
Shantanu Mukerji
Gulf Capital
The event was planned very well, and it focused on the underlying theme of data, analytics and tech adoption as the new levers of value creation.
2021 key highlights
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Key trends our speakers will cover at the Forum
Download the agenda to see the trends shaping APAC operational executives and value creators in achieving high-yield portfolios.
Interested in speaking at the Forum? Please contact Rida Shaikh at rida.s@peimedia.com.
2022 Speakers
Interested in speaking at the Forum? Please contact Rida Shaikh at rida.s@peimedia.com.
Roshini Bakshi
Managing Director, Everstone Capital Asia
Roshini is a Managing Director, Private Equity at Everstone Capital Asia Pte based out of Singapore. Her role includes evaluating new opportunities, including thematic strategies and driving operating improvement in portfolio companies in the areas o… Read full bio
Claudio Crivelli
Senior Director, Global Private Equity Practice - Value Creation Services, Salesforce
Claudio leads a global team delivering value creation advisory services to Private Equity firms and to portfolio companies. He is honored to manage world-class teams of business value experts, strategists, researchers, technical architects and progra… Read full bio
Mahesh Joshi
Head of Asia Private Equity, BlueOrchard
Mahesh has over 15 years of experience in Private Equity including 5 years in impact investing. As Head of Asia Private Equity at BlueOrchard he focuses on investments in insurance and financial services that drive climate adaptation and financial in… Read full bio
Irwin Lim
Operating Partner and CFO, Novo Tellus Capital Partners
Irwin Lim is currently an Operating Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Novo Tellus Capital Partners, a private equity company focusing on technology and industrial deals in the Indo Pacific region. Prior to Novo Tellus Capital Partners, Mr Lim wa… Read full bio
Utkarsh Maheshwari
SVP and Head of Partner Ecosystem Success, SAP
Utkarsh serves as the Head of Partner Ecosystem Success for SAP Asia Pacific and Japan. As one voice to our partners, and one team delivering results, the Partner Ecosystem Success organization makes the SAP partner ecosystem a true champion in the m… Read full bio
Shantanu Mukerji
Managing Director, Gulf Capital
Mr. Shantanu Mukerji recently joined the Firm as Managing Director based out of Singapore. Mr. Mukerji will lead the firm’s activities in Asia, looking at private equity investments and portfolio growth opportunities. Mr. Mukerji brings more than 20… Read full bio
Binoy Ramesh
Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital, SAP
Binoy Ramesh is the Head of Private Equity and Venture Capital for SAP in the region and is responsible for value creation and partnerships across the private market ecosystem of international and local private equity and venture capital firms, sover… Read full bio
Diana Reeves
Director, Cabot Capital Partners
Diana is a co-founder and director of Cabot Capital Partners, a Singapore-based boutique asset manager/adviser focussed on connecting Asian private market opportunities with mid-sized institutions and private investors globally. Diana’s multi-decade… Read full bio
Abhinav Singhal
VP & Head of Strategy for APJ, SAP
Abhinav Singhal is the VP and Head of Strategy, Asia Pacific and Japan for SAP. He is responsible for leading the revenue and go-to-market strategy for SAP in the region and driving strategic partnerships for growth. He also leads SAP engagement with… Read full bio
Sanskriti Sinha
Lead Operator, Private Equity, Partners Group
Sanskriti Sinha is member of management (Lead Operator), Private Equity at Partners Group. She has been with Partners Group since 2019 and has 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, she spent 11 years at P&G where she w… Read full bio
Miao Song
Chief Information Officer, GLP
Miao Song is chief information officer of GLP, responsible for all aspects of technology across GLP and oversees the company’s global data and digital strategy, Before joining GLP, Miao was global chief information officer and board member at Mars Pe… Read full bio
Angela Toy
Partner, Portfolio Growth, Golden Gate Ventures
Having transitioned from a pet subscription service entrepreneur to VC, Angela was an early pioneer within the startup community and assists our founders through their professional and personal journeys. Today, she is shaping conversations on mental… Read full bio
Sarah Walker
Vice President - Global Head of Private Equity Practice, Salesforce
Sarah Walker is the VP, Global Head of Private Equity Practice at Salesforce. Her team’s remit is to build strategic partnerships with the Private Equity community, supporting and accelerating our partners’ portfolio companies and acquisitions to ach… Read full bio
Philippe Wind
Operating Partner (Consultant), CDPQ
Philippe Wind is currently operating partner for CDPQ (Caisse des Depots et Placements du Quebec – 450 bn$ AUM infra-PE-real estate- markets), in the infrastructure group, Singapore based, global role to oversee general management and operation of CD… Read full bio
Meet like-minded value creators from across the region
Join regional value creators to focus on finding solutions to your daily challenges. Discuss best practices in talent acquisition, digital transformation, finance, logistics and so much more.
Join the small and intimate networking specially designed for operational executives across the year to analyse key strategies driving high exit valuations.
These sessions are complimentary for value creators at private equity funds. Contact us today to discuss your attendance.
Meet like-minded value creators from across the region
Value Creation Think Tanks and Dinners bring together influential value creators in structured and interactive networking sessions to knowledge-share best practices, develop fresh value-creation strategies and answer their burning questions.
Join the small and intimate networking specially designed for operational executives across the year to analyse key strategies driving high exit valuations.
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Early access to the influential value creation community
By securing your place, you can join our private group with over 100+ operational executives online, talk about new opportunities and challenges in the markets.
Lead the conversations
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The 3rd annual Value Creation Forum: Asia will bring together Asia-Pacific’s top value creators and operating excellence to accelerate your value creation across the year.
What to expect at the Value Creation Forum
On-demand strategic insight
Access exclusive panels on operational excellence and value-creation with pioneering operations executives in Asia anytime, anywhere.
Unlimited face-to-face networking opportunities
Be at the forefront of the operational excellence discussion in Asia and discover how to thrive in the “new normal”.
Learn how to build efficient portfolios
Learn from senior decision-makers on how to drive value and deliver on your firm’s vision in the current climate.
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View key themes shaping the industry at solution-focused think-tanks and dinners throughout regional hubs, culminating at the Value Creation Forum: Asia.
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Book your early access to join the regional think tanks and dinners across the year and catch up at the annual PEI Value Creation Forum: Asia this November.
Interested in speaking at the Forum or a think tank? Please contact Rida Shaikh (rida.s@peimedia.com)
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Agenda
Main day of Value Creation Forum: Asia - Tuesday 29th
All times in SGT/ UTC+8
12:30 - 13:00
Registration
13:00 - 13:40
Welcome Address and Keynote Panel – Preparing value creators for an uncertain future
Sanskriti Sinha,
Angela Toy,
Philippe Wind,
Irwin Lim
- Thought leaders predict the major trends for 2023 and beyond
- What are the implications of a global recession for Operating Partners?
- What are the do’s and don’t’s during economic downturn?
13:40 - 14:25
Interactive Think Tank – Driving operational effectiveness in a bear economy with digital value creation
Sarah Walker,
Claudio Crivelli
- How does digitization help drive operational efficiency?
- Key levers and their impact across different industries
- Deep dive through a case study/ fire-side chat
14:25 - 14:55
Break
14:55 - 15:10
Fireside chat – Cyber Threat Reality Check: What does it really take to defeat the unrelenting hackers?
Miao Song,
Chandra Reddy
- Understanding what the major cyber threats of today, and where they’re coming from?
- How do you conduct a self-assessment? Knowing your vulnerabilities
- How do you ingrain cybersecurity into your organization’s culture? From due diligence for business partners, to rethinking bonuses & incentives
15:10 - 15:40
Panel – ESG; a critical but underappreciated lever for value creation
Diana Reeves,
Roshini Bakshi,
Shantanu Mukerji ,
Mahesh Joshi
- How do you find ESG and Impact vested value?
- How do you to integrate your ESG philosophy into your business and monetise it?
- How do you ensure success in your pursuit of impact and value?
15:40 - 15:55
Break
15:55 - 16:40
Interactive Think Tank – Turbo-charging Value Creation through the PE lifecycle
Utkarsh Maheshwari,
Abhinav Singhal,
Binoy Ramesh
- Increasing relevance of technology due diligence
- Best practices & levers for value creation in action
- Ensuring value realisation post-close
16:40 - 17:40
Closing Address and Happy Hour
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Regional connections. Global insights.
Learn from international value creators in Hong Kong who shapes and bridges the gap between alternative investors and global fund managers. Discover solutions to your daily challenges in talent acquisitions, digital transformation, finance, logistics and so much more.
Regional connections. Global insights.
Join our Singapore value creator community on the ground to discuss what trends shift the financial hubs and why human resources are challenging across the Asia-Pacific region.
Tokyo Think Tanks and Dinner
Understand how Japan’s value creators cope with geopolitical challenges and opportunities arising from alternative investors and global fund managers. Explore trending topics from talent acquisitions, digital transformation, finance, logistics and so much more.
Seoul Think Tanks and Dinner
Join South Korean value creators to discuss best practices and value drivers unique to the region. Discover Korean investors’ operating partner selection process and how they scale up values for portfolios.
