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08:00
  1. Registration zone
    60 mins
    Welcome to PE Live. Grab your badge and get ready for the day.
09:00
  1. Main stage
    5 mins
    Find your seat. The room’s full of opportunity—go find yours.
09:25
  1. Main stage
    30 mins
    Tougher market, tighter rules or, are LPs bending to reality? If size still wins, what’s left for smaller funds to prove? Strong ties or breaking points: what really defines an LP‑GP relationship toda …
09:55
  1. Main stage
    40 mins
    Valuation gaps, pricey debt, and an unattractive IPO market have narrowed exits But liquidity finds a way: meet the fixers behind continuation funds, recaps, and ReFis.
10:55
  1. Networking zone
    45 mins
    Refuel, reconnect, and start those awkwardly fruitful conversations you came here for.
11:40
  1. 35 mins
    The rules of the game have changed, and so has the culture. A new breed of midmarket leaders doesn’t follow playbooks—they make them.
  2. Sector Trends stage
    25 mins
    This presentation explores how private equity hiring is evolving in 2026, with growing demand for transformation leaders, AI and data talent, and operationally focused CFOs driving portfolio value cre …
12:05
  1. Sector Trends stage
    20 mins
    What happens when the hype fades and the hard problems hit? How to stay afloat when the AI tide turns.
12:15
  1. Future of PE stage
    35 mins
    The retailisation wave is real. GPs are learning to price, allocate, and operate differently. Is the mid-market ready to swim — or sink?
12:30
  1. Networking zone
    75 mins
    Good food. Great people. Deals may or may not be whispered.
13:30
  1. Sector Trends stage
    20 mins
    What’s shaping financial services from both sides of the table?
13:45
  1. Future of PE stage
    40 mins
    Where’s the line between purpose and performance? This is sustainability for grown-ups: pragmatic, profit-aligned, and painfully overdue.
  2. Deal Lab
    45 mins
    A workshop that’ll illuminate what others experience of you, and how to close smarter because of it.
13:50
  1. Sector Trends stage
    20 mins
    Regulation, volatility, and politics make this sector tough, but the upside is massive. Are you bold enough?
14:10
  1. Sector Trends stage
    20 mins
    The future of health is efficient, data-driven, and investable. This is how it’s playing out.
14:25
  1. Future of PE stage
    35 mins
    Why CVs make sense in the mid and lower midmarket.  When small funds play big. Gaining the exit edge when markets stall. CVs: How to hold conviction, prove DPI, keep control.
14:30
  1. Deal Lab
    45 mins
    These are the cybersecurity transformations that protected revenue, unlocked deals, and boosted enterprise value. Discover what actually works inside portfolio companies, and how to replicate it on yo …
14:45
  1. Networking zone
    45 mins
    Step out, slow down, or lean into that unexpected intro that could turn into your next deal. You know the drill.
16:10
  1. Main stage
    20 mins
    What Gen Z wants from work, and what midmarket leaders need to do to keep up.
16:30
  1. Main stage
    10 mins
    One final challenge to take home and act on.
16:40
  1. Networking zone
    80 mins
    Sponsored by Howdens The sessions are over, but the deals are just beginning. Stay sharp.