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08:00
  1. Registration zone
    Welcome to PE Live. Grab your badge and get ready for the day.
09:00
  1. Main stage
    Find your seat. The room’s full of opportunity—go find yours.
09:05
  1. Main stage
    The game's changed: new rules, new players, new momentum.
09:25
  1. Main stage
    Paymasters are no longer just funding, they’re calling the shots. LPs are ditching the sidelines, pushing for transparency, and getting gritty with strategy. This session breaks down the new LP/GP game: managing hands-on partners and riding the rise of direct and co-investment deals.
10:00
  1. Main stage
    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
    Refuel, reconnect, and start those awkwardly fruitful conversations you came here for.
11:45
  1. Deal Lab
    AI-first, venture-backed diligence tools are disrupting how midmarket PE gets smart on deals. Get your hands dirty.
  2. Sector Trends stage
    Industrial tech is where smart money gets scrappy. Find out where the returns are hiding.
    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.
12:05
  1. Sector Trends stage
    What happens when the hype fades and the hard problems hit? How to stay afloat when the AI tide turns.
12:15
  1. Deal Lab
    What’s actually driving value right now? Join this no-BS strategy lab to compare, steal, and sharpen your approach.
  2. Future of PE stage
    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
    Good food. Great people. Deals may or may not be whispered.
13:30
  1. Sector Trends stage
    What’s shaping financial services from both sides of the table?
13:45
  1. Future of PE stage
    Where’s the line between purpose and performance? This is ESG for grown-ups: pragmatic, profit-aligned, and painfully overdue.
  2. Deal Lab
    A workshop that’ll show you what others see, and how to close smarter because of it.
13:50
  1. Sector Trends stage
    Regulation, volatility, and politics make this sector tough, but the upside is massive. Are you bold enough?
14:10
  1. Sector Trends stage
    The future of health is efficient, data-driven, and investable. This is how it’s playing out.
14:25
  1. Future of PE stage
    UK policy is squeezing talent and kicking the wealthy elite out. Learn how PE firms are staying ahead.
14:30
  1. Deal Lab
    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 your own.
14:45
  1. Networking zone
    Step out, slow down, or lean into that unexpected intro that could turn into your next deal. You know the drill.
15:30
  1. Main stage
    This isn’t about box-ticking. It’s about influence, returns, and leadership that’s changing the game.
16:05
  1. Main stage
    A candid conversation with someone who’s shaped the industry, and isn’t done yet.
16:30
  1. Main stage
    What separates the PE leaders who make noise from the ones who make legacy? Here’s the answer.
16:50
  1. Main stage
    One final challenge to take home and act on.
17:00
  1. Networking zone
    The sessions are over, but the deals are just beginning. Stay sharp.
This is a working draft agenda and will be updated regularly in the run up to PE Live. Please note that timings, content and speakers may change.