Agenda
9-10 February 2026
The AIC continues to feature distinguished speakers and panellists from leading organisations in the alternatives space. Discover the full conference agenda below.
Monday 9th February
Keynote
Panel
Breakout
8:00 AM
Mon
Delegate Registration
EQT Networking Breakfast: Mayfair 1+2 (Invite-only)
9:00 AM
Mon
Co-Chairs' Welcome
9:15 AM
Mon
Keynote 1A: Ballroom
Hamza Lemssouguer
Founder and Chief Investment Officer
Arini Capital Management
Moderated by:
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Shota Shiukashvili
Co-Chair
LSE Alternative Investments Conference
10:00 AM
Mon
Keynote 1B: Ballroom
Simon Marc
Senior Vice President and Global Head of Private Equity and Real Estate Investments
PSP
Moderated by:
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Shuting Zhang
Associate, Real Estate Investments
PSP
10:45 AM
Mon
Mid-Morning Break: Whitehall Suite + Eaton
11:15 AM
Mon
Keynote 1C: Ballroom
Mathilde Gault
Managing Director, Blackstone Growth
Blackstone
Moderated by:
Swetha Gopinath
Private Equity Reporter
Bloomberg
12:00 PM
Mon
Panel 1A: Ballroom
Credit Panel
Madalena Godinho Ramos
Managing Director, Blackstone Credit & Insurance
Blackstone
Michael Griffin
Partner, Co-Head of Direct Lending
Sixth Street
David Witkin
Managing Director, Head of Europe, Credit Investments
PSP Investments
Chris Krishanthan
Partner, European & Asian Corporates
Davidson Kempner
Moderated by:
Bruce Douglas
Team Leader: EMEA Credit
Bloomberg
12:45 PM
Mon
Lunch Break: Whitehall Suite + Eaton
1:45 PM
Mon
Breakout 1A: Mayfair 1+2
Zain Latif
Founding Partner and CEO
TLG Capital
Breakout 1A: Chester
Private Capital Advisory Panel
Alexander Rayden
Senior Managing Director
Evercore
Michael Pilson
Managing Director
Houlihan Lokey
Debra Kelsall
Principal
PJT Partners
Moderated by:
Madeleine Farman
Editor
Private Equity International
Breakout 1A: Belgrave
Inside the Deal Process: An Interactive Infrastructure Debt Acquisition Case
Andra Dima
Director, Credit Investments Team
PSP Investments
Marialina Klokidi
Manager, Infrastructure Investments
PSP Investments
Charlotte Levy
Manager, Credit Investments
PSP Investments
2:35 PM
Mon
Changeover Period
2:40 PM
Mon
Breakout 1B: Chester
Kate Stewart
Vice President
Pantheon Ventures
Breakout 1B: Belgrave
Yaajan Govindia
Executive Director
Goldman Sachs
Breakout 1B: Mayfair 1 + 2 (Invite-only)
Alfredo Saitta
Senior Portfolio Manager
Taula Capital
Breakout 1B: Mayfair 3 + 4
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John Raes
Senior Investment Manager
Ardian
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Jack Czapalski
Senior Investment Manager
Ardian
Yanis Khelfaoui
Analyst
Ardian
3:30 PM
Mon
Afternoon Break: Whitehall Suite + Eaton
4 PM
Mon
Keynote 1D: Ballroom
Maarten de Jong
Head of Healthcare Growth
EQT
Moderated by:
Seb McCarthy
Private Equity News
4:45 PM
Mon
Keynote 1E: Ballroom
Dame Alison Rose
Senior Partner
Charterhouse Capital Partners
Moderated by:
Kate Pledger
Vice-President
Prosek Partners
5:30 PM
Mon
Open Networking
5:45 PM
Mon
PSP Investments : Invite Only Networking Events: Mayfair 1+2
6:45 PM
Mon
AIC Recruitment Fair: Ballroom
Tuesday 10th February
8:00 AM
Tue
CD&R Networking Breakfast: Mayfair 1+2 (Invite-only)
John Normand Scholar Breakfast: Mayfair 3 (Invite-only)
8:15 AM
Tue
Arrival and Breakfast Coffee
9:00 AM
Tue
Co-President Remarks: Ballroom
9:15 AM
Tue
Keynote 2A: Ballroom
Jonathan Lavine
Senior Advisory Partner
Bain Capital
Moderated by:
John Normand
Head of Investment Strategy
AustralianSuper
10:00 AM
Tue
Keynote 2B: Ballroom
David Novak
Co-President
CD&R
Moderated by:
Emma Chandra
Director of External Affairs
CD&R
10:45 AM
Tue
Mid-Morning Break: Whitehall Suite + Eaton
11:15 AM
Tue
Panel 2A: Ballroom
Hedge Fund Panel
Gustav Moss
Partner
Cevian Capital
Paul Godfrey
Portfolio Manager
Hudson Bay Capital
Agata Dornan
Founder and CIO
Chepstow Lane Capital
Moderated by:
Nishant Kumar
Chief Correspondent
Bloomberg
12:00 AM
Tue
Panel 2B: Ballroom
Venture Capital Panel
Luke Pappas
Partner
New Enterprise Associates
Hannah Leach
Partner
Antler
Nadja Reischel
Principal
Cherry Ventures
Moderated by:
Guy Ward Thomas
Partner
DN Capital
12:45 PM
Tue
Lunch Break: Whitehall Suite + Eaton
OP Networking Lunch: Mayfair 3+4
1:45 PM
Tue
Breakout 2A: Chester
CD&R: Building a Career in Private Equity
Ulrika Werdelin
Managing Director
CD&R
Niharika Sharma
Principal
CD&R
Khalid Mohsen
Associate
CD&R
Mitra Stainsbury
Analyst
CD&R
Breakout 2A: Belgrave
Erik Serrano Berntsen
CEO
Stable
Breakout 2A: Mayfair 1 + 2
Raoul Malhotra
Founder and CEO
Orka Investments
2:40 PM
Tue
Breakout 2B: Chester
Blackstone Strategic Partners
Damon Wilson
Principal, Strategic Partners
Blackstone
Henry Jamieson
Vice President, Strategic Partners
Blackstone
Breakout 2B: Belgrave
Richard Ditizio
CEO
Milken Institute
Stefan Haselwandter
Senior Advisor
Milken Institute
Breakout 2B: Mayfair 1 + 2
Joel Wajsberg
Senior Mandate Manager
EIF
3:30 PM
Tue
Afternoon Break: Whitehall Suite + Eaton
4:00 PM
Tue
Panel 2C: Ballroom
PE Panel
Saleh Panahi
Seior Managing Director, Private Equity
Blackstone
Heather Miner
Managing Director and COO
Advent International
Daniel Breeden
Senior Managing Director – Portfolio Management, Europe
Greystar
Moderated by:
Tara Alhadeff
Partner
Permira
4:45 PM
Tue
Keynote 2C: Ballroom
Steven Desmyter
President
Man Group
5:30 PM
Tue
Keynote 2D: Ballroom
James Seppälä
Senior Managing Director, Chairman of Blackstone Europe and the Head of Real Estate Europe
Blackstone
Moderated by:
Guy Montague-Jones
Managing Editor
Green Street News
6:15 PM
Tue
Awards and Closing Ceremony
6:30 PM
Tue
Networking Event: Blackstone - Mayfair 1+2 (Invite-only)
7:30 PM
Tue
Evening Reception Start
9:30 PM
Tue
End