About the Event

SuperReturn Operating Partners Europe is the leading European gathering for operating partners and value creation professionals in private capital, held on 9 and 10 November 2026 at L'Hotel du Collectionneur in Paris. Organised by Informa Connect as part of the SuperReturn series, the event makes its Paris debut in 2026, bringing together 150+ operating partners, digital operating partners, heads of value creation, chief transformation officers, and portfolio company leaders for two days of main stage sessions, closed-door high-impact simulation exercises, an invite-only VIP workshop, a tech showcase, and structured networking. Qualifying value creation leaders from GP firms attend free of charge. The event is CPD certified.

Audience and Attendees

The event is designed for senior operational and value creation leaders at private capital firms, with attendance open to Heads of Value Creation, Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers, Operating Partners, Digital Operating Partners, Chief Digital Officers, Chief Data Officers, and Chief Transformation Officers from GP firms, subject to validation. The event brings together a diverse mix of international firms spanning large, mid-size, and small private equity funds, with perspectives from portfolio company executives and select service providers. The intimate scale of the event ensures a high concentration of senior, peer-level participants across both days.

Programme Structure

Day One on 9 November opens with the chair's welcome at 9:00am and features main stage sessions on global value creation leadership, operating model transformation, resilience and risk in value creation, digital transformation partnerships, generative AI strategy, and pricing execution. The afternoon runs two parallel streams: the Data and Maximising Value track covering portfolio company data strategy, marketing and brand equity, and fund size-specific value creation frameworks for mid-size and small funds, including a dedicated session on managing French portfolio companies; and the invite-only VIP simulation stream covering five sequential high-impact scenarios on digital initiative failure, operating system mistakes, culture and talent challenges, value creation plan execution and conflict management, and board efficiency improvement. Day One closes with a drinks reception at 4:50pm. Day Two on 10 November covers AI risk and liability, the future of value creation, cybersecurity governance at portfolio company board level, technological risk management, talent retention, CEO culture-building perspectives, a tech showcase, leadership and culture in small and mid-cap firms, sustainability as a value lever, the GP-investor-portfolio company partnership dynamic, and the operating partner's perspective on what outstanding CFO performance looks like.

Main Topics

The agenda addresses the full value creation agenda for European private capital operating teams. Key themes include transforming the operating model as the primary source of value generation; the strategic and practical application of generative AI across portfolio company operations; using data from portfolio companies to drive a data-first approach to value creation; digital transformation in action and the partnership between operating partners and portfolio company management; pricing strategy design and implementation; AI risk, liability, and governance at the portfolio company board level; cybersecurity as a board-level conversation in portfolio companies; managing technological risk arising from rapid innovation; talent retention and reinvention of people strategy; building a culture of value creation from the CEO level down; sustainability and ESG as tangible value levers rather than compliance obligations; the dynamics of the GP-investor-portfolio company relationship; and identifying and developing outstanding CFO talent within portfolio companies.

Closing Session

SuperReturn Operating Partners Europe 2026 concludes on 10 November with the chair's closing remarks at 4:05pm, following the final afternoon sessions on the GP-portfolio company partnership and the operating partner's perspective on portfolio company CFO excellence. The two-day programme closes in Paris having addressed the full spectrum of value creation strategy, operational transformation, and leadership development relevant to European private capital operating teams.

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