About the Event

SuperReturn CFO/COO is the global gathering for operations, finance, and compliance leaders in private capital, held from 5 to 7 October 2026 at Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. Organised by Informa Connect with over ten years of history, the event draws 500+ senior professionals including 230+ CFOs, COOs, CCOs, CROs, and CTOs from private equity, private credit, and venture capital firms across 30+ countries. The programme opens on 5 October with two parallel specialist summits covering legal and compliance and data, technology and AI, followed by two full main conference days on 6 and 7 October featuring plenary sessions, closed-door CFO/COO-only working groups, tech showcases, and an evening boat cruise drinks reception. Qualifying CFOs and COOs from GP firms attend free of charge. The event is CPD certified.

Audience and Attendees

The event is designed exclusively for senior finance, operations, compliance, risk, and technology leaders at private capital firms. Attendees represent large and mid-cap GP firms from across Europe and internationally, with 30+ countries represented. Confirmed speakers include the CFO of Hellman and Friedman, the CTO of Permira, the Chief Compliance Officer of Stafford Capital Partners, the Head of Global Regulatory Development at AXA Investment Managers, the Group CFO of Kharis Capital, and the CFO and COO of Cipio Partners, among many others. Firms represented in the attendee community include Eurazeo, Hellman and Friedman, Morgan Stanley, M&G, PAI Partners, and Permira.

Programme Structure

The event opens on 5 October with a specialist summits day running two parallel tracks from 10:00am: the Legal and Compliance Summit and the Data, Technology and AI Summit, each covering dedicated sessions through to 4:55pm, followed by a boat cruise drinks reception hosted by Alpha FX from 4:55pm to 6:25pm. Main Conference Day One on 6 October covers AI integration at a firm level, agentic AI, operating model transformation, fund structures, the evolving COO role, scaling and talent, and closes with a drinks reception. Main Conference Day Two on 7 October opens with a keynote update on European alternatives, followed by sessions on fund operations reimagination, tech showcases, bespoke fund structures, and growth frameworks, with parallel afternoon streams covering LP/GP technology transparency and cross-border regulatory differences alongside invite-only CFO/COO-only working groups on data-driven value creation and operational due diligence best practices, run under the Chatham House Rule.

Main Topics

The agenda covers the full operational, regulatory, and technology agenda facing private capital CFOs and COOs. Key themes include the practical adoption of AI and agentic AI at a firm level; the journey from manual spreadsheets to intelligent, automated systems across fund accounting, capital calls, and financial reporting; cybersecurity threats and risk mitigation strategies; multi-jurisdictional regulatory complexity spanning AIFMD II, SFDR, MiFID II, GDPR, and SEC frameworks; AML and KYC framework evolution and technology integration; fund domiciling decisions including Luxembourg and Ireland; ESG and the tension between fiduciary duty and ethical obligations; operating bespoke multi-currency and multi-leverage fund structures efficiently; the impact of technology on the LP-GP relationship and investor reporting standards; building scalable growth frameworks and platform strategies; and the evolving strategic demands on COOs and CFOs in an AI-first environment.

Closing Session

The formal conference programme concludes on 7 October at 3:55pm following the parallel afternoon working group streams, with the end of SuperReturn CFO/COO 2026 marked by the close of the CFO/COO-only sessions on data utilisation for value creation and operational due diligence best practices. The event's networking dimension is woven throughout all three days, from the opening summit boat cruise through to the drinks reception on Day One and the closing networking lunch on Day Two.

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