Benelux | Agenda – Private Equity Insights

AGENDA 2026

Registration & Breakfast

Location: Networking Area

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Keynote 1

Alexander Hesseling

Managing Director

Private Equity in Europe: Navigating the New Investment Cycle

Wouter Snoeijers

Senior Partner

Coffee & Networking

Location: Networking Area

AI in Private Equity: Preserving the Human Edge

Stefan Dobrev

Chairman

Frederic Huynen

Partner

Best Sectors in Private Equity 2026 and Beyond

Erik Fuchs

Partnerrector

Emile Van Elen

Head of Benelux

Best Investment Strategies in a Dynamic Environment

Vincent Braams

Partner

Vasileios Touronis

CEO & Founder

Brigitte Van Der Maarel

Managing Partner

Jorg Sallaerts

Partner

Henrik Hoffmann-Fischer

Director

Raising Capital in a Selective Market: What LPs Really Want

Vasileios Touronis

CEO & Founder

Alpha in a Tough Market: Where Are the Opportunities Now?

Melvin Sie

Partner

Bas Glas

Senior Partner

Reinier de Jong

Investor

Leontine Koens-Betz

Managing Partner - Netherlands

Best Practices for Family Office Investing in a Challenging Environment

Leontine

Business Development Director

Lunch

Preservation to Performance: Evolving Private Wealth Strategies

Thomas de Villeneuve

Chairman & CEO

Hylke Hertoghs

Founder & CEO

Jacqueline Van Den Ende

Founder & CEO

William Van Eesteren

Managing Director

Solving the DPI Problem: Secondaries, CVs & Early Liquidity

Philippe Ferneini

Partner

Olav Ostin

Managing Partner

Sarah Brereton

Partner

Value Creation in Focus: Operational Excellence in a Changing Market

Mark van Rijn

Managing Partner and CIO

Katti Vanoosterwijck

Senior Investment Manager

Gerritjan Eggenkamp

Partner

Gilles Vanhouwe

Director

Family Office Perspective: Opportunities and Challenges in Today's Markets

Gerritjan Eggenkamp

Partner

Winning Allocations: Building a Scalable Fundraising Strategy

Yannick Struijk

Director

Julian Von Podewils

Head of Investor Relations

Michael Lucassen

Managing Partner

Opportunities In Growth Equity and Technology

Hugo De Bruin

Partner

Sander Slootweg

Founder & Managing Partner

Radboud Vlaar

Managing Partner

Ewout Prins

Managing Partner

Coffee & Networking

Location: Networking Area

Reopening the Exit Window: Timing, Tactics, and Trade-offs

Kevin Bradbury

Partner

Sustainability vs Returns: Balancing ESG Commitments with Financial Performance

Jesse de Klerk

Partner

Serkan Alhan

Managing Partner

Dominica Adam

Chief Sustainability Officer

Frank Everaars

Investment Manager

Lisette Barsingerhorn

Portfolio Manager

The Era of Buy & Builds

Alexander Hesseling

Managing Director

Susan Lagerweij

Partner

Conference Ending Cocktail Reception

Location: Networking Area

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