BVCA Summit | Transforming the future

Transforming the future

5-6 October 2022 
The Landmark Hotel, London Find out more

Transforming the future

5-6 October 2022 
The Landmark Hotel, London Find out more

The UK’s premier private capital conference returns in person

The Summit is the must-attend event for the private equity and venture capital community, attracting over 800 attendees across two days. Bringing together leading figures from across the worlds of business, finance and politics, the Summit features unparalleled keynote speakers, proactive panel discussions and over 10 hours of networking. 

The world in which we live and work is changing rapidly. Join us as we look to the future and the next phase of our industry’s evolution and explore the strategies and trends transforming the next decade of private capital. Find out more

The Summit in numbers

300+

General Partners attending

230+

Limited Partners attending

800+

Attendees from across the private capital ecosystem

70+

Industry expert speakers

450+

Companies in attendance

2 Days

of premium content, insights and discussion, live from London

10+ Hours

of in-person networking opportunities with senior business leaders

70+ industry expert speakers

Hear intelligence from a range of global industry, business and political leaders as we get to the heart of investment today. View all speakers
Charlie Troup Managing Partner, Duke Street & Chair, BVCA
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Lorenzo Bianchi Digital Transformation Operating Partner, KKR
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Eric Ledroux CEO, Interflora
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Alistair Lester Global Co-CEO, Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions
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Marc Cohen Partner, 1818 Venture Capital
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Gurpreet Manku Deputy Director General and Director of Policy, BVCA
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Michael Moore Director General, BVCA
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Charlie Troup Managing Partner, Duke Street & Chair, BVCA Charlie joined Duke Street in 2006. He is chairman of the investment committee and has worked on a number of our recent deals including the acquisition and realisation of SandpiperCI, Payzone, Laurel Funerals, Baywater Healthcare and Voyage Care plus the acquisition of MediGlobe, TeamSport, Arosa, Kent Pharmaceuticals and COMPO. He joined us from Permira where he’d worked since 1995, becoming a partner in 2001. While there he worked on a range of transactions including TGE, Memec, Inmarsat and the AA. Before Permira, Charlie spent two years with Montagu Private Equity on secondment from Deloitte Corporate Finance where he was a senior manager in the private equity team.

Charlie has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Charlie is the current Chair of the Council for the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA). The BVCA has nearly 800 members and represents the interests of the industry across the UK.
Lorenzo Bianchi Digital Transformation Operating Partner, KKR Lorenzo Bianchi joined KKR Capstone in 2020 and focuses on digital transformation across the European portfolio companies, addressing product management innovation and digital marketing strategies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Bianchi spent 10 years working at Google as a global product lead for app ads and previously, a regional product expert. Prior to Google, Mr. Bianchi, worked for 5 years as a strategy management consultant at Kearney in Italy, covering multiple sectors. Mr. Bianchi holds an MSc in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II, where he graduated with 110/110 summa cum laude and an MBA from London Business School.
Eric Ledroux CEO, Interflora Eric is the CEO of the company that operates the Interflora brand in 7 countries in Europe, having transformed the business from a florist owned iconic brand to a full digital and tech platform. Eric joined Interflora in 2013 after a career in the car industry (manufacturer Renault, car rental Europcar, then US online broker) in France, UK and North America. Celebrating 75 years since inception, and now under PE ownership for over 20 years (now under PAI), the company has enjoyed a fast pace of digital transformation to consolidate leadership in all markets in a fast moving environment.
Alistair Lester Global Co-CEO, Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions As CEO of Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions in EMA, Alistair is responsible for shaping the strategy for the business and working with the whole team on the execution of the strategy.

As one of the earliest practitioners in the risk and insurance related M&A community in the late 1990’s, Alistair has been personally involved in hundreds of transactions. His experience in a range of non-M&A roles at a major global broker also provided him with deeper insight on how the industry operates. He is using these insights to support Aon clients to secure investments and enhance returns in M&A.
Marc Cohen Partner, 1818 Venture Capital Speaker biography coming soon.
Gurpreet Manku Deputy Director General and Director of Policy, BVCA Gurpreet Manku is the BVCA’s Deputy Director General and Director of Policy. She is responsible for leading the BVCA’s response to a wide range of issues and challenges facing the industry from a legal and regulatory perspective, both in the UK and Europe. She is also the executive liaison to the Private Equity Reporting Group, the body responsible for monitoring the industry’s compliance with the Walker Guidelines on Transparency and Disclosure. Before joining the BVCA she worked at Deloitte LLP and specialised in advising private equity funds and their managers. Gurpreet studied at the London School of Economics and is a Chartered Accountant and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Michael Moore Director General, BVCA Michael Moore is Director General of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
As private capital has continued to increase its contributions to the UK economy in recent years, Michael and his colleagues in the industry have been focused on supporting the COVID-19 recovery, delivering investment across the whole UK, making the UK one of the best places in the world to invest and do business and supporting the UK to achieve ‘net Zero’.
Over the past 30 years Michael has operated at senior levels in both politics and business. In his political career he was a Member of Parliament for 18 years and served in the Cabinet at the time of the Coalition Government, as Secretary of State for Scotland.

After the 2015 General Election, Michael became a Senior Adviser at PwC. Prior to entering politics, he qualified as a chartered accountant with the firm.
Charlie Troup Managing Partner, Duke Street & Chair, BVCA
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Lorenzo Bianchi Digital Transformation Operating Partner, KKR
View bio
Eric Ledroux CEO, Interflora
View bio
Alistair Lester Global Co-CEO, Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions
View bio
Marc Cohen Partner, 1818 Venture Capital
View bio
Gurpreet Manku Deputy Director General and Director of Policy, BVCA
View bio
Michael Moore Director General, BVCA
View bio
Charlie Troup Managing Partner, Duke Street & Chair, BVCA Charlie joined Duke Street in 2006. He is chairman of the investment committee and has worked on a number of our recent deals including the acquisition and realisation of SandpiperCI, Payzone, Laurel Funerals, Baywater Healthcare and Voyage Care plus the acquisition of MediGlobe, TeamSport, Arosa, Kent Pharmaceuticals and COMPO. He joined us from Permira where he’d worked since 1995, becoming a partner in 2001. While there he worked on a range of transactions including TGE, Memec, Inmarsat and the AA. Before Permira, Charlie spent two years with Montagu Private Equity on secondment from Deloitte Corporate Finance where he was a senior manager in the private equity team.

Charlie has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London, and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Charlie is the current Chair of the Council for the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA). The BVCA has nearly 800 members and represents the interests of the industry across the UK.
Lorenzo Bianchi Digital Transformation Operating Partner, KKR Lorenzo Bianchi joined KKR Capstone in 2020 and focuses on digital transformation across the European portfolio companies, addressing product management innovation and digital marketing strategies. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Bianchi spent 10 years working at Google as a global product lead for app ads and previously, a regional product expert. Prior to Google, Mr. Bianchi, worked for 5 years as a strategy management consultant at Kearney in Italy, covering multiple sectors. Mr. Bianchi holds an MSc in Business Economics from the University of Naples Federico II, where he graduated with 110/110 summa cum laude and an MBA from London Business School.
Eric Ledroux CEO, Interflora Eric is the CEO of the company that operates the Interflora brand in 7 countries in Europe, having transformed the business from a florist owned iconic brand to a full digital and tech platform. Eric joined Interflora in 2013 after a career in the car industry (manufacturer Renault, car rental Europcar, then US online broker) in France, UK and North America. Celebrating 75 years since inception, and now under PE ownership for over 20 years (now under PAI), the company has enjoyed a fast pace of digital transformation to consolidate leadership in all markets in a fast moving environment.
Alistair Lester Global Co-CEO, Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions As CEO of Aon M&A and Transaction Solutions in EMA, Alistair is responsible for shaping the strategy for the business and working with the whole team on the execution of the strategy.

As one of the earliest practitioners in the risk and insurance related M&A community in the late 1990’s, Alistair has been personally involved in hundreds of transactions. His experience in a range of non-M&A roles at a major global broker also provided him with deeper insight on how the industry operates. He is using these insights to support Aon clients to secure investments and enhance returns in M&A.
Marc Cohen Partner, 1818 Venture Capital Speaker biography coming soon.
Gurpreet Manku Deputy Director General and Director of Policy, BVCA Gurpreet Manku is the BVCA’s Deputy Director General and Director of Policy. She is responsible for leading the BVCA’s response to a wide range of issues and challenges facing the industry from a legal and regulatory perspective, both in the UK and Europe. She is also the executive liaison to the Private Equity Reporting Group, the body responsible for monitoring the industry’s compliance with the Walker Guidelines on Transparency and Disclosure. Before joining the BVCA she worked at Deloitte LLP and specialised in advising private equity funds and their managers. Gurpreet studied at the London School of Economics and is a Chartered Accountant and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.
Michael Moore Director General, BVCA Michael Moore is Director General of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
As private capital has continued to increase its contributions to the UK economy in recent years, Michael and his colleagues in the industry have been focused on supporting the COVID-19 recovery, delivering investment across the whole UK, making the UK one of the best places in the world to invest and do business and supporting the UK to achieve ‘net Zero’.
Over the past 30 years Michael has operated at senior levels in both politics and business. In his political career he was a Member of Parliament for 18 years and served in the Cabinet at the time of the Coalition Government, as Secretary of State for Scotland.

After the 2015 General Election, Michael became a Senior Adviser at PwC. Prior to entering politics, he qualified as a chartered accountant with the firm.

Early bird discounts

Preferential rates are available to BVCA members with early bird discounts ending 31 August 2022. Complimentary tickets are available to BVCA member LPs. Book now

2 days of opportunity

We are delighted to be bringing back our flagship conference live and in-person for the first time since 2019. Designed to provide our delegates with the latest cutting-edge industry insights and data, peer-to-peer debate and unrivalled networking opportunities, the 2022 BVCA Summit is an event not to be missed.
Unrivalled insight
Hear intelligence and debate from more than 70 global industry, business and political leaders as we get to the heart of investment today.
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The topics that matter
Join and engage with LPs and GPs from around the world to discuss the most important issues shaping private capital.
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Global audience
Be part of the conversation and build your network with our global audience of 230+ LPs and 300+ GPs from 450 companies.
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Emerging Managers
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LP Summit
Join a broad range of UK and global LPs to hear the latest perspectives on return expectations, performance, benchmarking and reporting.
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LP-GP Dinner
Meet with senior institutional investors and private equity and venture capital fund managers at our exclusive networking dinner.
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