LPEA/LSFI AI Lab – AI & ESG: Transforming Value Creation in Private Equity

Date: 25 November
Time: 16:30 Registration / 17:00 Seminar / 18:30 Networking Cocktail
Location: EY, 35E Av. John F. Kennedy, 1855 Kirchberg Luxembourg
This event is restricted to LPEA members and EY & LSFI guests.

LPEA/LSFI AI Lab Conference: “AI & ESG: transforming value creation in Private Equity”

Join us for the upcoming LPEA/LSFI AI Lab Conference: “AI & ESG: transforming value creation in Private Equity”, kindly hosted by EY.

This conference will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping ESG practices across the investment lifecycle — from valuations and reporting to climate risk and internal transformation. Featuring live case studies, interactive interviews, and a closing panel, the session will bring together industry leaders, fund managers, and tech innovators to share practical insights and lessons learned.

Agenda:

• 17:00 – 17:05 | Welcome & opening remarks, with:
  • Stéphane Pesch, CEO – LPEA
  • Lorenzo Avico, Deputy CEO – LSFI
  • Laurent Capolaghi, Partner, Private Equity Leader – EY
• 17:05 – 17:30 | Live from the deal room: should we buy this AI tool? with:
  • Pierre Nemeth, CEO – Sopiad, interviewed by Estelle Beyl Vodouhé, Director –  The Carlyle Group
    • A real-time interview with a fund manager exploring the potential acquisition of an ESG-focused tool which uses AI.
    • What should decision-makers ask before pulling the trigger?
    • Simultaneously discover a powerful ESG fund reporting solution that can notably help tailoring institutional investors ESG reporting needs.
• 17:30 – 17:45 | AI for Climate Risk: A Game changer for valuations? with:
  • Maria Mateo Iborra, CEO – Ibisa Network, interviewed by Vanessa Müller, ESG Services and Consulting Banking & Capital Markets Lead, & Anna Illarionova, Consulting Senior Manager, ESG Services – EY
    • Hear from a pioneering tech company using AI to anticipate and mitigate climate-related risks — a must-know for valuation-sensitive PE strategies?
• 17:45 – 18:05 | Closing the ESG data gap: Manager x fintech collaboration, with:
  • Luc de Vet, Deputy Group Executive Lead – One Group Solution
    • A deep dive into how one manager partnered with a fintech to rate and benchmark non-listed portfolio companies — even in the absence of global ESG ratings like MSCI and Morningstar.
• 18:05 – 18:30 | Managing the shift: AI & change from the inside out
• Panel discussion with three companies that have embraced AI transformation internally. Moderated by Lindie Fourie, Director – Hawksford
  • Dr. Marie Gallais,  Head of Group HUMOD (Human Modelling and Knowledge Engineering) – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST)
  • Nathael Malanda, Counsel – A&O SHEARMAN
  • Abdelhay Toudma, Partner Cybersecurity, Data Protection & Technology Risk – EY
    • What were their biggest hurdles in change management?
    • What worked (and what did not)?
    • What key lessons can your organization take away?
• 18:30 – 19:30 | Networking cocktail

We kindly ask you to send your questions in advance here.

We look forward to welcoming you to this engaging session!