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
    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 – 18:25 | Managing the shift: AI & change from the inside out
  • Panel discussion with three companies that have embraced AI transformation internally.
    What were their biggest hurdles in change management?
    What worked (and what did not)?
    What key lessons can your organization take away?
• 18:25 – 18:30 | Closing remarks & key takeaways, with:
  • Stéphane Pesch, CEO – LPEA
  • Lorenzo Avico, Deputy CEO – LSFI
• 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!