Value Creation & Risk Mitigation for Private Equity

Nick Rafferty, CEO and Co Founder of SureCloud, will explore the reality of AI adoption across portfolios, including shadow tools, fragmented usage and limited board visibility. He will outline how PE firms can map AI usage across assets, implement a pragmatic minimum viable AI governance framework, and introduce workflow based controls that enable innovation without restricting value creation.

Rich Klee, Director of Applied AI, Palladium Digital Group, will explore how AI acts as both a value accelerator and a new category of portfolio risk. He will examine how PE firms are unlocking operational efficiencies and new revenue streams, while proactively managing risks such as data leakage, model drift and regulatory exposure at both asset and portfolio level.

Senior leaders from Hitachi Solutions will explore how private equity backed organisations can deploy AI solutions at scale using the Microsoft suite. This session will focus on practical implementation considerations, enterprise integration, and how to move from pilot initiatives to scalable transformation across complex portfolio environments.