Hedge Fund Emerging Managers COO Summit | Europe
Onsite Experience
9 - 10 February 2026, The Grove, Hertfordshire
Your Summit Experience We hope you enjoyed the Hedge Fund Emerging Managers COO Summit | Europe on 9-10 February 2026 at The Grove, Hertfordshire. Here's a look at the details and highlights from the event.
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Official event app
The official event app for this year’s Summit was Swapcard which enabled all attendees to see the delegate list, select the sessions you were planning to attend and find out more about the networking activities.
Your Swapcard activation email was sent to the email address that you used to register for the Summit. You can log in here using the email address you registered for the Summit with.
If you have not received yours, please contact Olivia.
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Invite your colleagues, peers and clientsIf you are a delegate or speaker and you have anyone in your network who you think would benefit from attending the Summit, please contact Olivia. If you are a sponsor and have any clients that you would like to attend as your guest, please contact Lucy who will be able to send you a personalised registration link. Please remember, delegate passes are reserved for senior operational executives from hedge funds. |
Attendees
2026 registered firms included


Agenda highlights
The Summit features a CPD-certified agenda shaped in partnership with our regional advisory board to reflect the most urgent challenges and strategic opportunities facing operational leaders today.
Held under the Chatham House Rule, the Summit combines peer-led sessions, focused roundtables and curated networking to deliver a confidential, high-impact environment where senior executives can share openly, debate ideas, and connect meaningfully with their peers.
2026 Topics included: ⤑ Institutional investor 2.0: Rise of the multi-managers ⤑ Separately Managed Accounts: The death of commingled startups? ⤑ Capturing capital: A fundraising outlook for 2026 ⤑ AI: Managing and capitalising on a generational shift ⤑ Regulation and tax: The need-to-knows for fund mangers ⤑ Mapping the client Journey: From first ticket to long-term partnership |
Speakers included
Key Timings
Here are some of the key timings, content, and networking features from this year's summit!
Day 1 9.25am – 9.30am 9.30am – 9.35am 9.35am – 10.20am 10.20am – 11.05am 11.35am – 12.00pm 12.00pm – 12.45pm |
2.00pm – 2.45pm 2.50pm – 3.35pm 4.05pm – 5.05pm |
6.00pm – 10pm 5km charity run 9.25am – 9.30am 9.30am – 10.10am 10.10am – 10.50am 11.20am – 12.00pm 12.00pm – 12.40pm 12.40pm – 12.45pm |
Getting there
The Hedge Fund Emerging Managers COO Summit was hosted at the luxurious five-star resort, The Grove.
The Hedge Fund Emerging Managers COO Summit was hosted at the luxurious five-star resort, The Grove.
Set in 300 acres of rolling Hertfordshire countryside and the former home of the Earls of Clarendon, the hotel has been lovingly restored and is now home to 214 luxurious bedrooms and suites, an award-winning spa, championship golf course and restaurants, as well as 300 acres of formal gardens and woodland.
Delegates benefitted from a complimentary one-night stay at The Grove (subject to availability).
