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    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 clients

    If 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

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    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. 

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    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

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    AD
    Adam Davies
    Founding Partner
    Haverstock Capital
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    AF
    Amy Freeman
    Managing Director, Head of Investments EMEA
    Prelude Capital
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    BP
    Bhavin Patel
    EMEA COO
    Boothbay
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    DL
    Daniel Linzmeier
    Managing Partner
    Ansa Capital Management
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    FM
    Fiona Macpherson
    Founder & CEO
    Cluny Capital
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    IM
    Isabelle Mayne
    COO
    Ironshield Capital Management LLP
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    JG
    James Gerlis
    COO
    Lynott Partners
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    MM
    Marc Marsdale
    COO
    Lombardi Capital
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    NH
    Neil Hamilton
    Chief Operating Officer
    PVTL Point
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    RM
    Roy Martins
    Head of EMEA
    Hurricane Capital
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    SB
    Shivan Bhatt
    COO
    Secure Capita
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    SA
    Stuart Abel
    COO
    Tidan Capital

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    Key Timings

    Here are some of the key timings, content, and networking features from this year's summit!

    Day 1

    9.25am – 9.30am 
    Welcome from the chair 

    9.30am – 9.35am 
    Headline sponsor opening remarks 

    9.35am – 10.20am 
    Panel: Mapping the client Journey: From first ticket to long-term partnership 

    10.20am – 11.05am 
    Panel: Institutional investor 2.0: Rise of the multi-managers 

    11.35am – 12.00pm 
    Presentation: With Intelligence insights 

    12.00pm – 12.45pm 
    Panel: Separately Managed Accounts: The death of commingled startups? 

    2.00pm – 2.45pm 
    A) Comparing fund jurisdictions: Can one size fit all? 
    B) Tech selection and vendor due diligence 
    C) No place like home: What is the modern hedge fund office space? 
    D) Innovate to deal make: The role of new media in capital raising 
    E) Optimising Cash Management 

    2.50pm – 3.35pm 
    A) Dissecting the tokenisation trend 
    B) People power: The importance of talent and culture 
    C) 10 things I wish you’d told me 
    D) Scaling smart: Future-proofing your tech operations 
    E) Prime Broker partners: A key engine for growth? 

    4.05pm – 5.05pm 
    Workshop A: The power of the pitch 
    Workshop B: Sharpening your ODD story 

    6.00pm – 10pm
    Wine tasting, drinks reception, and dinner

    Day 2
    7am – 7.30am

    5km charity run

    9.25am – 9.30am
    Chair’s opening remarks 

    9.30am – 10.10am 
    Panel: Capturing capital: A fundraising outlook for 2026 

    10.10am – 10.50am
    Panel: AI: Managing and capitalising on a generational shift 

    11.20am – 12.00pm 
    Panel: Regulation and tax: The need-to-knows for fund mangers 

    12.00pm – 12.40pm 
    Panel: Beyond the first fund: Strategising for scalable growth 

    12.40pm – 12.45pm 
    Chair’s closing comments  

    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).

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